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 City of Montreal launched construction Thursday of the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, a $46 million project at Olympic Park. The project is being carried out in collaboration with the Olympic Park and with financial support from the city, the Province of Quebec, Canada Economic Development and...
Rio Tinto Alcan is expected to decide modernization of Kitimat works in British Colombia, Canada within this year which is expected to increase smelting capacity of aluminum to 420,000 tonnes per year from 180,000 tonnes and to enhance capacity for aluminum supply to Asia and Pacific area. The firm...
WestWinn Group, a privately owned, aluminum boat manufacturing company since 1959 and distributors of Harbercraft, Jetcraft and Kingfisher boats have recently entered into a progressive venture with Alumacraft Boat Co. One of the largest manufacturers of aluminum boats in the world, Alumacraft has...
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Aluminium Pipes and Tubes - Canada" report to their offering. This market analysis gives an overview of the actual situation, trends and future outlook of the market for aluminium pipes and tubes in Canada. The market analysis provides...
Service center shipments in the US and Canada for both steel and aluminum increased from 2010 levels but the rate of growth slowed significantly. Inventory levels decreased in the US but increased slightly in Canada. 1. Aluminum Product Activity 134,300 tonnes of aluminum products were shipped by...
Montreal based Exploration Orbite has raised USD 57.5 million through a recently completed bought deal. Most of the net proceeds will be used to convert the company's Cap Chat pilot plant into a commercial facility producing ultra pure alumina. Orbite's major holding is its Grande Vallee property...
Rio Tinto Alcan's Vaudreuil alumina plant in Jonquière, Quebec could see a reduction of about 40,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions annually following the signing of a steam supply agreement with Elkem Metal Canada. This agreement will also reduce the plant's energy supply costs over the...
Synergy Design and Production has announced it has inked a deal to become the exclusive distributor of AHT all-aluminum liftgates in Canada and the US. Synergy builds lightweight medium-duty trucks including its SynergyLite Green Truck. Austrian company AHT claims to be the world's only...
Rio Tinto Alcan told 300 contractors Wednesday that it intends to spend $2.5 billion rebuilding its Kitimat aluminum smelter in a mega-project that is expected to transform the province's northwest. The project had stalled during the 2008-09 recession but is back on track for a 2014 completion,...
May aluminium shipments from US metals centres totalled 127,400 tonnes or 31.4% more aluminium than in May 2010. For the year to date, shipments of aluminium totalled 629,300 tonnes or 27.8% more volume of the metal than last year. Month end aluminium inventories of 362,900 tonnes were 29.4%...
May aluminium shipments from US metals centres totalled 127,400 tonnes or 31.4% more aluminium than in May 2010. For the year to date, shipments of aluminium totalled 629,300 tonnes or 27.8% more volume of the metal than last year. Month end aluminium inventories of 362,900 tonnes were 29.4%...
First samples of aluminum have been produced by Exploration Orbite from Smelter Grade Alumina. This initiative represents a major milestone for Orbite. The SGA helps meet industry specifications for particle size and purity. A Canadian research facility has confirmed the quality of SGA through...
Shares in Orbite VSPA Inc. surged as much as 18.4% in morning trading after the Quebec junior miner said it produced the first samples of aluminum at its Cap Chat pilot plant. The stock rose from its previous close of $3.65 to a high of $4.32 before tapering back. Orbite chief executive Richard...
...Alcoa Canada said Tuesday it will invest $100 million to upgrade its four Quebec plants this year and keep them in shape to handle growing demand for aluminum...
...The union representing more than 200 workers at a plant in southern Alberta have served strike notice. Canadian Auto Workers union Local 99 represents 218 workers at Kawneer Manufacturing, a division of Alcoa, in Lethbridge, Alta...
...Aluminum demand in the US and Canada -- shipments by domestic producers plus imports -- totaled an estimated 3.302 billion lb during the first two months of 2011, 6.6% above the same period of 2010, according to preliminary Aluminum Association estimates...
... Shipments of aluminum products from US service centers enjoyed double-digit growth in February, while Canadian shipments grew more slowly, the Metals Service Center Institute said Wednesday in its February Metals Activity Report. ...
...Rio Tinto Alcan has reached a deal to buy the Eurocan wharf facility in Kitimat from West Fraser Timber. The wharf has been up for grabs since West Fraser shuttered its paper and linerboard mill last year...
