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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Matalco opens new secondary aluminium plant in Lordstown, Ohio
Matalco, a sister company to the recycling firm Triple M Metals, headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, held the grand opening ceremony at its new secondary aluminium plant in Lordstown, Ohio. The company has been in a start-up mode since this past March, and has been producing aluminium billet....
ICSOBA 2016 Conference to be held in Quebec City, Canada on Oct 3-6
The International Committee for Study of Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium is organizing their 2016 edition of the international event in the period 3 - 6 October, 2016 in the Palace Royal hotel, Quebec, Canada. Since 1963 ICSOBA has organized 33 international events in different places of the world....
Aluminium sheet and plate shipments by U.S., Canadian producers totaled 697.6 mln lbs in May
According to the data released by The Aluminum Association in their latest edition of Aluminum Highlights, estimated net shipments of Aluminium Sheet and Plate by U.S. and Canadian producers totaled 697.6 million pounds during May 2016, off two-tenths of one percent from the May 2015 total of 699.3...
Aluminium extrusion plant undergoing $18M expansion
The AACOA plant, a subsidiary of Bonnel Aluminum in Bertrand Township is receiving an $18 million expansion. Bonnell Aluminum is making the investment that includes a new state-of-the-art aluminium extrusion line and more floor space at the site at 2005 Mayflower Road. The company plans to start...
Middlebury aluminium processor adds new cutting machine
A new machine at Middlebury's Champagne Metals in the United States is helping the aluminium processor achieve efficiencies and offer new services and should have a nationwide impact on manufacturing, according to a company executive. In March, the cut-to-length machine that can handle rolls of...
Aluminium delivery premiums treading a more familiar path
While London Metal Exchange warehouse queues have all but disappeared the even better news is physical delivery premiums have dropped back closer to historically lower levels and more importantly taken on a flat, stable pattern. As analysts point out, the reasons for the unusual spike in physical...
Vancouver to host its first ever aluminium-canned craft beer sampling event
The Burnaby-based West Coast Canning, who packages liqour in aluminium cans for some of the most talked-about craft breweries of Vancouver, has teamed up with Wet Ape Productions to organize CANcity, Vancouver’s first all-canned craft beer and cider sampling event. Wet Ape Productions is the same...
Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling receives Platts Global Metal Award
Scrap metal processing company Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling, based in Owego, New York, has been recognized by Platts, a leading independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets. The company received the Industry Leadership Award in the Scrap...
China primary aluminium production down in April
Chinese primary aluminium production down by 2 per cent month-on-month to 2.569 million metric ton during April this year, as compared to 2.620 million metric ton in March, as per the latest figures released by the International Aluminium Institute. According to IAI, global primary aluminium...
Japanese manufacturer acquires extruded aluminium components supplier
Manufacturer Whitehall Industries of Ludington has been acquired by a Japanese aluminium supplier. According to a statement, SRS Industries LLC, which does business as Whitehall Industries, was acquired in May by UACJ Corp., a Tokyo-based aluminium manufacturer. Whitehall Industries is a vertically...
The U.S. aluminium industry purchased 763 million pounds of aluminium scrap in March 2016
The U.S. aluminium industry purchased an estimated 763 million pounds of aluminium scrap during March 2016, according to aluminium recycling statistics published by the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior, up 4.7 per cent over the March 2015 total of 728 million. USGS estimates that...
Noranda Aluminum seeks to sell Missouri smelter
Bankrupt aluminium producer Noranda is seeking bankruptcy court approval to sell off its so-called upstream business, including its now shuttered smelter in New Madrid, Missouri. Tennessee-based Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. said Monday it had filed a request in bankruptcy court for approval for...
Noranda signs agreement with Gränges AB to serve as "Stalking Horse Bidder" for flat-rolled business
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Gränges AB, under which a subsidiary of Gränges will serve as the "stalking horse" bidder for Noranda's Flat-Rolled Products business in a court-supervised sale process designed to maximize the...
Lawson Products launches Kent Automotive Aluminum Repair Solutions
Lawson Products, a distributor of products and services to the MRO and automotive marketplaces and No. 39 on Industrial Distribution's 2015 Big 50 List, on Tuesday announced the launch of Aluminum Repair Solutions under its Kent Automotive brand. Kent Automotive Aluminum Repair Solutions is a...
Aluminium die casting machinery market to grow at CAGR 7% during 2016-2020
The global aluminium die casting machinery market is slated to grow at a CAGR of 7 per cent during the period 2016-2020, indicates data released in a recently published market research report. The aluminium die casting machinery is used to produce cast aluminium parts for applications in various...
US auto sales fall, the broad metals correction felt in automotive
U.S. Automotive sales for May came in at 17.45 million. Down from April but also down from 17.8 million a year earlier. In May 2015, vehicle sales were a record 17.47 million vehicles, according to Autodata Corp. There were two fewer sales days this year vs May 2015. Having one less weekend was...
EGA takes part in Harbor’s 9th Aluminium Outlook Summit
Affirming its position as one of the world’s largest and leading primary aluminium producers, Emirates Global Aluminium (“EGA”) is proudly participating at Harbor’s 9th Aluminium Outlook Summit (“Harbor 2016”) as lead sponsor for the fourth consecutive year. Organised and hosted by Harbor Aluminium...
Nanshan Aluminum takes another step in extending value chain
Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. has taken another important step in extending its aluminum value chain by acquiring aluminum and power assets and stepping up high-end aluminum applications, Huachuang Securities reported. Nanshan Aluminum planned earlier to issue shares to acquire Shandong Yili Power...
