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 Mexican Ambassador to the United States, Gerónimo Gutiérrez, said on Monday that he expects the Trump administration to lift the U.S. steel and aluminium tariffs imposed upon Mexico before the signing of the new trade agreement (USMCA) with Mexico and Canada by the end of this month. Even if it...
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 total aluminium imports by the USA for consumption stood at 4.33 million tonnes in the first eight months of 2018, down 9.2 per cent from 4.77 million tonnes in the eight months of 2017, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. The USA imported 459,000...
Aluminum Association President & CEO Heidi Brock, on Friday November 16, gave a testimony at the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), highlighting the urgent need for full, quota-free tariff exemptions for Canada and Mexico as part of the final U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The...
AP&C, a GE Additive company and specialist in metal powder production for additive manufacturing, has announced that it will produce aluminium alloy F357 powder in Q1 2019 and start supplying to customers from April 2019. Aluminium alloy F357 offers good weldability, high strength and better...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reportedly hoping to reach an exemption deal from the Trump administration’s duties on imported aluminium and steel products later this month. Trudeau said in reference to the US President Donald Trump “"We will meet at the G20 in Argentina and we hope to...
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association, the “Index of Net New Orders of Aluminum Mill Products” for October 2018 increased 8.6 percent over September 2018. Compared to October 2017, total orders rose 8.3 percent YoY. Orders for both flat roll products (sheet, plate, can stock and...
As reported by a company press release, Rio Tinto has completed the lease and sale of a dock and land in Kitimat, British Columbia, to LNG Canada for an estimated value of $576 million. LNG Canada was a joint venture comprising Shell, PETRONAS, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corporation and KOGAS. It is a...
Representatives from three major aluminium associations in North America, from the U.S. Canada and Mexico have sent a joint letter to President Trump today calling for quota-free tariff exemptions on North American aluminium as part of the final U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. They congratulated on...
Craft breweries are buying aluminium cans which are 2.5 times larger than the size of a normal beer can because it is helping out their business at a time when cans are scarce. “As soon as we got this machine, our off premise beer sales doubled,” said Willy Truettner, co-owner of Zuni Street...
According to Aluminum Association, demand for aluminium semi-fabricated (mill) products in the United States and Canada (domestic shipments plus imports) was up 1.6 per cent YoY to an estimated 790,000 tonnes in August. YTD semi-fabricated demand stood at 6.1 million tonnes, up 2.3 per cent from...
Juan Carlos Baker, Mexico’s deputy commerce minister said that Mexico won’t sign the new North American free trade agreement (USMCA) unless the U.S. removes steel and aluminium tariffs on Mexico and Canada. Lawyers are finalizing the text of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the three...
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...
The marine industry on both sides of the border in North America is warning that the U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium and the metal trade war are taking a mounting toll on its business. According to the marine business owners, tariffs and counter tariffs are making the products expensive for...
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 3.83 million tonnes during September 2018, advancing 11,272 tpy (+0.3%) over the August 2018 rate of 3.82 million...
Customers looking for the classic combo of smoked meat and black cherry soda at Schwartz’s will have to have something else to drink. The iconic Montreal deli ran out of cans of Cott Black Cherry soda around two weeks ago and hasn’t been able to get more from its supplier, which is facing a...
According to brewing industry executives, Canada has taken a move to drop a 10 per cent duty on US-made aluminium cans and is proved to be good news for Canadian beer markets that are battling a shortage of tall cans. The aluminium products exempt from tariffs last week include cans that brewers...
Aluminium semi-finished imports by the USA increased in July despite on-going trade disruptions between the US and its exporting countries. The USA imported 105,000 tonnes of aluminium Plates, sheets, bars, etc. from the global market in July and for the period from January to July the amount stood...
