Fraunhofer IWU is developing lightweight aluminium foam sandwich panels that could help inland cargo vessels continue operating when low water levels force conventional ships to reduce their loads or risk running aground. The proposed shipbuilding structure could reduce vessel weight by...
The 2025 calendar maps the aluminium flat-rolled products (FRP) industry at the intersection of two major trends, i.e., the accelerating transition toward circular manufacturing and the rapid growth of sectors requiring advanced aluminium FRP solutions. Leading this transformation are a select...
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) recently issued its final decision in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into the imported common alloy aluminium sheet from China. The common alloy aluminium sheet will be subjected to Trump administration’s 96.3 per cent to 176.2...
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association, aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (measured in shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totalled an estimated 10.7 million tonnes in the period from January to October 2018, up 3.4 per cent over the same period of 2017....
A Press release from Aluminum Association confirms that The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that the unfairly-traded imports of common alloy aluminium sheet from China have harmed the business of U.S. producers. The U.S. Department of Commerce will impose antidumping duties...
Preliminary estimates from Aluminum Association indicate that aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) stood at an estimated 9.6 million tonnes through September 2018, up 3% over the same period of 2017. Demand for semi-fabricated (mill)...
Having limited resources of bauxite from which alumina is extracted and converted to aluminium, Mexico has no alumina refineries in the country, and for the same reason, its aluminium industry is highly dependent on imports and recycling of aluminium products. Mexico’s aluminium industry has been...
The Aluminum Association reports that shipments of can stock by domestic producers increased 4.3 per cent YoY to stand at 158,757 tonnes during October 2018. Compared to the previous month, shipments increased 11.4 per cent over September. Year-to-date shipments through October 2018 dropped 1 per...
The Aluminum Association has expressed its concern over the Section 232 tariff exemption process of the DOC in a statement submitted to the Department of Commerce. According to the association exemptions were granted to massive volumes of metal including Chinese Common Alloy Sheet & Plate. Till...
Novelis Inc. has invested US$175 million for the expansion of its Pindamonhangaba plant, located in the Paraíba Valley between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The expansion at the company's flagship Brazil facility will add 100 thousand tonnes of rolling capacity and 60 thousand tonnes of...
Aluminum association applauded commerce department’s final affirmative determinations in unfair trade investigations on common aluminium alloy sheet from china. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Commerce said that imports of common alloy aluminium sheet from China are being sold at less than...
The US Commerce Department reportedly announced on Wednesday, November 7, about levying final anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on Chinese common alloy aluminium sheet products of 96.3 per cent to 176.2 per cent. For the first time, these duties are issued in a trade remedy case initiated by the...
Industry leaders joined Aluminum Association president & CEO Heidi Brock in testifying before the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) on Tuesday, October 30. The testimony urged the USITC to reach a finding in the Commerce Department’s self-initiated case that unfairly-traded imports of...
Preliminary estimates from Aluminum Association indicate that aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) stood at an estimated 8.54 million tonnes through August 2018, up 2.5 per cent from the same period of 2017. YTD demand for semi-fabricated...
South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry (DIT) announced yesterday, October 24, about its receipt of exemption on 161 aluminium and 36 steel products from the US aluminium and steel imports under Section 232 tariffs by the Commerce Department. The product exemptions are reportedly applicable...
Operating rates across producers of aluminium plate/sheet strip and foil are likely to fall to 66% in October, a month of traditionally low demand for aluminium, as exports are likely to drop nearly 10% on the month. Rates across foil producers are estimated at 87%, and at 63% across producers of...
Novelis, the global leader in aluminium rolling and recycling broke ground on the expansion of its automotive aluminium manufacturing facility in Changzhou, China. The $180 million plant expansion will double the production capacity of heat-treated aluminium sheet by 100,000 metric tons. The...
Novelis, the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, today announced the supply of its premium Novelis Advanz™ aluminium to the recently launched all-electric Jaguar I-PACE. This new addition to the Jaguar PACE family and the car maker's first all-electric vehicle features a strong and...
Amsterdam-based global producer of aluminium semi-finished products Constellium N.V. has proudly announced its new Alplan TM Beyond Precision product line, to support increased demand for high-performance aluminium plates. The Alplan TM product line consists of specialty rolled plates with up to 15...
Arconic announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell its Texarkana, Texas rolling mill to Ta Chen International, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of aluminium and stainless steel distributor Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co., Ltd. Under the terms of the transaction, Arconic will sell Texarkana for...
