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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CRP Automotive offers new rein automotive aluminium water pump pulley kit for BMW
CRP Automotive, a leading source of OE-quality replacement and service parts, offers Rein Automotive Aluminum Water Pump Pulley and Belt Kits for use on popular BMW vehicles. Application coverage includes 1992-2006 3 Series, 1999-2005 5 Series, 2004-’06 X3, 2001-‘06 X5 and 1997-2002 Z3 equipped...
Granges halts its new joint venture plan with Mitsubishi Aluminium
The Sweden-based aluminium engineering and manufacturing company Granges has reportedly put on ice on its plan to form a new aluminium manufacturing joint venture in the United States with Japan’s Mitsubishi Aluminium Co. According to the report, the project is less attractive in current...
Braidy Industries appoints contractor for construction of aluminium rolling plant
Braidy Industries announced through a press release on Thursday that it selected a contractor for construction of its aluminium mill in Kentucky, which had been named Braidy Atlas. Braidy selected Kiewit as the company’s Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (“EPC”) contractor. The release did...
Mecfor unveils prototype automated guided vehicle (AGV) for aluminium smelters
Mecfor unveiled one of its most innovative projects to date, the first automated guided 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...
FBI inspects aluminum remelt billet producer Nanshan America's Indiana site
The FBI was on scene Tuesday at the Nanshan America Advanced Aluminum Technologies plant in Lafayette, according to assistant human resources manager Nicki Huerta. Multiple employees from the finance department said Tuesday morning they had been released for the day. Huerta said she isn't sure why...
Braidy Industries claims US firms covering up management failures with aluminium tariffs
Braidy Industries founder Craig Bouchard is of the view that smaller US firms, who are laying off stuff and curtailing production are trying to cover up their own management and operating faults with aluminium tariffs. Bouchard is one of the strong supporters of Trump administration’s 10 per cent...
Aluminium scrap exports by US up 10% in May; export to China drops 42% on China’s scrap tariffs
According to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey, Domestic primary aluminium production in May 2018 was 73,000 tonnes. The average daily production in May was 2,360 t, unchanged from that in April 2018, and 14% more than that in May 2017. The U.S. aluminum industry...
Aleris reports higher adjusted EBITDA for Q2 and H1 2018 on strong demand and operating performance
In Q2, the company reported a net loss of $47 million compared to net loss of $2 million in Q2 2017. The loss is attributed to a debt adjustment of US$49 million associated with the Company's debt refinancing. Record adjusted EBITDA increased to $85 million from US$66 million in Q2 2017. Strong...
Canadian microbreweries face shortage of beverage cans and higher costs on retaliatory tariffs on can import
As Canada has imposed retaliatory import duties on U.S. aluminum product imports in the busy summer season, Canadian microbreweries are facing a shortage of beverage cans and higher costs leading to beer production cut to a certain extent, a Reuter report says. Though Canada is the world’s third...
Ampal, Inc. receives grant to fund R&D work on aluminium alloy powders for new applications
U.S. Metal Powders’production facility Ampal, Inc. in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, USA, has received a $10,000 investment from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of North-Eastern Pennsylvania. The investment is part of a series of investments amounting to about US$535,000 made in the region by BFTP/NEP...
Century Aluminum Company reports second quarter 2018 results
Century Aluminum Company reported net income of $19.4 million for the second quarter of 2018. Results were negatively impacted by $8.5 million related to the equipment failure at Sebree and $3.0 million in expenses related to the Hawesville restart project. This result compares to a net loss of...
Honda’s operating profit records at $2.69 billion in Q1 FY2018-19, highest in more than a decade
The promising results and earnings outlook from Japan’s No. 3 automaker Honda Motor stands in stark in contrast to the bearish forecasts from several other automakers hurt by rising raw material costs due to additional US metal tariffs and possible higher duties on imported vehicles. Resisting the...
Shipments of key aluminium products by U.S. and Canadian producers up in June YoY
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association, shipments of Aluminum Extruded Products (extruded shapes, pipe & tube, and rod & bar) by U.S. and Canadian producers totalled an estimated 216,817 tonnes during June 2018, an increase of 2.8 per cent over the June 2017 total of 210,920...
Aluminium scrap export by US and Canada increased about 12% from January to May in comparison to 2017
The Aluminum Association, in cooperation with the Aluminium Association of Canada, reported primary aluminium production in North America (U.S. and Canada) was at an annual rate of 3,683,641 tonnes during June 2018, declining 90,024 tpy (-2.4%) from the May 2018 rate of 3,773,664 tonnes....
Coming soon! AlCircle’s new sector focus report on Aluminium Extrusions-- an Industry Analysis with Forecasts to 2025
Aluminum extrusions are a high-growth industry due to growing demand in the building and construction and transport sector. Construction sector contributes about 62% of the global extrusion market, while transport sector contributes about 14%. A number of leading producers have been taking up...
Whirlpool says US tariffs on aluminium and steel hurting costs
Home appliance manufacturer Whirlpool, an early supporter of tariffs to protect US washing machines, said that US tariffs on aluminium and steel were raising sharply the costs of raw materials, contributing to a slump in second-quarter earnings, and shares fell 15 per cent to a two-year low. The...
Hindalco Novelis is about to close in on a $2.3-2.5 billion acquisition deal of Aleris Corp
Novelis, the US-based downstream arm of India’s largest aluminium producer Hindalco Industries Ltd, is closing in on a $2.3-2.5 billion acquisition of Aleris Corp. Talks between both sides are gathering momentum after a lull of over six months, said several people with knowledge of the matter. The...
US business giants lobby to discourage Trump from levying further tariffs on imported steel, aluminium and vehicles
Right from Amazon to Toyota to Alcoa, big companies in the United States are striving hard to discourage the US President Donald Trump from tearing up trade agreements or introducing additional imported tariffs on aluminium and steel and foreign vehicles, but without getting involved into any kind...
