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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The US, Mexico and Canada have finalised a trade deal (USMCA) that will replace the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta). Representatives from the three countries signed the deal in Mexico yesterday. The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will be "the best and most important...
Kingston Automation Technology, a Kingston based business owned by mother-son duo has modernized the aluminium container production process in order to make aluminium bottles more convenient and a viable alternative to plastic bottles. “It was important that we redesign these lines,” owner Ben...
According to a Platts report Rio Tinto Aluminium issued a force majeure declaration on aluminium shipments out of Canada, caused by a weeklong strike which was affecting shipments via Canadian National Railways. The strike, which began on November 19 is likely to come to an end as a tentative...
According to the preliminary estimates from Aluminum Association, aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totalled an estimated 9.6 million tonnes from January to September 2019, a slight decrease over YTD 2018. Demand for semi-fabricated...
Canada’s exports of crude metal and alloys to the US fell by 35.54% or 5,900 tonnes month-on-month to 10,700 tonnes in August. Crude metal and alloys exports dropped by 93.92% or 165,300 tonnes from June’s total of 176,000 tonnes and 91.01% or 108,300 tonnes from May’s total of 119,000 tonnes....
According to the latest reports from Aluminum Association, shipments of Aluminum Extruded Products (extruded shapes, pipe & tube, and rod & bar) by U.S. and Canadian producers stood at 203,572 tonnes during October 2019, a drop of 9.2 per cent from the October 2018 total of 224,075 tonnes. Month on...
According to the data from the United States Geological Survey, Canada’s aluminium scrap exports to the US in August stood at 31,000 tonnes, second-lowest since the year began. In February, the country’s scrap exports to the US were at 28,200 tonnes, which were the lowest so far after inching down...
Extending the rise in August, the United States exports of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to Canada came in at 31,100 tonnes, found the USGS data. In June 2019, the aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports by the US to Canada were at 27,300 tonnes, while that in July were at 30,200 tonnes,...
According to the preliminary estimates from Aluminum Association, aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totalled an estimated 8.6 million tonnes from January to August 2019, a slight increase over YTD 2018. Demand for semi-fabricated (mill)...
KinsBrae Packaging Inc. in Ontario has launched the PortaVino aluminum wine bottle at the Ontario Craft Brewers Conference in Niagara Falls. The KinsBrae PortaVino is a personal size, resealable aluminium bottle for wine, which makes wine drinking fun. Its elegant shape and convenient 250 ml...
Rio Tinto’s aluminium production stood at 0.8 million tonnes in the third quarter of 2019, down 3% year-on-year, reflecting reduced production at ISAL in Iceland and Kitimat in British Columbia, Canada. Rio reported aluminium production of 2.38 million tonnes in the first nine months of 2019. That...
Alcoa Corporation’s Baie-Comeau aluminium smelter in Québec, Canada has been certified against the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s (ASI) Performance Standard for responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium. The smelter has an annual output of approximately 280,000 tonnes of...
According to the preliminary estimates from Aluminum Association, aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totalled an estimated 7.5 million tonnes from January to July 2019, an increase of 1.3 per cent over YTD 2018. Demand for semi-fabricated...
Rio Tinto has announced that all aluminium from Canadian operations is now independently certified and responsibly produced. The company’s Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Chain of Custody certification has been extended to include the BC Works smelter and Kemano Power Operations in Kitimat,...
The Aluminum Association, in cooperation with the Aluminium Association of Canada, reported primary aluminium production in North America (U.S. and Canada) was at an annual rate of 3,949,088 tonnes during August 2019, declining -0.3% from the July 2019 rate of 3,959,885 tonnes. The production rate...
According to the data shared by US Geological survey, the United States’ aluminium scrap imports in the first six months of 2019 came in at 313,000 tonnes, down 10.31 per cent from 349,000 tonnes in the same period last year. Let us here analyse the monthly trend of the United States’ aluminium...
The US imports of aluminium (crude metals and alloys, plate, sheets, bars, etc., and scrap) stood at 500,000 tonnes in June 2019, 8.7% or 40,000 tonnes more than that in June 2018, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. Canada continued to be the leading...
Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister in charge of Western Economic Diversification Canada, announced over US$4.9 million for 10 steel and aluminium companies across British Columbia, which are creating jobs and contributing to Canada’s economy. This...
