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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Constellium to buy UACJ's 49% stake in Bowling Green aluminium auto body sheet plant
Constellium N.V. announced through a press release on December 11 that it signed an agreement with UACJ Corporation and its U.S. subsidiary, Tri-Arrows Aluminum Holding Inc. (TAAH), to acquire TAAH’s 49% stake in Constellium-UACJ ABS, LLC (CUA). The cost of the acquisition will be US$100 million...
EPI study reports positive impact of Trump’s tariffs on aluminium production and job creation in US
The American Primary Aluminum Association (APAA) in collaboration with Economic Policy Institute (EPI), the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) and the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) addressed the economic effects of Trump's steel and aluminium tariffs in a presentation at the...
Trump’s tariffs squeeze US import of aluminium through Q3 2018; semi-finished imports continue to 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 7.6 million tonnes through September 2018, down 3% over the same period of 2017, where the supply...
Carlisle Companies to acquire Petersen Aluminum Corporation to expand its metal roofing business
Carlisle Companies Incorporated, a global leader in commercial and industrial building envelope products has announced it will acquire Petersen Aluminum Corporation, a manufacturer of high-quality metal roofing products through its subsidiary Carlisle Construction Materials (CCM) for approximately...
JW Aluminium wins Industry Innovation and Productivity Excellence award recognizing its rolling expansion
JW Aluminium has won this year's award for Industry Innovation and Productivity Excellence from Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce. The award has recognized the expansion currently underway at its Mount Holly flat rolled aluminium plant in Goose Creek, South Carolina. The Berkeley County Chamber...
Aluminium shipments by North American producers up three per cent from January to October 2018
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association, aluminium net shipments (including exports) by domestic U.S. and Canadian facilities increased 6.7 per cent YoY to stand at an estimated 1 million tonnes during October. The October 2017 shipment stood at 933,946 tonnes. Out of the total...
Downtrend in aluminium, aluminium product imports by USA continues in September 2018
Aluminium imports by the USA for consumption stood at 4.81 million tonnes during nine months period 2018, down 460,000 tonnes or 9% from 5.27 million tonnes during nine months period 2017, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. In September, the USA...
NioCorp and IBC to develop aluminium-scandium master alloy for commercial applications
NioCorp Developments Ltd. is developing North America’s only niobium, scandium, titanium plant near Elk Creek, Nebraska. The project, once complete, is claimed to be the largest prospective producer of scandium in the world. NioCorp is sitting on 250,000 tons of niobium pentoxide, 2,300 tons of...
Pure Alumina mulls buying Canadian HPA producer Polar Sapphire
The Australian explorer firm Pure Alumina Limited is planning to buy private Canadian high purity alumina (HPA) producer Polar Sapphire. Polar Sapphire makes some of the lowest cost HPA at its Toronto pilot plant available in the market at present. Pure Alumina, formerly called Hill End Gold told...
Aluminium association leaders from the U.S., Brazil, Canada, the EU, Japan and Mexico urged G20 leadership to address overcapacity
The Aluminum Association joined global aluminium association leaders from Brazil, Canada, the EU, Japan and Mexico and signed a letter to leaders of the G20 calling for renewed commitment “to tackling the issue of market-distorting aluminium overcapacity.” The association leaders, in the letter...
Canada, U.S, Mexico sign revised NAFTA at G20
Canada, the U.S. and Mexico signed the new North American trade agreement on Friday, November 30, on the sidelines of the Group OF G20 summit in Buenos Aires. The new agreement, officially known as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), still needs to be ratified by legislators in all three...
U.S aluminium semi-finished exports slightly up in January-September period 2018
According to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey, exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) by the U.S. stood at 76,200 tonnes in September 2018, down 8.4 % from September 2017 volume of 83,200 tonnes. On a month on month comparison,...
Colorado’s craft beer industry hard-hit by rising aluminium prices due to tariffs
Rising aluminium prices driven by aluminium import tariffs have affected Colorado’s craft beer industry, industry sources said. “It’s disruptive for sure and (it’s) increasing our costs,” said Dave Cole, owner of Epic Brewing. He said that the price of aluminium cans have jumped six to ten per...
Mexico’s next government may impose tariffs on US aluminium and steel: Canacero official says
According to a senior official of Mexican steel trade group Canacero, Mexico’s next government is willing to impose tariffs on US aluminium and steel in case the Trump administration continues the duties on imported metals from Mexico. Canacero Vice President Raul Gutierrez said on Monday, November...
Gränges Americas Inc. receives state grant of US$975,000 for its Huntingdon rolling facility
The State Funding Board of Tennessee has approved two economic incentives for two companies from different sectors. The Tennessee panel has approved an economic development grant of US$975,000 for Gränges Americas Inc. in Huntingdon, an aluminium rolling company. The State Funding Board also...
Joel Rawlins and crew design to create customisable aluminium skateboards from recycled aluminium
Joel Rawlins and crew at Beercan Boards in the United States have reportedly designed to create customisable aluminium longboard skateboards from recycled aluminium. Not only so, Rawlins and crew have also added a finishing touch to their creativity with vivid powder coated colours together with...
APAA urges U.S. International Trade Commission to continue with Section 232 aluminium tariffs despite USMCA
The American Primary Aluminum Association (APAA) has urged the U.S. International Trade Commission to continue with the Section 232 tariffs on all aluminium imports, as the organization believes it is pivotal to safeguard the interests of the domestic primary aluminium producers. Mark Duffy, Chief...
North America’s aluminium demand up 3% through Q3 2018 over YTD 2017
Preliminary estimates from Aluminum Association indicate that aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) stood at an estimated 9.6 million tonnes through September 2018, up 3% over the same period of 2017. Demand for semi-fabricated (mill)...
