
According to the latest report from Aluminium Association, aluminium net shipments including exports by domestic U.S. and Canadian facilities stood at an estimated 987500 tonnes during September, off 5.6 per cent from the September 2016 total of 1 million tonne. Shipments of aluminium mill products decreased 1 per cent to 670000 tonnes YoY. Shipments of aluminium ingot for castings, exports and destructive uses were off 14 per cent YoY to 635 million pounds.

Through the first three quarters of 2017, preliminary producer shipments stood at 9 million tonnes, slightly more in comparison to the same period of 2016. September inventory levels stood at an estimated 1.5 million tonnes, up 1.6 per cent over the previous month and an increase of 7.2 per cent YoY.
Domestic primary aluminium production in August 2017 was 63,000 tonnes. The average daily production in August was 2,030 tonnes, slightly less than that in July 2017, but, slightly more than that in August 2016, but 53% less than that in August 2015.
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