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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Report shows a steady rise in aluminium export from North America in 2018; domestic semi-finished orders on the rise
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association, the “Index of Net New Orders of Aluminum Mill Products” for October 2018 increased 8.6 percent over September 2018. Compared to October 2017, total orders rose 8.3 percent YoY. Orders for both flat roll products (sheet, plate, can stock and...
Rio Tinto completes lease and sale of dock and land in British Columbia
As reported by a company press release, Rio Tinto has completed the lease and sale of a dock and land in Kitimat, British Columbia, to LNG Canada for an estimated value of $576 million. LNG Canada was a joint venture comprising Shell, PETRONAS, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corporation and KOGAS. It is a...
Aleris reports higher EBITDA on improved rolling margins & favourable metal spreads
Aleris reported net loss of $26 million in the third quarter of 2018 compared to a net loss of $66 million in the third quarter of 2017. Adjusted EBITDA increased to $77 million in Q3 2018, from $46 million in Q3 2017. Improved rolling margins and favourable metal spreads increased adjusted EBITDA....
GARMCO’s products exempted from US Tariffs
Bahrain-based Gulf Aluminum Rolling Mill Company (GARMCO) has announced that its subsidiary GARMCO (USA) was granted with tariff exemptions, of its major products imports from Bahrain. GARMCO USA produces wide range of premium aluminium flat rolled products at its manufacturing plant located in the...
North American Aluminum Associations urge president Trump to restore 232 Exemptions for Canada and Mexico
Representatives from three major aluminium associations in North America, from the U.S. Canada and Mexico have sent a joint letter to President Trump today calling for quota-free tariff exemptions on North American aluminium as part of the final U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. They congratulated on...
Aleris receives “Industrial Performance” award from Airbus for exceptional performance
Cleveland-based rolled aluminium firm Aleris International Inc. announced on November 1 that it received the prestigious “Industrial Performance” award from Airbus, an international pioneer in the aerospace industry. The award recognises Aleris for continuous accomplishments in the field of...
Austin-based tech firm SNS Tech launches 100% aluminium resealable drinks can
SNSTech, an Austin-based tech firm, has reportedly launched a resealable, 100 per cent aluminium drinks can called SipNShut. It has zero percentage of plastic and is fully recyclable. Designed by Bill Brandell, President of SNSTech, the can is specially made in response to consumer demand with an...
"Crowlers” or large size aluminium cans boosting brewery business while they are hit by tariffs
Craft breweries are buying aluminium cans which are 2.5 times larger than the size of a normal beer can because it is helping out their business at a time when cans are scarce. “As soon as we got this machine, our off premise beer sales doubled,” said Willy Truettner, co-owner of Zuni Street...
Novelis to open Customer Solution Centers (CSCs) to enhance collaboration with automakers
Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling has announced its plan to build a global network of Customer Solution Centers (CSCs). This is aimed at accelerating collaborative innovation between Novelis and automakers for designing next generation cars. Novelis will work with...
Aluminium scrap exports by US up 11.2% YoY in August; volume drops slightly month on month
According to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey, the U.S. exports of aluminium scrap, which is not included in the government’s consumption statistics, stood at 148,000 tonnes in August 2018, up 11.2 per cent from August 2017 total of 133,000 tonnes. Month on month,...
Arconic’s Q3 revenues up 9% driven by double-digit growth in aero parts
Arconic reported third quarter 2018 results with revenues of $3.5 billion, up 9% year over year. Organic revenue was up 7% YoY, driven by higher volumes across all segments in the aerospace engines, defence, automotive end markets, commercial transportation, industrial, and building and...
Aluminum Association reports 7.9% drop in extruded product shipments in North America in September
According to Aluminum Association, demand for aluminium semi-fabricated (mill) products in the United States and Canada (domestic shipments plus imports) was up 1.6 per cent YoY to an estimated 790,000 tonnes in August. YTD semi-fabricated demand stood at 6.1 million tonnes, up 2.3 per cent from...
Gränges adjusted operating profit increased by 8% during Jan-Sept 2018
Gränges, a supplier of rolled aluminium products for heat exchanger, presented interim results for the nine months 2018. The company’s sales volume increased to 287.5 ktonnes (286.5). Net sales stood at SEK 9,836 million (8,701). Adjusted operating profit stood at SEK 813 million (754), up 7.9%,...
Mexico demands lifting of U.S. steel and aluminium tariffs on Mexico and Canada before signing the USMCA
Juan Carlos Baker, Mexico’s deputy commerce minister said that Mexico won’t sign the new North American free trade agreement (USMCA) unless the U.S. removes steel and aluminium tariffs on Mexico and Canada. Lawyers are finalizing the text of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the three...
Auto suppliers urging for a transition period from tariffs till they switch to domestic sourcing of metals
Auto suppliers are pitching the U.S. administration on a grace period from tariffs on imported steel and aluminium until enough U.S. capacity is built up. According to them, it will take time to develop more affordable domestic sources of both the metal and they can’t invest in new facilities while...
JW Aluminum to install new 84 Inch Wide Tension Leveling and Slitting Line at its Goose Creek, South Carolina plant
JW Aluminum, a leading domestic manufacturer of flat rolled aluminum, is investing $8.5 million to install a new tension leveling and slitting line at its Goose Creek, South Carolina facility. The new coil processing equipment, custom built by Red Bud Industries and Machine Concepts, is designed to...
Aluminium demand in North America up 2.5% YoY through Aug; exports up 17% while imports were off 7%
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 8.54 million tonnes through August 2018, up 2.5 per cent from the same period of 2017. YTD demand for semi-fabricated...
Industrial Project Innovation (IPI) selected as construction manager for an aluminium rolling mill in US
Another step is taken to turn Braidy Atlas LLC $1.6 billion state-of-the-art aluminium rolling mill into a reality. The company has selected Industrial Project Innovation LLC (IPI) to serve as construction manager, with assigned roles like program planning, construction management, project cost,...
