Diana Kinch

China and India are expected to lead the global aluminum demand growth in 2026, Brazilian integrated aluminum producer Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA) said May 5. India's growth is seen as more pronounced, while China's growth should moderate, it said. Global processed aluminum demand is set to rise 1.8% year over year in 2026 to 107.3 million metric tons, CBA said in a market report compiled from analyst market data and the company's research.

HomeNewsPetrobras halts some Reduc refinery ops after fire By DIANA KINCH Brazilian state-controlled oil producer Petroleo Brasileiro, or Petrobras, said it halted operations at a distilling unit at its Duque de Caxias, or Reduc, oil refinery in Rio de Janeiro state Monday due to a small fire. Operations at the distilling unit will be restarted within hours as the fire has been brought under control, a Petrobras press officer said late Monday afternoon.

By DIANA KINCH Brazilian state-controlled oil and gas producer Petroleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, said a worker died and two were slightly injured in an accident on the company's PUB-03 oil rig in offshore waters in Rio Grande do Norte state, northeast Brazil on the night of Dec. 26. The workers fell onto the rig's deck while they were boarding the rig from a boat that had brought them to the site, Petrobras said in a statement.