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        <title>Mining Weekly | Aluminium</title>
        <description><![CDATA[An overview of aluminium and cobalt will also be incorporated, the prices and current and future market for these metals, as well as new products and technologies being used to extract and process base metals]]></description>
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            <title>Platinum investment demand broadening to minor PGM metals, SFA (Oxford) points out</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The strong ongoing investment demand for platinum is broadening to the minor platinum group metals (PGMs) such as ruthenium and iridium, SFA (Oxford) CEO Henk de Hoop pointed out on Wednesday June 3. Questioned by Mining Weekly on the prospect of platinum investment demand remaining strong, De Hoop noted that up to half of some of the ruthenium imports into China had been for investment purposes rather than industrial demand.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Trump signs proclamation amending tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper imports</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a proclamation amending his Section 232 national security tariffs on some aluminum, steeland copper imports, the White House said.

The proclamation lowers tariffs on some steel and aluminum derivative products, including certain types of agricultural machinery and residential heating, air conditioning and ventilation equipment to 15% from 25% previously.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>STEEL &amp; COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Rio Tinto commissions low-carbon aluminium smelter expansion in Québec</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/rio-tinto-commissions-low-carbon-aluminium-smelter-expansion-in-qubec-2026-06-01</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Global metals miner Rio Tinto has successfully commissioned its $1.5-billion AP60 smelter expansion at the Complexe Arvida operation, in Québec, marking a major milestone for the deployment of low-carbon aluminium smelting technology. The startup, which began in March, is expected to be completed by the end of 2026 with all 96 new pots operating. This will increase the plant’s production capacity by about 160 000 t/y of primary aluminium for a total of 220 000 t/y produced with the AP60 technology.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Cadastre must be rolled out ‘effectively, rapidly, transparently’ – Minerals Council</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/cadastre-must-be-rolled-out-effectively-rapidly-transparently-minerals-council-2026-05-28</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The mining cadastre under development by South Africa’s Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) must be rolled out “effectively, rapidly and transparently”. That was the emphatic response of Minerals Council South Africa president Paul Dunne to Mining Weekly during question time at this week’s 136th AGM of Minerals Council South Africa, which represents more than 90% of annual mineral sales for South Africa’s 470 000-employee mining industry, which in 2025 contributed R477-billion to GDP, exported R816-billion worth of minerals, and generated R124-billion in taxes for the fiscus.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>MINERALS COUNCIL SOUTH AFRICA</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Mining can unlock growth, skills, job creation, Minerals Council AGM hears</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/mining-can-unlock-growth-skills-job-creation-minerals-council-agm-hears-2026-05-27</link>
            <description><![CDATA[With disciplined policy reform, modernisation and partnerships, mining can elevate South Africa’s economic development, industrial capability and social progress. “We can unlock growth, skills and job creation, restore competitiveness, and secure a sustainable future for our industry and our country and demonstrate why mining matters,” Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane emphasised at the 136th AGM of Minerals Council South Africa on Wednesday, May 27.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>MINERALS COUNCIL SOUTH AFRICA</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 16:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Urgent need for one-stop mineral rights shop, Minerals Council points out</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/urgent-need-for-one-stop-mineral-rights-shop-minerals-council-points-out-2026-05-27</link>
            <description><![CDATA[There is an urgent need for a one-stop shop for mineral right applications to coordinate and align all relevant regulations from other departments, to streamline and expedite approval processes. This was pointed out explicitly at the 136th AGM of Minerals Council South Africa on Wednesday, May 27.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>MINERALS COUNCIL SOUTH AFRICA</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Warning lights flash as aluminium reels from Gulf shock</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/warning-lights-flash-as-aluminium-reels-from-gulf-shock-2026-05-25</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Iran war is shaping up to be one of the biggest supply shocks in the history of the aluminium market.

Gulf production of the metal, which is used across sectors as diverse as transport, packaging and solar panels, has plummeted to its lowest level in over a decade in April, according to the International Aluminium Institute (IAI).]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 08:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Chalco agrees to build alumina plant in Guinea for $1bn</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/chalco-agrees-to-build-alumina-plant-in-guinea-for-1bn-2026-05-22</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Aluminum Corp of China, the country’s largest State-owned producer of the lightweight metal, has agreed to invest $1-billion in an alumina plant in Guinea to tap local bauxite resources. Chalco, as the Beijing-based company is known, will set up an entity to develop an 1.2-million-ton-a-year plant in the African country, it said in a filing. The government will get a 5% stake for free or at nominal cost, and be allowed to enlarge that holding at market value to as much as 35%.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>BAUXITE</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>China's aluminium output surge tests capacity and demand limits</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/chinas-aluminium-output-surge-tests-capacity-and-demand-limits-2026-05-19</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Chinese aluminum smelters are running hot and are starting to test both capacity constraints and limitations on demand.

Daily output in the world’s biggest producer hit an all-time high of 129 000 t last month, propelled by record margins and a global shortage of the metal caused by the war in Iran. Investment banker Citigroup expects prices to rally further as the market contends with its biggest supply shock in 50 years.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINiUM</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 08:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Cementation Africa transitions ownership amid rise in mining investment</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/cementation-africa-transitions-ownership-amid-rise-in-mining-investment-2026-05-14</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The ownership transition of Cementation Africa is enabling this underground mining contracting business to advance at a time of capital investment uptick in mining. Transitioning outside of the Murray & Roberts group and beyond the business rescue process of Murray & Roberts Limited has given Cementation Africa the opportunity to shake off negative connotations and to re-establish itself as an underground contract miner.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>UNDERGROUND MINING</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 09:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Copper climbs toward record high as global supply tightens</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/copper-climbs-toward-record-high-as-global-supply-tightens-2026-05-13</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Copper extended gains above $14 000/t, inching toward a record high seen earlier this year, as supply risks mount on mine disruptions around the world. The red metal rallied for an eighth session to touch $14 196.50/t on the London Metal Exchange, close to an all-time high of $14 527.50 in January.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>  Bloomberg</editor>
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            <title>EGA sticks to aluminium investment plans despite Iran war</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/ega-sticks-to-aluminium-investment-plans-despite-iran-war-2026-05-12</link>
            <description><![CDATA[LONDON – Emirates Global Aluminium is sticking with its investment plans to increase production and recycling of the metal despite the Iran war, the company's chief marketing officer said on Tuesday. EGA, the largest aluminium producer in the Gulf, was forced to shut down its Al Taweelah smelter in the United Arab Emirates after an Iranian attack in late March. Overseas, it is planning to build the first new primary aluminium smelter in the United States in almost 50 years alongside Century Aluminum.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>CRU sees aluminium prices above $4 000/t due to Iran war</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aluminium prices are expected to be above $4 000 per metric ton between the third quarter of 2026 and the second quarter of 2027 due to a market deficit caused mainly by the Iran war, an analyst from consultancy CRU said on Tuesday. Aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange are up 18% so far this year as the Middle East conflict disrupts both exports of metal by Gulf producers and imports of their raw materials. Two of the region's smelters were hit by Iranian strikes in late March.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 11:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Hillside marks 30 years amid push for long-term power solution</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/hillsides-marks-30-years-amid-push-for-long-term-power-solution-2026-05-08</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Diversified miner South32’s Hillside Aluminium smelter in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, could continue operating for another 20 to 30 years if a competitive long-term electricity agreement is secured with State-owned power utility Eskom. This was stated by South32 executives at a gala event to celebrate the smelter's 30 years in operation.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>Trafigura partners with Egyptalum, MIH to build aluminium smelter in Egypt</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/trafigura-partners-with-egyptalum-mih-to-build-aluminium-smelter-in-egypt-2026-05-07</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Global commodities group Trafigura has entered into exclusive negotiations with the Egyptian Aluminium Company (Egyptalum) and the Metallurgical Industries Holding Company (MIH) to develop a new primary aluminium smelter, in Egypt, at a cost of between $750-million and $900-million. The parties plan to establish a new company that will build, own and operate a 300 000 t/y primary aluminium smelter and a 150 000 t/y anode plant at Egyptalum's Nag Hammadi complex. When in operation, the new facilities will nearly double the site's current production capacity.]]></description>
            <author>Chanel de Bruyn</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Canada giving $1.1bn to firms hit by US metal tariff rules</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government unveiled measures worth C$1.5-billion, or $1.1-billion, to help Canadian firms hurt by the Trump administration’s changes to US tariffs on imports containing steel, aluminium and copper.

The change in early April put a 25% surcharge on the total value of products that contain these metals. Previously, the US applied a 50% tariff only to the actual metal content inside the products, but importers complained that regime was too complicated in practice.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM &amp; COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 09:09:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>World Bank warns largest energy price surge in four years will drive inflation</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Energy prices are projected to surge by 24% this year to their highest level since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as the war in the Middle East sends a severe shock through global commodity markets, says international finance organisation the World Bank Group in its 'Commodity Markets Outlook' report. Overall commodity prices are forecast to rise by 16% in this year, driven by soaring energy and fertiliser prices and record-high prices for several key metals, the World Bank says.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[A new, long-term electricity solution for South Africa’s Hillside Aluminium Smelter in KwaZulu Natal has been advanced, which marks a crucial step towards supporting the future of one of Southern Africa's most important industrial businesses. Hillside, which supports a total of 3 650 direct and indirect jobs and contributes to an estimated 29 000 jobs across the economy, plays a key role in supplying aluminium to South Africa’s domestic downstream industry.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>War squeezes global mining as diesel and acid supplies tighten</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[From the Australian outback to Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the global mining industry is beginning to feel the effects of disruption caused by the war in Iran. War-driven snarl-ups are starting to ripple through supply chains, squeezing access to key mining inputs while driving up costs to produce some of the world’s most sought-after metals. The biggest impacts are from diesel, the main fuel powering heavy equipment at mine sites, as well as sulphur, used in processing about a sixth of the world’s copper.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>SULPHUR &amp; DIESEL</category>
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            <title>Century Aluminum restarts two-thirds of Iceland-based aluminium smelter </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As aluminium shortage fears have loomed globally in recent weeks, Nasdaq-listed Century Aluminum has announced restarted production in the second potline of its Norðurál smelter, in Iceland – several months earlier than planned. 

Employees have energized the first pots in the second potline and will continue restarting the remaining pots on an accelerated schedule to reach close to full production by the end of July. 
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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Need for hedging could spur new derivatives for niche critical minerals, Traxys CEO says</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/need-for-hedging-could-spur-new-derivatives-for-niche-critical-minerals-traxys-ceo-says-2026-04-23</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Derivative contracts for niche critical minerals including rhenium could emerge over time as supply concerns and price volatility push industrial users to seek better hedging tools, said Mark Kristoff, chief executive of commodity trader Traxys. Minerals like rhenium and hafnium are little known outside specialist markets, but they are essential to the aerospace, defence, and energy industries. Growing demand and limited supplies have already pushed up prices of critical minerals.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>CRITICAL MINERALS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Aluminium faces 'black swan' supply shock, Mercuria says</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The global aluminium market is experiencing a "black swan" event as disruptions due to the Middle East war trigger a supply shock that will lead to major shortages this year, according to the top metals analyst at commodity trader Mercuria. The region accounts for about seven-million metric tons of annual aluminium smelting capacity, or roughly 9% of the estimated global supply this year. Aluminium is a key material for the transport, construction and packaging industries.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Century Aluminum expanded smelter adds 10% to primary US production</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Nasdaq-listed Century Aluminium Company has produced the first hot metal from its expanded Mt Holly plant, in Berkeley County, South Carolina.  

The plant underwent a major expansion, which Century expects to reach full production by the end of June. 
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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>ALUMINUM</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>LME at record high on aluminum 'black hole' fear</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Industrial metals have jumped to a record high on the London Metal Exchange (LME), driven gains in aluminum after the Middle East war disrupted supplies, as well as a recent revival in copper.

The LME Index, which tracks six major metals, has rallied by almost 12% over the past four weeks and was at an all-time peak on the close of April 16. Aluminum has risen about 15% since the start of the Iran war, with around 9% of global output coming from the Middle East.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>Aluminium</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Aluminium market headed for 'unprecedented crisis' warns WoodMac</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iran war is triggering an unprecedented crisis in the global aluminium market with potentially devastating knock-on effects across sectors as diverse as construction, packaging, transport and green energy, says consultancy Wood Mackenzie.

Even if the war were to end tomorrow, it could take up to a year for Emirates Global Aluminium to recover from the damage inflicted by a missile strike on its Al Taweelah smelter in March.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Creamer Media consolidates global resources coverage under Mining Weekly International banner</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly has launched a new daily email newsletter and related webpage to consolidate its global resources coverage under the Mining Weekly International banner. Each weekday, these new platforms will provide a comprehensive roundup of the most significant news and developments in the world of mining.  The Mining Weekly International newsletter will be sent out to readers each Monday to Friday at 15:00 Central European Time and Central Africa Time (CAT), or 09:00 Eastern Standard Time in the United States and 21:00 Australian Western Standard Time.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Eskom confident of meeting winter demand, Minerals Council South Africa indicates</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/eskom-confident-of-meeting-winter-demand-minerals-council-south-africa-indicates-2026-04-10</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Amid the expectation of Eskom publishing its winter outlook later this month, the State-owned power utility has meanwhile expressed confidence that it will be able to meet electricity demand as South Africa heads into the winter season, Minerals Council South Africa indicates in an electricity update. The Minerals Council’s update notes, however, that Eskom’s energy availability factor (EAF) declined in March, when it averaged 66.8% compared with the higher 68.3% the month before.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>MINERALS ENERGY COMPLEX</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>BHP's incoming CEO met with Chinalco boss in China this week</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[BHP Group's incoming CEO, Brandon Craig, met with the chairman of Chinalco in Beijing this week and discussed further cooperation, the Chinese aluminium giant said on Thursday.

Craig's trip to China is a focus of interest to investors as the mining giant has been locked in a pricing battle with its biggest customer, China's Mineral Resources Group. CMRG has banned its steel mills from buying several of BHP's products as the two hammer out annual supply terms.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chinese exporters of aluminium products are now expected to have a much better year as the Iran war tightens global supply and boosts margins, with some earlier forecasts for flat shipments revised sharply higher. The Gulf accounted for roughly 9% of global supply before the war but most of that has been trapped by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Moreover, Iran's recent attacks on two of the region's biggest aluminium smelters have heightened the risk of a supply deficit even if the waterway is opened.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[The heads of the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have announced in a joint statement that they will form a coordinated group to maximise their institutions’ response to the energy and economic impacts of the war in the Middle East. The organisations stated that the Middle East war has caused major disruptions to lives and livelihoods in the region and triggered one of the largest supply shortages in global energy market history.]]></description>
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