Emirates Global Aluminium is sticking with its investment plans to increase production and recycling of the metal despite the Iran war

Guinea, represented by its Minister of Mines and Geology Bouna Sylla, has reached an amicable settlement with Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)

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

Snowdon said the US and Europe were particularly exposed to the supply shock because of low stocks.

The plant is poised to increase total US primary aluminium production by 10% and has already created 125 permanent jobs in South Carolina.

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.

BHP Group's incoming CEO, Brandon Craig, met with the chairman of Chinalco in Beijing this week

Chinese exporters of aluminium products are now expected to have a much better year as the Iran war tightens global supply