2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1538+ words) Our current approach can win economic skirmishes, but not the geopolitical conflict. – Part 2 Industrial policy is often caricatured as just tariffs and subsidies. Mis-framed debates that evaluate the merits of tariffs in isolation (inevitably concluding against them) are a dime…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1012+ words) Ashapura Minechem is preparing for its next phase of growth by expanding its Guinea bauxite operations while shifting its Indian business towards higher-value mineral products. The company is targeting 15 million tonnes of annual bauxite volumes by FY28, a level management believes…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (566+ words) Indiana has emerged as an unlikely flashpoint in the latest round of US-Canada trade friction, after Washington's now-collapsed negotiations with Ottawa briefly put a proposed cut to aluminium tariffs on the table, one that industry advocates say would have hit…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (600+ words) The LME aluminium price moved higher on September 9 compared with the previous trading day, with cash and three-month aluminium prices recording gains, while total warehouse stocks remained unchanged. On September 9, the LME aluminium cash bid price stood at USD 3351.5 per…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (883+ words) US primary aluminium production reached 167,000 tonnes in Q1 2026, slightly above a year earlier but 1.2 per cent below the previous quarter. US primary aluminium production remained broadly stable at the start of 2026, with output edging higher from a year earlier even as…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (518+ words) US aluminium fabricators, extruders and finished-product manufacturers have launched the American Aluminum Alliance. This is a new trade association representing companies at the downstream end of the country’s aluminium value chain. The alliance brings together manufacturers that use aluminium to…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1118+ words) The question, therefore, is not whether India will need more aluminium for electronics. It will. The bigger question is whether Indian manufacturers will be able to supply that growing demand - or whether imports will capture the opportunity. Where the advantage…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (934+ words) China's producer inflation accelerated in August as higher energy and non-ferrous metal prices pushed industrial costs higher, while weak domestic demand kept consumer inflation subdued. China's factory-gate inflation accelerated in August, with non-ferrous metal smelting and processing prices rising 20.8 per…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (280+ words) The answer should be a genuinely open circular single market, one in which materials, products, investment and technologies can move efficiently across borders, while environmental measures ensure that recycling and recovery can take place while respecting high standards. Circularity should…...

6+ day, 49+ min ago   (299+ words) This is where aluminium hedging for recyclers becomes particularly relevant. Hedging can help businesses understand their exposure, evaluate the potential impact of price movements and make more informed decisions around purchasing, inventory and sales. But knowing that hedging exists is…...