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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Aluminium consumption in Brazil is expected to match the record levels of 2013 by the end of 2019 or the beginning of 2020, backed on better sales in the aluminium packaging industry. According to the industry association Abal, apparent consumption will grow by some 7.5 per cent this year compared to 2018 figures and then will hit 1.5 million tonnes during the first quarter of 2020. Abal president Milton Rego said, "We have noticed the market rapidly turning to aluminium and replacing other materials in the packaging segment." According to him, aluminium packaging for medicines, food and beverages would expectedly sustain the industry’s growth in the coming years. However, earlier, the growth estimate was at 10-12 per cent but now revised down to 7.5 per cent, Rego pointed out....
A press release from Hydro says Alunorte, Hydro and Ministério Público Federal filed a joint petition to the Federal Court in Belem yesterday to lift the embargoes on the new bauxite residue deposit area - DRS2, which lies suspended since March 1, 2018 after a court order. The petition came after Alunorte, Hydro, Pará state environmental agency SEMAS and Ministério Público Federal signed an MoU to take up necessary measures to resume installation and commissioning activities at the new state-of-art deposit area. “This is an important step forward, arising from our ongoing dialogue with the authorities. The DRS2 and press filters is the most sustainable bauxite deposit technology available in the world, and the only long-term solution for Alunorte operations,” says John Thuestad, Executive...
Hindalco Industries Limited on Friday, August 30, said that it decided to invest INR 2,000 crore this year, majority of which will go into alumina capacity expansion at Utkal Alumina refinery. The rest of the amount will be used towards working capital and maintenance work, said the company further. Hindalco chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla explained, "We remain focused on strengthening our balance sheet through allocation of capex towards growth strategies and generating positive free cash flows. We have a capex of Rs 2,000 crore, most of which will go towards the capacity expansion of Utkal Alumina refinery and the some towards working capital and maintenance work.” While addressing shareholders at the 60th annual general meeting, the company said it aimed to double the share of downstream...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China fluctuated throughout the week. Ingot price started the week with a decline of RMB 60 per tonne to RMB 14250 per tonne on Monday.A00 aluminium ingot price continued higher in the next two days at RMB 14270 per tonne and RMB 14340 per tonne. Shanghai Metals Market reported spot aluminium traded briskly across east and south China in the morning of Thursday August 29, as downstream consumers stepped up purchases after prices fell. Aluminium price stood at RMB 14260 per tonne, down RMB 80 per tonne from Wednesday. The price ended the week higher at RMB 14290 per tonne. Social inventories of primary aluminium in China dropped this week, as stocks in most areas declined. Primary aluminium inventories decreased 20,000 tonnes from Thursday August 22 to stand at...
Alcoa Corporation and the United Steelworkers are at the final stage of agreement on a new 4-year labour agreement for approximately 1,700 active employees at five U.S. Alcoa locations. A long running negotiation process between the Company and the United Steelworkers is finally coming to a solution as the union members are going to schedule a vote on the proposed contract. On May 15, Alcoa updated that both the parties agreed to honour the existing contract, which was set to expire at midnight on that day itself. The decision was taken in order to continue further negotiations for a new contract without stopping the work. The agreement will cover employees represented by the union at Warrick Operations in Indiana, Massena Operations in New York, Gum Springs in Arkansas, Wenatchee Works...
According to the Reuters report, a global aluminium producer has offered Japanese buyers a premium of $110 per tonne for primary metal shipments during October-December quarter. This premium is higher by 2 per cent than that in the current quarter. The news came after five sources directly involved in quarterly pricing said on Friday, August 30. Japan imports a considerable amount of primary aluminium from Asia and the premiums it agrees to pay each quarter over the London Metal Exchange (LME) cash price set the benchmark for the region. For July-September quarter, Japanese buyers had agreed to pay a premium of $108 per tonne, up 3 per cent from the previous quarter. Negotiations on the latest quarterly pricing between Japanese buyers and global producers, including Rio Tinto and South32...
The US dollar index edged up in the beginning of the week after the US and China sought to ease trade war tensions and started with at 98.38. The dollar remained strong over the week. LME base metals traded mostly weaker during the week. SHFE aluminium traded strong due to positive fundamentals. London Metal Exchange remained closed on August 26, Monday for Summer Bank Holiday. LME aluminium started the week with US$ 1744 per tonne and continued trading downward to reach US$1712.5 per tonne. After the bank holiday on Monday at LME, the three-month LME aluminium gave up all the gains accumulated overnight on Friday and slid to a low of US$1,758.5 per tonne on Tuesday. The contract ended the week at US$1741.50 per tonne after Friday’s closing. As on August 30, Friday, LME aluminium cash...
According to a recent report, the United States Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public opinion on the clean-up of an old aluminium smelting site in Benton Harbor. “Benton Harbor is becoming a boom town again and the more contributing parties we can get together to clean up toxic land they can make available to the community it’s incredible,” said Benton Harbor resident Mr. Michael Hoyh. As per the report, the EPA proposed settlement of more than half a million dollar for cleanup of the aluminium smelting site., The settlement requires settling parties Louis Padnos Iron & Metal Company, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc., and Service Aluminium Corporation to pay $585,570.40 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for the recovery of the EPA’s past response...
Altech Chemicals Limited has provided an update on the current status of construction activities at the Company’s high purity alumina (HPA) plant site in Johor, Malaysia. A press release from the company said that the construction of the maintenance workshop building is done with the installation of external wall cladding; a ventilation and roller door; and the internal mezzanine level. The internal fittings and electrical works for the workshop will commence with the process building. Construction of the on-site detention (OSD) storm water tanks has progressed well and is expected to be finished by the end of October 2019. Retaining wall construction is complete other than the 4-metre long section adjacent to the OSD tanks. The design of the electrical substation building has now been...
Fort Lauderable-based YachtCreators has reportedly unveiled an aluminium 27-metre yacht built for an American serial entrepreneur and boater. Expected to be launched in late September, this is the first known yacht project to implement Voith’s linear jet propulsion system. As per the report, Yacht owner Lucas Silva worked closely with YachtCreators on developing the project in accordance with his lifestyle. He said, “For families like mine, boating in the Exumas means navigating shallow waters accessible only with a smaller boat. When we arrive, we want the benefits of a superyacht, e.g. the comfort and the fun ... jet skiing, paddleboarding, spearfishing, scuba diving, etc. That's real living.” The yacht boasts extensive outdoor spaces both on the 60 square metre flybridge and main deck....
According to a reply from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to China’s parliament, they are not ready to stop conventional vehicle sales any time soon. The statement was posted in response to the parliament’s query on a timeframe to end sales of gasoline-powered vehicles. The ministry may consider allowing experimental no-go zones for gasoline-powered cars. But it said it won’t rush to a timeframe to ban sales of such vehicles. Notwithstanding the recent robust sales of electrified vehicles or new-energy vehicles, the ministry is not considering a complete shift towards them. The ministry states: “While supporting the development of new energy vehicle industry, our country has also placed strong emphasis on the development of energy saving vehicles and insisted on...
Aluminium is recognized as one of the most energy-efficient and sustainable construction materials and thus its use is noticeably rising in the buildings and construction sector with each passing year. Also, the applications of the metal have been widened from decorative detailing and art deco structures to major structures of the buildings. As a result, the exports and imports of aluminium structures are increasing all over the world. {newsStudioGallery} Here we will analyse the growth of aluminium structures import into Spain. According to the internal export-import data, the country is estimated to import around 41,544 tonnes of aluminium structures this year, compared to 38,476 tonnes in 2018. This indicates a year-on-year growth of 8 per cent in Spain’s aluminium structures import in...
Crown Holdings has recognized three of its beverage can facilities for outstanding sustainability achievements in fiscal years 2017 and 2018. The biennial Chairman's Sustainability Awards program seeks to highlight contributions made in its 241 facilities. Environmental Sustainability Award was presented to Crown's beverage can facility in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The award recognizes facilities that demonstrate excellence in environmental conservation, minimizing the impact of the company’s operations, reducing material consumption and improving recycling or reuse. Economic Sustainability Award was given to Crown’s beverage can plant in Izmit, Turkey. Economic Sustainability Award recognizes initiatives that display a significant, measurable reduction in the Company's use of...
Government of Canada has announced fund for 10 Alberta steel and aluminium companies in order to diversify their products, improve productivity, and reduce costs. Canada's steel and aluminium sectors are key contributors to the Canadian economy by virtue of the jobs they create and the revenue brought. Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister announced $5,701,738 in funding for 10 companies in Edmonton, Calgary, Lethbridge, and Nisku. The support is provided under the Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI) Steel and Aluminum Initiative, announced in March 2019. "Our government is supporting Canada's hard-working steel and aluminium workers and companies from coast to coast to coast. Our investments in support of small- and...
Constellium’s casting and rolling operations in Singen, Germany, have been certified against Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s (ASI) Performance Standard for responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium. The facility has high-grade cold mills and an integrated hot/cold rolling line. Singen facility serves the automotive and packaging markets. The independent, third-party audit of Constellium was carried out by GUTcert (AFNOR Group). “We congratulate Constellium and the Singen team for this certification, a tribute to their longstanding engagement in ASI and dedication to implementing sustainable practices in their business,” said Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at ASI. “As a founding member of ASI, Constellium has greatly contributed to defining responsible...
The US dollar was modestly higher as news that Washington and Beijing were discussing negotiations in September eased anxieties about the ongoing trade war. LME base metals closed mixed while SHFE metals ended mostly lower. LME aluminium gained 0.29% and aluminium fell 0.25%. LME continued its downward trend during Thursday’s trading. Three-month LME aluminium rebounded at night after it slumped to a fresh low of US$1,734 per tonne as the prospect of recovery at some aluminium smelters in China in mid-September dragged on the most-liquid SHFE October contract. LME aluminium finished at US$1,754 per tonne, gaining 0.29% after seven consecutive trading days of declines. The contract is likely to trade within US$1,740-1,760 per tonne today. As on August 29, Thursday, LME aluminium cash (bid)...
The average alumina prices in four major markets have witnessed growth on Friday, 30 August 2019. The average spot alumina price stands at RMB 2520 per tonne, up RMB 20 per tonne from the previous average alumina price of RMB 2500 per tonne. Alumina price in East China is hovering around RMB 2530 per tonne. Alumina Central China and North China stand at RMB 2520 per tonne and RMB 2540 per tonne, up RMB 20 per tonne each from its earlier price. Alumina South China is up by RMB 15 per tonne at RMB 2460 per tonne as on August 30. A00 aluminium ingot price has edged higher by RMB 30 per tonne from Thursday August 29 to stand at RMB 14290 per tonne as of Friday, 30 August 2019. The average price is expected to move within a range of RMB14270-14310 per tonne. A00 aluminium ingot price in Foshan...
Birmingham City Council has revealed that it sent over half of its aluminium abroad to be recycled last year. As per the report, 280 tonnes out of 529 tonnes of aluminium were sent to Germany, while the remaining 249 tonnes were sent to facilities within the United Kingdom. Glass, plastics and other metals were also sent outside of the city to be recycled, published the Council on a special request by the Local Democracy Reporting Service. The only recycling collected in Birmingham and processed within the city was paper and cardboard, like happened in the previous three years. Figures revealed by the Birmingham City Council also indicated that recycling collected by the council had been decreasing over the years. In 2016, 1068 tonnes were collected and 151 tonnes sent to Germany, while...
