AL Circle Analysis: Import rise meets demand growth on aluminium extrusion chessboard
Aluminium’s downstream trade network is getting more fragmented as import dependence, changing end-use demand and trade-policy interventions reshape regional markets. From North America and Europe to Asia-Pacific, the aluminium industry is navigating a market where access to supply, competitive...
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...
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Utility Trailer Manufacturing rolls out 4000AE™ Flatbed trailer in aluminium crossmember design
<p>Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company, the industry’s largest manufacturer of refrigerated trailers and a leading manufacturer of dry freight vans, flatbeds, and Tautliner® curtainsided trailers is pleased to announce the introduction of the new 4000AE™ flatbed trailer.<br /><br...
The Aluminum Transportation Group announces new leadership
<p>The Aluminum Association's Aluminum Transportation Group (ATG) today announces its new Chairman John Thomas, global marketing manager of automotive at Alcoa. Preceding Thomas is Tom Boney who was recently promoted to vice president of North American operations at Novelis. Ganesh Panneer, vice...
Rio Tinto's modernised Kitimat aluminium smelter opens amid fanfare
<p>Metal and Mining giant Rio Tinto opened the doors of its newly modernised aluminium smelter in Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada. The entire Kitimat community was welcomed by the company for a day-long celebration which included family activities, interactive exhibits, and bus tours of the...
Bertrand Supplies holds demos at Tony Graham Collision Centre
<p>Getting the most up-to-date information on equipment is vital, and it often falls to the local jobbers and distributors to get that information out to the shops. Bertrand Supplies recently held a demo of new equipment at Tony Graham Collision Centre in Nepean, Ont.<br /><br /><img...
Proposed aluminium plant in Pineville faces lawsuit
<p>Creditors allege in a court filings that the companies behind a planned aluminium plant in Pineville owe more than $2 million in unpaid loans and contracts.<br /><br />Revolution Aluminum LLC, which announced plans last year to build a $1.5 billion production complex that could employ more than...
North America’s primary production slightly off in August 2016
<p>The Aluminum Association, in cooperation with the Aluminum Association of Canada, reported primary aluminum production in North America (U.S. and Canada) was at an annual rate of 3,950,675 tonnes during August 2016, down 17,013 tpy (-0.4%) from the July 2016 rate of 3,967,688 tonnes.<br /><br...
Apparent consumption in U.S. and Canada markets dropped 4.4 per cent in July 2016
<p>According to the Preliminary estimates from Aluminum Association, aluminium demand in the United States and Canada that includes shipments by domestic producers plus imports were an estimated 15,360 million pounds during January to July 2016, an increase of 1.2 per cent over the same period last...
Shipments of aluminium products in U.S. and Canada up YOY in August 2016
<p>According to the estimate of The Aluminum Association, shipments of aluminium products in U.S. and Canada rise YOY and YTD in August 2016.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"...
New can stock (class) scrap receipts up 7.3% YOY during August 2016
<p>According to Aluminum Association report, U.S. received a total of 62.1 million pounds of new can stock (class) scrap receipts during August 2016, which records an increase of 7.3 per cent over 57.8 million pounds in August 2015.</p> <p><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block;...
New Jersey factory linked to Chinese aluminium probe
<p>The U.S. Commerce Department is investigating whether thousands of tons of aluminium at a factory in a Philadelphia suburb are part of an alleged scheme by a Chinese billionaire to evade tariffs by disguising the metal as shipping pallets and then remelting them for other uses.<br /><br />The...
Next-generation Ford Expedition to debut in aluminium body panels
<p>The American multinational vehicle manufacturer Ford confirmed its investors at a recent meet that the brand's upcoming offering- the next-generation Ford Expedition will come with aluminium body panels, and hence in a much lighter avatar. The vehicle awaiting launch in 2017 will be presented as...
Constellium and UACJ announce opening of their joint venture's automotive body sheet plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky
<p>Constellium N.V. and UACJ Corporation (UACJ) announced today the official opening of their new manufacturing plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, to supply aluminium automotive body sheet to the North American automotive industry under their joint venture, Constellium-UACJ ABS LLC. <br /><br />The...
AEC joins in supporting the China Trade Task Force
<p>The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has joined the China Trade Task Force (CTTF), an organization aimed at addressing structural imbalances in the global aluminum market that it attributes to Chinese government policies. AEC joins Century Aluminum and the United Steel Workers as CTTF members....
Dajcor Aluminum plans C$10 mln expansion
<p>Ontario’s Dajcor Aluminum Ltd. is planning a C$10 million expansion to its plant in Chatham. The expansion is expected to lead to the addition of 35 new positions at the plant.<br /><br />The firm is receiving governmental aid in the form of a C$1 million from the province’s...
Fully restored B-17 bomber "Aluminum Overcast" to be displayed at Owensboro Air Show
<p>This year's Owensboro Air Show, scheduled to be held on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1-2, will feature an appearance by a fully restored B-17 bomber from World War II-era, nicknamed the "Aluminum Overcast." During the last year show, the “Yankee Lady” a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber was joined by...
Shawinigan Aluminium receives grant from Government of Canada to upgrade its manufacturing facility
<p>Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) is offering a loan to Quebec’s Shawinigan Aluminium in order to upgrade its facilities. The scheme was under CED’s Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP).<br /><br />The aluminium alloy billet maker will receive C$700,000...
Huge aluminium stockpile discovered in Mexican desert: U.S. sees a Chinese connection
<p>As reported by the Wall Street Journal, two years ago, a California aluminium executive commissioned a pilot to fly over the Mexican town of San José Iturbide, at the foot of the Sierra Gorda mountains, and snap aerial photos of a remote desert factory.<br /><br />He made a startling...
Advanced aluminium extrusion technology driving growth in global automotive heated seats market
<p>According to the latest market report by Technavio, one of the top four emerging trends driving the global automotive heated seats market is advanced aluminium extrusion technology for heating seats. The other three trends observed are:<br /><br />• Development of climate control seats<br...
