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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Aluminum Association updates on US aluminum scrap market
The U.S. aluminum industry purchased an estimated 759 million pounds of aluminum scrap during December 2014, according to aluminum recycling statistics published by the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior, up 7.7 percent over the December 2013 total of 705 million. USGS estimates that...
Noranda, consumer parties reach agreement on allocation of Ameren Missouri electricity rates
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation announced it has joined in a rate design agreement with consumer groups in the Missouri Public Service Commission ("PSC") general electricity rate case for Ameren Missouri. The consumer agreement remains subject to approval by the PSC as part of the Ameren rate...
ISRI Convention and Expo 2015 to be held in Vancouver
The seaport city of Vancouver in Canada is the chosen city for the ISRI Convention and Expo 2015, by the US Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI). A variety of topics will be covered under the convention offering informative general sessions and workshops on topics like: ferrous,...
Real Alloy is new name for former Aleris alloys business
Aleris, a Cleveland-based manufacturer of aluminum rolled products, has announced it has completed the sale of its recycling and specification alloys businesses, which operated as Global Recycling and Specification Alloys (GRSA). The sale has been completed to an affiliate of Signature Group...
Aluminum Association reports North American Aluminum net shipments in Jan 2015
Aluminum Association reports Aluminum net shipments in North American (US & Canada) for the month of January 2015. Aluminum net shipments (including exports) by domestic U.S. and Canadian facilities totaled an estimated 1,928 million pounds during January 2015, down 1.9 percent from the January...
Kobe Steel considers $800 million U.S. aluminium plant for car supplies
Kobe Steel Ltd., supplier of aluminum sheet to half of the nation’s auto industry, is considering building a ¥100 billion plant in the U.S. to expand sales to Japanese carmakers operating in North America. The prize is an expected tenfold increase in demand for aluminum sheet in the U.S., where...
Barstow city to get an aluminium remelt and casting plant soon
The city of Barstow will soon receive the promised aluminium remelt and casting house although in a much smaller scale, a city official revealed last week. Last March a megaproject was approved by the City Council, with a manufacturing complex of 3 million square-feet, costing $1.5 billion and the...
Sapa teams with Ford F-150 to create new aluminium solution
Sapa, the world leader in aluminum extrusions, has announced its partnership with Ford to supply the all-new F-150 with structural aluminum tubing, and provide ongoing development support for future aluminum extrusion applications. The 2015 Ford F-150, which Ford calls its “toughest, smartest, most...
Ontario-based manufacturer of aluminum metal parts opens new plant
Construction just wrapped up on a 275,560-square foot automotive manufacturing facility in the Riverside Horizons Industrial Park. Martinrea International, the owner of the recently constructed $19 million facility, is an Ontario-based manufacturer of quality steel and aluminum metal parts for the...
Aleris completes the sale of its recycling and specification alloys businesses
Aleris announced today that it has completed the sale of its Recycling and Specification Alloys businesses to an affiliate of Signature Group Holdings for an aggregate of $500 million in cash and $25 million in Signature preferred stock. The sale, which was announced in October, includes 18...
Ford organizing training programs to aid manufacturing of the all-aluminium F-150
Ford is organizing an intensive training program for 8,000 of its workers, to facilitate the production of the new aluminium F-150 at the Kansas City Assembly Plant. The training will help workers make the transition from working on steel to an aluminium alloy body. The program will consist of more...
612Brew introduces beers in Rexam cans
US-based brewing establishment 612Brew has introduced three of its beers in cans supplied by British beverage can maker Rexam. 612Brew's SIX, Unrated Rye IPA and Gateway Park Lager will be available in Rexam 12oz cans, which are light-weight and provide complete protection from light and oxygen,...
Orbite to host booth at PDAC 2015 & CEO to Present at the ROTH Conference
Orbite Aluminae Inc. is pleased to announce today that the Company will be hosting a booth at the PDAC International Convention, March 1st - 4th, 2015. Additionally, Glenn Kelly , the Company's CEO will be presenting at the 27th ROTH Capital Partners Annual Conference on March 9th. The PDAC...
Columbia Falls Aluminium owner opposes Superfund listing
While the Montana Governor joins the fight to get the long shuttered Columbia Falls Aluminium Co. plant on the Superfund National Priorities List, the owner of the plant continues to oppose the listing of the 120-acre land saying it would slow the cleanup process and hinder developments in the...
Aluminum Association reports North American downstream market updates
Aluminum Association reports North American (US & Canada) downstream market updates for the month of January 2015. New can stock (class) scrap receipts totaled 57.3 million pounds during January 2015, a decrease of 4.4 percent from the January 2014 total of 59.9 million pounds. Compared to the...
Century Aluminium negotiating a viable power plan to restart Ravenswood plant
Century Aluminium announced its quarterly earnings on Tuesday and also said that they are working towards reopening the shuttered Ravenswood plant through an ongoing negotiation with Appalachian Power for a sustainable power contract. CEO Michael Bless announced that they have already submitted a...
Century reports fourth quarter 2014 financial results
Century Aluminum Company reported net income of $61.8 million ($0.64 per common share) for the fourth quarter of 2014. Results were positively impacted by $6.9 million ($0.07 per common share) for purchase accounting related to the acquisition of the remaining 50.3% interest of Mt. Holly and...
North American Aluminum Demand Grows 5.0 Percent in 2014
The aluminum industry in the United States and Canada saw year-over-year demand growth of 5.0 percent through the end of 2014. This according to preliminary data released today in the Aluminum Association’s monthly “Situation Report.” The estimated 25.5 billion pounds of aluminum shipped by North...
