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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Aluminum Association reports rising shipment of aluminum sheet and plate in the US in March 2019
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association net shipments of Aluminum Sheet and Plate by U.S. and Canadian producers stood at an estimated 346,998 tonnes during March 2019, slightly off from March 2018. On a month on month comparison, shipments increased 10 per cent over the revised...
ISRI 2019 Convention threw light on the changing trends in the aluminium scrap recycling sector in the US
During the Spotlight on Aluminum session at ISRI 2019, the annual convention and exposition organized by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) at Washington, presenters predicted additional investment in secondary and primary aluminium production and discussed about the changing trends...
Novelis seeks tariff exclusions on its aluminium product imports from Canada for its Oswego plant
Novelis says US aluminium tariffs on Canada are hurting downstream companies like Novelis in Oswego. The companies including Novelis are paying tariffs to import aluminium from Kingston, Ontario. Novelis has sought exclusions from the federal government on some of their imported aluminium products....
Alcoa CEO calls for Canada’s tariff exemption and focus on Chinese overcapacity during Q1 earnings call
During Alcoa’s first quarter earnings call on April 17, Alcoa CEO Roy C. Harvey highlighted aluminium trade imbalance, Chinese overcapacity, Section 232 tariffs and the proposed quota on Canada’s aluminium export to the U.S. He said that in China downward domestic demand growth is constantly being...
Gillespie & Powers to supply melting equipment for Matalco's aluminium recycling plant in Wisconsin Rapids
Gillespie & Powers Inc. has announced that they have signed an agreement with Matalco to supply one 115,000 lb. Tilting Melting Furnace, one (1) 115,000 lb. Tilting Holding Furnace, three (3) 120,000 lb. Batch Homogenizing Ovens and two (2) 120,000 lb. Batch Coolers with Charging Car and related...
US produced 280,000 tonnes of aluminium in the first quarter of 2019; the volume registered an 11% increase in March
According to the latest report from US Geological Survey, US primary aluminium production in January 2019 was 95,000 tonnes. The production registered a 43% increase from January 2018 and 52% more than January 2017. Canada’s production stood at 242,358 tonnes and total North American production...
Novelis celebrates completion of US$4.5 million investment at its Warren facility
Novelis, Inc. hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of a US$4.5 million investment at its facility in Warren, Ohio on April 15. The world leading flat-rolled aluminium producer and recycler announced this investment in state-of-the-art technology for the plant in November...
USA imports and exports of aluminium semi-finished products decline YoY in January 2019
According to the latest report from US Geological Survey, semi-finished products import by the USA stood at 136,000 tonnes in January 2019, 19 per cent or 31,000 tonnes lower than the corresponding period of 2018. The country imported 167,000 tonnes of semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars,...
Rusal to invest in Braidy's aluminium rolling mill at Kentucky; earn 40% share in the project
RUSAL has announced through a press release that it has collaborated with Braidy Industries Inc. to construct an aluminium rolling mill in Ashland, Kentucky, USA in order to produce flat rolled aluminium products for the US automotive industry. Braidy announced its plan to build the aluminium...
US scrap export in January down 16% over last month; YoY volume up 20%
According to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey, the U.S. aluminium industry recovered 290,000 tonnes from scrap in January 2019. The amount drops 6% YoY, indicating a drop in domestic recycling. Of this, 172,000 tonnes of aluminium was recovered from new scrap and...
According to US Geological Survey, US aluminium production increased 43% YoY in January 2019; secondary recovery drops 6%
According to the latest report from US Geological Survey, US primary aluminium production in January 2019 was 95,000 tonnes. The average daily production in January 2019 was 3,050 tonne, essentially unchanged from that in December 2018. However, the production registered a 43% increase from January...
Dragon acquires assets of Vantage Trailers, the Texas based aluminium trailer maker
Dragon Products, a manufacturer and supplier of critical equipment to the energy and industrial industries, recently completed the acquisition of specific assets of Vantage Trailers, based in Katy TX. Though the detail terms of acquisition have not been divulged, the acquisition covers the...
Tariffs led to a drop in import & export of semi-finished aluminium between the US and Canada in 2018; total import by the US on the rise
While Canada and Mexico have signed the new USMCA trade deal with the US; there is still no confirmation on whether the US will remove the aluminium tariffs on its two big trading partners without imposing any import quota. The 10% tariff on imported aluminium that was imposed in March 2018 by...
JW Aluminum and Constellium lobby for quota free tariff removal on aluminium from Canada and Mexico
Last week, a few leading downstream aluminium producers urged the Trump administration to remove the tariffs as they could not stop Chinese overcapacity. Top industry executives including JW Aluminum CEO Lee McCarter said that despite the tariffs, it’s still cheaper for U.S. manufacturers to buy...
Russia’s exports of aluminium to US drop 48% YoY in 2018
Export of aluminium by Russia to the US was down 48.03 per cent or 341000 tonnes year-on-year to 369,000 tonnes in 2018, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. {newsStudioGallery} In December 2018, aluminium exports (crude metal and alloys and aluminium...
Rolled aluminium firm Gränges enters into new credit facility agreements
Swedish rolled aluminium firm Gränges reportedly announced two days ago about refinancing the credit agreement that originally happened to finance its acquisition of American subsidiary - Gränges Americas Inc. This new credit facility is a revolving one available in several currencies of SEK2000...
Constellium to supply Airware® aluminium plates and sheets to Blue Origin for its space vehicles
Constellium N.V. has signed a multi-year supply agreement with the American aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company, Blue Origin on April 4. Constellium will supply advanced aluminium products and solutions to the privately held company for its launch vehicle programs. The contract...
US aluminium semi-finished products export slightly drops in 2018 while import up 3% YoY
In 2018, the US exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) stood at 1 million tonnes. This marks a drop of 10,000 tonnes or 0.97 per cent year-on-year, according to the latest report from US Geological Survey. {newsStudioGallery} Exports to Canada stood at 382,000...
