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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The European Commission released the long-awaited Green Deal last December, which is presented as the EU’s new growth strategy for a climate-neutral, competitive, circular and socially just economy by mid-century. The aluminium industry is prepared to contribute to the intense transformation which Europe will have to experience to achieve these ambitions. In Europe aluminium is made, transformed and recycled. It is considered as the world’s most used non-ferrous metal due to its distinctive properties and functionality and it’s circular by nature. The demand for aluminium is expected to grow in Europe as it is becoming the material of choice for clean technology producers in applications like renewable energy, batteries, electricity systems, energy-efficient buildings, and sustainable...
The five primary aluminium producers in the GCC region produced a total of 5,771,854 tonnes of primary aluminium in 2019, according to Gulf Aluminium Council. That was up 6.72% or 363,600 tonnes year-on-year. The high-quality aluminium was shipped to the local as well as the international market. The increase was mainly due to the new line 6 expansion at Aluminium Bahrain. The top five aluminium producers in the GCC are: Emirates Global Aluminium(EGA) Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) Qatar Aluminium (Qatalum) Sohar Aluminium Maa’den The primary and downstream aluminium producers in the GCC contributes around 10% of the world aluminium demand exporting 60% of its production to more than 65 countries around the world. The GAC is a coordinating body that represents, promotes and protects the...
National Aluminium Company Limited, the Navratna CPSE under Ministry of Mines, has reportedly cut its aluminium ingots prices by nearly 2 per cent, after hiking them three times in a row. The prices are now ranging between INR 150,350 per tonne and RMB 153,850 per tonne, compared to INR 152,850 – 156,350 per tonne after being hiked by 2 per cent. <iframe width="550" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oYtvY2wWiAs" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> As considered most of the aluminium producers link their products prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on London Metal Exchange, which had been down nearly 2% so far this month, NALCO has also cut its ingot prices by almost 2 per cent....
A New Zealand firm promises its Potline technology could rescue Rio Tinto to keep Tiwai Point open, support the Government to cut carbon emissions and help Meridian's bottom line. The distressed aluminium smelter uses about 12% of New Zealand's electricity every year, pays tens of millions of dollars every year for electricity infrastructure, while it doesn't use and employs even 1, 000 Kiwis. In late October’19, its multinational owners, Rio Tinto, declared a strategic review of Tiwai. The Kiwi firm Energia Potior, who has been hired to execute the EnPot at a smelter in Germany and coming up with a smelter in Australia, states that it has a solution to everyone's problems, addressing Meridian’s power needs, the Government’s decarbonisation goals and Rio Tinto’s concerns about...
According to a recent report, Novelis is in talks to extend the closure of its planned acquisition of US aluminium products maker Aleris Corporation by three months, as securing regulatory approvals delayed. In November 2019, a report stated that the company was expecting to close the purchase deal by January 21, 2020. Although China has cleared the deal, authorities in the US are still critically examining it. In September last year, the US Justice Department had filed a lawsuit as well, citing that this acquisition may create a monopoly in the North American market for rolled aluminium sheet for automotive applications. A Moody’s note on the 13 th of January also sounded pessimistic about the closure of the deal on scheduled date. “The EU has advised it needs additional time to review...
The expected import for alumina has shown de-growth of 6% for South Africa which is accounted to 2.42 million tonnes for 2020, in comparison to 2.58 million tonnes in 2019. South Africa is not a major producer of aluminium in the African region. Guinea, Mozambique and Ghana are the leading producers of aluminium in this region. South Africa, meanwhile, does not mine bauxite nor refine alumina. The South African aluminium industry has undergone a contraction in terms of both value and volume and has raised the value of USD 1.96 billion as in 2018. The volume of alumina import has shown some significant upward trend from 2016-18 (2016 – 2.52 million tonnes, 2017 – 2.78 million tonnes and 2018 – 2.84 million tonnes). There has been a consecutive growth of 10.31% in 2017 compared to 2016 and...
Hindalco, with effect from Saturday, January 11, has reduced the prices of its aluminium ingots, billets, and wire rods by more than 1%, marking the second consecutive price cut in a week. While the aluminium ingot price has been reduced by 1.2 per cent from INR 145,500 per tonne on January 9 to INR 143,750 per tonne on January 11, the price of the aluminium billet is cut by 1.15 per cent from INR 152,100 per tonne to INR 150,350 per tonne. The aluminium wire rod price is now standing at INR 154,350 per tonne after being cut by over 1 per cent from INR 156,100 per tonne. <iframe width="550" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fna0mGbz_Tk" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> Vedanta Limited...
A00 aluminium ingot price edged lower by RMB 100 per tonne or 0.70 per cent to stand at RMB 14200 per tonne on Wednesday, 15 January 2020, from Tuesday’s price of RMB 14300 per tonne. This marked the third consecutive fall in aluminium ingot price. The price is expected to range at RMB 14180-14220 per tonne. Spot aluminium contract is likely to be traded at a discount of RMB 310 per tonne to a premium of RMB 270 per tonne. In Foshan and Wuxi, the price fell by RMB 70 per tonne and RMB 90 per tonne to stand at RMB 14210 per tonne and RMB 14150 per tonne on January 15. Their average prices are expected to range within RMB 14190-14230 per tonne and RMB 14140-14160 per tonne. Aluminium prices in Hangzhou and Chongqing came in at RMB 14160 per tonne and RMB 14240 per tonne, down RMB 90 per...
Lindian secured their interest in the Gaoual project, Guinea in April after signing an agreement with KB Bauxite Guinea SARLU and its sole shareholder Guinea Bauxite Pty Ltd. Lindian Resources initiated drilling at two locations where the land has been sanctioned for Gaoual Bauxite Project, West Africa. The presence of premium-grade conglomerate bauxite occurrence has been confirmed. The first two holes which were drilled in alignment with the Bouba Plateaux in Guinea were strategically planned to deliver primary support for the validation of the occurrence at depth as well as grade confirmation of samples using a portable X-ray fluorescent (XRF) reader. The digging of the holes could not be completed due to some mechanical errors with the rig. The indicative average grade for each was...
The US dollar held steady against a basket its rivals on Tuesday, while sterling was the weakest performer after tepid growth increased the likelihood that the Bank of England will cut interest rates this month. Three-month LME aluminium retreated to its lowest in more than a week at US$ 1,788.5 per tonne in European trading hours, before it recovered some ground to close the trading day 0.77 per cent weaker at US$ 1,798 per tonne. LME aluminium gave back all the gains from the previous two days, as was expected to trade between US$ 1,780 per tonne and US$ 1,810/ per tonne on January 14. LME aluminium cash (bid) price, on January 14, came in at US$ 1767 per tonne, while LME official settlement price at US$ 1767.5 per tonne. 3-months bid price rose to US$ 1796 per tonne and 3-months offer...
Audubon Metals LLC, located in Henderson, Kentucky, has reportedly selected the city of Corsicana in Texas for building its second aluminium scrap sorting and aluminium alloys production facility. This project is Audubon’s old plan. In 2016, the company had negotiated with Bexar County in Texas to set up the plant there. However, according to the recent report, Audubon has now reached an agreement with officials in Corsicana and Navarro County, Texas, to build the facility there by investing $50 million. Audubon President Brian Hawkes said that as per the agreement, the 95-acre facility is to be located at Highway 31 Industrial Park in Corsicana, employing approximately 100 personnel. Although sever permits are yet to be obtained for building the facility but if construction proceeds as...
The Odisha High court decision that allowed Vedanta to take part in the tenders for the sale of its surplus alumina was challenged by Nalco. During the time, the lower court had welcomed Vedanta’s argument that it was competent to take part in the tenders as it operated from an export-oriented zone. Vedanta Ltd. was allowed by the Supreme Court of India to bid for alumina sale tenders by state-run National Aluminium Company, delivering some relief to Anil Agarwal’s aluminium unit that is seeking to boost supplies of the raw material. Vedanta’s foreign units can bid for Nalco’s alumina tenders meant for exports and if Vedanta’s bid is affluent, the company can use the raw material at its Jharsuguda plant in the eastern state of Odisha after picking it up from Visakhapatnam port as...
China’s new-vehicle market contracted in 2019 for the second consecutive year as weak economy and prolonged trade war with the United States continued to supress demand. According to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new-vehicle sales declined 8.2 per cent to just below 25.8 million units. Sales of new car and light truck as well as of commercial vehicles, including buses and trucks, also fell by 9.6 per cent and 11 per cent respectively to below 21.5 million units and 4.3 million tonnes in the whole year of 2019, CAAM showed. Shi Jianhua, a senior official at CAAM, commented, "We have moved away from the high-speed development stage. We have to accept the reality of low-speed development." He added, "We had high-speed growth for a consecutive 28 years, which was...
Bosai Minerals Group Guyana Inc. (BMGGI), has assured to carry out an ultra-dynamic dust collection measures. The residents of Linden are poised to enjoy extra relief from the dust pollution caused by the Chinese bauxite mining company. This is according to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director-General, Vincent Adams, who communicated that while the EPA acknowledges that Bosai has put much effort and resources into mitigating dust pollution over the years, it is not yet enough. Adams has also told that the implementation of monitoring mechanisms, to ensure that emissions meet prescribed standards, will accompany the additional measures to combat dust pollution.
Guinea’s bauxite-aluminum industry is undergoing a significant expansion of investment, concession agreements, and in-country mining and refining operations. Emirates Global Aluminium's Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) project is likely to boost the industry further, being one of the largest Greenfield investments in Guinea in the last 40 years, involving US$1.4 billion for the development. In August 2019, the first bauxite ore exports from GAC had taken place, marking the completion of EGA’s strategic upstream expansion in the aluminium value chain. So, with all these new investments and expansions in Guinea, the country is more likely to record a growth in bauxite exports. According to the international trade data, Guinea in 2020 is expected to export 66.15 million tonnes, up 3 per cent...
Jupiter Aluminum Corporation has become the first facility in the United States to achieve Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Certification. The company’s Hammond, Indiana, USA facility has received Certification demonstrating its commitment to environmental, social and governance performance. The facility melts scrap aluminium to produce common alloy coils for North American markets. The ASI Certification program is the only comprehensive voluntary sustainability standard initiative for the aluminium value chain. The independent, third-party audit of the Jupiter Aluminum facility was carried out by DNV GL. Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer of ASI said: “We are delighted to congratulate Jupiter Aluminum Corporation on their ASI Certification, the first to be achieved...
Altech Chemicals Limited, the company who is aiming to become one of the leading suppliers of high purity alumina, has announced its accomplishment of the drilling program at its 100% owned Kerrigan kaolin project in Western Australia. The Kerrigan project is situated at 20kms south of the central wheat belt town of Hyden, Western Australia and spreads over an area that is approximately 230km². The drilling program was composed of 27 air core holes for a total of 765 meters. All holes were drilled vertically with an average depth of 28 meters; samples were collected at one-meter intervals. Although Altech’s flagship Meckering kaolin deposit will deliver raw materials for its Johor HPA plant, Malaysia, as Kerrigan hosts a high-quality kaolin deposit. The completed drilling program is...
According to a recent report, Vedanta Limited, Jharsugda’s Special Economic Zone unit (Plant 2) has received the coveted certification of ISO 50001:2011 (Energy Management System), with effect from December 19, for energy-efficient production and supply of primary aluminium, aluminium ingots, and wire rods and billets. ISO 50001 encourages and supports organizations in all sectors to use energy more efficiently through the development of an energy management system (EnMS). On receiving the certification, Mr. CN Singh, CEO – Vedanta Ltd., Jharsuguda said, “As India’s largest producer of primary aluminium, we work diligently to ensure that our operations strive for global benchmarks in sustainability indices. The ISO 50001 certification is a testimony to the company’s vision to create and...
