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VBX shifts from explorer to developer as Wuudagu gains funding momentum
Bauxite
VBX is entering a new phase in the evolution of its flagship Wuudagu Bauxite Project, with the company moving beyond exploration after securing preliminary funding and offtake pathways while advancing the technical studies needed to develop the Western Australian asset into a producing bauxite mine. The transition comes as Wuudagu continues to build momentum through resource growth, improving project economics and commercial discussions, positioning the project closer to a fully funded develo ...
Metlen lands landmark US gallium supply deal as Europe builds alternative critical minerals chain
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Europe's efforts to build an alternative supply chain for critical raw materials have taken another step forward after Metlen signed a landmark long-term agreement to supply a leading US technology company with approximately 25 per cent of the annual gallium output from its planned production facility in Greece. The agreement, described by Metlen as the first major commercial gallium supply agreement between a European producer and a leading US technology company, will draw material from the ...

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Constellium has delivered its strongest quarterly operating performance despite economic and geopolitical uncertainty, prompting the aluminium products manufacturer to raise its full-year 2026 guidance and bring its 2028 financial targets within reach two years ahead of schedule. The record quarter was driven by stronger performance across all operating segments, supported by improving aerospace and transportation markets, supply shortages in North America's automotive rolled products sector, ...
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India’s aluminium alloy exports hit 1.2Mt as value-added products drive global demand
Downstream
29 Jul 2026
India’s aluminium industry is expanding its manufacturing strength and its growing role in global industrial supply chains. This has been highlighted by the gaining momentum in India’s aluminium alloy exports to the global market. The increasing share of value-added products indicates the nation’s steady advancement in technology, quality and production capabilities. As of 2025, India exported a total of 1.2 million tonnes of unwrought aluminium alloy products to the global market. The export ...
Alupro’s impact report demonstrates critical importance of supply chain collaboration
Recycled AL
29 Jul 2026
Alupro has launched its impact report for 2025. The Chain Reaction: Turning change into impact presents the latest results from its consumer engagement initiatives and explains how behavioural change is helping to turn everyday actions into lasting legacy.  A key theme of this year’s report was the role of collaboration in driving progress towards achieving a truly circular packaging economy. Indeed, as the packaging sector navigates a complex period of regulatory change, collaboration betwee ...
Vedanta expands accessibility initiative across Odisha, supporting people with disabilities and the elderly
SupplementAL
29 Jul 2026
Vedanta Aluminium has expanded its assistive support initiative across Jharsuguda and Sundargarh districts in Odisha, extending accessibility support to people with disabilities and elderly residents as part of its wider community development programme. The latest phase of the initiative covered Jamkhani, Girisima, Jharpalam, R&R Colony Mendra, Garjanjore, Bileimunda, Chhatabar and Ghogharpalli, where 19 wheelchairs were distributed to identified beneficiaries. Similar support had previously ...
Aluminium price rose, shipments sentiment rose, downstream procurement sentiment was weak
Primary AL
29 Jul 2026
In early trading, the operating centre of the SHFE aluminium 2608 contract was higher than the same period of the previous trading day. Affected by weak end-use demand, overall market purchasing today was mainly for essential restocking. Due to the rise in aluminium prices, some traders showed increased willingness to sell, but overall purchase willingness was limited. Mainstream transaction prices were mainly at parity to a premium of RMB 10 per tonne against the SHFE aluminium August contra ...
Can kaolin redefine the HPA supply chain? Andromeda advances pilot-scale production with gallium upside
Alumina
29 Jul 2026
Australia's Andromeda Metals has moved a step closer to commercialising an alternative route to high-purity alumina (HPA), commissioning its pilot plant to transition from laboratory-scale production to a continuous manufacturing process using Great White kaolin as feedstock. The milestone marks the company's next phase in developing HPA outside the conventional aluminium feedstock route. The pilot programme, scheduled to run through the third quarter of 2026, is expected to generate commerci ...
Rio Tinto's aluminium business remains key earnings driver as H1 EBITDA rises 28%
Primary AL
29 Jul 2026
Rio Tinto reported a strong first half of 2026, with its aluminium business remaining one of the company's key earnings drivers alongside copper and lithium. Together, the three commodities contributed more than 50 per cent of the Group's underlying EBITDA during the period. The miner posted an underlying EBITDA of USD 14.8 billion, up 28 per cent year-on-year, while free cash flow increased 75 per cent to USD 3.8 billion. Underlying earnings rose 43 per cent to USD 6.85 billion, allowing the ...
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