Storvik and Charl-Pol have launched Alumotion to bring proven robotic solutions, local engineering and lifecycle support closer to Canada's aluminium smelters. Canadian aluminium smelters are set to gain a new source of automation expertise as Storvik and Canadian technology company Charl-Pol...
Canada imported 195,000 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and strip in the first half of 2026, down from 214,000 tonnes during the same period of 2025. Total imports were therefore lower by 8.9 per cent year-on-year, although the second quarter saw a stronger volume of shipments than the first....
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According to the latest data shown by the US Geological Survey, Canada exported 157,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap to the United States in the first half of 2020 compared to 190,000 tonnes during the same period last year. This means Canada’s aluminium scrap exports to the US dwindled by 17.37 per...
"Honestly, we knew from the start that it was invalid", reacts the President of the National Union of Aluminum Employees of Baie-Comeau, Michel Desbiens, following the decision of the United States to finally withdraw the imposition of tariffs on Canadian aluminium exports. Michel Desbiens said:...
The North Country Chamber of Commerce welcomed the US decision of lifting the recently-imposed 10 percent tariff on Canadian aluminium imports. "We and other partners across the country have been seeking the quick reversal of this self-harming tariff and we are pleased to see it has been withdrawn...
A new smelter will be built adjacent to its billet manufacturing facilities to recycle scrap aluminium from Rio Tinto and its customers who turn ingots into value-added products. The facilities will have the capacity to remelt 30,000 tonnes of scrap per year to manufacture new billets. The billets...
Quebec’s political leaders and aluminium industry players wholeheartedly welcomed the US decision of cancelling the 10 per cent tariff on primary aluminium ingots from Canada, according to a report on Tuesday, September 15. “Very good news for the Quebec’s aluminum producers,” tweeted Pierre...
Canada has dropped its threat to impose retaliatory sanctions against U.S. aluminium products after Washington announced its decision to remove a 10% levy on Canadian aluminium imports. Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland welcomed the decision at a press conference...
On 15 th September’20, the United States of America declared that it would no longer impose a 10% tariff on Canadian aluminium imports. It has been presumed that following the rise of retaliation from Ottawa, Donald Trump administration has changed its mind. The duty-free treatment will be...
Rio Tinto will initiate its first closed-loop recycling solution to complement its low carbon footprint aluminium billet production, delivering consumers with a sizable choice to meet the rising consumer demand for sustainable products. The service will be available from 2021, offering customers in...
According to a recent report, Canada will roll out its planned multibillion-dollar counter-tariffs on American aluminium products within the next few days. The news came after officials in Ottawa and at the Canadian embassy in Washington confirmed that the previously threatened retaliatory tariffs...
Thyssenkrupp Aerospace has made public a three-year extension to its contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Canada Aerospace Inc. (MHICA). The agreement which commenced in 2018, thyssenkrupp Aerospace conducts material for aluminium wing planks, including procuring, receiving, inspecting, and...
Maine Governor Janet Mills, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, and Vermont Governor Phil Scott called on President Donald Trump to reverse his decision to reimpose a 10% tariff on imports of non-alloyed unwrought aluminium from Canada. They said this would hurt manufacturers and supply chain...
Nespresso Canada announced two new sustainability initiatives that are part of the company's sustainable development approach: the launch of new capsules made using 80% recycled aluminium and new fully recyclable boxes made from 95% recycled material for its machines. The company plans to have both...
A3 Surfaces, the company that offers a treatment service for anodized aluminium surfaces to make them antimicrobial, will install its first plant in the former Groupe Gagnon Frères warehouse in the Henri-Girard industrial park in Chicoutimi, Saguenay. According to Dr Guy Leblanc, Spokesperson and...
Canada’s Members for House of Commons, Mario Simard and Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe proposed the federal government to invest $ 200 million for the creation of a sector fund dedicated to aluminium processing and carbon-neutral aluminium production. According to the Parliamentary Budget Officer, the $...
The CSN-affiliated Federation of Manufacturing holds that if the United States rebuffs to withdraw the 10% tariff recently imposed on Canadian aluminium than the Canada Government should tentatively end the planned opening in the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) for dairy products and...
The United States aluminium scrap imports from Canada stood at 19,800 tonnes in May 2020, growing by 2,800 tonnes or 16.47 per cent from 17,000 tonnes in April 2020, according to the latest data shared by the US Geological Survey. In March 2020, the US had imported 5,490 tonnes of aluminium scrap...
The Aluminium Association of Canada (AAC) hails the Government's support through Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, contributing to the full recognition of the North American origin of its metal through its continental markets and integrated value chain such as the automotive industry....
The latest data of the US Geological Survey showed the United States exports of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to Canada continued to trend down in May 2020. Barring a rise in February, the United States aluminium semis exports to Canada saw incessant falls during March-May 2020. The United...
