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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Delta Motorsport, the Silverstone-based electric vehicle developer, has reportedly launched a customisable aluminium skateboard-style chassis Delta S2 at Cenex – the UK’s premier low carbon vehicle and connected automated mobility event. The company says Delta S2 has Delta’s highly flexible platform master controller (PMC) that enables automotive OEMs develop different vehicle types at high speed and low-risk. Also, Delta S2 is fully scalable in terms of the size of the vehicle and production volume. Adriaan Gerber, director of consultancy Gerber Engineering and a contributor to the project, said Delta’s new chassis is designed in a such a way that it can be customised and produced with an appropriate wheelbase for any kind of vehicle - be it a small delivery van, a street sweeping...
The US exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) stood at 68,600 tonnes in June 2019, off 23.52 per cent from last year’s total of 89,700 tonnes. On a month on month comparison, exports declined 7.05 per cent from May export volume of 73,800 tonnes, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. Semi-finished products export dropped by 18.4% year-on-year in January-June 2019. The US exported 448,000 tonnes of semi-finished products in the first half of 2019 as compared to 549,000 tonnes in the first half of 2018. Mexico was the top importer of the US aluminium semi-finished products in June 2019. Mexico imported 28,700 tonnes of these products in June. But the import declined 26.79 per cent year-on-year and 8.89 per cent...
After the successful launch of its first e-Magazine (“Aluminium LeaderSpeak 2019”: https://www.alcircle.com/emagazine/leaderspeak-2019-2 ), AlCircle team is now gearing to bring up to you another very futuristic theme e-Magazine on the topic “Aluminium Industry 4.0: Drivers & Change Makers” . The term "Industry 4.0" or the "Fourth Industrial Revolution" is a name given to the current systems and technologies for automation, artificial intelligence and data exchange in the manufacturing and industrial sector. It loosely refers to the concept of factories in which machines are augmented with wireless connectivity, sensors, and artificial intelligence and connected to a system that is able to make decisions on its own. A combination of digital and automation systems, the Internet of Things...
Lenovo has reportedly launched new Yoga laptops with improved features including AI-intelligence and Amazon Alexa built-in. Lenovo Yoga C940, Lenovo Yoga S740, Lenovo Yoga C740, and Lenovo Yoga C640 are the four new launches, crafted in partnership with Intel under the Project Athena banner. The company says these new devices are all engineered to not only be the thinnest and lightest but also smart enough to adapt to your needs. Yoga C940 has twice-polished aluminium frame, while Yoga S740 has an all-aluminium frame that besides lending light-weight to the laptops evoke a stylish appeal. Also, their Dolby Vision screens backed by powerful Dolby Atomos speakers are sure to impress both your eyes and ears. The C940 comes in 14-inch and 15-inch variants and includes smart features like...
CMS Window Systems, one of Scotland’s largest designers, manufacturers and installers of windows & doors and aluminium facades, has appointed former Tyman plc CEO Louis Eperjesi as Chairman. He brings significant building product manufacturing and supply expertise to the company’s senior management team. Louis Eperjesi said: “The growth of CMS to become one of Scotland’s most successful manufacturing businesses of its kind in the space of just 13 years has been extremely impressive and shows that ambition and drive underpin everything at CMS. I am looking forward to being able to make my contribution to the exciting future that lies ahead for the business, as customers in the building and housing markets increasingly seek supply chain partners who are serious about sustainability, quality...
Washington Mills has developed a process to collect spent fused alumina and recycle it back into the manufacturing process. Washington Mills is the sole manufacturer of fused alumina in the U.S., which is widely used as a raw material in refractories. Over 150,000 tonnes of fused alumina is consumed in the U.S. every year with a very small portion of that is recycled. Prices for the raw materials used to manufacture fused aluminium oxide have increased to the highest levels in history. Bauxite prices have also more than doubled and the reserves are depleting, the factors being growing demand from China, strict environmental controls on calcined bauxite and increased logistic and power costs. This has encouraged the need for the recycling of aluminium oxide or alumina. Spent aluminium...
Australian Bauxite Ltd published the half yearly report for the period ending June 30, 2019. The company reported a $1.57 million loss for the half‐year ended 30 June 2019. Revenue stood at $2.08 million, up from $95,000 in the corresponding period last year. Australian Bauxite shipped 32,477 tonnes of cement grade bauxite from Bell Bay in early June 2019. The company said sales of fertiliser-grade bauxite continue as superphosphate fertiliser made by acid-processing bauxite is gaining strong sales. “Reinstating of soil at Bald Hill mine has also preserved and secured stockpiles of fine-grained bauxite that is ideal for ALCORE’s bauxite refining project, according to Australian Bauxite. During the half‐year ended 30 June 2019, Australian Bauxite’s subsidiary ALCORE Limited commenced trial...
According to Shanghai Metals Market, the average spot price of alumina has extended its rise today, on September 6, by RMB 5 per tonne to stand at RMB 2,547 per tonne. In the central and south, the price has grown by RMB 10 per tonne to RMB 2,550 per tonne and RMB 2,505 per tonne, while that in the east and north has remained restrained at RMB 2,550 per tonne and RMB 2,560 per tonne, respectively. The Australian alumina FOB price has also remained unchanged at US$296 per tonne, found Shanghai Metals Market. Backed on the incessant rise in alumina spot price and on the decline in primary aluminium inventories on Thursday, September 5, the A00 aluminium ingot price has also grown today, on September 6, by RMB 20 per tonne to RMB 14,420 per tonne, according to SMM. The average prices are...
The US dollar held its earlier losses against a basket of currencies as payroll processor ADP said US private hiring came in stronger than expected in August, while it revised lower its job reading for July. Three-month LME aluminium closed higher for the third consecutive trading day as departing shorts send it 1.22% higher on the day at US$1,793 per tonne. LME aluminium is likely to trade between US$1,740-1,800 per tonne. As on September 5, Thursday, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1753.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1754.50 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1777 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 1778 per tonne; Dec 20 bid price stands at US$ 1852 per tonne, and Dec 20 offer price stands at US$ 1857 per tonne. The LME aluminium...
TDK Corporation, a leading electronics company based in Tokyo, Japan, has announced the launch of a new SMD series of robust hybrid polymer aluminium electrolytic capacitors. Aluminium electrolytic capacitors are available in 25 V DC / 330 µF and 35 V DC / 270 µF versions, with dimensions of 10 x 10.2 mm (d x l). The capacitors are RoHS-compatible and qualified to AEC-Q200. It is designed for a maximum operating temperature of 125 °C and a long service life of at least 4,000 hours. The capacitors offer a very high current capability for automotive power modules. It can also be used in industrial applications. Two electrical parameters in particular characterize the compact capacitors: their extremely low ESR value of ≤20 mΩ and the high ripple current capability of 2.8 A at 125 °C and 100...
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s waste and recycling team is reportedly launching the MetalMatters campaign on Thursday, September 5. The aim of the campaign, managed by Alupro, is to encourage residents to place the metal packaging items in blue bins so that they can be recycled. The items that are allowed in this scheme include food tins, drink cans, foil trays, foil, empty aerosols, metal screw tops, and biscuit and sweet tins. In the trial period last year, around 40,000 residents in the Goole, Howden, Pocklington and Market Weighton areas had taken part. Their support led to a 22-tonnes increase in metal packaging collected in blue bins in that area in the first six months of the trial period, which was equivalent of almost 1.5 million empty drink cans. The amount of aluminium...
Atis Group, one of the largest manufacturers of windows and doors in Canada, has announced the inauguration of a new production line for commercial aluminium windows in St-Apollinaire. The new production line will allow Atis the company to meet the growing demand of its commercial customers. This new line will also enable the company to double its manufacturing capacity for commercial aluminium windows. Jean-Sébastien Guertin, Vice President of Operations at Atis Group said: “I am very proud of this accomplishment and the implementation of our new commercial window production line in a record time of less than two months, thanks to the ongoing collaboration of our operations teams at both the St-Apollinaire and St-Joseph-de-Beauce sites. This project was a challenge for our employees....
Notwithstanding the lawsuit by U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to prevent the acquisition of Aleris, Novelis reaffirmed its commitment towards the proposed acquisition through a press release. The company says it will strongly defend against the DOJ's challenge which is without any merit adding that the acquisition will only strengthen aluminium’s position against steel in the U.S. automotive body sheet market. According to Novelis, DOJ lawsuit is ignoring the scope of competition from steel in the U.S. automotive body sheet market, while concentrating on the competition between aluminium manufacturers such as Novelis and Aleris. Steel automotive body sheet currently occupies nearly 90 per cent of the total market and aluminium contributes just 10 per cent. "The day-to-day reality of the...
Global consumption of aluminium rolled products is expected to hit 30 million tonnes by 2020 at a CAGR of 5 per cent. Transportation sector is likely to surpass packaging industry to emerge as the largest application market of aluminium rolling within the said year. Along with the demand, the production and exports are also rising in many countries to meet the increasing global demand. According to the international export-import data, the United Kingdom is one such country which has been ramping-up the exports of aluminium plates, sheets and strips. Let us here analyse its growing trend. {newsStudioGallery} As the graph below shows the United Kingdom in 2016 approximately exported 97,756 tonnes, which in 2017 increased by 41 per cent to 137,475 tonnes. Recording a further rise of 19 per...
The Malaysian government has finalized the standard operating procedure (SOP) for bauxite mining and export activities in Pahang with immediate effect. Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr A. Xavier Jayakumar said the SOP was finalized after discussions with various stakeholders including miners and green groups. “We took into account all the points raised by stakeholders when formulating the SOP, which imposed stringent requirements on the entire chain (involving bauxite mining activities) from pre-mining, during and post-mining processes,” he told reporters at a press conference. The new SOPs include capping monthly exports at 600,000 tonnes of bauxite. The Kuantan Port Authority, which exports the bulk of the ore from the country, had fixed this capacity. “We have taken into...
Fire erupted at the Rio Tinto Alcan’s ISL aluminium smelter in Straumsvík, Southwest Iceland at night on September 3. According to Bjarni Már Gylfason, PR person for Rio Tinto in Iceland, workers managed to extinguish the fire without much injuries and minor damages. The fire erupted mainly at the outdoor and the company said did not have a bearing on its closed potline. On Friday, August 30, two out of the 160 pots in its building number three were restarted, but they had been turned off for security reasons. The pots were closed since July 21, when an arc flash formed in one of them. The smelter's annual aluminium capacity is about 212,000 tonnes per annum and about a third of the smelter’s production takes place in building three. The restarting phase is likely to take several months....
United Steelworkers officials said that they would recommend their members to ratify a tentative agreement with Alcoa, announced on Friday, a press release from steelworkers said. “The proposed contract builds on decades of collective bargaining progress with hard-fought economic and non-economic improvements. Our members have earned and deserve fair wages, benefits and working conditions,” United Steelworkers District 7 Director Michael Millsap said in a statement. He was the chief negotiator from United Steelworkers in processing the agreement with Alcoa. The details of the tentative agreement will be released to the public only after the elected union representatives review it. Negotiating committee delegates would conduct membership meetings with their local unions to and arrange...
According to Shanghai Metals Market, the social inventories of primary aluminium have extended decline over the week ended on Thursday, September 5. SMM data shows the stocks across eight major consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, decreased by 27,000 tonnes for the second straight week to stand at 1.006 million tonnes. On last Thursday, August 29, the inventories had declined by 30,000 tonnes week-on-week to come in at 1.033 million tonnes. This indicates a lower decline today compared to the last Thursday. The chart below shows the current status of primary aluminium inventories in more details: So, as we can see that the inventories this week have dropped in almost all the major cities in China because of greater deliveries. Gongyi, Henan has seen the highest decline in...
