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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US working to lift aluminium and steel tariffs from Mexico and Canada, Robert Lighthizer says
The US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Tuesday, March 12, that the United States is working on a plan to remove tariffs from Mexican and Canadian aluminium and steel while striving to preserve the gains that domestic producers received so far. He particularly told the US Senate...
Mexico’s aluminium plates, sheets and bars import from US declines 3% M-o-M in November 2018
Mexico imports a large amount of aluminium, including crude metal and alloys, aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) and scrap, from the United States. According to USGS data, Mexico imported 750,000 tonnes between January and November, compared with 675,000 tonnes in the...
Aluminum Association reports 4% increase in aluminium demand in North America in 2018
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) was up 4% over the 2017 to an estimated 12.8 million tonnes in 2018. Demand for semi-fabricated (mill) products was also up 4% to 9.2 million...
The Canadian government to fund $100 million for domestic aluminium and steel manufacturers
The Canadian government will reportedly fund $100 million, including $26 million for Quebec, in a bid to support domestic small and medium-sized enterprise aluminium and steel manufacturers. The news came when Navdeep Bains, minister of innovation, science and economic development made the...
Aleris reports higher revenues in 2018 on increased volumes and aluminium prices
Aleris Corporation reported revenues of $3,446 million in 2018 compared to $2,857 million in 2017. The increase was primarily attributable to increased volumes and higher average aluminium prices. Net loss of $92 million in 2018 compared to a net loss of $211 million in 2017. Adjusted EBITDA...
Mexico’s total aluminium scraps import to rise 103% YoY, while from the US 108%
Mexico is popularly known for having a large number of secondary aluminium smelters and die-casters which cater to the domestic automotive industry- globally the seventh-largest in production volume. Most of these smelters use aluminium scrap imported from various parts of the world, but mainly...
In conversation with Quebec Consul and Director Dominic Marcotte and AluQuébec Working Groups Director Marie-Élaine Jacome
AlCircle had a pleasant opportunity to speak to Mr. Dominic Marcotte, Consul & Director of Québec Government Office in Mumbai, and to Marie-Élaine Jacome, Working Groups Director of AluQuébec at the 7th International Conference on Aluminium and Exhibition (INCAL-2019), Bhubaneswar. Mr. Dominic...
US exports of aluminium semi-finished products record marginal growth in Jan-Nov; exports to China drop
In November, the US exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) came in at 79,200 tonnes, down 2.22 per cent from 81,000 in November 2017.On a month on month comparison, the volume decreased 8.55 per cent or 7,400 tonnes from the October export volume of 86,600 tonnes,...
SOPerior Fertilizer seeks funding for its project to extract alumina and SOP from alunite
SOPerior Fertilizer Corp. is working on offtake agreements and funding discussions with several international and US-based commodity trading and construction groups for a project to extract alumina and SOP from alunite. SOPerior Fertilizer plans to produce soluble SOP fertilizer, alumina, and...
Aluminium shipment in North America up 3.5% in 2018; semi-finished shipment is also on the rise
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association, aluminium net shipments (including exports) by domestic U.S. and Canadian facilities totalled an estimated 982,481 tonnes during January 2019, an increase of 4.3 per cent over the January 2018 total of 941,657 tonnes. Shipments of aluminium...
U.S. aluminium scraps export up 13% during Jan-Nov; export to China rises 36% MoM in November
The U.S. exports of aluminium scrap, which is not included in the government’s consumption statistics, came in at 176,000 tonnes in November 2018, representing an increase of 29,000 tonnes or 19.7% year-on-year. On a month on month basis, aluminium scraps export rose 7.3% from the October export...
An all-aluminium K50 electric sports car to make debut at 2019 New York Auto Show
An all-aluminium K50 electric sports car will reportedly make a debut in North America during the 2019 New York Auto Show in April. The news came after California-based Mullen Technologies and its Chinese partners confirmed. The companies also said the vehicle would be sold in the United States...
Trudeau corresponds with Donald Trump for the removal of US aluminium and steel tariffs
Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau reportedly spoke to the US President Donald Trump on Thursday, February 28, about American tariffs on aluminium and steel. The news came after Trudeau’s office said “The Prime Minister raised the issue of steel and aluminium tariffs and expressed the need for...
US import of aluminium from January to November 2018 drops about 13.5%; semi-finished imports stay strong
The latest data from US Geological Survey indicates that the total aluminium supply in the United States (Primary production, secondary recovery, and imports for consumption) stood at an estimated 9.3 million tonnes through November 2018, down 4% over the same period of 2017, where the supply stood...
Vesuvius acquires CCPI to expand in aluminium
Vesuvius plc, a global leader in molten metal flow engineering and technology, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire CCPI Inc, a specialty refractory producer focused on tundish (steel continuous casting) applications (65% of sales) and aluminium (35% of sales). Based in Ohio, USA,...
US domestic primary aluminium production up about 18% YoY for the period from January to November 2018
According to the latest report from US Geological Survey, US domestic primary aluminium production in November 2018 was 88,000 tonnes. The average daily production in November was 2,920 tonne, 8% more than that in October 2018, 44% more than that in November 2017 and 43% more than that in November...
Aluminum Association adds four new member companies
The Aluminum Association has added four new member companies – Brunswick Corporation, Consolidated Engineering Company, Shapiro Metals and Vesuvius USA. Brunswick Corporation joins the association as a producer member – a firm that makes or fabricates aluminium products. The three companies join as...
Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. optimistic on the lifting of section 232 tariffs in a few weeks
In a positive development, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. David MacNaughton told reporters on Thursday that the steel and aluminium tariffs imposed on Canada by U.S. President Donald Trump should be lifted “in the next few weeks,”. He expressed his confidence that the end of the trade war is...
