China's Chalco suffers bigger than forecast Q4 loss

Aluminum Corp of China Ltd (Chalco) reported a bigger-than-expected fourth-quarter net loss of 729.6-million yuan ($115.3-million) on Friday, showing the impact of lower metal prices and higher costs, and warned of losses in the first quarter of...

Rio Tinto's chief waits for richer BHP offer

With his formal training in geology, Tom Albanese could be excused for believing he'd struck the mother lode after orchestrating a bump-free $38-billion acquisition of Alcan just six months into his new job as chief executive of Rio Tinto,...

Rio Tinto agrees to buy Alcan for $38bn

Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc has agreed to buy Canadian aluminium company Alcan Inc. for $38,1-billion, in a bid to create the world's biggest aluminium company.

Russia's Deripaska may surpass Alcoa in aluminium

Oleg Deripaska, a billionaire largely unknown outside of Russia, may soon become the most influential man in the aluminum industry.

Russian aluminium group boosts Guinea stake

Russian Aluminium (RusAl), the world's second biggest producer of aluminium, has taken a majority stake in Guinea's Alumina Company (ACG), strengthening its hold on the West African country's bauxite mines.