Tag: primary aluminium

Brazil: Chinalco and Rio Tinto acquire controlling stake in CBA, signalling bullish outlook for low-carbon aluminium

Jan 30, 2026

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Prerana Rout

in Aluminium, Non Ferrous

Deal underscores Chinese overseas expansion amid domestic constraints Low-carbon aluminium assets gain strategic value China’s Aluminium Corporation of China (Chinalco) and Anglo’Australian miner Rio Tinto have agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Brazil’s Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio (CBA) for $904 million. The acquisition reflects growing strategic interest in low-carbon aluminium as producers realign supply…