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The rapid expansion of renewable energy is creating a growing source of demand for aluminium across power generation, electricity networks and supporting infrastructure. Solar photovoltaic systems, wind installations, transmission equipment and energy-storage applications use aluminium in different forms, linking...

Construction remains the largest application for aluminium extrusion, giving building activity a major influence on the industry's overall demand outlook. The global building and construction segment was valued at $49.1 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $92.2...

Mining companies have traditionally looked for value by increasing production, improving grades or expanding resources. But another lever sits inside the ore that is already being mined: recovery. Recovering a greater share of the metal contained in processed ore...

Mining companies have long looked at drilling, blasting, crushing and grinding as connected parts of the same production process. The difference now is that the industry has better tools to measure those connections and, more importantly, put a financial...

For decades, tailings reprocessing was largely viewed as a waste-management challenge. Material left behind after mineral processing had to be stored, monitored and eventually rehabilitated. But that view is changing as miners, governments and technology developers look again at...

Mine closure was once treated mainly as the final stage of a mining operation. Today, that approach is becoming harder to justify. Closure can involve major rehabilitation work, long-term environmental monitoring, social transition, water management and changes to existing...

Mining equipment sits at the centre of production, and when a critical machine stops, the cost can extend far beyond the repair itself. A failed haul truck can reduce material movement, while a problem with a crusher, mill or...