Canada's retaliatory tariffs on US goods, including aluminium and steel products, take effect as Washington intensifies pressure on Canadian industry. Canada is escalating its trade confrontation with the United States, imposing tariffs of up to 50 per cent on US imports worth CAD 27.6 billion (USD...
The aluminium industry stands at a juncture material quality, recycling capacity, cross-border cooperation, carbon compliance and energy security are falling into a network of interconnectivity. The aluminium supply chain is evolving from simply securing enough metal to securing the right quality,...
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<p>According to the estimate of The Aluminum Association, shipments of aluminium products in U.S. and Canada drop YOY and YTD in July 2016.<br /><br />During July 2016, shipments of can stock by domestic producers totalled 350.3 million pounds, a drop of 1.3 per cent over the July 2015 total of...
<p>Canada's leading midstream oil and NGL (natural gas liquids) marketing and logistics company- Petrogas Energy Corp. is poised to take over Alcoa Intalco Works’ wharf and pier at Cherry Point, Washington, reported sources close to both the companies. The pending buy-out will include the...
<p>The Aluminum Association and the Aluminum Association of Canada reported a total primary aluminium production at an annual rate of 3,967,688 tonnes in North America during July 2016. The rate reports an increase of 9,837 tpy (+0.2%) from 3,957,851 tonnes in June 2016. The production rate in the...
<p>According to the Preliminary estimates by Aluminium Association for the month of June 2016Al, aluminum net shipments including exports by domestic U.S. and Canadian plants were 2,013 million pounds during June recording a rise of 2.6% over the June 2015 total of 1,961 million pounds. Shipments...
<p>Orbite Technologies Inc. yesterday filed its financial statements for the second quarter ended June 30th, 2016. The company reported a loss before net finance expense and taxes of $1.8 million for the quarter, a decrease from a loss of $3.5 million for the comparable quarter in the prior year,...
<p>The Aluminum Association and the Aluminum Association of Canada reported a total primary aluminium production at an annual rate of 3,957,851 tonnes in North America during June 2016. The rate reports a drop of 15,044 tpy (-0.4 per cent) from 3,972,895 tonnes in May 2016. The YoY comparison of...
<p>According to the preliminary estimates by Aluminium Association for the month of May 2016, aluminium demand in the United States and Canada which includes shipments by domestic producers plus imports totalled 11,008 million pounds through the first five months of 2016. The estimate records a 1.7...
<p>Power transmission system of Kitmat is undergoing a massive upgrade. BC Hydro has been roped in to replace the transmission lines (between Terrace and Kitimat) that has reached end of life. The new transmission will ensure undisrupted flow of electricity between the two regions. Nevertheless,...
The International Committee for Study of Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium is organizing their 2016 edition of the international event in the period 3 - 6 October, 2016 in the Palace Royal hotel, Quebec, Canada. Since 1963 ICSOBA has organized 33 international events in different places of the world....
According to the data released by The Aluminum Association in their latest edition of Aluminum Highlights, estimated net shipments of Aluminium Sheet and Plate by U.S. and Canadian producers totaled 697.6 million pounds during May 2016, off two-tenths of one percent from the May 2015 total of 699.3...
The Burnaby-based West Coast Canning, who packages liqour in aluminium cans for some of the most talked-about craft breweries of Vancouver, has teamed up with Wet Ape Productions to organize CANcity, Vancouver’s first all-canned craft beer and cider sampling event. Wet Ape Productions is the same...
A newly formed alliance called ALTec Industrial research R&D Group is consolidating research efforts in the Canadian aluminium sector to develop innovative aluminium products for ground transportation vehicles. As a cost-effective and sustainable material, aluminium is increasingly being used to...
Lawson Products, a distributor of products and services to the MRO and automotive marketplaces and No. 39 on Industrial Distribution's 2015 Big 50 List, on Tuesday announced the launch of Aluminum Repair Solutions under its Kent Automotive brand. Kent Automotive Aluminum Repair Solutions is a...
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 269 has new murals up on the building. Legion president Bill Cavanagh said about four years ago they realized that something had to be done about the old murals as they were falling apart. He added that when the Legion approached an artist, they realized restoration...
Exports of aluminium from the US and Canada, excluding cross-border trade, totalled 762 million lb through the first three months of 2016, up 9.3 per cent from the year-ago period, while aluminium imports totalled 1.685 billion lb, up 11.6 per cent, as per the latest figures from the Aluminum...
Orbite Technologies Inc. announced the closing of an equity financing in the amount of $5 million with Ressources Quebec inc., a subsidiary of Investissement Quebec, acting as agent of the Government of Quebec. As part of the financing, Ressources Quebec purchased 20,746,888 Class A shares of...
Orbite Technologies Inc. has announced the appointment of Charles Taschereau as Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the company, effective June 6, 2016. Mr. Taschereau joins Orbite from Congo Equipment S.A.R.L., a Caterpillar equipment dealer with 1,200 employees and over $350...
The United Steelworkers union has suspended indefinitely an unusual effort to push the United States government to restrict all aluminium imports after the campaign ran into opposition from aluminium companies, the Canadian government and even Canadian members of the union. The union on Friday...
