Brimstone, a U.S.-based innovator in alumina and other industrial materials, and Century Aluminum, the largest American primary aluminum producer, announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would establish a domestic “mine-to-metal” supply chain for primary aluminum production. Under the agreement, Brimstone will supply Century with significant volumes of alumina—the key ingredient in aluminum production—from its […]
Alcoa Corporation entered into a definitive agreement to acquire South32 Limited’s interests, including its bauxite mine, alumina refinery, and aluminum smelter operations in a cash and stock transaction of approximately $4.1 billion. Alcoa will also assume related rehabilitation provisions of approximately US$1.2B. According to Alcoa, the acquisition will add a high-quality, low-cost, and globally diversified […]
Vedanta Group completed the historic demerger of its business into four independent companies — Vedanta Aluminium, Vedanta Oil & Gas, Vedanta Iron & Steel, and Vedanta Power listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE). Meanwhile, Vedanta Limited continues to be the Group’s flagship listed entity and one of India’s most […]
Arctial completed a pre-feasibility study for the development of low-carbon primary aluminum production in Kokkola-Kruunupyy, Finland. Based on the study results, the project partners — including Rio Tinto, Mitsubishi Corporation, Fortum, ABB, Vargas, Tesi, and Siemens Financial Services — have decided to proceed with more detailed technical, commercial, and financial planning. “Completing the pre-feasibility Study […]
Rio Tinto started commissioning its US$1.5 billion AP60 smelter expansion at its Arvida Complex in Quebec, Canada. This marks a major milestone for the deployment of its state-of-the-art, low-carbon aluminum smelting technology. “For 100 years, Quebec has been at the heart of the aluminum industry, and with AP60, Rio Tinto is now strongly positioned for […]
Century Aluminum Company is expanding its worldwide capacity. The company restarted production at two of its aluminum smelting facilities in the U.S. and Iceland. Expanded U.S. Capacity Century produced the first hot metal at its plant in Mt. Holly, S.C., following its recent expansion project. This major expansion will increase total U.S. primary aluminum production […]
Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminum, deployed a state-of-the-art cooling system at its smelter in Jharsuguda, Odisha. “Innovation is at the heart of everything we do at Vedanta Aluminium,” said C. Chandru, CEO of Vedanta Jharsuguda. “By combining digital precision with practical engineering, we have not only strengthened the stability of our potlines but […]
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) both reported damage to their primary aluminum facilities due to Iranian attacks on March 28. EGA noted that its Al Taweelah site, which produced 1.6 million tonnes of primary aluminum in 2025, sustained significant damage during the Iranian missile and drone attacks at Khalifa Economic Zone […]
