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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Volatile aluminium price to affect US domestic aluminium finished products manufacturers
The US domestic aluminium finished products manufacturers such as automakers and can makers have been in real distress over the past few months on increasing volatile aluminium price range across the world. Series of events like the United States’ tariffs on imported aluminium and steel, followed...
Aluminium leaders from Canada, the US, Europe and Japan to discuss overcapacity roadmap at Montreal
National Aluminum Associations, government officials and major industry players would gather in Montreal to discuss overcapacity “Roadmap” during a summit. The leaders from the Aluminium Associations of Canada, the United States, Europe and Japan will host a summit in Montreal on June 3rd and 4th...
Alcoa Corporation shuts down one potline after power outage
Alcoa Corporation said on Tuesday, May 29, that the company has shut down one of the three potlines that are part of its Warrick aluminium smelter restart due to a temporary power outage at the plant near Evansville, Indiana. The annual capacity of the affected potline is approximately 50,000...
Granco Clark expands its Belding Michigan facility by 50%
Granco Clark, Inc. has announced through a press release that they are expanding its manufacturing facility by 50% at its single facility in Belding Michigan. The company says in its press release that they are expanding their operations to cater to the aluminium extrusion market growth driven by...
Braidy Industries to break ground on $1.3 billion aluminium rolling mill next month
Braidy Industries, a manufacturer of metals for transportation and defense industries, announced that it will break ground on its $1.3 billion aluminium rolling mill on Friday, June 1. The project will position Braidy Industries as the low-cost provider of 370,000 annual tonnes of production-ready...
Alcoa to resume its Warrick smelting operations this summer
Alcoa Corporation, the world’s sixth largest aluminium producer with headquarter in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has started working towards resuming its south-west Indiana smelter by this summer and already hiring workers for it. The Pittsburgh-based company had announced the permanent shut at its...
Top aluminium and aluminium product exporters to the US in 2017
While the USA is holding on to its 10 per cent import tariff on aluminium from all countries, every aluminium exporter to the US is fighting for exemptions from the tariff. The main issue of overcapacity in China and the export of subsidized aluminium to the US is taking a backseat while...
“The role of AluQuebec is to encourage the development of the culture of aluminium in Quebec,” MARIE LAPOINTE, CEO AluQuébec
AlCircle had an opportunity to talk to Ms MARIE LAPOINTE, the Chief Executive Officer of AluQuébec; the Quebec Aluminium cluster . She obtained more than 25 years of senior executive experience at Rio Tinto before joining AluQuébec . She is a marketing and strategic analysis specialist and leads...
US aluminium scrap exports up 9% YoY in Q1 2018
According to latest figures from the US Census Bureau and US International Trade Commission, aluminium scrap exports by the U.S. rose in the first three months of this year. Total exports by the U.S. stood at 386, 910 tonnes in Q1 2018, up 9 per cent from the same period previous year. U.S. exports...
Recovery of aluminium from scrap drops in the U.S. in February year-over-year
According to aluminium recycling statistics published by the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior, the U.S. aluminium industry purchased an estimated 703 million pounds of aluminium scrap during February 2018, down 3.1 per cent from the February 2017 total. USGS estimates that recovery of...
The U.S aluminium scrap export sees about 9.2% increase in the first two months of 2018
Aluminum imports of ingot, scrap and mill products into the U.S. and Canada (excluding cross-border trade) totalled 362 thousand tonnes in February 2018, up 5 per cent over the February 2017 total of 344 thousand tonnes. U.S. exports of scrap, which is not included in the government’s consumption...
Special Focus Quebec: Solution providers to the aluminium value chain
With a flourishing primary aluminium sector, Canada remains the top exporter of aluminium to the U.S. and the country is now rightfully negotiating on the 10% duty imposed on all aluminium imports. Canada is graced for a temporary period for further negotiation for a permanent exemption from the...
Gränges to restart aluminium foil facility in Q1 2019
Gränges, a leading global supplier of rolled aluminium products for heat exchanger applications, will invest USD 26 million in its aluminium foil production facility in Newport, Arkansas. The investment will upgrade existing rolling mills and equipment. The production at the site will begin in the...
Alcoa to conduct labour talks for its Quebec smelter
Alcoa Corporation, the world’s sixth largest producer of aluminium with corporate headquarters in Pennsylvania, announced on Friday, May 4, 2018, that its Quebec smelter is ready to conduct mediated contract talks with the United Steelworkers union and has also notified provincial labour ministry...
Lincoln Industries acquires Southwest Metal Finishing and Inventix Manufacturing
Lincoln Industries, one of the leading provider of metal finishing services and manufactured finished products, has acquired affiliated Wisconsin-based businesses Southwest Metal Finishing and Inventix Manufacturing. Southwest Metal Finishing in New Berlin, Wisconsin is a decorative chrome plating...
Ball Corporation’s new aluminium cans allow for branding on lids
Ball Corporation aims to help its customers boost branding on the top aluminium cans with new colourful lids. The company said its proprietary Cameo End Printing will add appeal for consumers looking for their favourite beverages. Jay Billings, Ball Corporation North and Central America vice...
Aluminum demand in North America up an estimated 6.1% Y/Y in February 2018
According to the preliminary estimates from the Aluminum Association say that aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totalled an estimated 2.1 million tonnes through February 2018, up 6.1 per cent YoY. Demand for semi-fabricated (mill)...
Trump delays metal tariffs on Canada, EU, Mexico, exempts some others
U.S. President Donald Trump has postponed the imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada, the European Union and Mexico until June 1, and has reached agreements for permanent exemptions for Argentina, Australia and Brazil, the White House said on Monday. The decisions came just hours before...
