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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...Rio Tinto Alcan (RIO.L) said on Wednesday that its Laterriere aluminum smelter in Quebec was operating at half capacity following a power failure. The smelter suffered a significant outage on Tuesday after two electrical transformers failed, leaving the plant without adequate energy to continue...
...The following is the text of the industrial product and raw material prices report as reported by Statistics Canada. In January, the Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI) inched up 0.2% and the Raw Materials Price Index (RMPI) edged up 0.3%. Both indexes posted slower growth compared with...
...Rio Tinto Alcan, the aluminum production arm of Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO) Group, said that it will invest $13 million over the next five years in Pathways to Education Canada. Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO) has plans to invest $13 million in Pathways to Education...
... Government of Canada will be providing up to USD 94,500 in in kind contributions via the NRC Aluminium Technology Centre. .... The Government of Quebec will be providing a financial contribution of up to USD 166,097. ....
... Exploration Orbite Inc. said Thursday it has completed its $7.4-million pilot alumina plant at Cap Chat in Quebec's Gaspé region ... Alumina is the intermediate material for smelting primary aluminum metal worldwide. ....
...Aluminum demand in the US and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totaled an estimated 18.849 billion pounds during the first 11 months of 2010, 15.2% above the same period of 2009, according to preliminary estimates from the Aluminum Association...
...The Honourable Mr Denis Lebel Minister of State for Canada Economic Development announced the awarding of USD 80,000 in total non repayable funding to the Aluminium Valley Society for the organization, in collaboration with its partners, of the fourth edition of The Aluminium Valley in Business...
... The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today announced the awarding of $80,000 in total non-repayable funding to the Aluminium Valley Society (SVA) for the organization, in collaboration with its partners, ....
... US metals centers shipped 100,300 tons of aluminum products during December, or 26.7% more than during December 2009. Aluminum inventories at the end of the year totaled 2347,900 tons, 33.5% above the stockpiles of a year ago and equal to a 3.5 month supply of the metal at current shipping...
...Montreal-based engineers and construction managers SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. and 50-50 partner Hatch Ltd. said Wednesday they will accelerate their work on Rio Tinto Alcan’s $758-million aluminum pilot-plant project in Quebec’s Saguenay region for completion in 2013...
...Metals service center shipments of steel and aluminum products rose robustly in November, perhaps signaling the beginning of a sturdier recovery for the metals industry, the Metals Activity Report from the Metals Service Center Institute shows...
...Rio Tinto PLC is poised to announce it’s going ahead with major spending commitments on Canadian projects at its Alcan subsidiary after putting them on ice two years ago as the mining giant struggled with heavy debt and the drop in global demand for aluminum...
...dearth of aluminum units in Latin America is forcing Brazilian consumers to look as far north as the United States and Canada in their effort to meet the country's soaring demand, sources in the marketplace told AMM...
...Metals service center shipments in the US and Canada for aluminum continued to increase at robust rates in October, the Metals Activity Report from the Metals Service Center Institute shows. Inventory to sales ratios remained stable for aluminum in both the US and Canada...
...Metals service center shipments in the US and Canada for aluminum continued to increase at robust rates in October, the Metals Activity Report from the Metals Service Center Institute shows. Inventory to sales ratios remained stable for aluminum in both the US and Canada...
...Metals service center shipments in the US and Canada for aluminum continued to increase at robust rates in October, the Metals Activity Report from the Metals Service Center Institute shows. Inventory to sales ratios remained stable for aluminum in both the US and Canada...
...Rio Tinto Alcan will invest US$10 million in the expansion of the bauxite residue containment site at its Vaudreuil Works alumina refinery in Jonquière, Quebec, Canada...
...According to the Metals Activity Report from the Metals Service Center Institute, the rate of growth of aluminum shipments from North American metals service centers rebounded in August. Inventories of both metals changed very little during the month in both the United States and Canada...
