(Natural News) Australia recently hit Russia with alumina export ban. The move by the world’s top alumina exporter immediately sent aluminum spot prices soaring. Following the ban’s announcement on March 21, Australia’s top alumina refineries stopped shipping alumina to Russia’s United Co. Rusal International PJSC, the world’s second-largest aluminum company by production output. Rusal has a 20 […]

(Natural News) Prices for aluminum have risen to a 13-year high amid the ongoing energy shortages worldwide. These energy shortages across China have resulted in China’s halting of aluminum production, given the extreme energy inputs required to purify and manufacture aluminum. China’s move carries repercussions for many other industries that use processed aluminum for their products. […]