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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Tohi Ventures launches Aronia Berry beverages in aluminium cans for U.S. market
A Kansas City-based healthy lifestyle brand Tohi Ventures has launch a new range of four Aronia Berry-based functional beverages in 12oz slim aluminium cans. Tohi beverages are 30% single strength Aronia Berry juice and 70% hydration. These beverages are available in four refreshing flavours: The...
Aluminium scrap exports by U.S. drops 6% MoM in July; Scrap exports to China continues to decline on China's import tariffs
According to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey, aluminium scrap exports by the USA stood at 137,000 tonnes in July 2018, down 5.5 per cent from June 2018 total of 145,000 tonnes. Total scrap exports stood at 965,000 tonnes in the first seven months of 2018. The US...
Trump’s aluminium and steel tariffs will cost $1 billion in profits, says Ford CEO
Ford chief executive officer Jim Hackett said Wednesday at a Bloomberg business forum that Trump administration's tariffs on imported aluminium and steel will cost the company $1 billion in profits. The second-largest U.S. automaker said the figure is year-over-year increase from March through...
Trump threatens Canada with auto tariffs as the country disagrees to the renewed trade agreements
President Donald Trump has threatened to impose severe economic penalties against Canada if it does not agree to his modified trade policies. Trump announced his plan to effectively terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement during a press conference and impose steep tariffs on all...
First US-manufactured aluminium-hulled vessel Enhydra starts its commercial operation
Red and White Fleet has reportedly begun the commercial operation of its new plug-in hybrid vessel Enhydra in San Francisco Bay, California, US. The vessel was launched last month from Bellingham, Washington, and said to be the first with aluminium hull and lithium-Ion battery plug-in manufactured...
Aluminium imports by the US and Canada drop 6.3% during January-July 2018; exports up 13%
According to the statistics are derived from customs data released by the U.S. and Canadian governments, imports of aluminium ingot, scrap and mill products into the U.S. and Canada (excluding cross-border trade) totalled 372 thousand tonnes in July 2018, down 13.8 per cent from the July 2017 total...
Aluminium products shipment by U.S. and Canadian producers up in August; Aluminium Forgings and Impacts shipment off 8.8% YoY
According to the latest reports from Aluminum Association, shipments of Aluminium Powder and Paste to domestic markets by domestic producers, including imports by domestic producers stood at 7.03 million pounds during August 2018, up 28.3% from August 2017 total of 5.47 million pounds. On a month...
Aluminium demand in North America up 2.1 per cent YoY through July; Exports up while imports were off
Preliminary estimates from the Aluminum Association indicate that aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totalled an estimated 7.4 million tonnes through July 2018, up 2.1 per cent over the same period of 2017. Demand for semi-finished (mill)...
Toronto’s age-old aluminium factory transformed into the Museum of Contemporary Art
The 100-year old auto building which used to serve as an aluminium foundry in Toronto has now become an address for the Museum of Contemporary Art. The latter has reportedly taken over five floors of the building constructed in 1919. It was the tallest building when opened, an early example of...
Kentucky-based Braidy Industries acquires aluminium technology leader NanoAl
Braidy Industries, a manufacturer of metals for transportation and defense industries, announced it has acquired NanoAl LLC (NanoAl), a materials research and technology company dedicated to design, develop, and commercialize high-performance aluminium alloys based on scientifically-designed...
JW Aluminum to invest over $30 million to upgrade foil production equipment
Aluminium flat products manufacturer JW Aluminum is investing $32.8 million to optimize equipment for foil production at Russellville, Arkansas; Saint Louis, Missouri and Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The investment includes projects to enhance existing rolling mills, annealing equipment and slitters...
Ellwood Group to diversify its business into aluminium casting facility
Ellwood Group Inc. announced today, on September 20, to establish a US$60 million aluminium casting facility at its Ellwood Engineered Castings casting site in Hubbard, Ohio, reported the business journal daily. Ellwood Engineered Castings is a gray and ductile iron foundry that operates at 7158...
Canada’s Aluminum Valley firms concerned over NAFTA negotiations and US tariffs
Canada’s Aluminum Valley or the heart of the aluminium industry lies along a 50-mile stretch of the Saguenay River in the region of Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean, a two-hour drive north of Quebec City. The five aluminium smelters operating in the region account for 50% of Canada’s aluminium production....
Mecfor AGV & MMTP vehicle: In an interview with Eloise Harvey, President, Mecfor and Dario Tremblay, Product Advisor
Mecfor recently unveiled the first automated guided prototype vehicle for aluminium smelters on August 16 in Quebec. The AGV designed and manufactured in North America, will serve the global primary aluminium industry. Based in Saguenay, Quebec, Mecfor specializes in equipment design and...
Ontario-based Triple M's recycling trade caught up in the trade wars involving US, China and Canada
Brampton, Ontario-based Triple M Metal LP offers ferrous and nonferrous scrap purchasing, collection, processing and trading services. The firm registered more than $1 billion revenue in 2017 from its scrap metal business in 26 locations in Canada, the United States and Mexico. China’s government’s...
Aluminium can stock shipments by US domestic producers record a 5% YoY drop in August 2018
According to the data revealed by The Aluminium Association, shipments of aluminium can stock by domestic producers in the United States totalled at around 338.5 million pounds in August 2018, while that in the same period last year was at 356.2 million pounds. In July 2018, shipments of aluminium...
Proposed 20% auto tariffs on Canada to counter affect auto parts and equipment manufacturers in the US
Recently, President Trump has been repeatedly announcing his plan to punish Canada with auto tariffs. Trump said Canada was "ripping us off" and threatened a tariff on cars from Canada that "would be the ruination of the country." Such attitude is expected to ignite the trade hostilities further...
Aluminium plants in South Carolina and Georgia bracing themselves against Hurricane Florence
On Sept 12, Platts reported that JSW Aluminum's sheet mill in Goose Creek, South Carolina, and Bonnell Aluminum's extrusion facility/cast house in Newnan, Georgia, could be impacted by Hurricane Florence. According to the latest update from Platts quoting a company official, JW Aluminum temporarily...
