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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Alcoa wins fourth Boeing contract in string of recent deals
Lightweight metals leader Alcoa announced a long-term supply agreement with Boeing for multi-material aerospace parts. Under this agreement, Alcoa will supply components for the 777X-Boeing’s newest commercial airplane-the 737 MAX-scheduled for first delivery in 2017-and the 787 Dreamliner. The...
Calcined bauxite demand to rise buoyed by proppants sector growth
Roskill's new release- a Non-Metallurgical Bauxite & Alumina report with forecasts to 2021, shows the ceramic proppants sector is poised to become the largest market for non-metallurgical bauxite by 2021, overtaking the refractories industry. Consumption of bauxite, the principal ore of aluminium,...
Accuride introduces new lightweight aluminium wheels at HDAW’16
Accuride Corporation, a leading supplier of components to the global commercial vehicle industry - announced it has added two new lightweight aluminium wheels to its product offering today at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week 2016 in Las Vegas. The wheels are part of Accuride’s effort to provide...
Indian aluminium in 2016: can a turnaround happen?
Aluminium producers in India are looking to the US and other export markets with hope in the new year, after the double whammy of cheap Chinese imports and low prices for the silver -white metal for almost all of 2015. As in other countries, the overall global commodity free fall was the main cause...
Alba participates in Aluminium Symposium 2016
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)’s, one of the leading aluminium smelters in the world, is a key participant in the well-known international aluminium event - Aluminium Symposium 2016, taking place from January 20-22, 2016 in Florida, USA, under the theme ‘Outlook for Aluminum in 2016’. As one of...
Sapa sees aluminium sales `bump' in bid to make cars lighter
Sapa AS, the maker of aluminium products, expects a “significant bump” in sales to automotive companies in North America as more of the metal is used in passenger cars and commercial vehicles. With all-aluminium-bodied products such as new electric car lines and increased adoption of aluminium by...
US Shredded Scrap prices rise sharply; US Aluminum Scrap prices show up trend
United States shredded scrap prices rose sharply during the week ended January 15, while major US aluminum scrap commodities weekly average prices on Scrap Register Price Index also showed an up trend. According to TSI, US Midwest weekly shredded index increased by $14 a long ton during the week to...
Ameren in talks with state lawmakers to save Noranda's Missouri aluminium smelter
St. Louis based energy utility service provider Ameren Missouri is in talks with the state lawmakers to help its largest customer, Noranda Aluminum find some way out to evade possible closure of its Southeast Missouri aluminum smelter, reported sources close to both the companies. The smelting...
Aluminum Association updates on North America’s downstream market
According to an Aluminum Association report shipments of all major aluminium products declined in the month of December. Shipments of can stock by domestic producers totaled 345.5 million pounds during December 2015, off 1.1 percent from the December 2014 total of 349.4 million pounds. Compared to...
Louisville aluminium processor names a new president
Tri-Arrows Aluminum Inc. has named Henry Gordinier as its new president. Gordinier previously was the Louisville company's executive vice president for commercial and planning, according to a news release. He rejoined the company in July 2014 after working as vice president of strategic planning...
Global high purity alumina market poised to grow at 6.9% over 2016-2021
According to a recently published market research report, the global high purity alumina (HPA) market was valued at US$ 1.2 billion (bn) in 2014 and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.9% during the forecast period to reach US$ 3.6 bn by the end of 2021. HPA is a...
Alcoa to delay curtailment of Intalco Smelter
Lightweight metals leader Alcoa today announced it will delay the curtailment of its Intalco Works smelter in Ferndale, Washington until the end of the second quarter of 2016. The plant was initially scheduled to curtail by the end of the first quarter. The company announced a full curtailment of...
Gateway Extrusions adds new equipment
Fast growing national aluminium extruder Gateway Extrusions, in Union, has implemented the second phase of its multi-phase expansion program with the acquisition of a new 7-inch extrusion press. Purchased and installed this summer, the equipment underwent rigorous testing and calibration before...
Heidi Brock begins term as Chair of the NAM's Council of Manufacturing Associations
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) announced today that Heidi Brock, president and CEO of the Aluminum Association, has been elected chair of the NAM’s Council of Manufacturing Associations (CMA) to serve a one-year term. The CMA, made up of nearly 260 industry-specific manufacturing...
2016 Detroit Auto Show: Ford unveils EcoBoost engine for aluminium-bodied F-150 Raptor
Ford Motor Co. announced at the 2016 Detroit auto show that it's adding the off-roading edition of the F-150 pickup truck - the F-150 Raptor - to its stable of aluminum-bodied pickups. That means all of Ford's North American pickups will be built with steel frames and aluminum bodies, something...
Sherwin Alumina receives preliminary loan access
Sherwin Alumina Co., the bankrupt unit of commodities giant Glencore PLC, made its bankruptcy-court debut in Corpus Christi, Texas, Wednesday and got preliminary access to $40 million in financing from another Glencore affiliate. Judge David R. Jones approved access to $500,000 of the loan and set...
US shredded scrap prices and aluminium scrap prices continue to remain flat
United States shredded scrap prices continued to remain flat during the week ended January 01, while major US aluminium scrap commodities weekly average prices on Scrap Register Price Index also showed a flat trend. According to TSI, US Midwest weekly shredded index remained flat during the week at...
SEDCO presents Kaiser Aluminum with incentive for local facility expansion
The Sherman Economic Development Corporation (SEDCO) presented Kaiser Aluminum with a $232,000 cash grant to help offset the cost of a $5.8 million expansion. Kaiser Aluminum Corporation maintains 12 focused production facilities in North America and is a leading provider of automotive aluminum...
