Gold ₹14,922.60/g ▲ +0.00% Silver ₹226.02/g ▲ +0.00% Platinum ₹5,270.07/g ▲ +0.87% Palladium ₹3,624.95/g ▲ +0.70% Rhodium ₹25,686.82/g ▲ +1.34% Copper ₹1,264.26/kg ▲ +0.58% Aluminium ₹271.94/kg ▼ -0.20% Cobalt ₹3,436.35/kg ▲ +0.22% Gallium ₹22,783.50/kg ▲ +0.22% Indium ₹68,743.32/kg ▲ +0.22% Iron Ore ₹8.02/kg ▼ -0.59% Lead ₹162.46/kg ▼ -0.20% Lithium ₹1,607.94/kg ▲ +0.22% Molybdenum ₹8,124.81/kg ▲ +0.22% Nickel ₹1,359.59/kg ▼ -0.27% Neodymium ₹12,406.52/kg ▲ +0.22% Tin ₹4,771.16/kg ▲ +0.24% Tellurium ₹10,455.53/kg ▲ +0.22% Uranium ₹17,323.44/kg ▲ +0.25% Zinc ₹324.57/kg ▲ +0.18% Crude Oil (Brent) ₹9,873.17/bbl ▲ +2.04% Crude Oil (WTI) ₹8,785.27/bbl ▲ +1.23% Gasoline ₹319.01/gal ▲ +1.52% Natural Gas ₹292.58/MMBtu ▲ +1.38%

Company

Aluminium Bahrain

Known as Alba, one of the world's largest single-site aluminium smelters, based in Bahrain, which initiated forced output cuts after facility damage in 2026.

Covered in 1 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence article, most recently on August 19, 2026.

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Coverage

Iran's Renewed Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz Is Squeezing Aluminium, Copper and Nickel Supply Chains

Iran's renewed blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, with tolls up to $2 million per vessel, has disrupted Gulf aluminium smelters and threatens the sulphur supply behind copper, nickel and zinc processing.

Bullish · Aug 19, 2026