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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Superior Aluminum Alloys, LLC, a secondary aluminium producer, announced the successful launch of its newest product offering, deox rod/wire on August 12. Deox is a dual acid formulation which can remove corrosion from aluminium and stainless steel surfaces. Deox rod/wire product is used by steel mills to remove oxygen from liquid steel during the steelmaking process. "We are excited to announce the further diversification of our product offering to include deox rod/wire," said Denny Luma, President of Superior Aluminum Alloys. "Our deox rod/wire product has been successfully tested and approved for production at several steel mills. We are looking forward to expanding this business." Superior Aluminum Alloys, LLC is a leading secondary-aluminium producer located in New Haven, Indiana....
China Hongqiao Group, leading aluminium producer updated on Tuesday that it was operating as normal after its home province of Shandong was lashed out and flooded by Typhon Lekima during the weekend. “The facilities are not damaged by the typhoon. There was flooding outside the factories but no actual facilities damage,” Honqgiao said in an email statement. “Since Hongqiao is a big company and with numerous pre-emptive measures and plans, the company’s operation was not affected,” the statement added. An earlier report on Monday said that a wall of one of the Shandong-based group’s aluminium plants was “immediately overwhelmed” by flood water. This statement was issued by Weiqiao Pioneering, which was owned by Zhang family that owns Hongqiao Aluminium. Hongqiao and Weiqiao are considered...
The US dollar index edged down on Monday, amid trade tensions between the US and China and concerns of slowing global economic growth. LME base metals closed mixed on Monday. LME aluminium slipped 0.2% and SHFE aluminium rose 0.9%. LME aluminium contracts closed the day’s trading lower on Monday. Three-month LME aluminium followed its SHFE counterpart higher to a high of US$1,793 per tonne on Monday night, before it erased those gains to end 0.23% lower at US$1,770 per tonne overnight. This suggested that SHFE aluminium could provide limited traction for LME aluminium, which is likely to trade between US$1,700-1,800 per tonne today. As on August 12, Monday, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1742.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1743 per tonne; 3-months...
Bread-based beer brand Toast Ale has reportedly launched a new line of craft beer cans, which will be available online and in Tesco and Waitrose. The release of these cans was inspired by a study that showed aluminium cans boast a lower environmental impact than glass bottles. It also found that aluminium cans could be more readily recycled than glass bottles. In the United Kingdom, approximately 72 per cent of aluminium cans is recycled compared to 67.7 per cent of glass bottles. In early July, Toast Ale reported that it was raising a fund of £35,000 to make a move from glass bottles to aluminium cans . The new products give a new brand identity to the London-based brewery, replacing the company's existing ‘Brewed with Bread' tagline with a new ‘Toasting Change' message. The company...
A00 aluminium ingot price has edged higher by RMB 300 per tonne or 2.15 per cent today. As on Tuesday, 13 August 2019, ingot price ranged at RMB 14230-14270 per tonne; the average price stood at RMB 14250 per tonne, from its previous price of RMB 13950 per tonne on August 12. In Foshan and Wuxi, aluminium ingot price has increased by RMB 300 per tonne and RMB 265 per tonne to stand at RMB 14240 per tonne each. Their average price is expected to range within RMB 14220- 14260 per tonne and RMB 14230- 14250 per tonne. Aluminium price in Hangzhou is up RMB 290 per tonne at RMB 14255 per tonne as on August 13. Aluminium ingot prices in Chongqing, Shenyang, Tianjin, Linyi, and Gongyi stand at RMB 14210 per tonne, RMB 14190 per tonne, RMB 14200 per tonne, RMB 14210 per tonne, and RMB 14100 per...
In contrast to Thursday, August 8, when the primary aluminium inventories increased by 1,000 tonnes, today, on August 12, the inventories shrank 6,000 tonnes to stand at 1.035 million tonnes, found Shanghai Metals Market. Limited cargoes and steady consumption could be the two primary causes for this decline in inventories, as of August 12. In Wuxi, Jiangsu, the inventory dipped 2,000 tonnes over the weekend to stand at 302,000 tonnes, while that in Gongyi Henan decreased 4,000 tonnes to come in at 110,000 tonnes. In Tianjin, Chongqing, and Linyi, Shandong, the primary aluminium inventories declined as well by 1,000 tonnes to peg at 50,000 tonnes, 24,000 tonnes, and 14,000 tonnes, respectively. In Shanghai, and Nanhai, Guangdong, on the other hand, the inventories rose 1,000 tonnes and...
The global aluminium wire market has been found growing at a steady rate over the past few years, primarily driven by the rising demand in the rapid urbanization around the world, the increased support from governments, as well as the new production techniques that reduce not only the cost of aluminium wire production but also significantly reduce the processing time of the wire rods. According to the latest report from Technavio, the global aluminium wire market is expected to grow at a CAGR of almost 2% through 2021. {newsStudioGallery} To cash on this, Bahrain has emerged to become the world’s leading aluminium wire market with some staggering growth in its production and export. As per the global export-import data, the country in 2017 had recorded a growth of 28 per cent in its...
According to the survey of Shanghai Metals Market, secondary aluminium prices are expected to grow in September across all major Chinese markets, in anticipation of a consumption recovery. A few signs have been indicating a lift in secondary aluminium demand, found Shanghai Metals Market. Some die-casting plants are reporting better orders since July. Improved orders drove them to shorten or give up schedule summer break, but most die-casting plants remained closed. This led a pause to declines in prices of secondary aluminium ADC12. Steady prices of aluminium scrap also lent stability to the prices of secondary aluminium, as hot weather and generally weak prices prompted scrapyards to scale back operations. SMM believes that secondary aluminium prices have bottomed out.
According to a recent report, National Aluminium Company (Nalco) has signed a contract with Mishra Dhatu Nigam (Midhani) to form a joint venture company (JVC) for setting up a high-end aluminium alloy plant, where they will together manufacture aluminium plates and sheets. "We would like to inform you that a joint venture agreement was signed on August 7, 2019 with Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd (MIDHANI) to incorporate a joint venture company (JVC) with an objective for setting up of high-end aluminium alloys plant for manufacturing of plates, sheets," National Aluminium Company said on Thursday in a filing to the BSE. The state-owned company also said that the board of the joint venture would have a maximum of 12 board members with both the companies nominating minimum two directors each. As...
The US dollar index slipped on Friday, lowered by fresh concerns about an economic slowdown. LME base metals closed lower on Friday and aluminium shed 0.4%.SHFE aluminium inched up 0.04%. Three-month LME aluminium dipped to a low of US$1,770 per tonne on Friday, and ended at US$1,774 per tonne, down 0.39%. LME aluminium weakened along with other metals, and is expected to trade between US$1,700-1,800 per tonne today. As on August 9, Friday, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1745.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1746 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1776 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 1776.50 per tonne; Dec 20 bid price stands at US$ 1870 per tonne, and Dec 20 offer price stands at US$ 1875 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock...
According to Shanghai Metals Market, the A00 aluminium ingot price has extended growth over the weekend by RMB 20 per tonne to stand at RMB 13,950 per tonne. This marks the second consecutive rise after the fall on Thursday, August 8, from RMB 13,900 per tonne to RMB 13,880 per tonne. On Friday, August 9, the price grew to RMB 13,930 per tonne. With these two back-to-back rises, the A00 aluminium ingot price is standing RMB 230 per tonne higher, compared to the same period last month. Today, the average prices are expected to range between RMB 13,930 per tonne and RMB 13,970 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a premium price of RMB 40 per tonne. The price in Shenyang has seen the highest rise of RMB 45 per tonne to RMB 13,940 per tonne, following by Tianjin and Wuxi, where the...
Canyon Resources Limited has recently found high-quality results from aircore drilling at Ngaoundal within Minim Martap Bauxite Project, a World Class, Tier One Bauxite asset in Cameroon. Results averaged 43.5% aluminium oxide and 1.05% silicon dioxide for the 49 aircore holes drilled at the three plateaux within the Ngaoundal licence. With several drill holes intersecting high-grade, low-contaminant bauxite, Ngaoundal’s resource of 88 million tonnes grading 41.8 per cent aluminium oxide and 1.3 per cent silicon dioxide could be upgraded. Canyon’s chief geologist Dr. Alexander Shaw said: “These drilling results from the Ngaoundal plateaux are very positive as they showed a strong improvement in the grade from the previous resource on the plateau.” According to the report, the results from...
Aleris Corporation reported results for the three months ended June 30, 2019. The company reported a net income of $25 million in the second quarter of 2019 compared to a net loss of $47 million in the second quarter of 2018. Adjusted EBITDA stood at $108 million, from $85 million in the second quarter of 2018. Sean Stack, Aleris Chairman and CEO said, “We are pleased with our strong performance in the first half of the year, delivering record adjusted EBITDA driven primarily by strong aerospace volumes and an overall shift toward higher value products in a favourable metal environment.” "We expect that momentum to continue as we further realize the full potential of the strategic investments we've made in our automotive and aerospace capabilities and the added value they bring to our...
China’s domestic production of primary aluminium stood 2 per cent lower from a year ago in July 2019, according to an SMM data. Primary aluminium production stood at 3.07 million tonnes, with a daily average of 98,900 tonnes. Production decreased by 1.66 per cent year-on-year to 20.56 million tonnes in the first seven months of 2019. Primary aluminium production received a boost from Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, and Shandong, but lower supplies in the north-east and the north-west weighed on output from a year ago. Established capacity of primary aluminium stood at 40.73 million tonnes as of the end of July, with 36.59 million tonnes in operation. According to an SMM’s anticipation, production is estimated to stand at 3.09 million tonnes in August, driven by growth in Guizhou, Shandong, and...
IBAAS and GAMI are jointly organizing the 8th International IBAAS-GAMI Conference & Exhibition at the picturesque city of Guiyang, China from September 4 - 6, 2019. The theme of the IBAAS-GAMI Conference is “Technological Advances in Alumina, Aluminium Smelter, Downstream Fabrication, Energy Conservation, Environmental Protection and Smart Manufacturing with Special Reference to China”. One of the key conferences for the aluminium value chain, IBAAS this year has formulated a world class program focusing on key issues around bauxite, alumina, aluminium and aluminium downstream industry and secondary sectors with special reference to China. The organizing committee has already received about 80 topics / abstracts on Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium from all over the world for IBAAS-GAMI...
The US exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) dropped 21,600 tonnes or 22.64% year-on-year to 73,800 tonnes in May 2019. On a month on month comparison, the export volume declined 7.05% from April export volume of 79,400 tonnes, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. Semi-finished products exports stood at 379,000 tonnes in the first five months of 2019 as compared to 459,000 tonnes in the first five months of 2018. This represents a drop of 80,000 tonnes or 17.43% year-on-year. Exports to Mexico came in at 31,500 tonnes in May 2019 as compared to 44,000 tonnes in May 2018. Exports declined 13.93% month-on-month. During January-May, aluminium semi-finished products exports recorded 168,000 tonnes. Exports to...
RUSAL has announced the interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2019 and second quarter and reported a 5.2% decline in total revenue to US$4,736 million from US$4,997 million for the same period of 2018. The decline is attributed to falling LME price which fell by 17.3% to US$1,826 per tonne compared with US$2,209 per tonne for the same period in 2018. Aluminium sales volume increased by 13.2% to 1,978 thousand tonnes in H1 2019 compared to 1,748 thousand tonnes in H1 2018. However, the increase was offset by 15.6% drop in aluminium sales price to US$1,960 per tonne from US$2,322 per tonne in H1 2018. The increase in sales was driven by the partial sell out of surplus inventories of primary aluminium accumulated due to OFAC sanctions. Revenue from alumina sales decreased by 23.9%...
Alumina production in China stood at 5.93 million tonnes in July, showed an SMM survey on Friday August 9. Production of metallurgical-grade alumina came in at 5.7 million tonnes last month. The average daily output registered 183,700 tonnes, weighed by lower output at Xing’an Chemicals, Henan Huiyuan, Henan Zhongmei, Xiaoyi Xinfa, Tiandong Jinxin, Galuminium, and Guizhou Huafei. Alumina production is expected to drop to 5.76 million tonnes in August. Environmental cutback across refineries will affect alumina production this month. Alumina refineries in Xiaoyi of Shanxi province have been required to cut production by half during August 8-20 to improve air quality. This will also lower alumina production. SMM data showed that alumina capacity that has been built up in Xiaoyi totalled 7.9...
