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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As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, inventories of aluminium billet continued to rise by 1,600 tonnes as of Thursday, 10 October 2019, after increasing 35,400 tonnes over the National Day holiday. Stocks of 6063 aluminium billet across five major consumption areas in China stood at 136,800 tonnes. Inventories of aluminium billet in Foshan, Guangdong and Wuxi, Jiangsu stood at 72,400 tonnes and 22,500 tonnes as of Thursday, an increase of 3,000 tonnes and 2,100 tonnes from Tuesday, October 8. Stocks in Changzhou, Jiangsu increased 400 tonnes to stand 14,400 tonnes. But the inventories of aluminium billet in Huzhou, Zhejiang and Nanchang, Jiangxi declined 1,000 tonnes and 2,900 tonnes from Tuesday, October 8 to 15,000 tonnes and 12,500 tonnes today. The price of aluminium alloy (A356)...
According to a recent report, Aluminium Corporation of China, also known as Chalco, has postponed the launch of its Boffa bauxite project in Guinea until at least the first quarter of 2020. The news came after Chalco’s official declared it on Thursday, October 10. The construction of the project is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2020 before production begins, said Chalco’s director general of mineral resources Wang Dongbo at the China mining conference in Tianjin. The project holds around 1.75 billion tonnes of bauxite, with an estimated annual production of 12 million tonnes a year in the first phase. In June last year, Chalco had signed an agreement with Guinea government to develop the Boffa bauxite project in the west of the country, while in October, the...
The International Committee for Study of Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium (ICSOBA) organized the 37th International Conference and Exhibition in Krasnoyarsk, Russia from 16 to 20 September 2019 in cooperation with 25th “Aluminium of Siberia” Conference within XI International Congress & Exhibition “Non-Ferrous Metals and Minerals” (NFM). The host sponsor of the event was RUSAL. Other ICSOBA sponsors that contributed to the realization of the event are: Hatch (gold), Nalco Water, Outotec, Solvay (all silver) and GEA (bronze). During the Conference, 50 different companies staged an exhibition of latest technologies, equipment and other devices for the bauxite, alumina and aluminium industry. The joint ICSOBA & NFM event attracted 546 delegates from 177 different enterprises and 34 countries and...
African-focussed, Perth-based listed explorer, Lindian Resources, is looking at its newly acquired Gaoual bauxite project in the north-western corner of Guinea in West Africa, of which it owns 51%. Recent due diligence and field examinations show that bauxite deposit contains the high value, very rare alumina grades. Gaoual’s “alumina” grades are well above conventional bauxite values and at 53.57%, pretty much shoot the lights out. While the conventional “in-situ” style bauxite deposit grades have 44% to 48% alumina, surface samples from Gaoual contain 53.57% alumina. The sample contains “reactive” silica content averaging below 2% and minor amounts of boehemite. The deposit also has a vertical width of 37 metres thickness, where typical in-situ bauxite ore systems rarely exceed 15...
Factors like limited availability of natural resources, urbanisation, and need for faster execution and changing infrastructure landscape have been continuously influencing the evolution of the construction industry, where aluminium was the key component of the journey. The trend towards light weight construction has been incessantly increasing the use of aluminium structures and therefore, its export and import across various countries. {newsStudioGallery} Austria is one such country which has been seeing a rise in the import of aluminium structures, according to the global export-import data. Started with a jump from 25,332 tonnes in 2016 to 58,950 tonnes in 2017, Austria’s aluminium structures imports in 2018 saw a further growth to 64,348 tonnes. This year, Austria is expected to...
UK beverage company Radnor Hills has expanded its products portfolio with the launch of still and sparkling spring water in 330ml aluminium can. The company has collaborated with Ardagh Group to bring cans into its packaging portfolio. Radnor Hills has recognised the benefits of the aluminium can – with its long shelf life, 100% recyclability, transport efficiency, leak and light proof qualities. William Watkins, Managing Director and Founder of Radnor Hills said, “Our passion is for making the simplest of things taste great, and thanks to the detailed development we’ve done with Ardagh, we know we can rely on our new can range to protect and preserve the fantastic taste and quality of our still and sparkling spring waters.” Ardagh said its Customer Technical Service specialists helped...
The US dollar was flat against a basket of other currencies on Wednesday as investors digested a summary of the Federal Reserve’s meeting last month. LME base metals closed mixed on Wednesday. Aluminium dipped 0.03%. The SHFE complex also saw mixed performance overnight. Aluminium declined 0.4%. Three-month LME aluminium clawed back earlier losses to close a little weaker at US$1,743.5 per tonne on Wednesday. It remained under the 20- and 40-day moving averages. A robust US dollar and previous gains in LME aluminium inventories will keep the contract in a range of US$1,730-1,760 per tonne today. As on October 9, Wednesday, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1728.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1729 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1738 per...
FYI Resources Limited, an Australian Listed resources company, reportedly announced this week that it completed the trial production of high-purity alumina (HPA) at its pilot plant in Welshpool, Western Australia. This marks significant progress in FYI’s high-purity alumina development strategy. As per the report, the plant operated continuously from October 2 to October 9, meeting or exceeding the firm’s modelled operational performances. “We are really happy with the outcomes of our trial production run from our purpose-built HPA pilot plant,” said FYI managing director Roland Hill in a statement. He also said, “We continue to systematically progress the development of our HPA strategy towards the goal of commercial production of this ultra-pure, in demand product. To do that we needed...
The average spot alumina price in China increased from RMB 2618 per tonne on October 9 to RMB 2627 per tonne on October 10. This marks the third consecutive increase in alumina price after a long holiday. Alumina prices rose across major markets in China. Spot alumina prices in East China, Central China, and North China markets climbed by RMB 10 per tonne each. The average prices of alumina (East China), alumina (Central China), and alumina (North China) stood at RMB 2620 per tonne, RMB 2640 per tonne, RMB 2650 per tonne respectively on October 10. South China showed no movement today. Australian alumina FOB price dropped from USD280 per tonne on October 9 to stand at USD278 per tonne today. The prices for A00 Aluminium Ingot registered a drop after a consecutive increase in the last two...
Dudley’s Aluminium, the Welsh fabricator has won the Overall Partner Award at the Willmott Dixon Supply Chain Awards for their work as a Wilmott Dixon Partner. Dudley’s Aluminium was awarded the accolade for their work to date and more recently the Taff Vale Redevelopment, a large window and curtain walling package. The Taff Vale Redevelopment is a £38 million project which has helped Dudley’s Aluminium to secure this award. The Supply Chain Awards celebrate the partners of Willmott Dixon and highlight their successes. Dudley’s Aluminium was chosen for their exceptional professionalism, honesty, and performance in design. Dudley’s aluminium scored highly on every aspect of performance and have received praise for self-sufficiency onsite and producing an ‘excellent quality product’. Colin...
Zarbana Aluminum Extrusions LLC has begun the expansion of its extrusion plant by purchasing land and a US$4.9 million building and installing a huge “state-of-the-art” extrusion press. On Oct. 3, Vienna Enterprises LLC, a Zarbana affiliate, purchased a plant in the industrial park operated by Buckeye Transfer Realty, plus 60 acres of adjacent land. “It’s a big deal for the area,” says Lee Stoneburner, president of Buckeye. “They’re going to be putting in another extrusion press that probably will be one of the largest in North America,” he confirms. In May, the extrusion plant’s operations manager, Dave Baco said the company would build a 60,000-square-foot addition “on the end of the building” that would house a 20-inch press, “which will be the largest state-of-the-art extrusion press...
BlackRock (BLK.N), the world’s largest asset manager, is actively investing in companies including Adidas (ADSGn.DE), Tomra (TOM.OL) and Ball Corp (BLL.N) through a new circular economy fund that bets on sustainable business. BlackRock, which has $6.84 trillion in assets under management, is the biggest investor in fossil fuels and has faced criticism particularly for its continued exposure to coal. It says much of that is through passive, index-linked investment, which accounts for roughly 90% of its equity assets, and that it is also the biggest investor in renewable energy. Sumana Manohar, a manager of the new fund which has been launched with charity the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, told reporters in London on Tuesday it was focused on exposure to scrap, recycling and reducing plastic...
France’s exports of total aluminium including scrap to the US came in at 14,100 tonnes in the first six months of 2019, with a year-on-year decrease of 50.87% or 14,600 tonnes, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. In June 2019, exports of aluminium to the US stood 59.51% lower than the same period last year. Exports registered 1,810 tonnes. Exports to the US reduced by 13.81% from May’s export of 2,100 tonnes and by 34.42% from April’s export of 2,760 tonnes. Exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) to the US stood at 10,900 tonnes in January-June 2019, representing a drop of 41.08% or 7,600 from 18,500 tonnes in January-June 2018. In June, France exported 1,260 tonnes of semi-finished products to the US,...
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association, aluminium net shipments (including exports) by domestic U.S. and Canadian facilities totalled an estimated 967,058 tonnes during August, a decrease of 5.4 per cent from the August 2018 total of 1 million tonne. Shipments of aluminium mill products or aluminium semi-finished products dropped 4.3 per cent from the previous year to 635,029 tonnes in August, while shipments of aluminium ingot for castings, exports and destructive uses contracted 7.5 per cent year-over-year, totalling 33,203 tonnes. Through the first eight months of 2019, preliminary producer shipments totalled an estimated 7.3 million tonnes, 1.8 per cent less than the same period of 2018. August inventory levels totalled an estimated 1 million tonne, falling 2.4 per...
According to a CRU analyst, Paul Williams, Head of Aluminium, aluminium market is moving into surplus as demand continues to weaken around the world. The LME 3-month price now stands at US$1744 per tonne after recent increase. Prices have been affected by bad industrial data and an inflow of stocks onto the LME. About 100,000 tonne of stocks have been added to LME warehouses in the last 10 days. The increase in stock is driven by backwardation and weak demand in the market. Most of the stocks were destined to Johor, Singapore and Gwangyang. Falling primary aluminium demand is the main concern affecting the sector while semi-finished demands are stronger. Primary aluminium demand will fall globally in 2019 after 2009. The combination of the severe plunge in demand in the automotive sector,...
Turtle Sodas has announced the launch of new sparkling soft drinks in aluminium cans in the UK. The products are available in mango, pineapple and lime flavours. The new range is made with no sugar, no artificial sweeteners. Turtle Sodas Founder Caitlin Egen said: “There is a huge shift happening in the drinks sector. With increasing awareness about the harm of sugar, artificial sweeteners and alcohol, drinks businesses need to start radically innovating on a product level,” “Turtle Sodas was born from a personal frustration at the lack of great-tasting soft drinks that didn’t rely on sugar or additives to achieve their flavour profiles. Turtle Sodas is a zero-compromise brand, and I believe that you don’t need to compromise on flavour for health, and certainly shouldn’t have to...
The US dollar strengthened against a basket of other currencies on Tuesday as investors monitored the latest news around US-China trade talks and digested comments from the top Federal Reserve official. LME base closed lower on Tuesday and aluminium fell 0.4%. The SHFE complex also traded mostly lower overnight. Aluminium inched up. Three-month LME aluminium on Tuesday climbed to a high of US$1,760 per tonne, the highest in nearly two weeks, before it gave back all those gains to finish the trading day 0.4% lower at US$1,744 per tonne, below the 20-day moving average. Rising LME inventories pressured aluminium prices. The contract is expected to move between US$1,730-1,760 per tonne today. As on October 8, Tuesday, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1731.50 per tonne, LME...
As on Wednesday, 09 October 2019, the average spot alumina price stands at RMB 2618 per tonne, an increase of RMB 5 per tonne from its previous price of RMB 2613 per tonne on October 8. The average alumina price in North China is hovering around RMB 2640 per tonne, up RMB 10 per tonne from its previous price. The average price is expected to range within RMB 2630-2650 per tonne. The price of alumina remains unchanged in East, Central, and South at RMB 2610 per tonne, RMB 2630 per tonne, and RMB 2520 per tonne. Australian alumina FOB price is down by USD16 per tonne to stand at USD280 per tonne as of Wednesday, 09 October 2019. Cryolite price is also down by RMB 400 per tonne (-6.25 per cent) to stand at RMB 6000 per tonne today. The price is likely to range between RMB 5800-6200 per...
