3+ day, 13+ min ago   (369+ words) Published 10th September, 2026 by Greg Morris Alcoa has priced $2.6 billion in senior notes as it moves to secure permanent financing for its proposed acquisition of South32’s aluminium assets. The debt package comprises $1.5 billion of 6.625% senior notes due 2034 and $1.1 billion of 6.875% senior…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (294+ words) Published 2nd September, 2026 by Jess Mills Storvik and Canadian technology company Charl-Pol are launching Alumotion, a joint venture focused on robotised solutions for aluminium production. Through Alumotion, the two companies aim to provide Canadian smelters with modern and proven robotised anode…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (471+ words) Published 1st September, 2026 by Jess Mills Slovalco has begun the gradual restart of production at its aluminium smelter in Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia. The first phase will restore an annual production capacity of 75,000 tonnes of primary aluminium. The company, a joint…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (198+ words) Published 24th August, 2026 by Greg Morris Alcoa and its partners have broken ground on a gallium project in Western Australia. Alcoa and the governments of Australia, Japan and the United States held a groundbreaking ceremony for the gallium production plant which…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (493+ words) Published 21st August, 2026 by Greg Morris Aluminium production in the Gulf region has dropped to nearly 40% below its pre-war levels. Production in the region fell to 10,989 tonnes per day in April 2026, a 26.7% decline from the March figure of 15,000 tonnes per day…...