Aluminium was one of most cartelised industries in the international economic panorama of
the 20th century. Born following the discovery of electrolytic smelting process in 1886, this …

This article explores the history of the “alternative processes” to produce alumina, focusing
on the long run and with an international approach. Used mainly as the mid-product …

This article studies the emergence of the international aluminium cartel during the 1930s
and its subsequent dynamics. Alliance Aluminium Compagnie, the cartel formed in 1931, is …

Il mercato internazionale dell'alluminio rappresenta un caso particolare del fenomeno della
“commoditisation” che ha preceduto la Grande Guerra. A differenza degli altri metalli non …

What impact did political risk and nationalism have on global business? Have wars and
other conflicts caused by national interests and identities retarded or even reversed the …