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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ALRO S.A., one of the largest vertically integrated aluminium producers, by capacity, in Europe, announced its consolidated financial results for the first nine months of 2019. The Group’s turnover stood at RON 2.16 billion in the first nine months of 2019, down 6% year-on-year. ALRO Group registered a net loss of RON 22.7 million in nine-month period, from a net profit of RON 223.5 million in the same period of 2018. Marian NASTASE, Chairman of ALRO’s Board of Directors said: “International politics such as the US tariffs on imports, the Chinese retaliation, the Brexit negotiations, all these left room for uncertainties in the industry and reflected into a prudent behaviour of the aluminium customers and this was reflected in the results reported for the first nine months of 2019 for all...
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China’s new energy vehicles production in October stood at 85,000 units, down 9.6 per cent from a month before and 39.7 per cent from the same period last year. In the first ten months, the new energy vehicles output in China amounted to 961,000 units, up 11.5 per cent from the same period last year. NBS data also showed that China’s overall automobiles production in October came in at 2.28 million units, down 2.1 per cent from October 2018. From January to October 2019, China produced 20.29 million automobiles in total, which was also down by 11.1 per cent on a year-over-year basis. According to an update from China Automotive Battery Industry Innovation Alliance on November 11, China saw 4.1 GWh of batteries installed to power cars in...
Hindalco Industries Ltd has hiked the prices of its aluminium products for the sixth time in a row, which has taken its prices to their highest level since late March, trade sources told Cogencis. The company has hiked product prices by more than 1% with effect from Saturday, and the products now cost between 148,250-158,850 rupees per tn. Hindalco generally links the prices of its products with the those of the metal in international markets. The three-month futures of aluminium are up nearly 4% so far in the current quarter. Prices of aluminium had fallen in August and September. Hindalco's aluminium operations, excluding those of US-based subsidiary Novelis Inc, generally account for nearly half of its sales, and 70% of its operating profit. At 1524 IST, shares of Hindalco Industries...
The Czech Republic’s estimated imports of bauxite increased by 62.03 per cent year-on-year in 2018. The country procured 47407 tonnes of bauxite from the global market last year. Turkey continued to remain the top supplier of the ore to the Czech Republic. Turkey exported an estimated 18417 tonnes in 2018, an increase of 177.53% from 6636 tonnes in 2017. {newsStudioGallery} Other key bauxite exporting countries namely, Montenegro, Germany, Greece, and China supplied lesser volumes of bauxite to the Czech Republic: 10518 tonnes, 6338 tonnes, 5702 tonnes, tonnes, and 3113 tonnes respectively. According to recent estimates, the Czech Republic imported 20068 tonnes of bauxite in 2016, which increased by 45.79 per cent to total at 29258 tonnes in 2017. The country’s estimated bauxite imports...
According to the data from the National Bureau of Statistics, China in October produced 2.88 million tonnes of aluminium, down 0.7 per cent from 2.90 million tonnes in September and 1.8 per cent from the same period last year, as smelter shutdowns continued to weigh on output. Although the month-on-month decline in China’s aluminium output reduced in October, yet the year-on-year fall increased, compared with that in September. The NBS data had shown that China's September aluminium output had dropped 2.36 per cent from 2.9 million tonnes in August and 1.6 per cent from September 2018. The daily average output was at 92,900 tonnes in October, the lowest since March. In September, it was at 96,700 tonnes, meaning 4 per cent down in October. Top producer China Hongqiao Group’s facilities...
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed a long-term agreement with Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) to supply calcined petroleum coke produced by its new Carbon Black and Delayed Coker (CBDC) facility in Ruwais. The deal will allow EGA to source up to 40% of its calcined coke requirements locally, reducing its logistics costs and reliance on imports. EGA uses calcined petroleum coke in the aluminium smelting process. H.E. Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the UAE Minister of State and ADNOC Group CEO said: “For many decades, ADNOC has been a catalyst for growth, development and diversification in the UAE. This agreement contributes to further increasing the local economic benefit generated from the UAE’s natural resources and deepens ties and integration between two of the UAE’s most...
Nespresso is reportedly sponsoring Planet Ark’s National Recycling Week, to be held till Sunday, November 17, to help dispel common myths around recycling as the theme of the event this year is ‘Recycling Mythbusters.’ According to the report, Nespresso will particularly, work on clearing doubts on coffee sustainability from sourcing, production and extraction to recycling of aluminium and coffee grounds at the event. Nespresso sources 94 per cent of its coffee through AAA Sustainable Quality Programme. In Australia, it established a recycling scheme as well centred around a purpose-built facility in Nowra on the NSW south coast to enable its customers to recycle their capsules across 22,000 drop-off locations. The reports states that Nespresso is also teaming with leading waste expert...
The US dollar fell on Wednesday. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of other currencies, dipped 0.01% and ended at 98.32. SHFE base metals followed the LME complex lower overnight. SHFE aluminium lost 0.11% and LME aluminium shed 0.87%. Benchmark aluminium price on London Metal Exchange closed at US$1768 per tonne on Wednesday, November 14, down 0.14% from previous closing at US$ 1765.5 per tonne . Three-month LME aluminium declined during the European trading session, and dipped to a low of US$1762 per tonne. It ended lower at US$1765.5 per tonne. LME aluminium is likely to trade at US$1760-1800 per tonne today. As on November 13, Wednesday, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1767 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1768 per tonne;...
The social inventories of primary aluminium have once again recorded a week-on-week decline, as of Thursday, November 14, found Shanghai Metals Market, as stocks in Nanhai continued to fall sharply. SMM data shows the primary aluminium stocks across eight major consumption areas, including SHFE warrants, have decreased by 19,000 tonnes from a week ago to stand at 834,000 tonnes. On the last Thursday, November 7, the inventories were at 853,000 tonnes after declining by 17,000 tonnes over the week. This indicates that the fall in inventories has grown this week by 2,000 tonnes. The stocks in Nanhai have seen a drop of 16,000 tonnes on November 14 to stand at 263,000 tonnes and that in Gongyi and Chongqing have decreased by 5,000 tonnes to 53,000 tonnes and 21,000 tonnes. In Wuxi, however,...
In a recent interview with The Economic Times, Satish Pai, the managing director of Hindalco, pointed out that the economy slowdown in India impacted domestic businesses, as a result of which, aluminium demand fell 6 per cent in the second quarter, affecting Hindalco’s business. Mr Pai also said the aluminium demand, which he expected to grow by 2 per cent to 3 per cent, remained low throughout the construction and infrastructure, and the automobile sector. According to him, Hindalco sell about 328,000 tonnes of extrusions in a quarter, of which 5 per cent accounts for the auto sector, 40 per cent for the electrical sector, 10 per cent to 15 per cent for the transportation sector, and another 20 per cent for packaging. What fears him is that despite the downfall in aluminium demand in the...
Hydro has announced that it will close the fabrication business unit in Drunen, Netherlands, due to challenging market conditions. This will affect around 40 employees and is expected to be completed by Q1 2020. “The closure is due to the challenging European market, particularly in trailer construction, which represents a large part of the production in Drunen. Despite several measures taken recent years to improve the situation, it has not been possible to turn the negative development, according to Hydro press release. “Employees, the Works Council, trade unions and other stakeholders have been informed and Hydro will work hard to ensure the restructuring process is carried out in a professional and respectful way for all parties involved.” Hydro has also planned to invest €4.4 million...
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, marks 40 years since the first tonne of aluminium was produced in the UAE. Since production began in November 1979 at EGA’s site in Jebel Ali– then known as Dubai Aluminium (DUBAL) - the aluminium sector has grown into one of the UAE’s largest industries accounting for 1.4 per cent of the economy and supporting 60,000 UAE jobs. In line with the vision of the UAE’s Founding Father the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan to diversify the UAE’s economy, DUBAL was founded in 1975 by the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. DUBAL expanded under the guidance of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance of the UAE. Emirates...
According to a recent report, China has approved the funding of the first lot of Phase One of the Sinohydro projects in Ghana, as per the agreement signed between China and Ghana in 2018. According to the agreement, China will have access to sites to mine bauxite in Ghana in exchange of development assistance from Ghana. According to Ghana’s Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the projects under the agreement had been grouped in lots, and their review and approval were ongoing. “Major progress had been made, with the governments of China and Ghana determined to ensure the success of the ‘bauxite for development’ barter deal, which would see the leveraging of a fraction of Ghana’s bauxite to undertake a massive overhaul of her infrastructural, industrial and agricultural base,” he said....
REAL ALLOY Europe has joined Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) as a Production & Transformation member, bringing the total number of ASI members to 105. REAL ALLOY is a global market leader in third-party aluminium recycling and specification alloy production. The company converts aluminium and magnesium scrap as well as by-products into reusable metal. In Europe, REAL ALLOY is the leading recycler of aluminium scrap and magnesium. The company operates six facilities in Germany, Norway, and the UK. The facilities provide metal and conversion capacity for industries such as the automotive, construction, and packaging sectors. Advanced technologies enable REAL ALLOY to process a large variety of scrap and dross and thereby reduce the amount of residual waste from aluminium...
The US dollar rose on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump reiterated the United States is close to signing a trade deal with China but offered no new details. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of other currencies, gained 0.13% and ended at 98.34. LME base metals and the SHFE complex mostly fell. LME aluminium increased 0.17% and SHFE aluminium fell 0.43%. LME aluminium closed 2.19% lower at US$ 1765.5 per tonne on Tuesday. Three-month LME aluminium recovered slightly after a sharp drop Monday, ending at US$1781 per tonne. LME aluminium is likely to trade at US$1770-1790 per tonne today. As on November 12, Tuesday, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1765 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1765.50 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands...
A00 aluminium ingot price has extended its decline to RMB 13900 per tonne on Wednesday, 13 November 2019, from its previous price of RMB 13910 per tonne on 12 November. This marks a drop of RMB 10 per tonne or 0.07 per cent. The price is expected to range within RMB 13880-13920 per tonne. Spot aluminium price is likely to be traded at a discount of RMB 210-170 per tonne. Source: Shanghai Metals Market Shenyang has witnessed the highest drop in aluminium ingot price. The price stands at RMB 13925 per tonne on Wednesday, down by RMB 40 per tonne from Tuesday. The average price is likely to range at RMB 13920-13930 per tonne. In Hangzhou and Chongqing has declined by RMB 20 per tonne each to stand at RMB 13920 per tonne and RMB 13870 per tonne. Their average prices are expected to range...
The 208MW Tonstad wind farm project on the eastern side of Lake Sirdal, in Sirdal and Flekkefjord municipalities, in Southern Norway, is reportedly under construction. While the installation of the turbines has already started, fourteen are erected so far and six among them are electrified, which are now producing and delivering electricity to the grid as well. The 208MW Tonstad wind farm is comprised of 51 SWT-DD-142 onshore wind turbines from Siemens Gamesa, mounted on 129m-high tubular steel towers. Designed to operate between 50Hz and 60Hz frequencies in low-wind onshore locations, each turbine of the Tonstad wind farm will have a rated capacity to produce up to 4.1MW. The report states Hydro Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Norsk Hydro, will offtake the entire electricity output...
China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) data shows that China’s wholesale new energy vehicle (NEV) sales declined 45.4% from a year ago to 66,000 units in October. This marked the fourth consecutive month of decline since the latest subsidy cuts took effect in late June. Wholesale sales of NEVs in China increased 1% from September, showed data from the industry association. Retail sales of sedans, multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) amounted to 1.84 million units, marking a 5.7% year-on-year decline. The passenger car sales stood at 16.63 million units in the first 10 months of 2019. That was down 8.3% from the same period last year. In another update from Shanghai Metals Market, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said that retail sales of sedans,...
