International
News on aluminium around the world: prices, production, tariffs and technology.

BofA forecasts an aluminium deficit and firm prices through 2027
BofA Global Research kept a constructive view on aluminium through 2027 because of persistent supply problems and low…

Mexico eyes tariff cuts on aluminium and steel
The Mexican government is moving towards a significant reduction in the tariffs on aluminium and steel imposed on the…

Copper at USD 10 a pound in 2027 would speed up its replacement by aluminium
Deutsche Bank projects that copper could reach USD 10 per pound in the second quarter of 2027, equivalent to USD 22,050…

Aluminium falls to a 12-week low of USD 3,121
The benchmark aluminium contract on the London Metal Exchange fell 1.5% to USD 3,121 per metric tonne on Thursday, its…

Rio Tinto secures its aluminium smelter in Tasmania until 2031
Rio Tinto reached an agreement to secure the continued operation of its aluminium smelter in Tasmania. The agreement…

Mexico and the United States close to cutting aluminium tariffs
The governments of Mexico and the United States are in the final phase of negotiations to achieve a significant…

STRUGAL announces its participation in the ALUMINIUM 2026 fair
STRUGAL confirmed that it will take part in ALUMINIUM 2026, where it will showcase its industrial capabilities to the…

Aluminium ingot premium in southern China expected to ease
After the National Day holiday, analysts expect the premium for A00 aluminium ingot in southern China to ease from its…

Mexico seeks lower steel and aluminium tariffs in talks with the US
The Mexican government will press the United States this week to reduce the tariffs on steel and aluminium and to avoid…

Rio Tinto and RevoCast expand their supply of low-carbon aluminium
Rio Tinto and RevoCast signed a long-term agreement to market low-carbon aluminium ingots in North America. The…

The Xunta asks Alcoa for a timetable for the anode furnace in San Cibrao
The Xunta de Galicia asked Alcoa for a precise timetable for building the anode baking furnace at the San Cibrao plant…

Rio Tinto expands its trading business and adds third-party alumina
The global miner Rio Tinto has changed its long-standing commercial model to start trading third-party metals, with a…

Exlabesa to take aluminium profiles and technology to Düsseldorf
The Galician company Exlabesa will take part in the international ALUMINIUM 2026 fair, to be held in Düsseldorf from 6…

Orbia ships aluminium trifluoride from Matamoros to Pecém
A shipment of aluminium trifluoride belonging to Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials began to be received at the T-MEC…

Demand for hybrids to drive 7.2% annual growth in die casting
The Mexican Foundry Society projects that the aluminium die casting market will grow 7.2% a year, from USD 1.65 billion…

Grupo Baux invests 11 million in recycled aluminium in Segorbe
Grupo Baux invested 11 million euros to boost the production of recycled aluminium at its Segorbe plant. The decision…

US praises Mexico for its customs controls on aluminium
The United States Trade Representative praised Mexico’s implementation of the Aluminium Trade Monitor to curb the…

Venalum completes an aluminium export to the United States
Venalum completed an aluminium export operation to the US market. The news stands out in foreign trade among the major…

Alcoa San Cibrao returns to profit, with almost 11 million
The Galician plant of Aluminio Español posted profits of almost 11 million euros in 2025 thanks to the restart of its…