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October 24, 2025

The aluminium industry is no longer competing against foreign companies but against foreign governments writing the rules to their own advantage.

The Australian Aluminium Council is urgently calling out the challenges the vertically integrated industry faces as our Members navigate increasingly…

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July 10, 2025

Capral, Sims Metal and Rio Tinto collaborate to expand efforts on Closed Loop Aluminium Recycling in Queensland

Capral, Sims Metal and Rio Tinto are collaborating on a Made in Australia, closed-loop aluminium recycling arrangement. Post-production aluminium scrap…

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June 17, 2025

Introducing Alcoa’s “Here for the Future” and “Here with the Facts” campaigns

Alcoa is proud to have launched their third annual public awareness campaign, “Here for the future”. The campaign highlights the essential…

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June 10, 2025

Strategic Planning to Avoid Biodiversity Impacts in Huntly, Western Australia

In 2023, site development planning for a 9,997ha mining region in the south-west Western Australia implemented the first step of…

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January 29, 2025

The Australian Aluminium Economy

Australia’s aluminium industry is vital Contributing $18 billion annually to our economy Supporting 75,000 jobs Driving the energy transition But…

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November 18, 2024

Market Sounding Report: Domestic Utilisation of Australian Scrap Aluminium

Australian Economic Advisory Services (AEAS) was engaged by Australian Aluminium Council (AAC) to provide insight through a market sounding exercise…

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October 10, 2024

Australian Aluminium Council renews call for inclusion of Bauxite, Alumina, and Aluminium on Critical Minerals listing

The Australian Aluminium Council has renewed its call for the inclusion of bauxite, alumina and aluminium to Australia’s Critical Minerals…

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October 03, 2024

New Report: Economic Contribution of the Australian Aluminium Industry

Australia’s large and vertically integrated aluminium industry presents exciting opportunities to help both Australia and our global trading partners navigate…

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November 14, 2023

Aluminium; The Original Critical Mineral and Clean Energy Export

Aluminium is essential in modern lives and in advanced economies – it is the original critical mineral. Its light weight,…

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August 02, 2023

Rio Tinto Brief on Decarbonising Australian Alumina Refineries

Aluminium has a vital role to play in the transition to a low-carbon economy — as a lightweight metal in…

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