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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According to the latest reports from Aluminum Association, shipments of Aluminum Extruded Products (extruded shapes, pipe & tube, and rod & bar) by U.S. and Canadian producers stood at 203,572 tonnes during October 2019, a drop of 9.2 per cent from the October 2018 total of 224,075 tonnes. Month on month shipments rose 5.7 per cent over the September 2019 revised total of 192,777 tonnes. YTD shipments through October 2019 stood at 2 million tonnes, off 3.8 per cent from YTD 2018. Estimated shipments of Aluminum Drawing Stock, Bare Wire and Rod & Bar by U.S. and Canadian producers totalled 3764 tonnes during October 2019, a drop of 19.8 per cent from the October 2018 total of 4672 tonnes. Month on month shipments rose 1.4 per cent over the September 2019 total of 3719 tonnes. YTD shipments...
China customs data found that the country’s aluminium scrap imports in October extended the month-on-month decline by 47.3 per cent to stand at 60,240 tonnes. In September, the import volume had fallen by 18.7 per cent from 141,000 tonnes in August to 114,300 tonnes, which indicates the fact that the monthly decline rate in China’s aluminium scrap imports rose in October. On yearly basis China’s aluminium scrap imports in October dropped as well by 34.7 per cent from the same period last year, unlike September and August, when the imports had grown by 17.9 per cent and 7.4 per cent respectively over the year. The United States was the top exporter of aluminium scrap to China in October, followed by Malaysia. From the US, China imported 19,113 tonnes in October, down 31.2 per cent from a...
Greencroft Bottling Company has collaborated with Ardagh Group to launch the UK’s first wine canning line in County Durham. Greencroft Bottling has invested over £2million in the new can filling line. The new can filling line will initially focus on the popular 200ml and 250ml slimline cans but will also handle Ardagh’s imminent new 187ml Wine Can format. Ardagh has provided technical support for the can line commissioning and set-up, as well as establishing criteria for wine compatibility testing, according to Greencroft Bottling. Greencroft Bottling said the wine canning line had gone live at Greencroft Bottling Company, boasting filler speed of 17,000 cans per hour and offering both still and carbonated filling for wine, soft drinks, and RTDs. Mark Satchwell, Managing Director of...
The US dollar steadied at one-week highs on Monday against a basket of other currencies amid positive news flow on the Sino-US trade front over the weekend. LME base metals closed mixed on Monday. Aluminium inched up 0.1%. The SHFE complex drifted lower overnight and aluminium shed 0.6%. LME aluminium regained losses on the first day of the week. Three-month LME aluminium slipped to a session-low of US$1,733 per tonne on Monday, however, it recovered to close 0.11% higher at US$1,742 per tonne overnight. Three months LME aluminium price is at a considerably lower level than the cash price indicating backwardation. It is expected to hover in a range between US$1,730 and 1,745 per tonne today. As on November 25, Monday, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1752 per tonne, LME...
After two consecutive days of restraint at RMB 14,650 per tonne, the price of the aluminium alloys (ADC12) has recorded a rise of RMB 100 per tonne to stand at RMB 14,750 per tonne on November 26, found Shanghai Metals Market. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 14,650 per tonne and RMB 14,850 per tonne. It is to be noted here that the aluminium alloys (ADC12) price has shown a growing trend through November of about RMB 500 per tonne, except a few intermittent restraints. In the east and south today, the aluminium alloys (ADC12) price has grown by RMB 100 per tonne to RMB 14,750 per tonne and RMB 14,700 per tonne, while that in the west has inched up by RMB 50 per tonne to come in at RMB 14,400 per tonne. The price of the aluminium alloy (A380) has also registered a...
As presented by Huo Yunbo, senior analyst with Chinese consultancy Antaike during Aluminum Week in Qingdao, China’s alumina production will increase to 74.35 million tonne by 2020 with new operations coming online, leading to a surplus of 730,000 tonne putting pressure on price. She projected domestic alumina prices to hover around RMB 2,400-2,900 per tonne (US$342-413/t) in 2020. About 4.7 million new alumina capacity will be added in 2020 with about 1.8 million t/year of delayed new capacity coming on stream by 2020. According to her, with substantial primary aluminium capacity coming on stream before the aluminium capacity reaching the peak of 45 million tonne per year, there was room for alumina demand to pick up. Production cuts and delayed commissioning of new projects have kept...
China’s production of primary aluminium might grow much faster than consumption in 2020, said SMM senior aluminium analyst Liang Xuan at 2019 China Nonferrous Metals Industry Annual Meeting. Xuan also pointed that this could put pressure on aluminium prices in turn in the coming year. Output of primary aluminium in China is expected to increase 2.5 per cent to 36.44 million tonnes in 2020, after shrinking 1.51 per cent this year, Liang told delegates at the meeting; while consumption is likely to grow, but a slower pace of 0.3 per cent to 36.19 million tonnes from a decline of 1.48 per cent in 2019. With 1.99 million tonnes coming online in the first 10 months of the year, there was 40.69 million tonnes on an annualised basis of primary aluminium capacity built in China as of the end of...
Australian Bauxite Limited's bulk-sampling programs at Binjour QLD in 2019 have defined the optimum Mining Lease Application and clarified the mining-processing strategy for the Binjour bauxite project. The results confirmed that the mining project can operate at a bulk-scale and is capable of achieving the required bauxite specifications. ABL considers its Binjour bauxite project to be the best source of gibbsite-trihydrate (THA) metallurgical grade bauxite in Queensland, which is ideal for low temperature alumina refineries. The ABx Board of Directors will review the project summary and financial assessment in mid-December. The progress of the Binjour project remains on schedule after the sampling results. If ABx resolves to proceed, a Mining Lease Application will be lodged in early...
Africa’s primary aluminium production totalled 138,000 tonnes in October 2019, a decrease of 3.5% from 143,000 tonnes in October 2018, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) on Wednesday, November 20. The output was up 2.99% from 134,000 tonnes in September, but down 0.72% from 139,000 tonnes in August. Aluminium production in the first ten months of 2019 was down 1.37% year-on-year. Africa produced 1.371 million tonnes of aluminium in January-October as compared to 1.390 million tonnes in January-October 2018. Primary aluminium production in Africa stood at 1.668 million tonnes in 2018, slightly down from 1.679 million tonnes in 2017, IAI data showed. Global primary aluminium production stood at 5.392 million tonnes in October, with a...
As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, social inventories of primary aluminium across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, extended their declines over the weekend and stood at 781,000 tonnes as of Monday November 25. That was down by 18,000 tonnes from 799,000 tonnes on Thursday November 21. The chart below shows the current status of the primary aluminium inventories across China in more details: Primary aluminium stocks in Shanghai and Nanhai, Guangdong were down by 1,000 tonnes and 9,000 tonnes from Thursday November 21 to 137,000 tonnes and 234,000 tonnes on November 25. Stocks in Gongyi, Henan and Hangzhou, Zhejiang stood at 37,000 tonnes and 51,000 tonnes on Monday, down 5,000 tonnes and 3,000 tonnes from 42,000 tonnes and 54,000 tonnes. Primary aluminium...
The United States Geological Survey found the US imports of aluminium from China (including crude, metal and alloys and semi-finished products) in August 2019 rose over the month by 1,104 tonnes or 13 per cent to come in at 8,831 tonnes. In July, the United States aluminium imports from China had recorded at 7,727 tonnes, after declining by 8,153 tonnes or 51 per cent from 15,880 tonnes in June. In June, however, the import volume had grown by 3,360 tonnes or 27 per cent from 12,520 tonnes in May. This indicates the United States aluminium imports from China had been oscillating over the months since May 2019. While in June the import volume had recorded a sweeping rise, in July it dropped, followed by a growth in August again. It is also to be noted the import volume in July was the...
Emirates Global Aluminium has signed an agreement to supply Xinfa with bauxite from its Guinea Alumina Corporation bauxite mine for the next five years. EGA will supply the Chinese company with millions of tonnes of bauxite each year from 2020, with the first vessel scheduled to load in January. Abdulla Kalban, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of EGA, said: “GAC is a new global source of high quality bauxite, responsibly produced and with cost-effective shipping using the world’s largest bulk cargo vessels. The strategy we are successfully implementing is to have a diversified customer base for GAC bauxite in major markets including China and India. We are pleased to now have Xinfa as a bauxite customer.” The company invested some $1.4 billion to develop the GAC project, one...
With the inauguration of Line 6 Expansion Project on Sunday 24 November 2019, Bahrain-based Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) has become the largest aluminium smelter in ex-China world. The potline was inaugurated by King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa the King of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, First Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Supreme Commander were also present during the occasion. Potline 6 will increase Alba’s annual production by 540,000 tonnes bringing the total production capacity to 1.54 million tpy making it the world’s largest aluminium smelter ex-China. On this milestone, Alba’s Chairman of the Board of Directors Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa stated: “With Line 6 fully on stream, we look forward to continue working with...
The metals and mining conglomerate Vedanta Limited’s Lanjigarh alumina refinery was reportedly granted with Kalinga Safety Excellence Award at Bhubaneswar. Under the 10th edition of Odisha State Safety Conclave 2019, organised by the Institute of Quality & Environment Management Services (IQEMS), the Lanjigarh unit received bronze award under alumina sector category. Mr. Atif Hussain, Head – Safety, Vedanta Lanjigarh unit, collected the award in presence of eminent dignitaries, industry experts, business leaders, professionals and government officials. On receiving the award, Mr. Rakesh Mohan, Chief Operating Officer of Vedanta Lanjigarh said that Vedanta had been operating over the years ensuring safety and healthy work conditions, with its commitment towards the motto of Zero Harm, Zero...
Alumina price in China declined for the fifth straight day on Monday. The average spot alumina price fell by RMB 5 per tonne or 0.20 per cent to stand at RMB 2484 per tonne on Monday, 25 November 2019. The spot alumina prices in China dropped across all markets. Source: Shanghai Metals Market The average prices of Alumina-East and Alumina-Central were down by RMB 5 per tonne each to stand at RMB 2495 per tonne each; Alumina-North reduced by RMB 5 per tonne to RMB 2485 per tonne; Alumina-South remained unchanged at RMB 2520 per tonne as on November 25. A00 aluminium ingot prices inched higher after a drop on Friday. Aluminium price increased to RMB 14060 per tonne on November 25 from its previous price of RMB 14050 per tonne on November 22. This marked an increase of RMB 10 per tonne or...
According to a report, Llanllyr Source has recently released its still and sparkling water in aluminium cans, as part of the commitment to a plastic-free future. The cans, look like classic Source glass water bottles, have been released in a 330ml single-serve format, available in the UK and US with a suggested retail price of $1.29/£0.99. Also, to ensure no plastic used in the primary or secondary packaging, the cans have been distributed in recyclable cardboard boxes. At first, the Welsh water and mixer brand had launched water in aluminium cans in the 2009, but following a trial, they were pulled from distribution in part as consumers had shown unacceptance towards water products in cans. “Given that our water comes from a sustainable source, we pioneered water in cans to ensure we had...
The US dollar strengthened on Friday against a basket of other currencies, erasing earlier losses on improved US manufacturing output and services data. LME base metals closed mixed in Friday and aluminium fell 0.2%. The SHFE complex drifted higher and aluminium inched up 0.1%. LME aluminium dropped after two consecutive rises. Three-month LME aluminium slipped to an intraday low of US$1,735.5 per tonne on Friday, before it regained some losses to end down 0.2% at US$1,740 per tonne. LME aluminium today is expected to come under pressure from the firmer greenback, and move between US$1,730-1,745 per tonne. As on November 22, Friday, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1749.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1750 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$...
North America’s primary aluminium production dropped by 2.17% year-on-year to 316,000 tonnes in October 2019. Aluminium output increased by 1.94% from 310,000 tonnes in September but declined by 1.56% from 321,000 tonnes in August. Primary aluminium production in the first ten months of 2019 stood 1.5% higher than the same period last year. Total output came in at 3.174 million tonnes as compared to 3.127 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 totalled 101,000 tonnes in October as compared to 93,000 tonnes in the corresponding period the previous year. This marked an increase of 8.6%...
