Venezuela is preparing to export about 15,000 tons of aluminum to the United States
States under agreements with Mocorí Energy Group and private miner Heeney
Capital, according to foreign media and sources. The cargo, produced by
state-owned Venalum, would be the first shipment to the US in years and is
scheduled to depart Venezuela on Friday. The move is part of Caracas’s push to
diversify its economy away from oil as commercial ties with the US rapidly
normalize. US officials may announce the shipment this week during the G20
energy summit in Houston.