Canada’s H1’26 aluminium exports dip 12.57% amid US tariffs: What does H2 hold?
The first half (H1) of 2026 witnessed Canada’s exports of unwrought aluminium taking a deep plunge. The country supplied a total of 1.33 million tonnes of aluminium products to the world including unwrought aluminium, bars, rods and profiles, aluminium foil, pipes and tubes, plates, sheets and...
Aluminium extrusion 2035 demand nears 44.22Mt: Industry experts decode next decade drivers
Global aluminium extrusion demand is entering a phase with consumption projected to rise from 35.25 million tonnes in 2025 to 35.93 million tonnes in 2026 and 44.22 million tonnes by 2035, representing a 2.29 per cent CAGR. While building and construction will remain the largest end-use sector and...
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Assan Alüminyum continues to invest in sustainable technologies in 2023
Assan Alüminyum, a subsidiary of Kibar Holding, is not only one of the leading flat-rolled aluminium producers in the world but also one of the two largest aluminium foil manufacturers in Europe. Its renewable energy production facility in Manavgat produces clean energy equivalent to the annual...
Sigma Machine LLC joins ASI as its new Industrial User member
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced the joining of Sigma Machine as its new Industrial User member. With a focus on aluminium machining and stainless steel, Sigma Machine runs a spotless, well-lit, effective, and environmentally friendly facility that satisfies Tier 1 regulations and...
Shortage of aluminium causes delay in the shipment of license plates in some Nebraska counties
Due to the nationwide shortage of aluminium, Betty Johnson, one of the administrators of Nebraska's Driver and Vehicles Records Division, stated that they could not distribute all of the new licence plates to some counties in Nebraska before the expiry of the old plates. As a result, the long-time...
End user aluminium weekly recap: Cornell Dubilier Electronics launches 105 °C low-profile aluminium electrolytic capacitor; AMP North America introduces 19.2 oz. aluminium beverage cans
The Planetarium in Patna ordered a specialised aluminium sheet from the USA to act as a projection screen for the upper dome of the gallery inside the Indira Gandhi Science complex. Ardagh Metal Packaging North America launched a new 19.2 oz. aluminium can after eyeing the market for one-serve...
Downstream aluminium weekly recap: Gränges plans SEK 600 million investment expanding its battery cathode foil production capacity; General Motor allots US$55 million for Defiance plant in Ohio
To suffice Europe’s growing demand for battery components, Gränges has planned a SEK 600 million investment over two years to double its battery cathode foil production capacity in Finspång, Sweden, which will be active by 2025. General Motors (G.M) allotted US$55 million from the major US$918...
Aluminium profile maker ‘American Aluminium Extrusion’ declared as sole proprietorship company
The age-old collaboration between Sam Popa, owner of American Aluminium Extrusion, and Beloit business titan Diane Hendricks was terminated on January 16, 2023, following a total buy-out. After 22 years of shared ownership between Sam Popa and the former held by businesswoman Diane Hendricks,...
GM allots US$55 million for aluminium castings at Defiance facility to make EV engine parts
It has been currently declared by General Motors (G.M.) that the company is making a US$918 million investment for its production units located in the U.S.A. From the total investment, almost US$55 million will be allotted for the G.M. Defiance plant in Ohio, which houses an aluminium foundry and a...
AMP introduces 19.2 oz. aluminium cans for the growing beverage market
Ardagh Metal Packaging North America will expand its product portfolio by including a new 19.2 oz.(568ml) aluminium beverage can. The brand certainly wishes to further tap into the beverage can market with the introduction of this mid-range size. This latest can size will certainly provide the...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to Mexico improve 5% in the first ten months of 2022
According to the US Census Bureau data, the United States exported 24,000 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to Mexico in October 2022, which reflected a month-on-month surge of 9,000 tonnes or 37.50 per cent. In September, the US exported 15,000 tonnes of aluminium flat-rolled products to...
Allspring Global buys new stake in Ardagh Metal Packaging’s shares
While residing in the third quarter, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. (AMP), as was revealed in the latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Allspring bought around 751,511 shares of AMP, having a market value of...
Roscoe’s American Aluminium Extrusion becomes sole proprietary company
American Aluminium Extrusion has acquired all stocks owned by businessman Diane Hendricks after 22 years of joint ownership held by Sam Popa and the former. Located in Roscoe, Illinois, American Aluminium Extrusion provides the local semitrailer manufacturing industry with aluminium profiles. The...
Rio Tinto’s 2022 aluminium output declines 4%, production cut at Kitimat smelter proves to be guilty
Rio Tinto Group, the world’s second-largest metals and mining corporation, has published the operational results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2022 ended December 31. In the report, the company noted its aluminium production in Q4 amounted to 783,000 tonnes, witnessing an increase of 3...
Wheels India crafts aluminium wheels with flow form technology for US market
Automobile wheel manufacturer from Chennai, Wheels India Ltd, on January 16, declared that it has commenced the export of wheels created by the flow form technology to suffice the requirements of the US market. The company has illustrated that this flow form technology incorporates the utilisation...
Gihabitat wins the Novelis Can grant competition for collecting over 18,000 pounds of aluminium cans
The Grand Island Area Habitat for Humanity (Gihabitat) won their second straight 'Novelis Can grant’ for collecting over 18,000 pounds of aluminium cans across 14 locations in the Hall, Howard, Hamilton, and Merrick counties. There were two rounds of competition from May through July and August...
Fencing Group acquires Hartford Fence to streamline vinyl and aluminium fencing sales
On January 3, USA's Fencing Supply Group declared that it has successfully taken over the operations of Hartford Fence Supply, a renowned wholesaler of vinyl and aluminium fencing solutions in the Tampa, Florida market. The CEO of Fencing Supply Group, Andrea Hogan, exclaimed: "It is truly an...
North America’s primary aluminium production in Nov’22 stands restrained Y-o-Y; Output in South America grows 19%
In November 2022, primary aluminium production in North America stood at 308,000 tonnes, reflecting a drop of 5,000 tonnes or 1.60 per cent M-o-M following an increase in the previous month, found the International Aluminium Institute. In October 2022, the output grew by 12,000 tonnes or 4 per cent...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to Mexico hike by 20% Q-o-Q in 3Q2022
In September 2022, the United States exported 15,000 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to Mexico, down by 1,300 tonnes or 8 per cent month-on-month from 16,300 tonnes, found the US Census Bureau. That brought the United States total exports in Q3 to Mexico at 45,900 tonnes, up by 7,600...
Sortera Alloys meets over 95% accuracy milestone in sorting mixed aluminium scrap
On December 20, 2022, the disruptive technology driver in the world of aluminium scrap sorting and recycling, Sortera Alloys, Inc., announced that it had achieved high-quality sorting of pre-production aluminium with more than 95 per cent accuracy. These findings demonstrate that Sortera's advanced...
