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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Despite the year-on-year growth in the United Kingdom’s total aluminium cans import in 2019, the country’s import from the Czech Republic is estimated to see a drop, found the global export-import data. From 10,690 tonnes in 2018, the UK’s aluminium cans import this year is likely to decline by 20 per cent to 8,546 tonnes. In 2017, the import amount was at 4,032 tonnes, which represents that the import volume in 2018 was higher by 100 per cent from the previous year. {newsStudioGallery} Nevertheless, although the import amount from the Czech Republic is likely to stay down this year, the country is still estimated to be the major supplier among the rest. From Germany, which is expected to be the second large supplier this year, the United Kingdom will likely import a higher amount of...
Crown Beverage Packaging North America, a business unit of Crown Holdings, has opened a new graphics studio in Ambler, PA, to help North American beverage brands maximize the impact of their packaging graphics and expedite product launches. The 14,000-sq.-ft. facility features cutting-edge technologies that shorten product development timelines. The company said that the plant enables customers to have hands-on involvement alongside on-site experts to produce finished packages that create brand differentiation on the shelf. Paul Fennessy, Director of Graphics at Crown, said: “Our new graphics studio represents the changing beverage landscape. Today, brands are recognizing that in many cases, the can serves as the customer’s first experience with a product. The size, look, feel—and of...
74-years old pensioner Alan Smith, along with his team has reportedly built an environmentally friendly hydrogen reactor, a mini plant that can circumvent conventional shortcomings in hydrogen production while producing aluminium oxide and heat as valuable by-products. As per the report, Smith claims his small company Ecalox has engineered the world’s only zero-carbon aluminium hydroxide reactor. His objective is to establish hydrogen production through waste material, cut carbon emissions, and help recover the value of aluminium rubbish that is often dumped and under-appreciated within the global energy value chain. At present, industrial hydrogen is mainly generated from steam reformation of methane in fossil fuels, primarily from natural gas. Oil and coal are also used. According to...
Reuters reports that Xinfa Group, one of China’s top aluminium producers, has closed an aluminium production line after an explosion at a plant in the north-western region of Xinjiang. The blast took place at its electrical transformer on August 18. The news is confirmed by an unidentified company source. The accident has led to the shutdown of around 500,000 tonnes of annual smelting capacity at the plant at north of the Xinjiang capital of Urumqi. After the supply concerned created by the Typhoon, which affected a smelter of Hongqiao group in Shandong province, this capacity closure news has generated further tension in the market shooting SHFE aluminium price to an almost 10 months high on Tuesday, at RMB 14,455($2,046.58) per tonne. Though the contract consolidated, limited downside...
The average spot alumina price in China continued to rise by RMB 9 per tonne or 0.37 per cent on Wednesday, 21 August 2019. Alumina price increased from RMB 2454 per tonne to RMB 2463 per tonne. The prices of alumina rose across major China markets. The average alumina spot price in Central China market rose to RMB 2470 per tonne today, up RMB 10 per tonne from yesterday’s price. Alumina prices in Central and North climbed RMB10 per tonne each to stand at RMB2460 per tonne and RMB2480 per tonne. Australian alumina FOB price increased USD 5 per tonne to USD 300 per tonne on Wednesday, 21 August 2019. A00 aluminium ingot price is down by RMB60 per tonne from its earlier price. The price stood at RMB14320 per tonne today. The average price is expected to move within a range of RMB14300-14340...
The US dollar fell with the drop in Treasury yields and the dollar index lost close to 0.2% and finished at 98.16. LME and SHFE base metals closed lower for the most part despite a weakened US dollar. LME aluminium fell 0.5% and SHFE aluminium dropped 0.4%. Three-month LME aluminium came off after climbed and ended 0.5% lower last night. The contract is expected to trade between US$1,700-1,800 per tonne today. As on August 20, Tuesday, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1755.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1756.50 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1785 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 1786 per tonne; Dec 20 bid price stands at US$ 1875 per tonne, and Dec 20 offer price stands at US$ 1880 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock dropped...
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd, the leading aluminium producer in South East Asia, has reported a drop of 36 per cent in net profit in the second quarter of the year ended on June 30. The profit came in at RM102.89 million, compared to RM160.6 million in the same period last year. With this, earnings per share in Q2 2019 came down to 2.56 sen from 4.15 sen year-on-year, while revenue dropped 12.5 per cent from RM2.44 billion in Q2 2018 to RM2.13 billion. The total net profit for the first half of the year (H1 2019) stood down as well at RM217.99 million from RM311.08 million in the same period last year. Revenue for the same period contracted from RM4.56 billion in H1 2018 to RM4.3 billion. Nevertheless, Press Metal's board of directors have approved a second interim single tier...
The 20th China (Guangzhou) International Metal &Metallurgy Exhibition organized by Guangzhou Julang Exhibition Design Co., LTD. successfully took place in Guangzhou Import and Export Pazhou Complex during June 13-15, 2019. This exhibition displayed new technology in the metal and metallurgical sector. The exhibition hosted more than 10000 professional visitors. About 520 companies from 28 countries and regions participated in the exhibition. The exhibition area covered nearly 30000 square meters of area, which displayed the latest international technology and trends in metal sector. The exhibition displayed products starting from raw materials to processing technology and equipment. Not only the exhibition was large in scale but it also boasted the presence of a complete industrial chain...
While recycling centers are closing down across various areas in the US due to lower aluminium and scrap prices and falling demand, Boy Scout Troop 27 of Fredericktown has been helping people to recycle their used aluminium cans.While Troop 27 has been collecting aluminium cans from individuals, on a small scale to provide for a part of the cost of utilities for the troop. Now they have expanded their collection drive to the community. "It helps the scouts pay for expenses and learn a sense of responsibility, but it also helps the community by continuing to provide a recycling option," " Troop Leader Deena Ward said. Ward said that they are starting the program on a smaller scale and it will only be accepting used aluminium cans for the time being. According to the 2015 data from...
South Korea exported 31,500 tonnes of aluminium (crude metal and alloys, aluminium semi-finished products and scrap) to the US in the first five months of 2019, from 17,800 tonnes exported in the first five months of 2018. In May, total aluminium exports stood at 5,300 tonnes, up 244.16% year-on-year, but down 20.3% month-on-month, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. {newsStudioGallery} Aluminium semi-finished products export rose 148.78% year-on-year to 20,400 tonnes in five months period. In May, exports stood at 2,690 tonnes, an increase of 78.15% year-on-year from 1,510 tonnes. Exports dropped 46.63% month-on-month. On the import side, South Korea's imports of total aluminium from the US stood at 128,000 tonnes in the first five months of...
Two major aluminium producers of India, Hindalco and Vedanta have raised their ingot prices in the domestic market to match with the increase in international prices. The price of Hindalco’s P1020 EC Grade Ingot & Sow with 99.7% purity was raised to INR 14,4000 (US$2009) per tonne on August 17, 2019. The price of the same product stood at INR 14,2000 (US$1982) per tonne after the last hike on August 14. The price range is slightly lower than where it stood a month earlier. With this price hike, the rates of the company's products are nearly at the same level as that at the end of the last quarter. According to Balco’s price list, the price of P1020 EC grade ingot with purity above 99.7% was raised to INR 14,5000 (US$2023) per tonne on August 17, 2019. The price of the same product stood...
According to a recent report, the Jamaica government is in talks with stakeholders in the vital bauxite industry over falling prices of bauxite/alumina globally. The news came after Mining Minister Robert Montague officially reported about this. He said meetings have already been held with representatives of some of the eminent industry players, such as West Indies Alumina Company (Windalco), Clarendon Alumina Company, and Noranda Bauxite Company, in a bid to reduce fears of any possible fallout and provide requisite support at protecting the welfare of workers and the livelihood of communities who depend on the bauxite/alumina industry. “The Ministry continues to crave the understanding and support of the people while they treat with this situation,” he said. Meanwhile, opposition...
International packaging manufacturer Jamestrong Packaging has inaugurated a $15 million can facility in Auckland, NZ, following increased demand for New Zealand baby formula. The facility will manufacture 50 million cans per annum, and at the appropriate time a second line can be dropped into the state-of-the-art facility, effectively doubling that capacity. Jamestrong ANZ Managing Director Alex Commins said: “The fact that we have opened three production facilities in just over three years speaks volumes about the trajectory of New Zealand and Australia’s infant formula market and the demand coming from international markets, in particular China.” The company has high care infant formula can manufacturing plants in Hornby, Christchurch and Kyabram, Australia. “Jamestrong Packaging is...
The US dollar rose to its highest level since August 1 and the dollar index gained close to 0.2% and finished at 98.38 yesterday. LME base metals fell for the most part while SHFE metals closed mostly higher during night trading. SHFE aluminium climbed 0.8% and LME aluminium fell 0.2%. Three-month LME aluminium retreated after a higher SHFE aluminium drove it to a high of US$1,807.5 per tonne. It returned back below US$1,800 per tonne and ended at US$1,792 per tonne on Monday night, down 0.2% on the day. Today, the contract is likely to trade between US$1,790-1,810 per tonne. As on August 19, Monday, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1762 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1762.50per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1794 per tonne, 3-months offer price...
The A00 aluminium ingot price has again recorded a sweeping growth of RMB 150 per tonne to stand at RMB 14,380 per tonne, as of August 20, according to Shanghai Metals Market. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 14,360 per tonne and RMB 14,400 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a discount and premium price of RMB 20 per tonne. This rise followed the drop of 2,000 tonnes in social inventories of primary aluminium and increase in spot alumina price by RMB 8 per tonne on Monday, August 19. The A00 aluminium ingot price is now standing the highest since the last three months when the price was at RMB 14,360 per tonne on May 16, 2019. Primary aluminium production cut at some of the Chinese smelters, resulting in daily and monthly output curb, could also be...
Archer Exploration has divulged an exploration target for its Eyre Peninsula High Purity Alumina (EPHPA) Project in South Australia. The EPHPA Project area is within close proximity to existing power, water, road, rail and other critical infrastructure. Historical drill results in the project area have suggested a maiden kaolin exploration target of 55-130 million tonnes with 33 – 36% alumina content. Kaolin is an aluminous clay that is used as raw material for high purity alumina production. The target is based on drilling, across 72 percussion drill holes, and auger drilling undertaken by Pechiney within 1968 to 1973. The exploration target includes the Kelly Tank and Bunora kaolin prospects and does not include other known kaolin occurrences around including Bunora East and Bunora...
According to a report on August 18, a revolutionary filter technology has been developed in Sri Lanka that creatively uses the waste from aluminium anodising to treat the waste water from the textile industry. An agreement has also been signed between Twinery, the innovation arm of MAS Holding, and Colombo Science and Technology Cell of the University of Colombo to implement the revolutionary process at the MAS Fabric Park. The research was funded by Twinery and conducted in collaboration with the Colombo Cell and MAS teams. The process took eight months for being developed through a series of undergraduate research projects in the Department of Physics of the University of Colombo. Explaining the idea behind the project, Dr. Dilushan Jayasundera, Principal Investigator of the project and...
Landowners in Pahang have requested the state government to intervene in issuing bauxite mining approvals as the moratorium has been lifted now. According to Sungai Lembing assemblyman, Datuk Md Sohaimi Mohamed Shah, landowners in the bauxite mining area are dissatisfied with the delay in issuing mining approval despite the lifting of the moratorium on March 31. “There are more than 300 landowners in Felda Bukit Goh, Felda Bukit Kuantan and Bukit Goh Youth Land Scheme (RTP) who are said to have signed an agreement with mining operators, but the mining operators are unable to carry out mining operations because of the moratorium,” Shah said. He also added that some of the landowners had taken deposit payments from the mining operators for their land. This makes them liable if mining...
