US industrial policy needs to be systematic, not just ad hoc – Part 2
Our current approach can win economic skirmishes, but not the geopolitical conflict. – Part 2 Impact #5 of ad hoc industrial policy: Failing to use all required tools Industrial policy is often caricatured as just tariffs and subsidies. Mis-framed debates that evaluate the merits of tariffs in...
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...
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TransLink to add 28 new SkyTrains with aluminium body by 2019
<p>South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink) signed a $C 93m ($US 69.5m) contract with Bombardier for 28 Mark III light metro cars for Vancouver’s SkyTrain- an automated light metro network with aluminium body, on December 16.<br /><br />The first few aluminium...
New can stock scrap receipts in U.S. flat during November 2016
<p>According to Aluminum Association report, U.S. received a total of 53.3 million pounds of new can stock (class) scraps during November 2016. The records a slight increase from over 53.1 million pounds in November 2015.<br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left:...
Aluminium staircase weaves up steep hillside in Quebec
<p>The MAADI Group, Inc. designed and fabricated an aluminium staircase to to descend a steep hillside in the Parc de la Rivière Beauport in Quebec City, Canada. From street level, the staircase’s welded aluminium structure with timber deck descends 15 m (50 ft.) in a gradual zig-zag...
Applied Partners to buy Century’s Ravenswood plant and redevelop the property for multiple uses
<p>Applied Partners, a company that specializes in remediation has agreed to purchase the Century Aluminum plant in Ravenswood for $15 million. The company will house one of its own subsidiaries on the site and make spaces available for other companies too in the total 1,800 acres of redeveloped...
Arconic announces three-year targets at inaugural Investor Day
<p>Arconic Inc. today announced its levers for value creation and three-year financial targets through 2019 at its inaugural Investor Day event in New York.</p> <p>Arconic is focused on driving shareholder value. The Company has substantially improved its portfolio and margins since 2008, and today...
Arconic signs more than $450 million in long term agreements for Alcoa wheels
<p>Global technology, engineering and advanced manufacturing leader Arconic has signed more than $450 million in long term agreements over the past year with customers in North America , South America, Europe and Asia for its forged aluminum wheels. The largest is a long-term agreement with PACCAR,...
North American primary aluminium production drops 11.3% YOY in November
<p>As reported in the Aluminium Association highlights in cooperation with the Aluminium Association of Canada, primary aluminum production in North America (U.S. and Canada) was at an annual rate of 3,982,153 tonnes during November 2016. This records a drop of 1,438 tpy from the October 2016 rate...
U.S. aluminium scrap prices remain flat over mild demand and tight supply
<p>Aluminium scrap prices in North America remained flat on ScrapMonster Price Index as on December 6, Tuesday. There was no change noted in 1100 Scrap prices during the day's trading and the prices of 3003 Scrap too remained flat at $0.59 per Lb. <br /><br />Other aluminium scrap commodities which...
The U.S. aluminium foil exports register YOY decline while India steps up production
<p>The U.S. is one of the biggest markets of global aluminium foils. According to the Aluminum Association, the aluminium foil market in the North American country is currently valued at $5 billion, and about 36% of the total demand is met through imports, up from only 16% in 2007. As an...
Worldwide aluminium extruders join in a league
<p>Intercontinental aluminium extruders formed an association – International Fair Trade Alliance – to promote and defend fair trade practices.<br /><br />The IFTA is a non-profit organisation created to unite aluminium extrusion manufacturers and suppliers in order to promote free and...
Demand for aluminium in the U.S. and Canada swings YOY
<p>Aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) amounted to 19,928 million pounds during the first three quarters of 2016 increasing 2% over the same period last year.<br /> <br />Demand for aluminium semi-fabricated (mill) products amounted...
Wink Equipment plans US$1.55mn investments for an aluminium trailer plant in Kentucky
<p>Dawson Springs in Kentucky becomes home to the new manufacturing unit of an aluminium trailer manufacturer, reports local media. Wink Equipment is reported to be investing US$1.55 million in the project which includes building a 69,000 square foot facility. The company plans to manufacture 400...
UACJ plans massive upgrades at its rolled aluminium capacity in Kentucky and Thailand
<p>Japanese aluminium company UACJ announced that it is mulling an investment of US$488 million in the USA and the Kingdom of Thailand in order to increase its rolled aluminium capacity in the oversees facilities by 40 per cent. The company projects that the capex expansion will boost the offshore...
New report gives details about the global aluminium window profile market 2016
<p>Building & Construction Market Research has recently published a new report on Aluminum Window Profile Market 2016. It is a deep market research report that has focused on global and regional market, major manufacturers, as well as the segment market details based on different...
U.S. judge throws out Kodak, Fujifilm aluminum price-fixing cases
<p>A U.S. judge on Wednesday threw out the last vestiges of private litigation over alleged aluminum price-fixing, dismissing lawsuits by Eastman Kodak Co, Fujifilm Holdings Corp, Reynolds Consumer Products and three other plaintiffs.<br /><br />U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest in Manhattan on...
Aluminum Association grows with three new member companies
<p>The Aluminum Association announced today the addition of three new member companies – <strong>Cerro Wire LLC, Granges Americas Inc. and Reynolds Consumer Products.</strong> The companies join the Association as producer members – firms that make or fabricate aluminum products....
Primary aluminium production in North America down 10.5% YOY in October
<p>According to the report from the International Aluminium Institute and the Aluminum Association, the annual rate of global primary aluminium production was at 58.9 million tonnes during October 2016. This records a drop of 2.3 per cent from the September 2016 rate of 60.2 million tonnes. The...
U.S. secondary aluminium production up 6% YOY during first three quarters of 2016
<p>According to aluminium recycling statistics published by the U.S. Geological Survey and Department of Interior, the U.S. aluminium industry purchased an estimated 782 million pounds of aluminium scrap during September 2016. This is 5.5 per cent more than the September 2015 total of 741...
