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Rio Tinto’s 2025 scorecard: Record bauxite production despite uneven quarters reflects strong operational discipline
Bauxite
Resilient operational and financial performance defines Rio Tinto’s year-end report card for 2025. The London- and Melbourne-headquartered mining major closed the year with solid gains across its aluminium value chain, proving that deliberate strategy and disciplined execution are all it takes to ...
Expansion projects, new launches and EV ambitions reshape aluminium’s downstream landscape
Downstream
The global aluminium downstream sector, with further alignment with the end-use sector are undergoing some serious changes, driven by everything from major industrial expansions and strategic partnerships to fresh technology launches, policy shifts and market signals. This week’s news highlights a ...

Bauxite
* China's bauxite imports climbed by a marked 26.4 per cent on year to total 200.5 million tonnes in 2025, according to the latest data released by the country's General Administration of Customs (GACC). Guinea and Australia remained the top two bauxite suppliers to China last year, contributing t ...
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Nanshan Aluminium targets capacity growth in Indonesia at an estimated $436.57M
Primary AL20 Jan 2026
Nanshan Aluminium International Holdings Limited is all set to start off preparatory works in 2026 on a new electrolytic aluminium facility in Indonesia’s Galang Batang Special Economic Zone. The facility is planned to produce up to 250,000 tonnes of aluminium a year, with development costs estima ...
Conakry to authorise GIC and Sinohydro to restart operations at the Guinea bauxite mining complex
Bauxite20 Jan 2026
Guinea’s authorities have approved the restarting of bauxite operations by Guinea International Corp (GIC), led by the former Mining Minister Ahmed Kanté, and its Chinese partner Sinohydro. Given that legal proceedings against Kanté are ongoing, stakeholders are surprised by the decision. This fol ...
Global alumina output nears 143.5 Mt in 2025, leaving 0.8 Mt surplus - what’s driving the shift and how are top producers adjusting?
Alumina20 Jan 2026
Global alumina production is increasing, although the drivers behind the rise are more layered than a straightforward growth story might suggest. Smelter-grade alumina output rose from 134.2 million tonnes in 2023 to 136.9 million tonnes in 2024, after which the curve steepened. For 2025, producti ...
Casting the Future: Metal China/Diecasting China/Nonferrous China 2026 X 40th Anniversary of China Foundry Association Officially Launched
Downstream23 Jan 2026
As a premier barometer and bellwether of the global foundry industry's development, the 24th China International Foundry Exhibition (METAL CHINA), the 19th China International Die Casting Industry Exhibition (DIECASTING CHINA), and the 19th International Nonferrous and Special Casting Exhibition ( ...
Record deal: Achenbach to build flagship aluminium foil plant in Saudi Arabia
Downstream23 Jan 2026
Achenbach, one of the world’s leaders of aluminium foil rolling mills and slitting machines, has just landed the biggest single order in its history. The firm will be providing a cutting-edge aluminium foil plant to Tahweel Metal Industry Corporation (TMIC), as per the supply contract. The announc ...
India extends GHG emission reduction norms to four more industries, including secondary aluminium
Sustainability23 Jan 2026
Image source: Live Science The India Government has reportedly brought four additional industrial sectors under greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction norms, and those sectors include petroleum refinery, petrochemicals, textiles, and secondary aluminium. This move is part of the efforts to strengt ...
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