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 US dollar edged higher in holiday-thinned trading on Tuesday. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of other currencies, gained 0.03% and finished at 97.69. LME base metals closed mixed while the SHFE complex mostly increased. LME aluminium added 0.64%and SHFE aluminium climbed 0.25%. Three-month LME aluminium continued to move rangebound and gained 0.64% on the day to finish at US$1,819 per tonne. As on December 24, Tuesday, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1790 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1790.50 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1814 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 1816 per tonne; Dec 20 bid price stands at US$ 1868 per tonne, and Dec 20 offer price stands at US$ 1873 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening...
On the day of Merry Christmas, the A00 aluminium ingot price in China has been found extending its growth by RMB 100 per tonne to stand at RMB 14,580 per tonne, found Shanghai Metals Market. This marks the second consecutive rise after a slight fall on December 23, from RMB 14,450 per tonne to RMB 14,440 per tonne. The average prices today are expected to range between RMB 14,560 per tonne and RMB 14,600 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a premium price of RMB 130-170 per tonne. Among the major cities, Foshan has seen a phenomenal growth of RMB 210 per tonne to RMB 14,700 per tonne, followed by Chongqing and Shenyang, where the price has increased by RMB 140 per tonne to RMB 14,620 per tonne and RMB 14,535 per tonne, respectively. While in Gongyi, Linyi, and Wuxi, the ingot...
According to a recent report, a full-scale safety mock drill was held at the alumina refinery of Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL) on Monday, December 23, complying with the decision of the District Crisis Group (DCG). Drill happens at a regular interval at UAIL for preparing employees for the emergency and various industrial crises and also for training them to avoid and escape from any hazardous industrial accidents. The drill on Monday was supervised by the members of DCG and Factory and Broiler Assistant Director Ranjit Naik, Rayagada District Fire Office K Somani, J.K Paper Mills MD Avesh, DK Samal, RR Biswal and Doraguda PS ASI AK Khillo. The unit head and president N Nagesh said drill any kind of feedback about the mock drill would be taken from the external team for...
North America’s primary aluminium production dropped by 2.2% year-on-year and 1.58% month-on-month to 311,000 tonnes in November 2019. The output in the first eleven months of 2019 stood 1.16% higher than the same period last year. Aluminium production totalled 3.485 million tonnes, from 3.445 million tonnes, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). Aluminium production in North America came in at 3.774 million tonnes in 2018, IAI data showed. South America’s primary aluminium production increased by 6.74% year-on-year to 95,000 tonnes in November. On a month-on-month comparison, the output dropped by 5.94% from 101,000 tonnes in October. Primary aluminium production declined from 1.072 million tonnes in January-November 2018 to 983,000 tonnes in...
Rocktree Consulting, a leading provider of marine dry-bulk cargo handling and delivery solutions, has reportedly finished the front-end engineering and design (FEED) of a new floating transhipment terminal for bauxite export from Australia’s Bauxite Hills Mine to China. The terminal is expected to boost Metro Mining’s bauxite export further to 6 million tonnes by 2021. On completion, the terminal will have a maximum loading capacity of 3,000 tonnes of bauxite per hour. It will be 100 metre long, 30 metre wide, and 5.5 metre in draught, and will be used to load vessels with the help of a telescopic ship loader and an array of transhipment systems to transport bauxite. Metro Mining managing director and CEO Simon Finnis said, “The completion of the feasibility study and selection of...
Alumina market recovered from the price volatility of last year, which was driven by 50% capacity cuts in Alunorte alumina refinery, workers strikes in Alcoa refineries and sanctions against Rusal. Australian alumina FOB price, which shot up to US$ 710 per tonne in April 2018, plunged to the lowest at US$ 278.50 per tonne by the end of 2019. Global alumina output for the period from January-October 2019 stood at 110 million tonnes (IAI data), 1.8% more than 108 million tonnes in the same period of 2018. Metallurgical alumina production stood at 103 million tonne. China produced 66.49 million tonnes of alumina in the first eleven months of 2019, an increase of 1.8% from the same period last year. Slow restarting of primary aluminium capacities led to a build-up in alumina stocks in China...
The US exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) stood at 71,500 tonnes in September, a decrease of 6.17% from 76,200 in September 2018. On a month on month comparison, the export volume reduced by 3.64% from August total of 74,200 tonnes, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. Exports of aluminium semi-finished products came in at 668,000 tonnes in the nine months, representing a drop of 16.08% or 128,000 tonnes year-on-year. The US had exported 796,000 tonnes in the first nine months of 2018. The US exports of total aluminium (crude metal and alloys, aluminium semi-finished products and scrap) in September edged higher by 1.67% year-on-year. Exports volume increased from 240,000 tonnes as compared to 244,000...
According to Shanghai Metals Market, all aluminium rod plants in Jiaozuo of China’s top aluminium-producing province Henan are required to halt production, as the city has escalated smog alert to the highest level from 18: 00 CST December 23, 2019. Under the red alert for heavy air pollution, industrial enterprises are asked to cut pollution emission by no less than 30 per cent. When the anti-smog measures will be lifted is, however, still not known. As per another report from SMM yesterday, on December 23, Tangshan has begun to implement level II smog control measures. This comes after the city lifted its last round of anti-smog measures of the same scale last Tuesday, December 17, which lasted for four days. A production cut of at least 50 per cent is imposed on blast furnaces of steel...
After two consecutive cuts, Hindalco Industries Limited has reportedly increased the prices of aluminium ingots, billets and wire rods, with effect from Friday, December 20. From INR 141,500 per tonne, the company's aluminium ingots price has been increased by 1.23 per cent to INR 143,250 per tonne. The prices of aluminium billets and wire rods, on the other hand, have been grown by 1.18 per cent and 1.15 per cent to INR 149,850 per tonne and INR 153,850 per tonne, respectively. As of December 11, the company’s aluminium billets price was INR 148,100 per tonne, while that of wire rods INR 152,100 per tonne. So, the prices of each product have grown by over 1 per cent on December 20. Hindalco generally links the prices of its products with those in international markets. The three-month...
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) achieved historical milestone of 15 million working-hours without Lost Time Injury (LTI) on Saturday 21 December 2019 since operations began in 1971. Alba’s Chairman of the Board of Directors Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa stated: “2019 has been a significant year for Alba in many ways and we are proud to have amassed accolades as we bring this year to a close. We thank our employees and contractors without whom this milestone would not have been possible. We look forward to unfolding a new era in 2020 as Alba becomes a 1.5 million metric tonnes smelter with Line 6 fully on stream.” Alba’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Ali Al Baqali said that the company will remain focussed on Safety first and foremost, Employee Development, Community Development...
The US dollar stood near two-week highs on Monday after positive US economic data was released Friday. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of other currencies, eased 0.02% and finished at 97.66. LME base metals mostly fell while the SHFE complex traded on a mixed note. LME aluminium rose 0.36% and SHFE aluminium gained 0.07%. LME aluminium increased by 0.06 per cent from Friday’s close of US$1770.5 per tonne to end at US$ 1771.5 per tonne on Monday, December 23. As on December 23, Monday, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1771 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1771.50 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1797 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 1802 per tonne; Dec 20 bid price stands at US$ 1855 per tonne, and Dec 20 offer...
After lowering for over two months ranging between RMB 2,624 per tonne and RMB 2,425 per tonne, the average spot price of alumina has recorded a slight rise of RMB 2 per tonne to come in at RMB 2,427 per tonne on December 24, according to Shanghai Metals Market. In the north China, the price has increased by RMB 5 per tonne to RMB 2,425 per tonne, while that in the east and central, and south, the price has remained restrained at RMB 2,420 per tonne and RMB 2,450 per tonne, and RMB 2,520 per tonne, respectively. The imported alumina price and the Australian alumina FOB price have also remained unchanged at RMB 2,500 per tonne and US$ 279 per tonne, respectively. The A00 aluminium ingot price has also registered a growth today, on December 24, of RMB 40 per tonne to RMB 14,480 per tonne,...
According to the United States Aluminium Survey, the country in September imported 105,000 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars, down by 8.69 per cent from 115,000 tonnes in August. In June and July, US imports came in at 131,000 tonnes and 117,000 tonnes, representing the fact that its import volume had been incessantly declining month-on-month. In July, the US aluminium plates, sheets and bars imports dropped by 10.68 per cent M-o-M, while that in August inched down by 1.70 per cent. The United States total aluminium plates, sheets and bars imports in the first nine months of the year totalled at 1.15 million tonnes, compared with 1.05 million tonnes during the same period last year. This represents the total import amount from January to September this year stood down by 9.52...
Emirates Global Aluminium announced that its Al Taweelah alumina refinery in Abu Dhabi produced one million tonnes of alumina since operations started in April. The refinery is now expected to reach sustained production at its nameplate capacity during the first half of 2020. Once fully-ramped up, the output is projected to reach some two million tonnes of alumina per year. Abdulla Kalban, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of EGA, said: “We are pleased with the progress so far at Al Taweelah alumina refinery and we are on track to deliver a world-class ramp-up. Our preparations to operate Al Taweelah alumina refinery safely and efficiently began when the project was still on the drawing board. These plans are being effectively put into action by our operations team of global...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) has certified Jiangsu Dingsheng New Materials Joint-Stock Co., Ltd. against ASI Performance Standard for responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium. The Certification covers re-melting, continuous casting, cold rolling, coating, slitting and oxidation process for the company, which manufactures aluminium alloy sheets, strips and aluminium alloy foils at three locations in China. The ASI Certification covers Jiangsu Dingsheng New Materials Joint-Stock Co.,Ltd (China), Hangzhou Five Star Aluminium Co.,Ltd (China) and Hangzhou Teemful Aluminium Industry Co., Ltd (China). Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at ASI said “ASI warmly congratulates Jiangsu Dingsheng for their successful achievement of ASI Certification, as one of the...
The United States Geological Survey revealed the US aluminium scrap imports in September came in at 47,600 tonnes, up 5.07 per cent from August August. However, in July and August, the country’s aluminium scrap imports declined month-on-month. The United States scrap import volume in June was 54,200 tonnes, which in July inched down by 4.24 per cent to 51,900 tonnes. The amount of import further dropped to 45,300 tonnes in August, recording a decline of 13 per cent. Until September, the United States aluminium scrap imports totalled at 458,000 tonnes, compared with 532,000 tonnes during January-September 2018. This marks a year-on-year decrease of 14 per cent in the United States total aluminium scrap imports from January to September 2019. In September 2018, the United States had...
The benchmark alumina price according to Fastmarkets MB alumina index fob Australia will remain steady around US$280 per tonne at the end of the week despite Hydro’s announcement on Thursday December 19 about 50-70% production cut at its Alunorte alumina refinery for a temporary period. Australian Alumina FOB Price, according to Shanghai Metals Market stands unchanged at US$ 278.50 per tonne. The highest in the year was US$ 422 per tonne in April and it has been constantly falling due to an oversupplied market. Average imported alumina price in China also stands unchanged at US$356 per tonne. Imported alumina prices are constantly on a downward curve and stood at US$363 per tonne in the beginning of December. Hydro cut production at its Brazil Alunorte refinery on Thursday after power cut...
Global primary aluminium production stood at 5.193 million tonnes in November, with a year-on-year drop of 2.52%, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) on Friday, 20 December 2019. On a month-on-month comparison, aluminium production declined by 2.92% from 5.349 million tonnes. Aluminium production totalled 58.189 million tonnes in the first eleven months of 2019, slightly down by 1.11% from 58.840 million tonnes in the first eleven months of 2018. In Asia ex-China, aluminium production declined by 0.55% year-on-year and 2.97% month-on-month to 359,000 tonnes in November. Output in January-November amounted to 4 million tonnes, unchanged from January-November 2018’s production. In the Middle East, primary aluminium production stood at 481,000...
