Can Oklahoma reshape US aluminium supply? EGA’s Ziad Fares explains the project
As the US seeks to rebuild its domestic aluminium production capacity, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Century Aluminum are advancing plans for a new primary aluminium smelter in Inola, Oklahoma, targeting more than 750,000 tonnes of annual production. In this exclusive conversation with AL...
Collapsed Canada tariff talks put Indiana's aluminium jobs back in the spotlight
Indiana has emerged as an unlikely flashpoint in the latest round of US-Canada trade friction, after Washington's now-collapsed negotiations with Ottawa briefly put a proposed cut to aluminium tariffs on the table, one that industry advocates say would have hit the state's fabrication workforce...
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Rusal refutes controversy over investment in Braidy’s rolling mill; hopes to restore lost market share by 2020
Rusal said in a press interview that discussions over Rusal investing in Braidy’s aluminium rolling mill at Kentucky happened much before the imposition of the U.S. sanctions on its group of companies. Rusal announced its plan to invest as much as US$200mn in the Kentucky plant after the sanctions...
Top three aluminium importers from the U.S. during the first three months of 2019
The U.S. total exports of aluminium including scrap were essentially unchanged during the first three months of 2019 compared with those of the same period in the previous year. Total exports came in at 741,000 in the mentioned period, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US...
Aluminum Association President and CEO Heidi Brock to resign and join American Forest & Paper Association by 2019 end
The Aluminum Association announced yesterday that the Association’s President and CEO Heidi Brock is resigning from the chair later this year to become President and CEO of the American Forest and Paper Association. The Aluminum Association Board of Directors has started the search for a successor...
US exports of semi-finished products down 21% YoY, but up 3.8% MoM in March
In March 2019, the US exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) came in at 75,800 tonnes, down 21.21 per cent from 96,200 in March 2018. On a month on month comparison, the export volume increased 3.84 per cent from the February export volume of 73,000 tonnes,...
Alba CEO attends 12th Harbor Aluminium Outlook Summit
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) announced it was a sponsor and a key participant in one of the leading events in the world aluminium industry, the 12th Harbor Aluminium Outlook Summit. The event was held from 4 – 6 June 2019 in Chicago, USA. Tim Murray, Chief Executive Officer of Alba took part in...
Lifting of tariffs on Canadian aluminium a breather for the Port of Oswego; business to pick up slowly
The lifting of tariffs on aluminium imports from Canada has been a breather for Oswego, which was under pressure due to the tax increase that affected the city’s two prime businesses. Aluminum is the key product that gets shipped through the Port of Oswego and a large number of jobs are dependent...
Aluminium shipment in North America drops slightly in April and in the first four months of 2019
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association, Aluminum net shipments (including exports) by domestic U.S. and Canadian facilities totalled an estimated 925,782 tonnes during April. This registered a drop of 1.2 per cent YoY from the April 2018 total of 937,121 tonnes. Shipments of...
End of United States’ aluminium import tariff on Canada relieves Oswego
Donald Trump’s decision to end the aluminium import tariff on Canada last month seems to have brought in relief to Oswego, as two of the city’s largest businesses were affected by the tariff. Since aluminium is one of the major sources of daily wages for the people in Oswego, President Donald...
US aluminium production up 31% YoY in March; secondary recovery drops 7%
According to the latest report from US Geological Survey, US domestic primary aluminium production came in at 93,000 tonnes in March 2019. The average daily production was 3,000 tonnes, up 31 per cent year-on-year, but down 3 per cent month-on-month. Total aluminium recovered from scrap stood at...
Four new member companies join Aluminum Association
The Aluminum Association has added four new member companies – Matalco, Page Material Management, Real Alloy and Texarkana Aluminum. Page Material Management joins the association as an associate member – an organization that supplies goods and services to the industry. The three companies join as...
Aluminium demand in the U.S. slightly up in Q1 2019; apparent consumption up 1.3% YoY
According to the preliminary estimates from Aluminum Association, aluminium demand in the United States and Canada, including shipments by domestic producers plus imports stood at an estimated 3.25 million tonnes from January to March 2019, slightly up from the same period of 2018. Demand for...
Canada takes first initiative to formalise North American Trade Deal with US & Mexico
On May 27, Canada took the first step towards formalising a new North American Trade Agreement. Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland presented what is known as a “ways and means motion” to the House of Commons, which leads the way to the formal presentation of a bill. However, the USMCA deal, which...
Canada removes retaliatory tariffs on US aluminium and steel
Canada’s Finance Minister Bill Morneau declared on Monday, May 20, that the country lifted the retaliatory tariffs on aluminium and steel, as well as more than 70 other products including licorice, coffee, sleeping bags and ketchup from the United States. “The removal of tariffs and countermeasures...
US aluminium production up 34% YoY in April 2019, Canada production drops slightly
The Aluminum Association, in cooperation with the Aluminium Association of Canada, reported primary aluminium production in North America (U.S. and Canada) in April stood at 330,667 tonnes. Production is Canada was 235,778 tonnes, down about 2% YoY. US produced about 94,889 tonnes of aluminium in...
Aluminium die-casting supplier Sundaram Clayton Limited opens a plant in Dorchester County
Sundaram Clayton Limited (SCL), a leading aluminium die-castings supplier to the automotive and non-automotive sector, has officially opened a plant in Dorchester County in the Lowcountry, a geographic and cultural region along South Carolina’s Coast. The project is worth US$90 million and is...
US congressmen urge for an investigation into Rusal's investment in Braidy's rolling mill
A group of Congressional leaders in the US have requested the Trump administration to review Rusal’s investment in the Braidy aluminium rolling mill. Eight prominent Democratic lawmakers with leadership roles in committees with oversight, banking and national security responsibilities, including...
Canadian aluminium gets total exemption on US Section 232 tariffs
The US administration has announced the complete and permanent lifting of tariffs on aluminium imports from Canada, as well as a commitment to jointly address potential issues of transshipment, dumped or subsidized metal and surges that could impact the North American value chain. According to Jean...
US exports of semi-finished products down 13% YoY and 6% MoM in February
According to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey, the US exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) came in at 73,000 tonnes in February 2019, down 13 per cent from 83,900 tonnes in February 2018.On a month on month comparison, the...
