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 reports Q3 2015 productivity gains in rolled products and end use segments
Lightweight metal major Alcoa Inc reported after-tax operating income (ATOI) decline in third quarter 2015 in its rolled products and end use segments. However, strong productivity gain was reported in both the segments, which has long-term significance, as far as Alcoa's diversified business is...
U.S. automotive parts aluminium die casting market to witness growth over 2015-20
A recently published market research report reveals the U.S. aluminium die-casting industry for automobiles is all set to dominate the global market in tandem with the growing automobile industry in the country. The report says the market has grown steadily over the past couple of years, and...
Fully electric CNC bending machine to launch at Fabtech, Chicago in November
Bending machine manufacturer Inductaflex will launch its first ever fully electric CNC bending machine at Fabtech, North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event at McCormick Place Chicago, between November 9th and 12th. The all-new AL-1 is intended to provide...
Bano to showcase 'revolutionary' aluminum shredder in Detroit
Italian recycling technology specialist Bano Recycling, with over 30 years of experience in producing single-shaft shredders, is coming to Detroit to present its new Premac Hydro shredder series at next month’s Aluminum USA trade show. During the last ten years Bano has developed advanced solutions...
American Specialty Alloys continues with aluminium alloy project as Revolution Aluminum
Construction and installation work at the $2.4 billion aluminum alloy plant in the Pineville area, Louisiana, will still continue, but it will do so under a new name. American Specialty Alloys has changed its name to Revolution Aluminum LLC, although its original name is yet to show up on its...
Crown Packaging reevaluates its craft business
After aggressively adding more than 350 craft beer clients in 18 months, Crown Beverage Packaging - a leading supplier of aluminum cans for beverage manufacturers - is now struggling to keep up with demand from the very customers it sought, and is considering altering the ways it services craft...
Roy Harvey assumes leadership of Alcoa’s Global Primary Products group
Lightweight and high performance metals leader Alcoa announced that Roy Harvey, Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability, is appointed President of Global Primary Products (GPP), succeeding Bob Wilt, effective immediately. Harvey previously served...
CM Truck Beds announces new aluminium truck bed manufacturing plant
America’s fastest growing truck bed manufacturing company in America, CM Truck Beds, announced the retooling and opening of the new aluminum truck bed manufacturing plant. Located in Madill, OK, CM Truck Beds’ new facility is equipped to produce our unsurpassed, top-quality aluminum truck beds....
Century Aluminum to retain 250 workers at its Hawesville Smelter
Century Aluminum says about 250 employees will remain working at its Hawesville Smelter in western Kentucky. The Messenger-Inquirer reports in a statement Wednesday, the company said that the plant will continue operating at about 40 percent capacity after October 24. Company officials had...
Up to $2.48 billion worth aluminium project kickoffs expected in U.S. in Q4 2015
According to a study conducted by the Industrial Info Resources, Sugar Land, Texas, aluminium smelters across the United States have gone through a distressed phase of cutbacks and closures, amid a global oversupply and resultant price decline. Even so, downstream aluminium-related projects in the...
Strange Engineering releases new adjustable aluminium shocks
Strange Engineering, the US based autoparts manufacturer with a rich racing heritage, has introduced their all new range of Adjustable Aluminum Shocks. These lightweight shocks make tuning your suspension easy and are available in both single and double adjustable configurations. Strange...
National Manufacturing Day highlights impact of recycling to U.S. economy
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) joins in the nationwide celebration of National Manufacturing Day by emphasizing the many positive economic contributions of the recycling industry to the U.S. manufacturing landscape. In 2014 alone, more than 135 million metric tons of metal,...
Constellium-UACJ joint venture to start mid-2016
The $150 million Constellium/UACJ Corp. joint venture under construction at the 4,000-acre Kentucky Transpark is 80 percent complete and on schedule, said Markus Wild, chief executive officer. The first 300-meter-long production line at the 225,000-square foot aluminum facility should be...
Ford spotted testing new aluminum-bodied Expedition
Ford's launching of the new aluminum-bodied F-150 stands to be a game-changer in its own right, but it's only the tip of the proverbial iceberg. The F-150's aluminum construction has already to a new Super Duty and soon to a new Raptor, but a new Expedition looks to be in the works, as well. Tipped...
Lightweight vehicles demand to spur growth of aluminium in global automotive industry
The market for aluminium in the global automotive industry is likely to grow at a CAGR of 7.4% over 2015-2020, a recently published market report data reveals. A high demand for lightweight vehicles will catalyse the growth across major economies of the world. The demand of lightweight vehicles is...
Century announces continued operation of two potlines at Hawesville, KY Smelter
Century Aluminum of Kentucky, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Century Aluminum Company, today announced that it expects to continue to operate its Hawesville, Kentucky smelter at approximately 40% of capacity (two potlines) following October 24, 2015. Century had previously announced its intent to...
Fresh selling seen in aluminium, down at 103.25
Aluminium settled down -1.01% at 103.25 as prices remains under pressure from oversupply, especially from China, but nearer term tightness has emerged. China's economic growth will be largely stable in the third quarter as the impact from a stock market plunge will be limited, a government body...
Automotive sector to drive aluminium growth, says metallurgist
Metallurgical plant and rolling mill technology provider SMS Group has identified the automotive industry as a crucial target market for the company where its aluminium rolling technology can be applied, says SMS Group technical services South Africa executive VP Michael Schäfer. In its 2015...
