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 price of A00 aluminium ingot witnessed an upward movement, except Monday, over the week. Ingot price started the week with a decline of RMB 30 per tonne from September 6 to RMB 14390 per tonne on Monday, September 9. A00 aluminium ingot price ended RMB 80 per tonne higher at RMB 14550 per tonne after Thursday’s closing. China market is closed on Friday September 13 for the Mid-Autumn Festival. As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, social inventories of primary aluminium in China continued to decline this week for a third straight week, as some regions saw greater deliveries. As of Monday September 9, SMM data showed that stocks across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, decreased by 14,000 tonnes from Thursday September 5 to stand at 992,000 tonnes. Primary...
Qosmedix, a global supplier to the cosmetic, skin care, spa and salon industries, has recently expanded its extensive aluminium packaging line with two new matte white aluminium bottles. The modern sleek look of these bottles makes them perfect for packaging liquid and semi-liquid products, for counter supply use, or in a spa/salon. The use of aluminium metal instead of plastic and glass help in cutting down weight without compromising on quality. These new 118 ml bottles are available with a Fine Mist Sprayer and Clear Overcap or with a Lotion Pump for convenience of use. These stylish bottles are perfect for packaging any type of liquid or cream as they provide easy dispensing. Good for spas, salons or cosmetic counters, they keep the content safe and untouched. They come assembled and...
After the runaway success of the limited raw edition of CAPRA 27.5 last year, YT has now launched CAPRA 29 limited edition, 100 per cent carbon free. This is the only CAPRA that runs a coil as stock, swapping out the Fox Float for a DHX2 with an SLS spring. Besides, it features raw aluminium finish and 170 mm of suspension travel. Also, it weighs extremely light with durable alloy components, which turn this enduro goat into a metal beast that feels most at home on the roughest tracks and in the bike park. This aggressive aluminium bike has also slackened off the head angle and seat tube angle by 0.5° down to 65° and 75.5° respectively, matching it to the geometry of the carbon versions. The claimed weight is 14.6 kg in medium size, which puts it 100 grams heavier than the standard Comp...
Shanghai Metals Market data showed that aluminium billet inventories rose for the third consecutive week on greater arrivals in Wuxi and Nanchang cities. Stocks of 6063 aluminium billet across five major consumption areas in China stood at 107,100 tonnes as of Thursday September 12, up some 1,700 tonnes from 105,400 tonnes on Thursday September 5. Inventories of aluminium billet in Foshan, Guangdong and Wuxi, Jiangsu rose 100 tonnes and 1,600 tonnes from Thursday September 5 to stand at 49,000 tonnes and 22,000tonnes. Stocks in Changzhou, Jiangsu remained unchanged at 13,600 tonnes on Thursday. Aluminium billet stocks in Nanchang, Jiangxi increased by 2,000 tonnes from Thursday, 05 September. Inventories stood at 12,500 tonnes, from 10,500 tonnes. But the inventories of aluminium billet...
WeWork is planning to be a manufacturer of the actual glass and aluminium parts used in its signature interiors. WeWork, an American real estate company that provides shared workspaces for technology startups, and services for other enterprises is building a 200,000-square-foot facility located at 35 miles from its New York City headquarters. The company is planning to hire at least 50 people to work in roles ranging from furnace operator to manufacturing director in Edison, New Jersey. The new employees will work for the manufacturing operations in the new "state-of-the-art" manufacturing facility. The company's characteristic design aesthetics relies heavily on glass and aluminium to partition rooms. The company, which has been facing losses, is diversifying its businesses is working on...
India’s exports of total aluminium including crude metal and alloys and semi-finished products to the US in the first half of 2019 stood 9.68% higher than the same period of 2018. India exported 136,000 tonnes of aluminium in the mentioned period. In June alone, exports came in at 15,300 tonnes, off 25.73% from June 2018’s export volume of 20,600 tonnes. Exports of aluminium declined 34.62% from 23,400 tonnes in May 2019, as updated by US Census Bureau. {newsStudioGallery} Exports of semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) to the US stood at 31,700 tonnes in January-June 2019 as compared to 22,900 tonnes in January-June 2018. This records an increase of 38.43% year-on-year. India exported 5,260 tonnes in June, up 45.3% from 3,620 tonnes exported in June 2018. On a...
According to Shanghai Metals Market, the social inventories of primary aluminium have again plunged this week ended on Thursday, September 12, as some regions have seen greater deliveries. SMM data shows the stocks across eight major consumption areas, including SHFE warrants, have decreased by 34,000 tonnes from a week ago to come in at 972,000 tonnes. On Monday, September 9, the inventories were at 992,000 tonnes after declining by 14,000 tonnes from last Thursday, September 5; so, the inventories today have dropped by 20,000 tonnes from that on September 9. The chart below shows the current status of primary aluminium inventories in more details: The above chart suggests that the primary aluminium inventories in Wuxi, Jiangsu have declined by 9,000 tonnes week-on-week to stand at...
Metallica Mineral’s Quarterly report for the period ended 30 June 2019 has given an update on the company activities and development during the quarter. The miner’s Urquhart Bauxite Project, located 5 km southwest of Weipa on the western coast of the Cape York Peninsula, which is a region renowned for its extensive deposits of high-quality pisolitic bauxite, could not start production in June Quarter 2019. The newly elected board reviewed the reasons for the delay in bringing Urquhart Bauxite Project’s lengthy development into production. MLM and Oresome Australia, its joint venture partner could not agree on the Joint venture terms completely and could not obtain all necessary approvals for mining. With this review now completed, Metallica and its JV partner will continue to progress...
The most anticipated smartphone series of 2019 has arrived on Tuesday, 10 September. Apple has unveiled three models- iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California. Apple has claimed that iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max are the most powerful and advanced smartphones they have ever made. Apple has used 100 per cent recycled aluminium in its 2019 devices. iPhone 11 comes with a 6.1-inch all-screen Liquid Retina display. The model will be available in 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB at a starting price of INR 64,900. Apple’s iPhone 11 comes in six new colours including purple, green, yellow, black, white and PRODUCT(RED), and will be available in India on Friday, September 27. iPhone 11 introduces a dual-camera system with all-new Ultra Wide and...
Alcon has reportedly launched its craft beer range BRAUS in aluminium cans designed to offer a unique consumer experience and easy to sort and recycle. To maintain its position as a craft beer with a special taste and attitude, Alcon chose Ball’s leading HD technology for its cans that would reflect the personality of each flavour through the facial illustrations on the cans. Extending the appeal one step forward, Alcon has also added Augmented Reality (AR) technology to the cans. Shoppers can also download the BRAUS mobile application from the App Store or Google Play Store and then point their camera at the beer label to see and hear the portraits come to life. Nikita Volkov, marketing director for Alcon, commented: “With craft beer becoming increasingly popular in Russia, as well as...
The US dollar regained losses from the previous five sessions, buoyed by an unexpected increase in US producer price for August. The dollar index gained 0.3% to end at 98.63. President Donald Trump on Wednesday tweeted that he will be delaying the increased tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese goods to October 15 from October 1 as a “gesture of good will” to China. LME base metals closed mostly lower while SHFE metals grew for the most part. LME aluminium fell 0.3% and SHFE aluminium gained 0.2%. LME aluminium continued trading higher during the day's closing yesterday. Three-month LME aluminium came off from highs overnight as shorts added their positions. It pared gains from the previous two sessions, losing 0.27% to close at US$1,816.5 per tonne. LME aluminium is likely to be trading...
According to Shanghai Metals Market, the A00 aluminium ingot price has further expanded its rise for the third day in a row by RMB 80 per tonne to RMB 14,550 per tonne, as of September 12. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 14,530 per tonne and RMB 14,570 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a discount price of RMB 10 per tonne to a premium price of RMB 30 per tonne. The incessant rise in A00 aluminium ingot price this week could be because of the tight supply of primary aluminium in the Chinese market due to low arrivals of stocks in inventories. Domestic production dropped, while commissioning of new or recovered capacity remained slow, resulting in limited availability in the market. The growth in ingot price today of RMB 80 per tonne has touched upon the...
China’s sales of new energy vehicles declined for the second month in a row in August, data showed from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) on Wednesday September 11. Sales of new energy vehicles- all-electric, fuel-celled autos and plugin hybrids- stood at 85,000 units last month, down 15.8% from a year ago, after a drop of 4.7% year-on-year in July. New energy vehicles sale increased 32% from the same period last year to 793,000 units in the first eight months of 2019. Sales of car declined 6.9% from a year ago to 1.96 million units, CAAM data showed. Automobiles sales in the first eight months of this year were down by 11% compared with the same period last year. In another update from Shanghai Metals Market, Guiyang, the capital city of Guizhou province in...
As shown by the latest US Geological Survey data on bauxite and alumina imports in the second quarter of 2019, the United States imported 1.03 million tonnes of crude and dried bauxite, up 38 per cent from Q1 2019 and 13 per cent from the same period last year. With this, the US' total bauxite imports in the first half of 2019 came in at 1.77 million tonnes. {newsStudioGallery} According to the data, Jamaica accounted for 69 per cent of the imports by providing 713,000 tonnes, while Brazil accounted for 21 per cent by supplying 220,000 tonnes in Q2 2019. The imports of alumina, on the other hand, decreased quarter-on-quarter in Q2 2019 by 42 per cent to 364,000 tonnes, but up by 3 per cent from the second quarter of 2018. This brought the total alumina imports by the US to 987,000 tonnes...
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc., the largest global manufacturer of medium-and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions, has acquired Walker Die Casting and C&R Tool and Engineering in a deal worth approximately $103 million. Walker Die Casting, located in Lewisburg, Tennessee, produces high-quality aluminium die castings for various automobile parts, commercial vehicle parts and outboard motor parts for customers throughout the United States and in various foreign countries. Walker has been a supplier to Allison for 20 years. C&R Tool and Engineering, located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, produces die cast dies and tooling using the latest technology and processes. The company supplies its products for use at Walker and other companies. “We are delighted to announce the acquisitions of...
It has been reported that the Odisha government is yet to put the state’s bauxite blocks into auction. According to the Ministry of Mines website, till now, six bauxite blocks have been offered for competitive bidding this year and those are all located in Maharashtra. Odisha government has not put up any block for online auction despite meeting the criteria set by Mineral Auction Rules 2015. The state boasts 55 per cent of the country’s total bauxite reserves. It is said that the state government is not expecting a solid response for the bauxite blocks auction. They are banking on iron ore which is a key draw for Odisha because of steel plants and other end user industries. “In Odisha, Vedanta is the only aluminium producer operating without a bauxite reserve of its own. Its peers- the...
Hydro has decided to initiate a comprehensive restructuring program in its rolling business in a bid to reduce costs and improve profitability. This will lead to redundancy of up to 735 full time equivalents (FTEs). The restructuring, expected to cost around €160 million, includes the planned closure of parts of the foil production at Grevenbroich as well as efficiency measures across the organization. Hydro said the total restructuring consists of a planned reduction of personnel cost of up to €60 million per year. Out of the total cost, €100 million to €120 million will be taken as a provision in Q3 2019. “Our cost position in parts of our foil business is too high, mainly due to manning-intensive and manual production processes, and we are also facing strong competition in this market...
The US dollar stayed in its recent tight range and the index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of other currencies, gained 0.04% to end at 98.37 yesterday. LME base metals closed mixed while SHFE settled mostly higher on Tuesday. LME aluminium gained 1.2% and SHFE aluminium grew 0.1%. LME aluminium continues trading higher after the low phase. Three-month LME aluminium moved higher to touch the highest level since July 26, at US$1,825 per tonne, before it gave up some gains and closed 1.19% higher at US$1,821.5 per tonne. It has shrugged off pressure from the Bollinger upper band, and may trade between US$1,780-1,830/mt today. As on September 10, Tuesday, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1775.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1776 per tonne;...
