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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Petrogas readies to take over Alcoa Intalco’s Cherry Point aluminium smelter property
<p>Canada's leading midstream oil and NGL (natural gas liquids) marketing and logistics company- Petrogas Energy Corp. is poised to take over Alcoa Intalco Works’ wharf and pier at Cherry Point, Washington, reported sources close to both the companies. The pending buy-out will include the...
Imports up and export down in North America during H1 2016
<p>According to the estimates by Aluminium Association for the month of July 2016, “Index of Net New Orders of Aluminum Mill Products” dropped 9.9 per cent from the previous month. It reports a drop of 8.3 per cent in orders for flat roll products. Orders for extruded products declined...
Annual primary production rate up in North America in July 2016
<p>The Aluminum Association and the Aluminum Association of Canada reported a total primary aluminium production at an annual rate of 3,967,688 tonnes in North America during July 2016. The rate reports an increase of 9,837 tpy (+0.2%) from 3,957,851 tonnes in June 2016. The production rate in the...
Honeywell Aerospace opens new aluminium 3D printing laboratory at Phoenix
<p class="contentsegment"><span>Honeywell Aerospace a Phoenix-based manufacturer of aerospace parts has commissioned a new aluminium 3D printer laboratory. This is an expansion of their existing Phoenix Additive Manufacturing Center near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.</span></p> <p...
Close loop recycling turns out to be the biggest resource opportunity for JLR & Novelis
<p>Aluminium is in high demand in North America due to the pressure of sticking to the higher Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for 2025. So, the key business drivers for the North American automakers happen to be:<br /><br />• Light weighting<br />• Reduce material...
Kobelco Aluminum lays foundation of $46 million plant
<p>As a part of the expansion of their aluminium business, Japan-based Kobe Steel Ltd. has announced that they have broken ground on a $46 million extrusion plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The plant will manufacture aluminium extrusions and cater to the automotive sector in the US. The new...
Ford is ready to hit its competitors hard with new 2017 Ford Super Duty aluminium
<p>Nobody wants to mess around with the truck market in the U.S. Ford knows it very well too and they are not going to upset a buyer base while launching a new truck. The company sees no risk with 2017 Super Duty which again made of aluminium.<br /><br />With its years of experience in the pickup...
Raw material bottlenecks to strain automotive aluminium suppliers
<p>Automotive industry is banking heavily on aluminium to meet its energy efficiency and sustainability targets through 2020. Accordingly industry players have upped their spending on capacity enhancement to churn out vehicles that are lightweight and fuel efficient. But the irony is, the capacity...
US secondary aluminium recovery in May up 11 per cent year-over-year
<p>To balance the downturn in primary aluminium industry, the US aluminium industry is boosting up the secondary recovery with renewed initiatives.<br /><br />According to the aluminium recycling statistics published by the U.S. Geological Survey and Department of Interior the U.S. aluminium...
Increase in specialty alumina sales boosts TOR Minerals' Q2 income
<p>Nasdaq listed TOR Minerals International, Inc. has reported a year-on-year (YoY) increase in net income to $87 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2016, up from a loss of $107 million the previous year. Increased investments and major capacity expansions in its speciality alumina division...
Study shows PET, glass, aluminium can recycling available to 92% of US population
<p>It has been found in the latest study by Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) that 92 per cent of the U.S. population has access to various recycling programs for non-metallic packaging wastes, followed closely by the same percentage for aluminium beverage cans. For both material types this...
Novelis pins hope on emission regulations for driving aluminium penetration in auto industry
<p>Some thirty years ago, Ford pioneered the use of aluminium replacing steel in its star seller F-150 pickup truck. Though the automaker still continues to build its F-150s from aluminium, not many auto makers have followed suit. Instead, the trend of using a combination of ultra-high-strength...
Craft beer boom induces fear of aluminium can crunch among microbrewers
<p>America has experienced a huge craft beer boom over the past decade. Currently, craft beer represents 10% of the American beer market with a rapidly increasing trend. The Brewers Association, of America has set a target of 20% market share for craft beer by 2020. But, the growth is also inducing...
Next generation Mercedes-Benz C Class to get more aluminium and become lighter
<p>Luxury automotive brand Mercedes-Benz is known to be contemplating a further shift to aluminium in a bid to shed more weight in its next-generation of Merc-Benz C Class models. With more aluminium in body and frames and advanced new joining processes installed into its U.S. manufacturing plant,...
North American aluminium net shipments up 2.6% YoY in June 2016
<p>According to the Preliminary estimates by Aluminium Association for the month of June 2016Al, aluminum net shipments including exports by domestic U.S. and Canadian plants were 2,013 million pounds during June recording a rise of 2.6% over the June 2015 total of 1,961 million pounds. Shipments...
Study confirms more than 90% end-of-life recycling rate for automotive aluminium in the US
<p>Announcing good news to the aluminium and the automotive industry, a new study, by the Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Metal Processing Institute, home of the Center for Resource Recovery and Recycling (CR3) in association with Aluminum Association, concludes that the end-of-life...
Century continues with primary aluminium downturn in Second Quarter 2016
<p>As a continuation of the downturn of US primary industry Century Aluminium Company reported a net loss of $9.5 million ($0.11 per share) for Q2 2016. The adjusted net loss of second quarter was $4.6 million ($0.05 per share).<br /><br />For the second quarter of 2015, Century reported a net loss...
Novelis joins hands with Atlanta Falcons for 'Recycle for Good' campaign
<p>Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling is moving one step ahead to support their commitment to recycling and sustainability. They are joining hands with the Atlanta Falcons to launch “Recycle for Good”, a campaign that challenges Falcons fans to recycle 3 million...
