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 use of aluminium tubes and pipes in the building construction sector is found incessantly increasing. For having a distinctive combination like versatility and affordability, the demand for aluminium extruxed products seems to be unstoppable. Other advantages like high strength to weight ratio, air tightness, corrosion resistance, and receptiveness are making aluminium pipes and tubes even more popular in building construction. To cash on this, Italy, on the other hand, is leaving no stone unturned to increase its aluminium tubes and pipes export volume as well as value, found global export-import data. In 2018, even though the country’s export amount had dwindled but the value remained firm. By exporting 24,878 tonnes of aluminium tubes and pipes, Italy had yielded around US$90...
Aluminium China and Lightweight Asia, from July 10-12 in Shanghai, will showcase a new chapter in the aluminium industry by exploring the green manufacturing trends involved in the developments and products in the automotive, construction, transport, aerospace and consumer durables industries. Aluminium Leading the Boom in Consumer Electronics with White Goods In recent years, using aluminium alloy by-products for parts in home appliances instead of their plastic counterparts has become increasingly widespread in order to meet more modern consumer preferences and aesthetic requirements. As a result, the number of aluminium products sold throughout the domestic consumer electronics market is expected to continue to rise, driven by this demand. At this year’s Aluminium China, one of the...
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association, Aluminum net shipments (including exports) by domestic U.S. and Canadian facilities totalled an estimated 934,853 tonnes during May, a slight increase over the May 2018 total of 933,493 tonnes. Shipments of aluminium mill products or semi-finished products fell 4.1 per cent YoY to 633,668 tonnes in May. Shipments of aluminium ingot for castings, exports and destructive uses advanced 10.5 per cent year-over-year, totalling 301,185 tonnes. Through the first five months of 2019, preliminary producer shipments dropped 1.5 per cent from the same period of 2018 to stand at an estimated 4.6 million tonnes. According to the Association’s “Index of Net New Orders of Aluminum Mill Products” for May 2019, orders declined 1.9 per cent month on...
According to Shanghai Metals Market, Shandong Weiqiao Group, one of the top aluminium producers in China, reduced its purchasing prices of prebaked anode for July 2019. The benchmark purchasing prices for prebaked anode stood at RMB 3,045 per tonne in cash, down RMB 50 per tonne from RMB 2,995 per tonne in June. Weiqiao had raised the benchmark purchasing price for prebaked anode by RMB100 per tonne in June. That was the first time in 2019 for Weiqiao to increase its monthly purchasing price for prebaked anode. The prebaked anode price in East recorded a drop of RMB 25 per tonne to stand at RMB 3,137.50 per tonne after almost a month. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 3,045 per tonne and RMB 3,230 per tonne. The prebaked anode price Central remained the same at RMB...
The US dollar rose to two-week highs as US-China trade tensions eased after the world’s two largest economies agreed to restart trade talks. Base metals ended mostly lower. LME aluminium dipped 0.14% and SHFE aluminium went down 0.83%. LME cash and three months aluminium closed higher during the day’s trading. However, three-month LME aluminium fell to the lowest overnight at US$1,790.5 per tonne and ended lower for the third consecutive trading day, at US$1,791.5 per tonne, after it unsuccessfully tested pressure above from US$1,811 per tonne twice. LME aluminium is likely to trade at US$1,770-1,820 per tonne today. As on July 1, Monday, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1777 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1778 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$...
The average spot alumina price in China dropped from RMB 2786 per tonne to RMB 2758 per tonne on Tuesday, 02 July 2019. This records a decline of RMB 28 per tonne or 1.01 per cent. In East China market spot alumina price stood at RMB 2770 per tonne, down RMB 30 per tonne. The average alumina spot price in Central China market decreased to RMB 2760 per tonne today, from RMB 2790 per tonne. Alumina prices in North and South dropped RMB20 per tonne and RMB40 per tonne each to stand at RMB2750 per tonne and RMB2770 per tonne. A00 aluminium ingot price stood RMB110 per tonne lower on Tuesday. Ingot price came in at RMB 13650 per tonne today. The average price is expected to range at RMB 13630- 13670 per tonne. Aluminium ingot price in Foshan came in at RMB 13690 per tonne. Ingot price in Wuxi...
Ardagh Group will reportedly introduce a new slimline 187ml wine can in the first quarter of 2020. Made of fully-recyclable aluminium, the airtight, lightproof, and shatterproof can is specially designed to present and protect wine and wine-based drinks. In what the company describes as a Europe first for beverage packaging, this can is the latest addition to Ardagh’s pioneering Wine Can range. Since the capacity is 187ml, which is quarter of a standard 75cl bottle, this can makes the perfect size for those who want to enjoy a single drink with a meal or while on the go. Ardagh claims that single-served European wines are either available in bottles, boxes or multipack cans in the US but now they will be available in cans in the US in single packs, which will be available at airports,...
According to a report, the governments of Canada and Quebec are providing a financial assistance of $2.8 million to FjordAl Aluminium for starting up an aluminium rod manufacturing plant in the Jonquière sector of Saguenay. The total value of the project is $6.6 million and will expectedly create 20 new jobs. The Government of Canada is awarding a repayable contribution of $1 million under CED's Quebec Economic Development Program, while the Government of Quebec's assistance consists of two loans - $990,000 from Investissement Québec's own funds and $790,000 from the ESSOR program by the Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation. Richard Hébert, Member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Jean and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Businesses and Export Promotion, said: "The...
Denmark aluminium scrap exports have grown steadily in the last three years. The upward trend is expected to continue in 2019. The top export destinations of aluminium scrap in 2018 were Germany (48053 tonnes), Sweden (34733 tonnes), Luxembourg (13381 tonnes), Belgium (7624 tonnes), and Hungary (7057 tonnes) among others. According to recent estimates, exports of aluminium scrap in Denmark stood at 91337 tonnes in 2016, which increased to 138224 tonnes in 2017. This records an increase of 51.33 per cent year-on-year. The country’s estimated aluminium scraps exports increased 1.43 per cent year-on-year to 140206 tonnes in 2018. Aluminium export volume is estimated to reach 145262 tonnes in 2019, an increase of 3.61 per cent from 2018. Denmark generated revenue of US$55.62 million in 2016....
According to Niti Aayog, the think-tank of the government, the ministry of heavy industry may soon announce incentives for electric vehicle infrastructure to encourage electromobility. The Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), which was set up under the NITI Aayog to keep a check on the Centre’s flagship programmes announced this recently. Speaking during ETAuto Tech Summit, on Friday, June 28, Anil Srivastava, director general - DMEO & principal adviser, said that electric vehicles remain the focus area of the government and it may soon announce incentives to support the infrastructure. “When we look into the battery storage and transformation which is going to take place, India’s electric vehicle market will be worth US$300 billion in 2030, as per the projections by...
Shanghai Metals Market found that the prices of aluminium fluoride across Chinese markets inched up in June, backed by the suspension of fluoride mining in Inner Mongolia that buoyed the prices of raw material used in producing aluminium fluoride. AF-1 aluminium fluoride was quoted above RMB 10,000 per tonne at the end of June, up by some RMB 1,000 per tonne from the price at the beginning of the month. However, no deal is done yet at that price level. Tight supply in the market is one of the reasons that led to the increase in fluoride prices by some RMB 200 per tonne to RMB 3,300 per tonne on a Hunan delivery-to-plant basis. Hunan, together with Henan and Shandong are the major aluminium fluoride-making areas in China. Seaborne materials, on the other hand, are not likely to help to...
During GIFA, the International Foundry Trade Fair with Technical Forum that took place from 25th to 29th June 2019, in Düsseldorf, Germany, Emirates Global Aluminium highlighted the growing use of UAE-made aluminium in the European automotive industry. EGA supplies its aluminium to two major European carmakers as well as to more than 15 car parts makers in the European automotive industry’s supply chain.Europe accounts for approximately a quarter of EGA’s international sales and about one-third of it is shipped to the European automotive sector. Raid Mallala, EGA’s Senior Director of Marketing and Sales in Europe and America, said: “EGA has supplied aluminium to Europe since the start of production at our Jebel Ali smelter in 1979, and today we meet more than 10 per cent of Western...
Metro Mining Ltd has signed a new binding contract with a major state-owned Chinese Aluminium Group. The agreement with the Group covers 420,000 WMT (wet metric tonnes) of bauxite to be delivered in the H2 of 2019. It means the company has sold approximately 90% of its planned 2019 production of 3.3 to 3.5 million WMT. Metro’s Managing Director Simon Finnis said; “We are delighted to have finalised a new off-take agreement with a major State-Owned Chinese Aluminium Group whom, we believe, has the capacity to be another long term off-take partner. We have now successfully sold approximately 90% of Metro’s planned 2019 production. This agreement highlights the particular interest being seen from refineries located in the inland provinces where supply of domestic bauxite has been hindered by...
The US dollar edged lower last Friday, as US economic data confirmed the likelihood of a July interest rate cut. Base metals ended mostly lower. LME aluminium fell 0.25% and SHFE aluminium fell 0.25%. Three-month LME aluminium failed to stand firm at a high of US$1,812.5 per tonne and lost all the gains at closing, ending 0.14% lower at US$1,794 per tonne on Friday night. LME cash contract also followed the decline. The aluminium contract is likely to trade at US$1,790-1,850 per tonne today. As on June 28, Friday, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1773 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1773.50 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1793 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 1793.50 per tonne; Dec 20 bid price stands at US$ 1908 per tonne, and Dec 20...
The average spot price of alumina is found to inaugurate the month of July with a decline of RMB 55 per tonne to RMB 2,786 per tonne, according to Shanghai Metals Market data. This marks the second consecutive fall in alumina spot price, followed by a drop on 28th of June from RMB 2,865 per tonne to RMB 2,841 per tonne. With the decline today, the average spot price of alumina has recorded a month-on-month fall by RMB 292 per tonne, as the price of alumina on June 3 was at RMB 3078 per tonne. But on a quarterly basis, today’s price is standing higher by RMB 114 per tonne from RMB 2,672 per tonne on April 1, 2019. As the decline in alumina spot price has touched upon all the major markets in China today, the price in the east is standing at RMB 2,800 per tonne after inching down by RMB 50...
Social inventories of primary aluminium across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, stood at 1.041 million tonnes as of Monday July 1. This was down 10,000 tonnes from Thursday June 27, after a drop of 20,000 tonnes in the prior weekend between June 20 and 24, Shanghai Metals Market data showed. The chart below indicates the current status of primary aluminium inventories across all major China markets: Primary aluminium inventories in Wuxi, Jiangsu, and Shanghai dropped 13,000 tonnes and 1,000 tonnes to stand at 340,000 tonnes and 207,000 tonnes today. Inventories in Nanhai, Guangdong stood at 240,000 tonnes, down 6,000 tonnes from 246,000 tonnes on June 27. Primary aluminium stocks in Gongyi, Henan and Hangzhou, Zhejiang increased from 101,000 tonnes and 60,000...
Heesen Yachts’ eighth vessel in 5000 Aluminium Class Masa has been reportedly delivered, followed by two-days of sea trials in May. The yacht, which was previously known as Project Aster, had hit the water for the first time in April and was christened Masa , meaning “my diamond”. As Heesen revealed, the vessel exceeded the contractual top speed of 23 knots. The design courtesy of Masa’s exterior, which features key details including a "pelican beak bow" and "sporty mast", goes to Frank Laupman's Omega Architects. Her all-aluminium, semi displacement hull, meanwhile, has been designed and engineered by Heesen's in-house team, while the sub-500GT interior by Cristiano Gatto. The decor of the yacht takes inspiration from the interiors of other yachts in the 5000 Aluminium Class, with key...
The Center for Automotive Research’s (CAR) Coalition for Automotive Lightweighting Materials (CALM) announced a new study on Wednesday that tested mass reduction in a 2011 Honda Accord roof. The study showed OEMs could achieve 39% vehicle weight reduction, compared to steel and composite counterparts by converting to aluminium or carbon fiber. It showed OEMs would achieve 10 per cent overall mass savings by converting a steel roof to aluminium or carbon fiber. However, aluminium packed more favourable performance and stiffness in the vehicle overall. CALM is a collaboration of more than thirty industry leading organizations working to support weight reduction in vehicle with effective use of mixed materials in a cost-effective way. CAR research engineer and study co-author Shashank Modi...
