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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A00 aluminium ingot price started the week higher at RMB 14060 per tonne on Monday, November 25, up RMB 10 per tonne or 0.07 per cent from Friday. But the price witnessed a downward movement in the next two days. The aluminium price stood at RMB 13990 per tonne and RMB 13950 per tonne on November 26 and November 27. The price ended the week higher at RMB 13990 per tonne, up RMB 30 per tonne from its previous price. Source: Shanghai Metals Market As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, the social inventory of primary aluminium continued to decline in the week to Thursday November 28. Primary aluminium stocks across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, dropped by 44,000 tonnes from a week ago to 755,000 tonnes as of Thursday, after a decline of 35,000 tonnes in the...
PSA Group will start offering electrified versions of all new and retooled gasoline models in 2020, to be built at Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile. This is driven by the government’s push towards electrification. The first one to go on sale will be its next-generation Peugeot-badged 2008 with both a gasoline and battery version. According to PSA’s local partner Dongfeng Motor Group, the next-generation gasoline Peugeot-badged 2008 will become the first to go on sale, along with a battery version. This will be followed by the plug-in hybrid and gasoline variants for the retooled crossovers Peugeot 4008 and Citroen C5 Aircross. Dongfeng also said that the entire range of PSA Peugeot Citroen will be offered with an electrified version by 2023. Peugeot Citroen Dongfeng is a 50-50 JV...
Hydro has received the sustainability award from the Luxembourg business federation FEDIL. Hydro aluminium recycling facility in Clervaux, Luxembourg has won a national business and industry award for outstanding performance in environment and climate protection. Carole Dieschbourg, Luxembourg Minister for Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development has presented the award to Hydro. The national award highlighted the aluminium facility’s production of low-carbon aluminium. “The minister emphasized that Clervaux’s efforts, especially with production of CIRCAL 75R aluminium extrusion ingot, which is guaranteed to contain at least 75% post-consumer, recycled aluminium, fit perfectly with the country’s priority to develop a circular economy and deliver on climate issues,” according to...
Rusal-owned Aughinish alumina refinery, which started with 800,000 tonnes per year capacity and now produces 1.9 million tonnes, alone makes Ireland a significant hub for alumina production. Said so, Ireland is the main alumina refining hub in entire Europe and therefore, a major bauxite importer after China, USA, and Ukraine. Since 2006, the country has been featuring as one of the world's top five bauxite importing countries, with the estimated import volume of 4.81 million tonnes in 2017 and 4.61 million tonnes in 2018, according to the international trade data. This represents that the import volume in 2018 was down by 4.15 per cent year on year. However, in 2019, the bauxite import by Ireland is expected to stand higher than the preceding year by about 3.03 per cent to 4.75 million...
Two major Indian producers Hindalco and Nalco have raised aluminium prices in the domestic market following the rise in global aluminium price on London Metal Exchange. After cutting prices of aluminium products three times in a row, Hindalco Industries Ltd has increased the prices of its aluminium ingots, wire rods, and billets by more than 1% with effect from November 28. The price for Hindalco aluminium now stands at INR 144,000-154,600 per tonne. The Indian producers generally link prices of its products to the three-month futures of aluminium on London Metal Exchange. So far this quarter, the three-month futures of aluminium are up nearly 4% on the London Metal Exchange. Shares of Hindalco Industries closed at INR 204.10 on the National Stock Exchange. Similarly, National Aluminium...
A report from Shanghai Metals Market said that Shandong Weiqiao Aluminium and Electricity, a subsidiary of China Hongqiao Group, would move 2.03 million tonnes of capacity from Binzhou of east China’s Shandong province to south China’s Yunnan. The news was confirmed from an official notice on Weiqiao’s capacity swap by Shandong’s department of industry and information technology on Thursday, November 28. A number of Chinese aluminium producers, including Aluminum Corp of China and Henan Shenhuo, have been focusing on Yunnan, because of the easy access to cleaner hydropower for the energy-intensive smelting process, for which Chinese aluminium producers use coal powered electricity. An earlier news report said China Hongqiao Group was planning to set up a “green aluminium” industrial park...
The US dollar edged down but held in its recent range on Thursday against a basket of other currencies as investors monitored friction between the US and China over the Hong Kong protests. LME base metals closed lower on Thursday and aluminium shed 0.8%. The SHFE complex performed similarly overnight. A higher aluminium LME inventory and anticipation of capacity expansion in china checked LME aluminium’s upward momentum. LME Three-month LME aluminium fell 0.76% to US$1,758.5 per tonne on Thursday, and is expected to hover between US$1,755-1,770 per tonne today. As on November 28, Thursday, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1764.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1765 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1756 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$...
A00 aluminium ingot price stood RMB30 per tonne or 0.21 per cent higher on Friday, 29 November 2019. Aluminium price increased to RMB13990 per tonne, from its previous price of RMB13960 per tonne on November 28. The price is expected to move within a range of RMB 13970-14010 per tonne. Spot aluminium price is likely to be traded at a premium of RMB 60-100 per tonne. Source: Shanghai Metals Market In Foshan and Chongqing, aluminium ingot prices were up by RMB 30 per tonne each to stand at RMB 13940 per tonne and RMB 13980 per tonne. Their average price is likely to range within RMB 13920-13960 per tonne and RMB 13960-14000 per tonne. The prices in Wuxi and Hangzhou stood at RMB 13990 per tonne and RMB 14035 per tonne, up RMB 35 per tonne each. Their average price is expected to range...
After two consecutive cuts, Vedanta Limited reportedly increased the prices of aluminium ingots by more than 1 per cent, with effect from Thursday, November 28. Thus, the ingots price now range between INR 142,500 per tonne and 155,500 per tonne. Companies generally link prices of their products to the London Metal Exchange’s three-month aluminium futures, which are up nearly 4 per cent in the current quarter. In August and September, aluminium prices on the LME were down. The aluminium vertical contributed around one-third to Vedanta’s consolidated sales in the September quarter . The net sales of Vedanta were INR 21,739 crore, after dropping by 3 per cent from INR 22,432 crore in the same period last year. Vedanta is present in the aluminium segment through its 51 per cent stake in...
QuesTek Innovations LLC, a US based leading Integrated Computational Materials Engineering company has developed a new aluminium alloy for additive manufacturing. The alloy is capable of high-strength performance at 200 to 300 degrees C in the as-built condition. According to the company it is the first aluminium alloy powder capable of meeting those requirements without the need for heat treatment. The new aluminium alloy will help in printing lightweight precision components like heat exchanger parts requiring internal cooling channels, which are not possible with conventional manufacturing method. Commenting on the development, Greg Olson, QuesTek chief science officer, said, “The accelerated design and development of a printable aluminum alloy capable of meeting so many current needs...
Press Metal Aluminium in its third-quarter financial report, ended on September 30, 2019, announced that its revenue stood at 2.12 billion RGT, after falling by 11 per cent year on year. In Q3 2018, the company’s revenue had totalled at 2.37 billion RGT. In the report, the company also revealed that in the first nine months of 2019 (January-September), it generated total revenue of 6.42 billion RGT, down 7.4 per cent from 6.93 billion RGT in Q3 2018. The net profit also dropped by 25.2 per cent year on year from 162.5 billion RGT to 121.5 billion RGT. The total net profit during January-September recorded a decrease too by 28.3 per cent year on year. From 473.6 billion RGT in the first nine months of 2018, the net profit during the same period of 2019 came in at 339.5 billion RGT. Basic...
Gränges, a global leader in aluminium engineering, manufacturing and innovation, has reportedly agreed to buy Polish aluminium producer Aluminium Konin for 2.3 billion Swedish crowns ($239 million). The news came after the company announced on Thursday, November 28, while also saying that this deal will help them expand presence in Europe and boost position in growth areas such as materials for electric vehicles. At present, the deal is subject to approval by competition authorities, but is expected to close in the second quarter of 2020. According to the report, the deal values Aluminium Konin at 6.9 times its annual earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). Gränges CEO Johan Menckel said, "Aluminium Konin contributes with technically advanced operations,...
China’s ability to move faster with the infrastructure deals gives the country an edge in African infrastructure investment over the U.S., European and Japanese rivals. As the first installment of US$649 million financing has arrived, Ghana is moving fast to build the infrastructure projects promised as part of the bauxite deal with Chinese construction conglomerate Sinohydro. According to the agreement Ghana would sell 5% of its bauxite reserves in exchange for US$2 billion fund for infrastructure development. Beijing will finance $2 billion worth of rail, road and bridge networks in Ghana. Within 18 months of the beginning of negotiation process for this bauxite deal, road construction process has begun for nationwide road construction projects. Projects under phase one have been...
According to a Platts report Rio Tinto Aluminium issued a force majeure declaration on aluminium shipments out of Canada, caused by a weeklong strike which was affecting shipments via Canadian National Railways. The strike, which began on November 19 is likely to come to an end as a tentative agreement was signed between CN and the Teamsters union to end the strike amicably. “this work stoppage is impacting all railcars traveling on … CN’s main lines in Canada,” according to a Rio Tinto Aluminum customer letter, signed by Dany Cloutier, manager, remelt ingot sales, Sales & Marketing – North America, and obtained by S&P Global Platts. “This event, which is beyond our reasonable control, if prolonged, may cause significant operational difficulties at our Canadian facilities, and is...
Turkey’s bauxite exports have been logging year-on-year growth over the last three years. The country grew its bauxite exports from 352570 tonnes in 2016 to 1.84 million tonnes in 2018 (estimated). Bauxite exports from Turkey are expected to continue their upward trend in 2019. {newsStudioGallery} The top destinations of Turkey's bauxite exports in 2018 were the USA, Canada, China, Mexico, Germany, Croatia, Spain, Ukraine and Greece among others. According to recent estimates, in 2016, Turkey exported 352570 tonnes of bauxite, which inched up 84.58 per cent or 298196 tonnes to stand at 650766 tonnes in 2017. In 2018, the volume further climbed to reach 1.18 million tonnes of bauxite, an increase of 82.33 per cent from 2017 and 236.55 per cent from 2016. In 2019, the country is estimated...
To sum up 2019 with a boost in production, the UK-based fast-growing die casting foundries Midland Pressure Diecasting Limited (MPD) has invested £250,000 in the installation of a new fully automatic aluminium diecasting machine at its Willenhall facility. This new investment is reportedly expected to enhance the efficiency of the facility by creating an additional 20 per cent capacity and generate new jobs locally. Plant investment is an area which the company always gives a higher preference as part of the ambitious expansion plans. They also encourage their employees to present new ideas for improvement projects and spending suggestions. Ash Suman, Managing Director at Midland Pressure Diecasting, said: “We are always looking at company improvements, whether via investments into plant,...
Canyon Resources, which is planning to develop its Minim Martap Bauxite Project in Cameroon in two stages, has recently released a scoping study supporting a simple and effective stage one mining operation. The scoping study reveals that stage one would be a self-supporting bauxite mining operation with a simple, low cost and fast track shipping to market using the existing rail and port facilities. Stage two would aim higher export volumes and lower operating cost with the implementation of the Kribi rail extension allowing access to a deep-water port. According to the scoping study estimate, stage one would be a low capital start-up option with a capaex of estimated US$78 million and the first stage will produce an estimated three million tonnes of bauxite per year. The study forecasts...
Shanghai Metals Market found aluminium billet stocks in the southern markets of China lowered significantly, leading to the further decline in inventories for the seventh consecutive week, as of November 28. Data showed the inventories of 6063 aluminium billet across five major consumption areas in China fell 8,800 tonnes from a week ago to stand at 77,900 tonnes. On November 21 , the billet inventories were at 86,700 tonnes after declining by 12,100 tonnes week-on-week. The chart below indicates the current status of aluminium billet inventories across China in more details: Not all Chinese cities have seen a downfall in aluminium billet inventories today. Only Foshan, Changzhou, and Nanchang have witnessed a fall. Compared to last Thursday, the inventories in Foshan has dropped by 9,100...
