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 A00 aluminium ingot price in China has recorded a sweeping growth today, on December 18, of RMB 240 per tonne to stand at RMB 14,360 per tonne, found Shanghai Metals Market. This is the second highest growth this year after the increase of RMB 300 per tonne on August 12, from RMB 13,950 per tonne to RMB 14,250 per tonne and the second consecutive rise after three days of decline during December 11-16 from RMB 14,130 per tonne to RMB 13,970 per tonne. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 14,340 per tonne and RMB 14,380 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a premium price of RMB 130-170 per tonne. Gongyi has seen the highest growth today in A00 aluminium ingot price of RMB 270 per tonne to RMB 14,345 per tonne, followed by Tianjin, where the price has increased...
China’s production of alumina stood at 5.67 million tonnes in November, with a year-on-year drop of 9.7 per cent, showed the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). China produced 66.49 million tonnes of alumina in the first eleven months of 2019, a drop of 0.7 per cent from the same period last year. Alumina production increased by 4.4 per cent in the first ten months of this year. NBS data also showed that China’s primary aluminium production declined 3.2 per cent from a year ago to 2.9 million tonnes in November. Aluminium production in the first eleven months of 2019 totalled 32.13 million tonnes, down 0.6 per cent from the same period last year. The World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS) reported on Tuesday that the world primary aluminium market saw a deficit of...
Abdulla Jassem Kalban and Abdulnasser Ibrahim Saif Bin Kalban is reportedly becoming Emirates Global Aluminium's new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, with effect from January 2020. Such was the announcement made by the Board of EGA on Wednesday, December 18. Abdulla Jassem Kalban, as Managing Director, will be responsible for the achievement of strategic objectives and will remain a Board Member of EGA, while Abdulnasser Ibrahim Saif Bin Kalban, as Chief Executive Officer, will be responsible to look after EGA’s ongoing operations and business and will report to the Managing Director. Abdulla Kalban said: “My new responsibilities allow me to focus fully on EGA’s long-term direction, to further strengthen our position as a global aluminium industry leader. Abdulnasser is a...
Britvic has announced new carbon emissions reduction targets to tackle climate change. The company has planned to switch to aluminium cans to reduce carbon emissions. These new targets have been verified by the Science Based Target initiatives (SBTi). The company expects to reach its goal of a 50 per cent reduction in emissions from its operations by 2025. Britvic also targets to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Britvic becomes the first UK soft drinks company to have an approved 1.5°C target. To achieve its targets, the company is making strategic and meaningful changes to operations, such as installing biomass boilers to power its manufacturing and switching packaging from steel to aluminium cans, Britvic said. Britvic has also announced plans to cut emissions by 35 per cent across...
Like every other year, 2019 has also witnessed some increase and decrease in aluminium upstream as well as downstream trades across the globe, in tandem with the rise and fall in production, demand, consumption. For instance, while the imports of bauxite by China during January-October rose 18.4 per cent year-on-year, the country’s exports of unwrought aluminium and aluminium products fell 0.3 per cent over the year. On the other hand, aluminium scrap imports to India increased by 22 per cent this year between April and October, as a result of China’s curbs on the metal scrap from the US. The international trades are also affected by several other factors such as changes in policies or new trading strategies implemented by one country on the other. In this article, we have listed some of...
According to the United States Geological Survey, the country in the first month of Q4 2019 (September) exported 155,000 tonnes, down 6.06 per cent from 165,000 tonnes in August 2019. The export volume in August was, however, higher month-on-month by 8.5 per cent from 152,000 tonnes in July. In June, as the United States’ aluminium scrap export volume was 159,000 tonnes, the export in July saw a drop of 4.4 per cent. The above data represents the fact that since July, the United States’ aluminium scrap exports have been seeing declines in alternate months. Year-on-year, the country’s total exports in September 2019 were up by 9.92 per cent from 141,000 tonnes. Also, the total scrap exports from January to September came in higher this year from 1.25 million tonnes during the same period...
According to Indian media report, the district administration of Koraput in Odisha, India would conduct an important public hearing on the proposed bauxite mining by Nalco in Pottangi block today. The public hearing on bauxite mining will allow villagers of the area around Pottangi block to put up their views. The hearing will take place at the stadium ground and the administration has invited villagers of Khudi and Sorispadar panchayats under Semiliguda and Kotia, Pottangi, Maliput and Nuagam in Pottangi block for the occasion. The results of the meeting will decide the future course for bauxite mining in Pottangi. Nalco, one of the lowest cost bauxite and alumina producers has been exploring bauxite from Panchapatamali mines in Damanjodi since the last 38 years. Nalco had proposed the...
According to the latest report from United States Geological Survey for aluminium, total aluminium recovered from scrap (recovery from purchased, tolled, or imported scrap) in September 2019 stood at 284,000 tonne, slightly less than the amount in August 2019. The volume is 9% less than the amount in September 2018, and 6% less than that in September 2017. Of this, 159,000 tonnes of aluminium were recovered from new scrap and 125,000 tonnes were recovered from old scrap. For the first nine months of 2019, total aluminium recovery from scrap stood at about 2.56 million tonnes, down 8.5% from 2.8 million tonnes in the same period of 2018. Of this, 1.4 million tonnes of aluminium were recovered from new scrap and 1.14 million tonnes were recovered from old scrap. Aluminium recovered from...
Alcoa Corporation will permanently close its Point Comfort alumina refinery in Texas, which has been idled since 2016. The refinery, which had 2.3 million tonnes of annual alumina capacity, is a part of Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals (AWAC), a group of companies owned 60 percent by Alcoa and 40 percent by Alumina Limited. Alcoa President and Chief Executive Officer Roy Harvey said: “We operate one of the world’s largest alumina refining systems, and we are committed to maintaining our strong, first-quartile position. While this decision is difficult because of the long history of operations in Point Comfort, we must eliminate unprofitable capacity and continue to improve our Company for the long term.” In October, the company announced that it was conducting a review of its global...
Liberty House Chairman Sanjeev Gupta is reportedly considering buying the Portland aluminium smelter in Victoria, in an attempt to save the Australian facility from likely closure. The fate of one of Alcoa’s worst-performing smelters has been under a cloud for months, as the high cost of electricity threatened its future viability. In October, the company had announced its plans to sell up to $1 billion assets as well as closures of facilities around the world, in a bid to boost its bottom line and cut greenhouse gas emissions. Gupta’s Liberty House Group has been in preliminary discussions with Alcoa and other stakeholders, including the Victorian government, over the last few weeks about the purchase of the plant, as part of a global expansion in the aluminium sector. The Liberty House...
The US dollar extended decline and hit the lowest in nearly five months as a lack of detail about the preliminary US-China trade deal appeared to fuel the market doubts. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of other currencies, slipped 0.16% and ended at 97.04. LME base metals mostly increased while the SHFE complex traded mixed. LME aluminium gained 0.65%. SHFE aluminium lost 0.11%. Three-month LME aluminium regained losses from the early session, hitting a high of US$1,784 per tonne and finished 0.65% higher on the day at US$1,776 per tonne, with investors cutting their short position. LME aluminium is seen trading at US$1,750-1,800 per tonne today. As on December 16, Monday, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1762.50 per tonne, LME official settlement...
A00 aluminium ingot price edged higher by RMB 150 per tonne or 1.07 per cent to stand at RMB 14120 per tonne on Tuesday, 17 December 2019, from Monday’s price of RMB 13970 per tonne on December 16. The price is expected to range at RMB 14100-14140 per tonne. Spot aluminium contract is likely to be traded at a premium of RMB 80-120 per tonne. Source: Shanghai Metals Maket In Foshan and Wuxi, aluminium ingot price climbed by RMB 120 per tonne and RMB 130 per tonne to stand at RMB 14120 per tonne and RMB 14140 per tonne. Their average prices are expected to range within RMB 14100-14140 per tonne and RMB 14130-14150 per tonne. Hangzhou price came in at RMB 14150 per tonne and is expected to range at RMB 14140-14160 per tonne. Aluminium ingot prices in Shenyang, Tianjin, Linyi and Gongyi stood...
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China’s primary aluminium production declined 3.2 per cent from a year ago to 2.9 million tonnes in November, marking the fifth straight month of year-on-year declines. The total production of aluminium in the first 11 months of 2019 totalled at 32.13 million tonnes, down 0.6 per cent from the same period last year. In October 2019, China’s primary aluminium production was 2.88 million tonnes after declining by 1.8 per cent from a year ago and 0.7 per cent from a month. This represents the fact that the world’s top aluminium maker’s production in November saw a marginal growth of 0.69 per cent month-on-month. Output until October was up by 0.7 per cent year-on-year. NBS data also showed China’s production of 10 nonferrous metals, including...
Aluminium Association of Canada announced through a press release that Canadian aluminium industry will work with the governments of Canada and the United States to implement the benefits offered by Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).They also considered the new trade agreement as an important step towards a sustainable future for their world-class aluminium industry. “CUSMA will help strengthen Canada’s relationship with its main trading partner, the United States,” said Jean Simard, President and CEO of the Aluminium Association of Canada. “The agreement will bring significant benefits to the Canadian economy as a whole and to our industry.” Canada is a key aluminium supplier in the global sector with 90% of its aluminium production shipped outside. Canada reiterated its...
According to a recent report, Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) announced today, on December 16, that it would lodge a mining lease application early next year and if approved, it would ship unrefined bauxite produced at Binjour bauxite project from the port of Bundaberg in bulk tonnages. “A mining lease application will be lodged in early 2020, commencing with pre-lodgement discussions with government departments as soon as practicable,” the company said. Australian Bauxite has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Port of Bundaberg to investigate the opportunity to export bauxite in bulk tonnages through the port. ABL considers its Binjour bauxite project to be the best source of gibbsite-trihydrate (THA) metallurgical grade bauxite in Queensland, which is ideal for...
As shown by the latest US Geological Survey data on bauxite and alumina imports in the third quarter of 2019, the United States imported 929,000 tonnes of crude and dried bauxite, less 10% per cent from Q2 2019 and 5 per cent from the same period last year. The volume is slightly more than those in the third quarter of 2018. With this, the US' total bauxite imports in the first three quarters of 2019 stood at 2.7 million tonnes. Jamaica (75%), Brazil (17%), and Guinea (6%) were the leading sources of crude and dried bauxite imports in the third quarter of 2019. According to the data, Jamaica supplied 696,000 tonnes, while Brazil supplied 157,000 tonnes in Q3 2019. Imports of alumina during Q3 2019 were 479,000 tonnes, 30% more than the revised amount in the Q2 2019, 8% more than those in...
Rio Tinto has reportedly expanded the ASI Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Standard Certifications to its Amrun and Weipa bauxite mines, Yarwun alumina refinery, and the Bell Bay and NZAS aluminium smelters in Australia and New Zealand. So, the company is now committed to offering more responsibly produced aluminium, using predominantly hydro-powered electricity. To strengthen the company’s offering of aluminium throughout the global supply chain, the certification is extended to Canadian casthouses as well. The ASI Performance Standard defines environmental, social and governance principles and criteria, with the aim to address sustainability issues in the aluminium value chain. In 2018, Rio Tinto had become the first aluminium producer to offer ASI certified aluminium through a...
The US dollar edged lower against a basket of currencies last Friday on news of a preliminary China-US trade deal and an election victory for Britain’s Brexit-backing Conservative Party. LME base metals and the SHFE complex closed mostly lower. LME aluminium fell 0.4% and SHFE aluminium dropped 0.07%. Three-month LME aluminium trimmed gains after climbing to a high of US$1,782 per tonne, ending down 0.4% on the day at US$1,764.5 per tonne, amid volatile macroeconomic development. The contract is likely to trade between US$1,740-1,800 per tonne. As on December 13, Friday, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1762.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1763.50 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1774 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 1774.50 per tonne;...
