Iran blows hole in US aluminium supply chain
- 31-Mar-2026
With attacks on the two biggest aluminium smelters in the Middle East over the weekend, Iran struck at major suppliers to the United States of a strategic metal the world’s biggest economy does not produce nearly enough of domestically, analysts said. Before the weekend, disruption from the Iran war centred around the difficulty of shipping […]
Apple to buy first large batch of carbon-free aluminum for iPhone SE
- 25-Mar-2022
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said on Thursday it will buy its first industrial-size batch of carbon-free aluminium to use in its low-cost iPhone SE, as it steps up efforts to reduce the carbon footprint from the metal it uses heavily in product casings. Details about the size or cost of the purchase were not disclosed. The […]
Rescue officials use foils to protect world’s largest tree from burning down
- 19-Sep-2021
Thousands of acres of lands at Sequoia National Park have been burned down