Rio Tinto sells business
22nd July, 2026
Rio Tinto has agreed to transfer customers from its aluminium metal matrix composites (MMC) business to Canada's Cymat Technologies.
Rio Tinto to reduce fossil fuel usage at alumina refineries
22nd July, 2026
Rio Tinto has signed an agreement with Australian bioenergy company SuperChar to reduce reliance on fossil fuels at its Gladstone alumina refineries.
Hindalco targets $2.1 billion Odisha alumina expansion
22nd July, 2026
Hindalco, part of the Aditya Birla Group, plans to scale up its Kansariguda alumina refinery in Odisha, India.
Latest issue: July/August 2026
This July/August issue, Maxime Vandersmissen, Chief Commercial Officer at Arctial, discusses how the company will develop Europe’s first new primary aluminium smelter in over 30 years.
We also speak to Jonathan Grant, the recently appointed Secretary General of the International Aluminium Institute (IAI), who outlines his objectives for the organisation.
Meanwhile, Daniel Marceau, Director of the University Research Centre on Aluminium (CURAL) in Canada, describes how CURAL will use $20 million in government funding to expand its laboratory and support local aluminium producers.
Elsewhere, the focus turns to recycling, with Nadine Bloxsome, CEO of the Aluminium Federation (ALFED), outlining how the UK needs to recognise aluminium scrap as a strategic resource.
We also review the ALFED House of Lords Lunch Reception and the World Aluminium Summit hosted by CRU, both held in London, UK.
Front cover image from Precimeter.
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