A potential easing of trade tensions between the United States and Canada could reshape the North American aluminum market, with European buyers facing the risk of stronger competition for Canadian metal. Import data from ITC Trade Map shows that US purchases of Canadian unwrought aluminum fell sharply in 2025, while imports from Canada increased across six European markets, highlighting how trade flows have evolved amid tariff uncertainty. The United States imported approximately 2.03 million metric tons of unwrought aluminum from Canada in 2025, down 25.9% from 2.74 million metric tons in 2024. The decline amounted to around 711,494 metric tons over the year. Import value also decreased, falling 22.2% from $7.82 billion to $6.09 billion. The figures come as the possibility of a...
Century Aluminum’s proposed USD 4 billion primary aluminum smelter in Inola, Oklahoma, is “moving forward on all fronts” as the company prepares for construction, despite local opposition and legal challenges, CEO Jesse Gary said during the company’s third-quarter earnings call. Developed jointly by Century Aluminum and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the project is designed to produce 750,000 tonnes of primary aluminum annually, potentially doubling U.S. primary aluminum production. The facility is expected to create thousands of direct and indirect jobs and add USD 1.5 billion to Oklahoma’s gross domestic product, according to company estimates. The partners had targeted construction to begin by the end of 2026. However, local restrictions and permitting challenges have affected the...
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Emirates Global Aluminium, the world’s largest premium aluminium producer, has revealed its financial and operational reports of 2019, where it has mentioned that its revenue totalled at AED 20.5 billion ($5.6 billion) during the year. In 2018, EGA’s revenue was AED 23.5 billion ($6.4 billion), which means 2019 saw a drop in revenue of about 12 per cent. The primary reason for the revenue downfall could be attributed to the lower world prices of aluminium, although partially offset by a higher sales volume of value-added products. As per the report, EGA’s adjusted EBITDA came in at 2.5 billion ($693 million) in 2019, compared to AED 4.4 billion ($1.2 billion) in 2018. Lower prices for finished metals were one of the reasons for this fall, besides proportionately higher prices for raw...
North America’s primary aluminium production increased by 6.08 per cent year-on-year to 314,000 tonnes in February 2020. The output fell by 4.85 per cent from January’s production of 330,000 tonnes. The output in the first two months of 2020 stood 3.54 per cent higher than the same period last year. The production totalled 644,000 tonnes, from 622,000 tonnes in the first two months of 2019, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). In 2019, the output stood at 3.809 million tonnes, an increase of 0.93 per cent from 3.774 million tonnes in 2018. South America’s primary aluminium production increased by 9.76 per cent year-on-year to 90,000 tonnes in February. On a month-on-month comparison, the output dropped by 8.16 per cent from 98,000 tonnes in...
Ukraine has been raising the import of aluminium ore Y-o-Y, thus sending a positive message to the global bauxite/aluminium industry. The total bauxite import during 2017-19 stood at 15.48 million tonnes, whereas the import estimation for 2020 stood at 5.80 million tonnes when added the volume stands at 21.28 tonnes. The total foreign revenue expenditure reflects at $909.45 million for bauxite importation during 2017-20. Ukraine in 2017 raised imports of bauxite in natural terms by 21.8% compared to 2016, to 4.86 million tonnes, in monetary terms by 36.9%, to $212.34 million. In January-July 2018 some 45 tonnes of bauxite were re-exported to Poland for $5,000, whereas in January-July 2017 some 22 tonnes of bauxite were re-exported to Poland for $1,000 and 140 tonnes worth $9,000 to...
According to Shanghai Metals Market, aluminium billet inventories in China fell for the third consecutive week ended March 26, due to stable deliveries and reduced arrivals. SMM data shows the 6063 aluminium billet stocks stand at 192,700 tonnes, as of March 26, after inching down by 4,900 tonnes from 197,600 tonnes on last Thursday, March 19. The chart below indicates the current status of aluminium billet inventories across China in more details: In Foshan, the aluminium billet inventories have declined by 10,800 tonnes to stand at 79,800 tonnes, while that in Huzhou have decreased by 1,000 tonnes to 22,000 tonnes. In Changzhou and Nanchang, on the other hand, the inventories have increased by 4,700 tonnes and 2,400 tonnes to stand respectively at 27,700 tonnes and 9,600 tonnes. In...
As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, social inventories of primary aluminium across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, stood at 1.667 million tonnes in the week ended March 26. That was up 20,000 tonnes compared to a build of 54,000 tonnes in the previous week. The chart below shows the current status of the primary aluminium inventories across China in more details: Primary aluminium stocks in Wuxi and Shanghai increased by 3,000 tonnes and 7,000 tonnes from March 19 to stand at 652,000 tonnes and 158,000 tonnes on Thursday, 26 March 2020. Stocks in Nanhai and Hangzhou stood at 441,000 tonnes, and 132,000 tonnes, up 14,000 tonnes and 2,000 tonnes. But the inventories in Gongyi dropped by 7,000 tonnes to 197,000 tonnes. Inventories of primary aluminium in Tianjin...
In the annual general meeting of DUBAL Holding LLC, on Wednesday, March 25, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, praised the company’s good operational performance during 2019. He also mentioned Dubal’s 50 per cent subsidiary firm EGA and its great performance despite huge challenging market conditions and drop in aluminium price on the global stock exchange. Sheikh Hamdan briefed on the production performance of EGA Al Taweelah Alumina Refinery, which commenced production in April 2019 and recorded an output of 1.1 million tonnes during the year. While briefing on EGA’s bauxite mining project at the Republic of Guinea, he mentioned that it started in August 2019 and mined a total of 1.7 million tonnes in the year. He also spoke about...
The average spot alumina price stands at RMB 2421 per tonne on Thursday, 26 March 2020, a drop of RMB 28 per tonne or 1.14 per cent from RMB 2449 per tonne. The alumina prices in China have decreased in all major markets except South. The average prices of Alumina-East and Alumina-Central have dropped by RMB 20 per tonne and RMB 30 per tonne to stand at RMB 2420 per tonne and RMB 2425 per tonne. Their average prices are expected to range at RMB 2400-2440 per tonne and RMB 2400-2450 per tonne. North Central price stands at RMB 2420 per tonne. The price in South China markets remains unchanged at RMB 2520 per tonne. Alumina (Imported) price has declined to RMB 2430 per tonne, representing a decrease of RMB 20 per tonne or 0.82 per cent from RMB 2450 per tonne. The average price is expected...
The world's largest aluminium rolling company and one of biggest producers of primary aluminium in Asia, Hindalco, has temporarily closed down or curtailed operations of some of the Aluminium production facilities, following the directives of the state governments due to COVID-19. The minimized operations are being administered by a lesser number of staffs as a part of the ongoing effort to practice social distancing. The company has adopted several measures to safeguard the health and safety of the workforce. Hindalco’s subsidiary Novelis in the US has also partially closed down some of its plants as the outcome of temporary shutdown measures of US automakers in response to the “Corona” crisis. Hindalco said: “Novelis has temporarily ramped down aluminium supply for the automotive market...
The US dollar extended its decline on Wednesday as a US$ 2 trillion US stimulus bill helped boost risk appetite and reduced demand for the safe haven currency. The US dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, hits its lowest in a week. Three-month LME aluminium pulled back after the European trading session began. It touched its lowest since May 2016 at US$ 1,535 per tonne before recovering some ground to end at US$ 1,548 per tonne. LME aluminium bucked the uptrend across nonferrous metals on Wednesday. It is expected to continue to hover between US$1,540-1,600 per tonne today. As of Wednesday, March 25, both LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price recorded a sharp decline from US$ 1532.50 per tonne to US$ 1507.50 per tonne. 3-months...
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The Dubal Holding Company has been in concern for setting up multiple projects in the UAE; a low carbon aluminium plant is at high priority as communicated by the CEO of Dubal Holding today. The Dubai government’s investment arm for power and energy, commodities, mining and industrial projects is under the consideration of Dubal Holdings During the AGM press statement, Abdulnasser Bin Kalban said: “the investment firm is actively pursuing the development of an integrated aluminium rolling facility that will produce aluminium with low CO2 footprint. He said the projects "will support infrastructure and investment strategy for a potential future assembly line for an electrical vehicle facility to support the UAE Green Economy." He added, “Additional projects under study include an...
The post analysis report concludes that the Red Bull Racing has developed an adventurous design for RB16’s front wheel suspensions of the top three Formula1team. The designs of both Red Bull and Mercedes were more valiant in designing the front suspension, whereas Ferrari remained a bit more conservative. In the analysis of the RB16, it has come out that the latest chassis of Adrian Newey, it is stated that the suspension has been designed completely new, "and the nose has become narrower and squarer". The usage of aluminium alloy also indicates that the team desperately searched for a lighter design, with success. From a mechanical point of view Red Bull's solution is fair, but it's the best compromise to generate much less air resistance with the chassis in the long run. The new design...
Vedanta has cut the prices of its aluminium ingots and billets for the fourth time in a row. With effect from March 24, the prices of some ingots are in the range of INR 131,750-144,750 per tonne, down from INR 134,250-147,250 per tonne on March 19. The company is now selling its billet at INR 139,750 per tonne. That was down from INR 142,250 per tonne. The Indian aluminium producers generally link prices of its products to the three-month futures of aluminium on London Metal Exchange. The three-month futures of aluminium are down nearly 15% in the current quarter due to slower demand in China following the coronavirus outbreak. Vedanta is present in the aluminium segment through its 51 per cent stake in Bharat Aluminium Company Limited and its smelters at Jharsugda in Odisha. With this,...
Altech Chemicals is reportedly continuing its research on high purity alumina battery applications with a focus on lithium-ion battery separator technologies and the impact of alumina impurities on battery safety. The research is being performed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems, or IKTS, in Dresden, Germany. The worldwide popular Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft research organisation is specifically working on the contamination that impurities from low-quality alumina may have on the battery electrolyte. The impurities are a cause of lithium battery thermal runaway, and efficiency and life-cycle reduction, according to Altech. Altech is looking to use this research to target customers for its ultra-pure HPA product, once the Malaysian plant in complete and running....
Hindalco Industries Limited has dropped the prices of its aluminium ingots by 1.65%, the fourth consecutive cut in price. With effect from March 24, the price for Hindalco aluminium ingots now stands at INR 134,500 per tonne, from INR 136,750 per tonne, on March 19. The prices of wire rods and billets have reduced by 1.53% and 1.57% to stand at INR 145,100 per tonne and INR 141,100 per tonne. The prices of these products were 147,350 per tonne and INR 143,350 per tonne on Thursday, 19 March 2020. <iframe width="500" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g3rQComBDMU" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> The Indian aluminium producers generally link prices of its products to the three-month...
Century Aluminium Company announced on Tuesday, March 24, that together with the United Steel Workers Local 9423, it has agreed to extend the labour contract for one year. The contract was set to expire on April 1, 2020. Michael Bless, President and Chief Executive Officer of Century Aluminium, said: “We want to thank the representatives of the local and international unions for the partnership evident in this development. We all share the clear focus on the health and welfare of our employees, their families and our communities, as well as on the importance of sustaining the operations of the plant; this dedication is consistent with the approach at all of our facilities.” Commenting on the measures taken by Century Aluminium to contain the spread of COVID-19, Mr Bless said they already...
The Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter, employing about 1000 Southlanders, has been exempted from the countrywide four-week lockdown in New Zealand. The aluminium smelter was launched in 1971 and has been running continuously. As decided the smelter has been kept out of the lockdown process, as it will keep its production persistent. Confusion over what services would be considered essential and permitted to remain open during the lockdown period led to a clarifying press release from the National Crisis Management Centre (NCMC) on 24 th March night. The NCMC guidelines indicated that dairies would remain open, most liquor stores would close and the Warehouse would not receive the exemption it had claimed to have earlier in the day on 24 th March. Industrial businesses received special focus:...
Global primary aluminium production stood at 5.112 million tonnes in February, with a year-on-year increase of 3.75% according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) on Friday, 20 March 2020. On a month-on-month comparison, aluminium production declined by 6.15% from 5.447 million tonnes. Aluminium production totalled 10.559 million tonnes in the first two months of 2020, up by 2.05% from 10.347million tonnes in the first two months of 2019. In Asia ex-China, aluminium production declined by 3.77% year-on-year and 5.14% month-on-month to 332,000 tonnes in February. Output in January-February amounted to 682,000 tonnes, from 718,000 tonnes in January-February 2019. In the Middle East, primary aluminium production stood at 475,000 tonnes and 982,00 tonnes...
