Alcoa Says Hot Mill Not Operating at Tennessee Plant After Fire

Alcoa Corp will suspend aluminium production at its Spanish plant (the second largest aluminium plant in Europe) for two years in response to the recent soaring energy prices in Europe. Aluminium Dunkerque Industries France, the largest aluminium smelter in Europe, announced a production cut earlier in December as energy costs hit a record high in the previous week and aggravated the financial pressure on heavy industries.

The partial restart will add nearly 275 additional jobs.

Alcoa has curtailed production at its Portland smelter after a major power outage. 

​Alcoa removed a key obstacle from its plan to split this week and the London Metal Exchange will resume open outcry trading at its new office on Monday.

Meantime, Alcoa’s revenue dropped significantly by 15% during the first quarter of the year to $4.9 billion. Alcoa had posted revenue of $5.82 billion during the same quarter a year before.

Aluminum giant Alcoa has named its future value-add company as ‘Arconic’.

Today in MetalCrawler, Alcoa, Inc., has closed a major US smelter and a judge dismissed a private antitrust lawsuit in which zinc purchasers accused affiliates of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Aluminum major, Alcoa has announced its decision to continue operations at its Massena West smelter.

SHFE aluminum responded positively to Aloca and Century Aluminum cut news, closing Tuesday up 60 yuan per tonne after days of losses. How long will the rally last?

Samsung’s latest Galaxy S6 and S6 edge smart will have aluminum frames for the first time.