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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Aluminium Association of Canada president and chief executive officer Jean Simard hopes the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) reached on Sunday September 30 will lead to a swift resolution of the dispute over 10% US tariffs imposed beginning June 1. A side letter aiming to prevent...
The 24-year old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) reportedly underwent modest revisions on Sunday, September 30, to build up a last-gasp between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This new deal called the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, is meant to rescue a US$1.2 trillion...
President Donald Trump has threatened to impose severe economic penalties against Canada if it does not agree to his modified trade policies. Trump announced his plan to effectively terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement during a press conference and impose steep tariffs on all...
According to the statistics are derived from customs data released by the U.S. and Canadian governments, imports of aluminium ingot, scrap and mill products into the U.S. and Canada (excluding cross-border trade) totalled 372 thousand tonnes in July 2018, down 13.8 per cent from the July 2017 total...
Preliminary estimates from the Aluminum Association indicate that aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totalled an estimated 7.4 million tonnes through July 2018, up 2.1 per cent over the same period of 2017. Demand for semi-finished (mill)...
The 100-year old auto building which used to serve as an aluminium foundry in Toronto has now become an address for the Museum of Contemporary Art. The latter has reportedly taken over five floors of the building constructed in 1919. It was the tallest building when opened, an early example of...
Canada’s Aluminum Valley or the heart of the aluminium industry lies along a 50-mile stretch of the Saguenay River in the region of Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean, a two-hour drive north of Quebec City. The five aluminium smelters operating in the region account for 50% of Canada’s aluminium production....
Brampton, Ontario-based Triple M Metal LP offers ferrous and nonferrous scrap purchasing, collection, processing and trading services. The firm registered more than $1 billion revenue in 2017 from its scrap metal business in 26 locations in Canada, the United States and Mexico. China’s government’s...
Recently, President Trump has been repeatedly announcing his plan to punish Canada with auto tariffs. Trump said Canada was "ripping us off" and threatened a tariff on cars from Canada that "would be the ruination of the country." Such attitude is expected to ignite the trade hostilities further...
The US dollar fell against the Canadian dollar, which was buoyed by a resumed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiation between the two counties on Tuesday. The US dollar inched down 0.08% to settle at 95.07. LME aluminium recovered from Monday’s low run and settled at US$ 2035 per...
Aluminum Association president & CEO Heidi Brock urged the Trump administration to provide quota-free exemptions on aluminium tariffs for Canada and Mexico as negotiations are concluded on the revised North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Brock requested to “use this negotiation process to...
According to the preliminary estimates from Aluminum Association, aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) stood at an estimated 6.4 million tonnes through June 2018, up 2.0 per cent over the same period of 2017. Demand for semi-finished...
According to the latest report from US Geological Survey, U.S. Trade Total imports of aluminiumfor consumption in the first half of 2018 stood at 3.37 million tonnes, 7% less than 3.61 million tonnes in the same period in 2017. {newsStudioGallery} Imports of crude metal and alloys dropped 11% and...
As per the data shown by Aluminium Association of Canada, Canada’s primary aluminium industry is the fourth largest in the world with an annual production of 3.2 million tonnes of primary aluminium, using the lowest carbon footprint. Alcoa, Aluminerie Alouette and Rio Tinto operate 10 plants in...
Canada and China remain two major exporter of semi-finished aluminium to the US. With the on-going trade disruptions between the US and its exporting countries, and the imposition of 10% tax on imported aluminium, the dynamics are seeing a multi-dimensional change. The countries have already...
On Monday, August 6 Alcoa requested Trump administration for an exemption from aluminium tariffs. The 130 year old aluminium producer was considered to be one of the companies which were benefitted from the tariffs as they faced stiff competition from import. However, the tariffs turned out to be...
As Canada has imposed retaliatory import duties on U.S. aluminum product imports in the busy summer season, Canadian microbreweries are facing a shortage of beverage cans and higher costs leading to beer production cut to a certain extent, a Reuter report says. Though Canada is the world’s third...
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 3,683,641 tonnes during June 2018, declining 90,024 tpy (-2.4%) from the May 2018 rate of 3,773,664 tonnes....
