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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ASA launches study on repairing hail damaged aluminum vehicles
The US-based Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced a new research project this week concerning the repair of hail-damage of aluminum vehicles. The study is a response to questions raised by the National Alliance of Paintless Dent Repair Technicians (NAPDRT) regarding proper processes for...
Sapa adds capacity to Yankton, Elkhart plants
Sapa has installed new aluminium extrusion presses at two of its plants in the United States to serve customers primarily within the building and the automotive industries. The two presses have been moved from other Sapa locations to the plants in Yankton, South Dakota, and Elkhart, Indiana....
Century's closure of Hawesville aluminium smelter not to impact Riverport's business
Following the recent announcement by Century Aluminum of its plans to idle its aluminum smelter in Hawesville in October and lay off most of the plant's 565 employees, Brian Wright, president and CEO of the Owensboro Riverport Authority clarified the port's board that the acres of aluminum ingots...
Auto supplier Sapa sets up shops in Detroit
Auto supplier Sapa is planting a stake in metro Detroit with the establishment of business as well as research and development facilities as part of a growth strategy in lockstep with increased use of aluminum in future vehicles. Sapa is a Norwegian manufacturer of extruded aluminum, headquartered...
US primary aluminium output falls in June: USGS
United States' domestic primary aluminium production in June 2015 was 133,000 metric tons, according to latest data released by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The average daily production was 4,450 tons, 3% less than the daily production during the preceding month and 4% less than that in June...
Aluminium body of 2015 Ford F-150 unlikely to hurt resales, observe experts
Even before the 2015 Ford F-150 arrived at dealerships there has been some scepticism about the car due to it having body panels made from aluminium. On the plus side was the fact that the aluminium helped the vehicle to shed 700 pounds, which means its better on the fuel economy, on the downside...
Mojave Aluminium to build $120 million plant in Lenwood
Barstow's Mojave Aluminium Company announced plans build a $120 million aluminium plant in Lenwood, California. The 964-acre aluminium direct chill billet casting facility is targeted for a 173-acre site at the southeast corner of Gazana Street and Amarylis Avenue. The announcement comes weeks...
Aluminum Association updates on North American Primary market for July
The Aluminum Association, in cooperation with the Aluminum Association of Canada, reported primary aluminum production in North America (U.S. and Canada) was at an annual rate of 4,404,055 tonnes during July 2015, down 41,098 tpy (-0.9%) from the previous month's rate of 4,445,153 tonnes. The...
Ford set to produce aluminum body Super Duty
The Ford brand will get an aluminum-bodied Super Duty and several new high-performance cars in the coming year. According to Automotive News, most of its lineup has been recently updated, and another significant round of redesigns is expected just before the end of the decade. Ford said it is...
Aluminum Association updates on downstream market in US and Canada
Preliminary estimates indicate that aluminum demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totaled an estimated 13,063 million pounds through June 2015, up 2.9 percent over the same period last year. Demand for semi-fabricated (mill) products totaled 9,349...
Aluminum supplier to open Goodyear manufacturing plant
Basic Metals Inc., an independently-owned aluminum service center and supplier based in Wisconsin, will open a manufacturing and distribution center in Goodyear in September. Specializing in aluminum sheet, coil and circles, Basic Metals supplies aluminum to manufacturers, metal fabricators and...
Century issues warn notice at Hawesville, KY smelter
Century Aluminum of Kentucky, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Century Aluminum Company, today issued a notice to employees at its Hawesville, Kentucky aluminum smelter of its intent to curtail its plant operations beginning on October 24, 2015 unless the current pricing environment substantially...
Sims Metal Management earnings up in fiscal 2015
Australia’s Sims Metal Management (SMM), one of the world’s largest recycling companie, has reported lower revenue but increased profits in its annual financial report for its fiscal year, which ended June 30, 2015. In a presentation delivered Aug. 21 and posted on the company’s website, the...
WVEDA approves partial financing for Constellium's investment at its Ravenswood plant
Constellium N. V. announced that the West Virginia Economic Development Authority (WVEDA) has approved partial financing of Constellium’s previously communicated investment of $35 million at its Ravenswood plant. The $15 million, 15-year loan financing will contribute to the installation of a new,...
WBMS: primary aluminum market in deficit during Jan - June 2015
The latest report published by the World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS) indicates that global primary aluminum market has recorded a deficit during the initial six months of the year. As per the report, the market turned into a deficit of 380,000 tons when matched with the deficit of 716,000...
High Purity Alumina Market - APEC to exhibit the fastest growth by 2014 - 2020
Extensive market research has revealed that Asia Pacific is the largest market of high-purity alumina (HPA) attributed mainly to the high concentration of allied industries such as semiconductor and electronics equipment manufacturing industries in China, Taiwan and South Korea. It is then followed...
IBC Advanced Alloys reports unauthorized third party release of proprietary information
IBC Advanced Alloys Corp., an integrated manufacturer and distributor of rare metals (beryllium) based alloys and related products, reports an unauthorized third party release of proprietary IBC information whereby material competitive business intelligence, as well as proprietary information...
Toyota Tsusho America buys Bermco Aluminum
Stout Risius Ross Inc. (SRR), Southfield, Michigan, a leading middle market investment banking firm, has announced that it served as exclusive financial advisor to Berman Bros. Iron & Metal Co. Inc., dba Bermco Aluminum, in its purchase by Toyota Tsusho America Inc. (TAI), with locations throughout...
