In 2024, researchers tested crushed waste concrete as a base for Chesapeake oyster reefs; oyster spat grew and survived with no detectable hydrocarbon leachingIn the Chesapeake Bay, recycled concrete rubble is proving to be a nursery for young oysters. Scientists have discovered that this crushed ...
28 Aug, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
Trump to host mining CEOs as administration seeks minerals for defense supply chainsThe White House needs critical minerals to replenish weapons stockpiles depleted during the Iran conflict and reduce U.S. dependence on Chi...
07 Aug, 2026, 10.20 PM IST
In India, Iran war forces Diet Coke to roll out a bigger can, heftier price tagCoca-Cola has raised Diet Coke prices in India by over 10% after the ongoing Middle East conflict disrupted supplies of aluminium cans. The...
24 Jul, 2026, 01.05 PM IST
Trump’s 100% generic drug duty threatens US low-cost supplyPresident Donald Trump has given generic drugmakers two years to shift manufacturing to the US or face 100% import tariffs from August 2028...
22 Jul, 2026, 12.48 PM IST
The New Oil? Why the world is chasing copperCopper has emerged as a strategic commodity powering the global shift towards clean energy, electric vehicles and digital infrastructure. W...
18 Jul, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
Aluminum’s war shock blunted by dark transits and Chinese supplyThe Iran war triggered one of the biggest shocks to the global aluminum market, raising fears of widespread smelter shutdowns and prices su...
21 Jun, 2026, 05.05 PM IST
Iran war: Centre pushes auto sector to shift to EVs amid energy crunchIndia's government is asking car and parts makers to use electricity instead of oil fuels. This is to save energy during the West Asia cris...
26 Mar, 2026, 09.47 PM IST
Ford's F-150 chokepoint shows the limits of the trade warFord Motor Company faces a substantial profit hit from an aluminum mill fire and trade tariffs. This disruption exposes the risks in the au...
27 Oct, 2025, 04.31 PM IST
Aluminum traders game out the options: Sanctions, tariffs or banAluminum, the most widely used base metal, has already had a tumultuous year. Prices rocketed to a record in March but tumbled as the econo...
15 Oct, 2022, 10.17 AM IST
Billionaire K M Birla to spend $7.2 billion on aluminum demand betThe company owned by billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla will invest the amount mainly across its businesses in India and North America. It ha...
31 Mar, 2022, 02.44 PM IST
Indian aluminum mills get fewest coal rail rakes in six monthsThe industry got an average of 18.4 coal-laden carriages a day in the first half of March, the lowest since the 17.8 rakes it received in S...
24 Mar, 2022, 01.32 AM IST
Ukraine war spurs shipments of Aluminum from China to EuropeThe unusual shipments from the world’s biggest consuming nation have been made possible by a widening gap between futures prices in London ...
05 Mar, 2022, 11.36 AM IST
Europe is desperate for aluminum and traders are getting creativeWith demand booming, any further supply disruptions would be a big blow to manufacturers who are already paying steep prices to get hold of...
24 Feb, 2022, 09.26 AM IST
Hold that Tesla! Inflation will be made of aluminumThe surge matters precisely because of the ubiquity of aluminum in modern life. It’s the most widely used non-ferrous metal, ahead of coppe...
16 Feb, 2022, 09.56 AM IST
Silicon’s 300% surge throws another price shock at the worldThe shortage in silicon metal is the latest in a litany of disruptions, from snarled supply chains to a power crunch, that are creating a d...
02 Oct, 2021, 10.00 AM IST
Aluminum industry frets that its supply snarls have just begunGlobal supply chains, with container shipping as their backbone, are struggling to keep pace with the demand for goods and overcome labor d...
13 Sep, 2021, 09.04 AM IST
Why the biggest metals rally of the year may have further to runAluminum trades at $2,158 a metric ton in London, the highest in five years.
01 Nov, 2017, 03.55 PM IST