A crisis is brewing in the aluminium supply chain as shortages drive the price of the metal's critical ingredient, alumina, to an all-time high of $645 a ton, close to double the $330/t at the end ...
Alumina prices have soared to record highs this week, compressing margins at the world's aluminium smelters which convert the intermediate product into metal. The London Metal Exchange (LME) cash ...
Alcoa Corp. shares jumped as much as 10% in late trading as strong alumina prices boosted quarterly earnings to the highest in more than two years. Alumina futures extended a record rally this ...
Alumina production dropped 4% sequentially to 2.44 million metric tons, mainly due to the full curtailment of the Kwinana refinery in June 2024. Meanwhile, aluminum production rose 3% sequentially ...