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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The first part of the Canadian International Aluminum Conference (CIAC) ended yesterday and more than 1,100 participants took in an exhibition as well as training sessions and conferences sponsored by the International Aluminum Conference (INALCO) and AluSolutions at the Palais des congrès de...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. today reported on the present status, development plan and updated budget for completing its high-purity alumina (HPA) production plant in Cap-Chat, Quebec. Orbite's High Purity Alumina plant in Cap-Chat, Quebec, continued intermittent production at a capacity of less than 50...
“The free trade agreement with Europe is an unprecedented growth opportunity for the Canadian aluminium industry because it will drive the gradual elimination of tariffs on aluminium imports, such as, 7% on rods, 6% on billets, foundry and slabs, as well as 3% on remelt,” said Jean Simard,...
The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, announces that the Aluminium Valley Society has been granted financial assistance for the organization of the fifth...
The Aluminium Association of Canada (AAC) and Canadian International Aluminium Conference (CIAC) inform that, further to the request of many industry leaders, the keynote conferences and speakers presentations of the CIAC have been postponed until the spring 2014. All other planned events remain in...
The line between "hazardous" and "non-hazardous" waste is often drawn in a somewhat arbitrary way, sometimes for historical reasons. Occasionally, it is possible to persuade the Ontario Ministry of the Environment to readjust the line. Canadian automotive manufacturers have had one of these rare...
Rio Tinto Alcan celebrates the first metal produced at its new US$ 1.1 billion Arvida Aluminium Smelter, AP60 Technology Centre, in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. This important milestone marks the transition from a world-class construction project to a 60,000-tonne technology development centre...
The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, today announced that Trans-Al Network Inc. has been granted financial assistance to pursue its activities with...
Estimated net shipments of Aluminum Sheet and Plate by U.S. and Canadian producers totaled 695.7 million pounds during July 2013, a rise of 1.1 percent over the July 2012 total of 687.9 million pounds. Compared to the previous month, shipments were up 2.3 percent over the June 2013 revised total of...
US service centers shipped 128,600 mt of aluminum products in July, up 5.7% from July 2012, the Metals Service Center Institute said Thursday. Aluminum shipments in the first seven months of the year totaled 867,600 million mt, 5.2% below the same period last year, MSCI said in a statement....
US service centers shipped 121,900 mt of aluminum products in June, down 5.4% from June 2012, the Metals Service Center Institute said Wednesday. Aluminum shipments in the first six months of the year totaled 739,000 million mt, 6.8% below the same period last year, MSCI said in a statement....
Orbite Aluminae Inc. announced today that it has filed a final short form prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada, in connection with the "best efforts" marketed offering of class A shares and warrants of Orbite. As a result of today's Prospectus...
US and Canadian aluminum demand, defined as shipments by domestic producers and imports, reached an estimated 8.175 billion pounds in the first four months of 2013, 2% above that of the same period last year, according to preliminary estimates released Tuesday by the Aluminum Association. Demand...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. said Friday it has fixed the terms of a previously announced offering of units comprised of class A shares and warrants. The company said in a press release it has reached its financing objectives as it anticipates raising up to $50 million, at a price of 70 cents per unit....
Orbite Aluminae Inc. announced today that it has filed a preliminary short form prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada, in connection with a “best efforts” marketed offering of class A shares and warrants of Orbite. The Corporation has retained Euro...
ThyssenKrupp Aerospace has renewed and expanded a six-year contract with Bombardier Aerospace as the service provider for cut-to-size aluminum plate, sheet and extrusions and related supply chain services. The work will take place at ThyssenKrupp Aerospace's in Baie D’Urfe´ facility in Que´bec,...
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) and The Aluminum Association, Inc. (AAI) on Wednesday announced that domestic consumption of aluminum extrusions in the United States and Canada totaled an estimated 4.05 billion pounds in 2012, an increase of 5.8 percent over the revised 2011 total of 3.83...
Shares in Orbite Aluminae Inc. soared more than 25 per cent in heavy trading on news the company has locked up a buyer for all of its anticipated production of smelter-grade alumina at its Quebec plant. The stock rose to a high of 99 cents before easing back to 86 cents – up 16 cents on the day, or...
