【SMM Aluminum Flash News】Lizhong Group: Net profit of 889 million yuan in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 25.75%.

[SMM Aluminum Express News] Dak Nong Aluminum Company – TKV (DNA), based in Lam Dong province, exported its first alumina shipment of the Lunar New Year Binh Ngo 2026 (Year of the Horse) to Japan on February 23, 2026. The ~14,000-tonne cargo, packed in 1-ton flat-bottom bags, was loaded onto the MV HTK LUCKY at Go Dau port (loading started 2 pm on Feb 22) and delivered to customer Marubeni (Japan). To meet the schedule, DNA prepared early: 6,032 tons stored at Go Dau port and 26,100 tons packaged at the factory.

[SMM Aluminum Express News] Alcoa CEO Bill Oplinger confirmed at the BMO Global Metals, Mining and Critical Minerals Conference in Florida (Feb 24, 2026) that the company is targeting the sale of 10 closed or curtailed sites (mostly former aluminum smelters/refineries) to the data center industry, capitalizing on surging power demand for AI infrastructure. He stated: “We have 10 sites that we’re focused on selling into that space... We think we’ll have the first sale in the first half of this year. There are two that could follow quickly after that.” The first deal is expected to close by the end of June 2026. Specific sites and buyers remain undisclosed. This follows similar moves by rivals like Century Aluminum.