Commodities trader Trafigura has launched a $500-million ‘low carbon aluminium’ financing platform, which it says is a first-of-its kind for the company and the wider market.
Supported by Natixis and Rabobank, the platform will enable Trafigura to acc…
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Russian aluminium giant Rusal said on Thursday its recurring net loss totalled $76-million in the first half of 2020 after a profit of $666-million a year ago as the novel coronavirus outbreak hit demand.
Hong-Kong listed Rusal, the world’s largest al…
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The aluminium industry, one of the metals sector’s largest emitters of greenhouse gas, is struggling to adopt common standards on greener processing as rivals focus on promoting their own products rather than the wider green market.
Multiple initiativ…
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If the United States re-imposes some tariffs on Canadian aluminum products, Canada will respond by slapping retaliatory tariffs on US goods, a government source said on Thursday.
"We will react very similarly to the last (time they imposed) tarif…
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Russian aluminium producer Rusal on Monday reported a 10% fall in its second quarter aluminium sales compared with a year ago as the new coronavirus outbreak hit demand for its metal. Hong-Kong listed Rusal, the world’s largest aluminium producer outsi…
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Mining major Rio Tinto has submitted a formal complaint to the Icelandic Competition Authority (ICA) alleging abuse of market dominance by local energy supplier Landsvirkjun, to Rio’s ISAL aluminium smelter in Iceland.
Rio is asking the ICA to addres…
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Mining major Rio Tinto has submitted a formal complaint to the Icelandic Competition Authority (ICA) alleging abuse of market dominance by local energy supplier Landsvirkjun, to Rio’s ISAL aluminium smelter in Iceland.
Rio is asking the ICA to addres…
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Canada said the US should be patient about determining whether to reimpose aluminum tariffs on imports, but says the country will retaliate if the US pulls the trigger.
At the heart of the tariff debate is the question of whether Canadian raw-aluminum…
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Aluminium products manufacturer Hulamin reports that it has become the first global aluminium semi-fabricator to have a greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions target approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
The SBTi mobilises companies to set…
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Major Rio Tinto on Thursday announced that it would wind down operations and eventually close the New Zealand aluminium smelters (NZAS), following the conclusion of a strategic review.
The company in October last year announced a review into the fut…
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