Orders of aluminium mill products in the U.S. up through first five month of 2017

<p>According to the recently published &ldquo;Index of Net New Orders of Aluminum Mill Products&rdquo; by the Aluminum Association for May, the order increased 6.3% from April 2017. Orders for flat roll products (sheet, plate, can stock and foil) were up 4.1%, while orders for extruded products increased 14.7% and orders for redraw rod were up 9.5%. Orders were up 7.6% YoY. On average, orders recorded by domestic producers through the first five months of 2017 were up 3.0 % from the same period of 2016.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/mill%20product1.png" alt="News" width="374" height="260" /></p> <p>The domestic aluminium industry is growing creating American jobs and r investing more than $2 billion since 2013 to expand U.S. manufacturing. Subsidized production in China is threatening the industry&rsquo;s continued health, but a healthy demand from automotive and aerospace is supporting the industry.</p> <p>{googleAdsense}</p> <p>Demand for the lightweight and recyclable aluminium is firm and continues to rise about 40% since 2009 and jobs are growing about 3% since 2013. Aluminium is contributing about 15% of the economy growth. Shipments to the transportation market are at all-time high in North America.&nbsp;</p>