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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Global aluminium can stock market moving East
Global demand for beverage cans will grow~3-4 per cent in 2016 and a similar growth trend is expected up until the end of this decade. This growth is being driven largely by increased consumption in emerging markets. Together, the US and Canadian markets use approximately 94 billion aluminium cans...
Aleris reports Q1 Results: Adjusted EBITDA declines due to low aluminium prices and reduced scrap availability
Aleris Corporation reported results for the three months ended March 31, 2016. First Quarter 2016 Results: Adjusted EBITDA totalled $45 million for the first quarter of 2016 compared to $55 million for the first quarter of 2015. First quarter results were impacted by unfavourable year-over-year...
USGS Mineral Industry Survey publishes Aluminum report for February 2016
According to the USGS Mineral Industry Survey report, only two companies reported domestic production of primary aluminum in February 2016 because of the recent smelter shutdowns. Consequently, production data were withheld to avoid the release of proprietary data. Total aluminum recovered from...
Ford recycles 20 million pounds of aluminium a month
<p>Ford recycles as much as 20 million pounds of aluminium stamping scrap per month using the closed-loop system at Dearborn Truck Plant which builds F-150.<br /><br /> That is the equivalent of more than 30,000 F-150 bodies in the largest configuration – a SuperCrew body including doors,...
Ford recycling creates 30,000 F-150 bodies worth of aluminium every month
A recent publication on the consumption of aluminium by auto industry showed that Ford produces about 20 million pounds (9 million kg) of aluminium stamping scrap per month, which is recycled as a part of the company's closed loop recycling system and goes on to provide parts for the F-150. Opting...
Alcoa reaches power agreement to improve competitiveness of Intalco smelter
Lightweight metals leader Alcoa today announced it has reached an agreement with the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) that will help improve the competitiveness of its Intalco aluminium smelter. As a result, the smelter will not curtail at the end of the second quarter as previously announced...
Ball to sell US$3.42 bln of divestment assets to Ardagh
Colorado’s Ball Corporation announced last week that it and British-based American-owned Rexam PLC have come to terms with Luxembourg’s Ardagh Group over the sale of certain of Ball’s and Rexam’s assets in order to satisfy regulatory concerns involved in Ball’s purchase of Rexam. Ball and Rexam are...
EGA to showcase billets at International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar & Exposition
Emirates Global Aluminium (Ega), the Middle East’s largest primary aluminium producer, will participate at the 11th International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar & Exposition (ET’16), which takes place from May 2 to 6 in Chicago, US. The company, which is among the top five in the world, was...
Union drops effort to restrict U.S. imports of raw aluminium (keep inactive)
The United Steelworkers union has suspended indefinitely an unusual effort to push the United States government to restrict all aluminium imports after the campaign ran into opposition from aluminium companies, the Canadian government and even Canadian members of the union. The union on Friday...
Sapa delivers record results in first quarter
Sapa has delivered the strongest first quarter since the company was established in 2013. The demand for lighter cars in both North America and Europe, resulting in aluminium substitution in the automotive industry, is contributing positively. Owners Orkla and Hydro reported to the financial...
Constellium Board to nominate Jean-Marc Germain as an Executive Director
Constellium N.V. has announced that the Board will nominate Jean-Marc Germain as an Executive Director at the company’s next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2016, with the view to him becoming Chief Executive Officer of the company in the course of summer 2016. Jean-Marc...
Aluminium foil, sheet and can stock shipments increase in US and Canada, powder and paste shipments drop
According to an Aluminum Association report, estimated shipments of Aluminum Foil by U.S. and Canadian producers totaled 87.6 million pounds during March 2016, a rise of 1.7 per cent over the March 2015 total of 86.1 million pounds. Compared to the previous month, shipments increased 10.4 per cent...
Aluminum Association of Canada reports increase in primary aluminum production in March
The Aluminum Association of Canada reported that primary aluminum production in Canada continued its upward trend by increasing for the tenth consecutive month. Production in March 2016 increased 1.6 percent to an annual rate of 3,202,689 metric tonnes, up 49,145 tonnes over the February 2016 rate...
Global automotive lightweight material market to grow at 14% CAGR during 2016 - 2022
According to a recently published market research report, the global automotive lightweight material market (includes components made from downstream aluminium and high-grade aluminium alloy) was estimated at $77.1 billion in 2015, and it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.0 per cent during 2016 -...
Ford recycles enough aluminium to build 30,000 F-150 bodies every month
Ford Motor Co says the toughest, smartest, most capable and safest F-150 ever is also the greenest F-150 – thanks to advanced materials like high-strength, military-grade aluminium alloy and EcoBoost engine technology. The American carmaker recycles as much as 20 million pounds of aluminium...
Aluminium Association of Canada welcomes USW's withdrawal of petition demanding tariff on U.S. imports
The Aluminium Association of Canada (AAC), consisting of Alcoa, Alouette and Rio Tinto, is thrilled with the decision of the United Steelworkers (USW) to withdraw its petition for the imposition of a 50 per cent tariff on aluminium imports. "We share the USW's determination to find solutions to the...
Lee S retires, Steve Anderson promoted as VP Sales & Marketing at Wagstaff
Lee Swartling, Vice President, Sales & Marketing at Wagstaff retired from Wagstaff April 1. He is being succeded by Steve Anderson, formerly Director of Engineering at Wagstaff, Inc. Lee joined Wagstaff in May of 1999 as an Area Manager responsible for sales in Japan, Western North America, Russia...
New economic impact study shows continued strength of US aluminum industry
A new study released on April 20 shows the continued importance of the U.S. aluminum industry to the national economy. Research conducted by economic research firm John Dunham & Associates found that the domestic aluminum industry directly employs nearly 161,000 workers and contributes more than...
