Aluminium supply crunch threatens Asia’s clean energy push amid Iran war
The conflict in the Middle East is creating a shortage of aluminium, a critical component for renewable energy technologies like solar panels and wind turbines. Iranian attacks on major aluminium production facilities in the Gulf region have significantly reduced output, leading to a surge in global aluminium prices. This supply crunch threatens to undermine Asia's efforts to expand its clean energy infrastructure, despite increasing demand driven by high fossil fuel costs. AI
