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Klöckner & Co (ETR:KCO) signed an agreement to sell Becker Group, one of the leading, producer-independent multi-metal platforms for steel, stainless steel and aluminum in Europe, to a consortium comprising Accura Investment Partners GmbH and Becker Consult + Beteiligungs-GmbH.

$1.5B Quebec AP60 expansion puts Rio Tinto at heart of low-carbon aluminum race.

Yancoal Australia has completed its purchase of an 80% interest in Queensland’s Kestrel Coal Mine, paying $1.85B upfront for a large-scale metallurgical coal asset.

CanJET digital proofing ecosystem launches in North America for metal cans.

Can Art Aluminum Extrusions, the Brampton, Ontario-based aluminum extruder, acquired BRT Extrusions, the Niles, Ohio-based supplier of extruded aluminum products serving the Mahoning Valley manufacturing base, creating a combined organization with more than 1,000 employees, 15 extrusion presses, and 10 locations offering value-added capabilities including wet paint, powder coating, fabrication, and anodizing.

Guinea seeks U.S. financing for CBG alumina refinery as bauxite processing push accelerates.

KPS Capital Partners, LP announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio company Metra to Grupa Kęty S.A., a Warsaw-listed Polish industrial group operating in the global aluminum extrusion, architectural and sun protection systems, and flexible packaging industries, for $740M.

Canadian aluminum exports face a fresh blow as U.S. tariffs climb to 100%.

Emirates Global Aluminium completed its acquisition of an 80% stake in Eco Green, the Italian aluminum recycler operating two plants in northeast Italy that collect and sort approximately 23,000 tonnes of aluminum scrap and cast more than 20,000 tonnes of secondary aluminum annually, bringing EGA's global recycling capacity to more than 400,000 tonnes per year across the UAE, U.S., Germany, and Italy.

GM invests $40M in U.S. aluminum casting operations for truck, SUV transmissions.

Crosstown Capital Partners has acquired Indiana-based MAK Steel Services LLC and Trinity Steel Services LLC, combining structural steel fabrication and erection capabilities under a private equity-backed growth strategy.

DOJ backs $4B Oklahoma aluminum smelter as legal debate intensifies.

Boliden AB (OM:BOL), the Swedish base and precious metals miner and smelter, agreed to acquire Votorantim's 64.7% controlling stake in Nexa Resources (NYSE:NEXA), a zinc and silver producer operating five mines and three smelters across Brazil and Peru, in an all-share transaction valued at approximately $1.3B, implying an enterprise value of approximately $3.7B.

U.S. backs Serra Verde rare earth with $750M, aims to reduce China dependence.

Bunker Hill Mining (TSX:BNKR; OTCQB:BHLL) is buying Silver47 Exploration (TSX-V:AGA; OTCQX:AAGA) in an all-stock deal valued at about $163M, creating a larger US-focused silver and critical minerals company.

Trump administration to back U.S. minerals projects with $500M in grants.