Gold ₹16,337.59/g ▼ -0.55% Silver ₹244.96/g ▼ -0.85% Platinum ₹5,799.38/g ▲ +0.15% Palladium ₹4,178.11/g ▼ -0.59% Rhodium ₹24,701.30/g ▼ -0.02% Copper ₹1,270.14/kg ▼ -0.04% Aluminium ₹280.68/kg ▼ -0.03% Cobalt ₹4,914.46/kg ▼ -0.02% Gallium ₹23,443.91/kg ▼ -0.01% Indium ₹69,487.49/kg ▼ -0.01% Iron Ore ₹8.31/kg ▼ -0.02% Lead ₹167.15/kg ▼ -0.02% Lithium ₹2,084.62/kg ▼ -0.01% Molybdenum ₹8,085.23/kg ▼ -0.01% Nickel ₹1,482.15/kg ▼ -0.01% Neodymium ₹12,371.36/kg ▼ -0.01% Tin ₹4,880.02/kg ▲ +0.00% Tellurium ₹10,455.59/kg ▼ -0.01% Uranium ₹16,851.38/kg ▼ -0.02% Zinc ₹332.85/kg ▼ -0.32% Crude Oil (Brent) ₹8,808.92/bbl ▼ -0.24% Crude Oil (WTI) ₹8,137.57/bbl ▲ +0.10% Gasoline ₹313.79/gal ▲ +0.95% Natural Gas ₹263.66/MMBtu ▼ -0.64%

Company

Qatalum

A Qatar-based aluminium smelter that declared force majeure amid the 2026 Iran war's disruption to Gulf energy and shipping.

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

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 · 5 days ago