Alcoa and Arafura Rare Earths have emerged among the major beneficiaries of a meeting between Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese, winning investments in the hundreds of millions.
Shares in WestStar Industrial Limited are soaring after its engineering subsidiary SIMPEC secured a $115 million procurement and construction contract with Alcoa of Australia.
Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Corporation has confirmed a $900 million plan to permanently close and decommission the Kwinana alumina refinery, almost two years after production ended.
A $US30 million ($46 million) funding deal with Alcoa has lifted hopes the privately-owned Equus gas project off WA's north-west coast could finally be developed.
Global aluminium giant Alcoa hopes to diversify its Western Australian production mix as soon as next year, announcing a plan to enter gallium production in the state's South West.
Delays to Alcoa's plan to mine more of Western Australia's jarrah forest for bauxite will leave the US miner relying on low grade product to feed its Pinjarra refinery for longer.
The public consultation floodgates have opened on Alcoa's proposals to open new bauxite mines in the Darling Range and increase production at its Pinjarra alumina refinery.
Previously unidentified environmental and cultural factors have led Alcoa to reassess proposed haul roads at its Darling Range mines in an amended, lower disturbance mine plan.
Water Corporation moved to distance itself from a state decision to approve mining operations by Alcoa in the Darling Range in December 2023, internal documents have revealed.
Alcoa of Australia has come to a passionate defence of its bauxite mining in the state, after the Greens WA vowed to ban the practice if given a balance of power by local voters.
Major Western Australian alumina producer Alcoa has welcomed a $2 billion federal production credit package for aluminium smelters, highlighting flow-on effects for local operations.
Chevron will supply 130 petajoules of gas over 10 years from 2028 to fuel Alcoa's Western Australian alumina refineries, in a boost for the latter's operational certainty.
ANALYSIS: Bauxite is hardly the world's sexiest commodity, but recent disruptions to the aluminium supply chain have put this rust-red ore in the spotlight.
Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Corporation expects lower grades at its South West bauxite mines to cost it almost $15 million next quarter, while confirming its Kwinana curtailment.
Alcoa's proposed takeover of its joint venture partner Alumina Limited has cleared another hurdle after its stockholders voted to support the $3.4 billion deal.
The chair of Alcoa takeover target and Australian joint venture partner Alumina Limited has called for better balance between approvals and environmental protection, following a difficult year in Western Australia.
Premier Roger Cook says BHP should reflect on the state's role in building up the company when it decides whether to "turn its back" on Western Australia.
Alcoa has progressed its $3.4 billion acquisition of Alumina Limited, amending the terms to cover CITIC affiliates obtaining a small percentage of non-voting shares.
Bauxite miner and aluminium producer Alcoa will spend $15 million on a Forest Research Centre in Western Australia, as it seeks to further its environmental credentials in the state.
Premier Roger Cook has defended his government's decision to give Alcoa the go-ahead to mine in the South West, despite concerns from its own departments around potential environmental impact.
Alumina has entered into a binding scheme implementation deed with joint venture partner Alcoa, which intends to acquire the company in a deal worth $3.4 billion.
Sculpture by the Sea has collaborated with Tourism WA to launch a new Aboriginal Artistic Program, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the free outdoor art exhibition launched today.
Major aluminum producer Alcoa has inked a $3.4 billion deal to acquire Alumina Limited in a move it says “reaffirms” its commitment to WA after confirming it would cease production at its Kwinana refinery.
