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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Vedanta has increased the prices of aluminium ingots, billets and wire rods by more than 1% with effect from Wednesday, January 22. This is the second time in a row that the company has raised the prices of its products. The price for Vedanta aluminium ingots now stands at INR 144,750-157,750 per tonne. The company generally links prices of its products to the three-month futures of aluminium on London Metal Exchange. The three-month futures of aluminium are flat so far in the quarter. The aluminium business accounted for a third of Vedanta's consolidated sales in the September quarter. Vedanta’s net sales stood at INR 21,739 crore, down from INR 22,432 crore in the same period last year. The company, which has a stake in Bharat Aluminium Co Ltd and smelters at Jharsuguda in Odisha,...
The 2017 balance of the Italian aluminium industry must be placed within the global economic context, characterised during the past three years by an inversion in trend and by slow but continuous growth. Italy’s total volume of Aluminium scrap import from 2017-20 has been posted at 2,419,418 tonnes, which has been amounted to $2.41 billion. The year 2017 shows the import of aluminium scrap at 544,875 tonnes, amounted to payment of foreign revenue $593 million. In 2018 the import raised to 598353 tonnes, a clean sweep of 53,496 tonnes, growth of 9.81%. In 2019 the aluminium scrap import gained its momentum, posted at 648297 tonnes, accounted to $603 million, an inclination of 8.34%, and rise of 49,944 tonnes. The aluminium scrap import for 2020 has been projected at 627,911 tonnes, a...
CIMIC Group subsidiary UGL has reportedly bagged contracts worth A$180 million to provide services for maintenance, shutdowns, and sustaining capital projects to its mining clients in Western Australia. The services to be provided by UGL will include mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, other access services. The company is set to deliver these services to Alcoa at the Wagerup and Pinjarra sites in West Australia’s Peel region. Besides, it will deliver maintenance, shutdown, and project services for multiple clients within the Bowen Basin of Queensland. CIMIC Group CEO Michael Wright said: “These contract awards demonstrate UGL’s position as a market leader in the Australian mining industry for the delivery of maintenance and mechanical, electrical and instrumentation access...
The Environment Agency reports that 114,748 tonnes of aluminium packaging was collected for recycling in 2019, an increase of 15% from 2018. The data indicates that aluminium has exceeded the 2019 packaging recycling target of 112,200 tonnes (61%). Due to be finalised in March 2020, the data suggests around 34,000 tonnes of aluminium packaging was recycled in the fourth quarter, the strongest quarter of the year and the highest ever reported across the 12-month period. “This exceeds the target and is anticipated to provide a significant carry forward towards next year’s increased targets (61% in 2019 vs 64% in 2020),” the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) said. Rick Hindley, Executive Director for Alupro said, “The data clearly demonstrates another impressive increase in...
The Mission Estate in New Zealand is getting back to old school and environment-friendly in a way to support the clean-up efforts coming up Micheal Buble and Elton John concerts. In 2018 following the Phil Collins’ concert, citizens of New Zealand took to Facebook complaining about rubbish and overflowing bins. This year Hawke's Bay Company Clean Earth Ltd has been working hard with concert organisers to secure the ability of recycling of aluminium is maximised for the concerts at the venue. Deborah Burnside, Director, Clean Earth Director communicated: "Organisers have gone old school again, bringing in apple bins specifically for recyclables and the after-dark clean-up crews are utilising an onsite sorting system of clear and opaque collection bags for aluminium.” School groups would...
Benchmark aluminium price on London Metal Exchange dropped 1.44 per cent to US$ 1781.5 per tonne on Thursday, January 23, from US$ 1807.5 per tonne on Wednesday. As on Thursday January 23, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 1781 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1781.5 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1793 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 1794 per tonne; Dec 20 bid price stands at US$ 1923 per tonne, and Dec 20 offer price stands at US$ 1928 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock dropped to 1276850 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled 738150 tonnes, and Cancelled Warrants were 538700 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference Price is hovering at US$ 1801.58 per tonne. SHFE Aluminium Price Trend Shanghai Futures Exchange is closed for...
The Atewa enclave Chiefs and elders have separated themselves from the protest organized by members of the Concerned Citizens of the Atewa Landscape to stop government plans to mine bauxite in the Atewa forest reserve. On 21 st January’20, the protest members commenced the march from Sagyimase to Kyebi professing that the forest, which dispenses drinking water to 5 million people and dwelling more than 100 wildlife species, which will be destroyed if the government moves on with its plans to mine its bauxite. The Atewa Chiefs and elders responded “We, the chiefs and community members living in the fringes of the Atewa Forest Reserve, do not appreciate the efforts by the above-mentioned group in publicizing their beliefs and fears concerning the proposed bauxite mining within the Atewa...
Russian-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) has reportedly layoff more than 100 employees, with effect from January 23, for downsizing its operations as a result of fuel shortage. The news came after the workers of the company’s mining site in Maple Town Aroaima, Region 10, said that they received the notification in the afternoon of the previous day. The notice stated, “We wish to advise that we are forced to reduce operations and lay-off employees due to shortage of fuel.” According to the report, those been sacked will be recalled as soon as the situation stabilises. However, the exact number job loss has not been confirmed by the company’s head office in Georgetown. Minister of Social Protection Amna Ally, when contacted told that she also came to know about the layoffs on...
Zac Hollis, Head of Sales, Service and Marketing, Skoda Auto India Ltd. has communicated of the upcoming VisionIN model concept before its global premiere at the Auto Expo’20, coming up between 5 th and 12 th February’20. The communication was landed as a video teaser; focus on the presence of a galore of futuristic and premium bits. The Vision IN Concept will spawn a production mid-size SUV scheduled to enter production in 2020-21 and it sits on the MQB A0 IN architecture. It forms the core of the Czech Republican automaker’s new assault as part of the India 2.0 project with investments of more than one billion euros. The visionary study has a length of 4.26 metres while other interesting bits are wide and muscular bonnet structure, front apron with large side air intakes and a massive...
Hindalco Industries Ltd has increased the prices of aluminium ingots, billets, and wire rods by nearly 1%. With effect from January 22, the aluminium ingot price now stands at INR 146,750 per tonne, an increase of 0.86% from INR 145,500 per tonne on January 18. This is the second time in a row that the company has raised the prices of its aluminium ingots. Hindalco has raised the prices of wire rods and billets by 0.8% and 0.82% from January 18. The prices for Hindalco products now stand at INR 157,350 per tonne and INR 153,350 per tonne, from INR 156,100 per tonne and INR 152,100 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 up less than 1% so far...
The Australian Bauxite miner Metro Mining has published its performance sheet of December’19 quarter, with production aligned with expectation. A downfall of 15% has been noticed when compared to the September’19 quarter, though when compared to June’19 quarters, a straight growth of 37% is reflected. The ASX-listed company on 23 rd January’20 noted that bauxite production for the quarter reached 1.2-million tonnes, down from the 1.4-million tonnes in the previous quarter, while bauxite shipments also declined from 1.4-million to 1.2-million tonnes in the same period. Metro has achieved its revised production guidance of between 3.3-million and 3.5-million tonnes, with the production of 3.5-million tonnes of bauxite for the full year ending December’19. The revenues for the December...
Centerplate, Ball Corporation and Bud Light will launch Ball's infinitely recyclable aluminium cups at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens for Super Bowl LIV on February 2, 2020. The move is a part of Centerplate’s Better Tomorrow 2025 goals and will help the venue's broader mission to phase out 99.4 percent of single-use plastics this year. The recyclable aluminium cups will eliminate more than 500,000 plastic cups annually from Hard Rock Stadium's supply chain. "We're proud to team up with Centerplate and Bud Light to bring fans at Hard Rock Stadium improved, sustainable hospitality with our game-changing and infinitely recyclable aluminium cup," said John A. Hayes, Ball's chairman, president and chief executive officer. "We developed the aluminium cup to ensure it meets growing demand...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced Chalco Ruimin Co., Ltd. has become a new Production & Transformation member of the ASI. This brings the total number of members working toward a responsible aluminium value chain to 110. Chalco Ruimin, located in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China, is a manufacturer for high-precision aluminium alloy materials, providing various alloy aluminium products and components. ASI is a global, multi-stakeholder, non-profit standards setting and certification organisation that aims to recognise and foster the responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium. Chairman of Chalco Ruimin, Caifeng said, “Chalco Ruimin feels honoured to be a member of ASI, which promotes great progress on sustainable development in our industry chain. Chalco...
The Danish economy is a modern market economy with comfortable living standards, a high level of government services and transfers, and a high dependence on foreign trade. As a small open economy, Denmark generally solicits a liberal trade policy, and its exports, as well as imports, make up circa 50% of GDP. Aluminium can importation in Denmark from 2017-20 has been reflecting at 42,067 tonnes, which accounted for $207.58 million. The trend of importation of aluminium cans from 2017-20 is not showing a significant path, as there are rise and fall. In 2017 the aluminium can importation in Denmark was posted 12791 tonnes in volume, disbursement of foreign revenue $55.33 million. In 2018 the aluminium can importation has shown de-growth of 2635 tonnes, total import volume was 10156 tonnes,...
As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, social inventories of primary aluminium across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, came in at 690,000 tonnes as of Thursday, 23 January 2020, up 60,000 tonnes. Aluminium inventories jumped ahead of the Chinese New Year on higher arrivals and muted consumption. The current status of primary aluminium inventories across China is given in the chart below: A00 aluminium ingot price recorded an increase of RMB10 per tonne on Thursday after declining three days in a row. Ingot price increased from RMB14090 per tonne to RMB14100 per tonne. The price is expected to range at RMB14080-14120 per tonne. Spot aluminium contract is likely to be traded at a discount of RMB110 per tonne to premium of RMB70 per tonne. Aluminium ingot price in...
The US dollar on Wednesday fell against a basket its rivals, easing off one-month highs. LME base metals, except for lead, closed lower across the board on Wednesday. LME aluminium declined 1% and SHFE aluminium traded higher. LME aluminium closed Wednesday’s trading at US$ 1807.5 per tonne, down from US$ 1810.5 per tonne. Three-month LME aluminium climbed to its highest in more than two weeks at US$1,834 per tonne on Wednesday, before it eased to end down 0.96% at US$1,809.5 per tonne. As on Wednesday January 22, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 1807 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1807.5 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1817 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 1819 per tonne; Dec 20 bid price stands at US$ 1945 per tonne, and Dec 20 offer...
Garnalex has been honoured with the ‘Made in Britain’ mark of origin. Made in Britain is an organisation that acknowledges excellence in manufacturing and promotes British-made products across all sectors. It’s prime focus to bring together the best manufacturers in the UK under the single umbrella of Made in Britain logos. The organization delivers confidence and clarity to the businesses and consumers that they are buying British. Commenting on the accreditation, Garnalex CEO Roger Hartshorn says: “Currently 190,000 tons of extruded aluminium is consumed in the UK, but only 110,000 tons is made in the UK. We plan to make a big dent in those import statistics! The raw aluminium comes from Wales, so this is your chance to reduce Britain’s carbon footprint and buy British. We’ve spent over...
The automotive industry is the Czech Republic's largest industry and the other key sectors in the region include machinery, iron and steel production, metallurgy, chemical production, electronics, transport equipment, textiles, glass, ceramics, defence and pharmaceuticals. The importation of the Aluminium foil has played a significant role in the Czech Republic, with a growth trend from 2017-19, though in 2020 there is a projection of 5.5% de-growth. In 2017 the aluminium foil importation stood at 45842 tonnes which valued $142.91 million. The year 2018 showed a hike of 2838 tonnes this reflected volume of 48680 tonnes, a 5.82% growth and amounted $ 161.41 million. The aluminium foil import again showed a positive trend in 2019 with a rise of 2109 tonnes, this posted the capacity of 50789...
