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Solomon Islands cannot verify value or payment trail for 33 Rennell bauxite shipments

A Solomon Islands bauxite investigation has found that the government cannot independently verify the quality, quantity, value or payment trail for 33 Rennell Island bauxite shipments. The inquiry has uncovered years of missing, incomplete and unaccounted-for records linked to shipments exported by Asia Pacific Investment Development Ltd and Bintan Mining SI Ltd. Investigators have found gaps in consignment permits, customs files, payment records and approvals that would normally support mine ...

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EU, Canada and Asia aluminium prices: why $3,386/t benchmark can cost $5,792/t - read how regional premiums reshaped markets

What does a tonne of aluminium actually cost? The answer depends on where you are buying it. There is the price most of the market watches every day - the LME cash price. But a buyer waiting for aluminium to arrive at a Rotterdam warehouse, a US - Canada manufacturing plant or a Japanese port is dealing with something more complicated. The same primary metal can carry very different price tags once regional premiums, freight, tariffs and other costs enter the equation. That distinction became ...

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AEC’s skill training aims to future-proof North American aluminium extrusion

The North American aluminium extrusion industry is taking a more coordinated approach to its growing skilled-labour challenge, with the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) developing formal skill training with apprenticeship programmes for maintenance technicians, aluminium extrusion press operators and die technicians. The initiative aims to help extrusion companies attract new talent, retain experienced workers and transfer specialised manufacturing knowledge as workforce shortages become an i ...

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25 Aug 2026

Germany aluminium extrusion market outlook H2 2026 after imports fall 3.5% as exports rise 1%, & billet premiums double

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25 Aug 2026

Trump’s 50% auto tariff puts US-Canada trade, aluminium supply chain at risk

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24 Aug 2026

Canada’s aluminium extrusion imports rise 20% over five years, strengthening the case for protection measures

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Mexico pursues US tariff deal as Canada trade talks collapse

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25 Aug 2026

Mexico pursues US tariff deal as Canada trade talks collapse

Mexico is seeking a trade agreement with the United States as relations between Washington and Ottawa deteriorate, with President Claudia Sheinbaum keeping her chief trade negotiator in the US capital to press for lower tariffs on Mexican exports. Sheinbaum said she was optimistic that Mexico could reach an agreement with US President Donald Trump, after US-Canada negotiations broke down and prompted a new round of tariffs and planned retaliation. Mexico keeps negotiations open Economy Min ...

Alumina

25 Aug 2026

RUSAL train derailment in Guinea halts Friguia alumina exports

Alumina exports from RUSAL’s Friguia refinery in Guinea have been halted after a train carrying the material derailed over the weekend, disrupting rail access to the plant and forcing production to slow, three sources told Reuters. The train, operated by Russian aluminium producer RUSAL RUAL.MM, derailed near Kagbelen in the Dubreka prefecture on Saturday evening. Four people were injured in the accident, and rail traffic was subsequently suspended, two company officials said. The disruption ...

Sudarshan Chemical deepens aluminium dyes footprint with $8.7m Swiss plant deal

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25 Aug 2026

Sudarshan Chemical deepens aluminium dyes footprint with $8.7m Swiss plant deal

Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire a manufacturing plant for aluminium dyes and chemicals in Muttenz, Switzerland, for CHF 7 million (USD 8.7 million) and inventory. The acquisition is expanding the company’s manufacturing footprint and position in the global aluminium dyes market. Sudarshan Switzerland SLO AG, formerly Heubach Colorants Switzerland AG, is Sudarshan’s step-down wholly-owned subsidiary that acquired the facility. It has entered into ...

ASI certifies Chongqing Jiantao Aluminium Co., Ltd. against Performance Standard V3.1

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25 Aug 2026

ASI certifies Chongqing Jiantao Aluminium Co., Ltd. against Performance Standard V3.1

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Chongqing Jiantao Aluminium Co., Ltd. has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The facility produces recycled aluminium alloys and aluminium castings for the automotive, motorcycle, general machinery and household appliance sectors, using processes including aluminium scrap melting, refining, filtration and degassing, with a total annual production capacity of approximately 280,000 tonnes. The ASI Certific ...

Under the dual pressure of North American capacity recovery and a widening SHFE/LME price ratio, July aluminium plate/sheet and strip exports peaked and pulled back

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25 Aug 2026

Under the dual pressure of North American capacity recovery and a widening SHFE/LME price ratio, July aluminium plate/sheet and strip exports peaked and pulled back

According to customs data, China's exports of aluminium plate/sheet and strip (including aluminium plates, sheets, strips, and aluminium-plastic composite panels) reached 321,900 tonnes in July 2026. On a M-o-M basis, July exports fell 9.1 per cent from June's 354,000 tonnes, a decrease of about 32,100 tonnes, ending three consecutive months of growth. Exports rose 24 per cent YoY in July, and cumulative exports for January-July 2026 totalled 2.1113 million tonnes, up 19.5 per cent YoY. By pr ...

Ambani’s Reliance eyes aluminium as Adani bets $11.5b on Odisha project

Bauxite

25 Aug 2026

Ambani’s Reliance eyes aluminium as Adani bets $11.5b on Odisha project

Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is evaluating an entry into India’s aluminium industry, potentially placing Mukesh Ambani’s conglomerate in competition with Gautam Adani’s Adani Enterprises as both groups expand into metals, bauxite and natural resources. The proposal remains at an exploratory stage, associated with Reliance’s plans for coal gasification, with the company considering metals production as a way to improve the commercial viability of the business. Reliance ...

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