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Norway’s low-carbon aluminium gets greener from Hydro REDUXA to Alcoa EcoLum
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Low-carbon aluminium is becoming an increasingly important product category as manufacturers look to reduce the embodied emissions of their aluminium supply chains. Norway is a low-carbon aluminium hub because its smelters are powered largely by renewable hydropower, enabling producers such as Norsk Hydro and Alcoa to manufacture certified low-carbon aluminium products including Hydro REDUXA, Hydro CIRCAL, EcoLum™ and EcoDura™. Against this backdrop, the following companies and production ope ...
Toyota GR GT’s aluminium chassis is built to be driven hard
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Toyota has opened up the GR GT’s chassis, and the most interesting part may be what happens if owners push the supercar too far on a racetrack. The GR GT is Toyota’s first vehicle with an all-aluminium body frame. It uses nine large aluminium castings connected to aluminium tubes and extrusions, creating a structure designed to be light, strong and rigid. The chassis was shown alongside the GR GT3 racing car at the 2026 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, giving spectators a rare look at the ...

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Detroit automakers are preparing to argue to the Trump administration that proposed changes to the North American trade deal could add billions of dollars in annual costs and weaken their competitiveness against foreign rivals. US car companies are already absorbing tariffs on steel, aluminium, vehicle parts and vehicles imported from Mexico and Canada. Executives now fear that Washington’s proposals for the revised trade agreement could increase those costs further ahead of talks with Mexica ...
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SHFE aluminium fluctuated at highs, spot premiums were flat on the last trading day
Primary AL
17 Aug 2026
In the morning session, the SHFE aluminium 2608 contract continued to trade at elevated levels. Today was the last trading day for the SHFE aluminium 2608 contract, and the price spread between near-month contracts was contango 20-contango RMB 50 per tonne. Today, spot premiums for SHFE aluminium were mainly transacted in the range of RMB 09-10 per tonne to RMB 09+10 per tonne. Today, the east China market’s shipment sentiment index was 3.15, up 0.01 W-o-W; the procurement sentiment index was ...
Metro Mining ships 700,000 WMT in July as waste stripping jumps 140%
Bauxite
17 Aug 2026
Australian bauxite exploration and mining company Metro Mining shipped 700,000 wet metric tonnes (WMT) of bauxite from its Bauxite Hills Mine in Queensland in July 2026. Year-to-date waste stripping reached 1 million bank cubic metres (BCM), up 140 per cent year-on-year. The announcement, released in Metro Mining’s operational update, was approved by CEO and Managing Director, Simon Wensley.   Metro Mining's July shipment volume stood at 700,000 WMT, despite a temporary interruption at its of ...
Attempted theft of aluminium tubes highlights Matanzas infrastructure vulnerability
Downstream
17 Aug 2026
Authorities in Matanzas, Cuba, reportedly stopped two individuals from stealing eight aluminium tubes from the railing of the Matanzas Viaduct. The incident occurred on Wednesday, August 12, in the La Playa area. Police reportedly caught the suspects while they were removing the tubes from the bridge structure, preventing the theft and further damage to the railing. Officials did not disclose the individuals’ identities or specify whether they were formally detained. Authorities said they wo ...
US tariffs encourage aluminium manufacturing, but Oklahoma smelter faces opposition
Primary AL
17 Aug 2026
The US' push to rebuild its domestic aluminium industry has been underway for years, with tariffs playing a central role in the strategy. But as Washington tries to attract new smelting investment, opposition to a major proposed project in Oklahoma is raising questions about how easily the country can expand its aluminium capacity. The Section 232 tariffs, introduced in March 2018, were aimed at reducing US dependence on imported aluminium, which the government viewed as a national security r ...
Abx Group’s 37Mt Sunrise bauxite project nears 2027 environmental approvals
Bauxite
17 Aug 2026
Australia-based ABx Group is advancing its Sunrise bauxite project in Queensland towards a key environmental approvals milestone targeted for 2027, as development partner Good Importing International (GII) shifts its capital and management focus towards the project. The move strengthens the development pathway for the Binjour bauxite mine and associated Bundaberg port operations, with the project holding a JORC-compliant resource of 37 million tonnes of gibbsite-type metallurgical bauxite. ...
ASI certifies Nemak Győr Alumíniumöntöde Kft. against Chain of Custody Standard V2
Sustainability
17 Aug 2026
Nemak S.A.B de C.V has achieved ASI Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification for the manufacture of aluminium components for the automotive industry, including cylinder heads, cylinder blocks, structural components and electric motor housings at their facility located in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary. The Certification also includes activities undertaken by outsourcing contractors. Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Nemak Győr Alumíniumöntöde Kft. h ...
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