Rio Tinto Partners with RevoCast to Supply Low-Carbon Aluminum Billets in North America

[SMM Aluminum Express News] Jamaica’s government is seeking clarification from Rusal after reports that the aluminum producer is exploring a sale of its Windalco bauxite and alumina operations. Mining Minister Floyd Green said the government has received no formal notification of a planned sale, while checks with Rusal’s local team found no information or correspondence on the matter. The government plans to contact Rusal’s parent company directly. Windalco operates the Ewarton alumina refinery, bauxite mines and Port Esquivel, and produced 1.565 million tonnes of bauxite and 396,000 tonnes of alumina in 2025. Rusal has recently invested about US$29 million in a new haul road in St Ann, opening access to additional high-quality bauxite reserves. Rusal is reportedly sounding out potential buyers for both Windalco and its Guyana bauxite assets, but discussions remain at an early stage and a sale may not proceed.

[SMM Aluminum Express News] NALCO will offer 50,000 tonnes/year of molten aluminum at discounted rates to downstream manufacturers investing in the Angul Aluminium Park in Odisha. NALCO and Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) promoted the park at an investor roadshow in Kolkata on September 28, attended by more than 250 industry and investor representatives. The park provides a dedicated molten-metal corridor connecting downstream manufacturers with NALCO’s nearby Angul smelter, alongside land, power, water, road connectivity and R&D facilities. The initiative is aimed at increasing domestic production of higher-value aluminum products rather than expanding primary aluminum capacity itself. India currently imports nearly US$4 billion/year of high-finish aluminum products, according to Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy. NALCO’s Angul smelter currently has 460,000 tonnes/year of primary aluminum capacity, meaning the 50,000-tonne hot-metal allocation represents roughly 11% of existing capacity being specifically made available to support downstream manufacturing.

[Macro headwinds combined with divergent domestic demand in China, aluminum prices mainly consolidate] Overall forecast: aluminum prices are expected to mainly consolidate.