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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TricorBraun acquires Merlot Packaging to enhance the North American packaging sector
Founded in 1902, a global packaging solutions head, TricorBraun, has taken over Vancouver-based Merlot Packaging to further stabilise its position in Canada. TricorBraun can be regarded as the primary packaging supplier in North America. The company specialises in making a broad range of products,...
Albers Aerospace acquires aluminium container manufacturer Garrett Container Systems
Albers Aerospace, located in McKinney, Texas, has taken over Garrett Container Systems, a specialist in making aluminium storage and shipping containers. This move was to solidify Alber’s military customer base. Founded in 1991 by Don and Liz Morin, Garrett Container Systems (GCS) is a master in...
Ocean Insight purchases portable LIBS units from Rigaku to effectively evaluate aluminium scrap for recycling
USA-based technology brand Ocean Insight acquired handheld LIBS technology from Rigaku Analytical Devices that employs light to effectively evaluate scrap aluminium for recycling. With the portable LIBS units from Rigaku, Ocean Insight's innovative Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy-based (LIBS)...
General Motors announces US$45 million investment to enhance its Bedford aluminium die-casting unit
General Motors has declared a US$45 million investment plan for its Bedford aluminium die-casting foundry in Indiana. As it was stated in a press release published by the company, the investment will be solely dedicated to expanding GM's production capacity of EV-specified aluminium unit castings...
Sales of two smelting giants surge following LME's rejection of Russian metal ban
According to our European report, there has been a rush to sign contracts with the two major mining and smelting companies in Russia following the London Metal Exchange's decision not to forbid Russian metal from being traded on its platform and stored at its warehouses. Some buyers had postponed...
EGA’s Al Taweelah facility welcomes Michael Parson, the Governor of Missouri
Michael Parson, the Governor of the State of Missouri in the United States of America, visited Emirates Global Aluminium's (EGA) Al Taweelah facility in Abu Dhabi. EGA is the largest industrial firm outside of oil and gas in the United Arab Emirates. During the visit, the Governor received a...
US aluminium crude metals and alloys imports from Australia jump 354% in Aug’22 after touching YTD low a month ago
According to the US Census Bureau data, the United States aluminium crude metals and alloys imports from Australia recorded a month-on-month jump of 353.68 per cent to 19,100 tonnes in August 2022. Last month, the import volume was abysmally low at 4,210 tonnes compared to 34,800 tonnes in June. A...
Ross Aluminum to add 175 new employees under its current ownership
Ross Aluminum, a Sidney-based provider of high-quality aluminium casting to various sectors, including transportation, trucking, power generation, aerospace, etc., will invest $5.4 million and plan to add 175 employees. Assets from USAC Ross, including real estate, machinery, and property, were...
Orica and Alpha HPA extend their partnership to explore the possibility of a high-purity aluminium facility in North America
To explore the viability of developing a new high-purity aluminium (HPA) manufacturing plant in North America, Orica and Alpha HPA Limited have established a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and acquired a 5 per cent ownership stake in the company. "Building on our successful...
Transylvania Heritage Museum opens its door for the annual aluminium Christmas tree exhibition
Transylvania Heritage Museum in the United States is opening its door to the annual aluminium Christmas tree exhibition, which will show visitors trees from the 1950s. The museum is hosting a third showing of the internationally renowned Aluminium Tree & Aesthetically Challenged Seasonal Ornament...
AZZ Inc. plans to build new aluminium coil coating factory in Missouri by 2025
AZZ Inc., one of the leading suppliers of galvanizing, metal coating, and coil coating products in North America, is planning to build a new aluminium coil coating factory close to St. Louis, Missouri, and is anticipated to begin operations in 2025. The facility will be in Washington, Missouri's...
Ball Corporation yields higher net earnings of $392 million for 3Q2022, attributable to $3.95 billion of sales
On Thursday, November 3, Ball Corporation announced its third quarter and year-to-date results ended September 30. Ball Corporation is the world’s leading sustainable aluminium packaging provider for beverage, personal care and household products. In Q3, the company generated net earnings of $392...
US domestic primary aluminium output declines for the third month in a row to 61,000 tonnes: USGS
In August 2022, the United States’ domestic primary aluminium production stood at 61,000 tonnes, falling further, although at a lower rate than the previous month, found the US Census Bureau data. The output in July fell by 14,000 tonnes M-o-M to come in at 64,000 tonnes, while that in August...
Top Newsmakers for October 2022: Assan Alüminyum plans to launch a facility in the US with an investment of $460 million; Joe Biden's administration considering a complete ban on Russian aluminium
This October 2022, the global aluminium value chain has seen some of its most exciting events ever. One of the world's leading manufacturers in the flat-rolled aluminium (FRP) industry, Assan Alüminyum announced its plans to invest $460 million in the American market by establishing a facility. The...
Challenging Q3 for Ardagh Group: Adjusted EBIDTA drops 15% while global shipments of beverage cans are up by 9%
Ardagh Metal Packaging, the international supplier of sustainable and recyclable aluminium and glass packaging solutions for brand owners worldwide, announced its financial result for the third quarter of 2022 (Q32022), which ended September 30. According to the results, shipments of beverage cans...
Aluminium shortage disrupts license plate production in Nebraska
On Tuesday, October 25, state senators of Nebraska, Curt Friesen and Steve Halloran, updated the Hall County Board of Commissioners on the ongoing aluminium crisis. The scarcity of aluminium can be linked to the problems in the supply chains brought on by the pandemic, which is causing difficulties...
Kaiser Aluminum reports an annual marginal dip in net sales for 3Q2022 but grows in nine-month by 50% to $2.7 billion
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, an American producer of semi-fabricated speciality aluminium products, published its quarterly and consolidated nine-month results of 2022 last week, wherein it reported net sales for Q3 at $749 million compared to $954 million in Q2 and $751 million in Q3 2021. That...
Aluminium Association unveils updated environmental product declarations for significant types of aluminium
On 20th October 2022, the Aluminum Association, the aluminium industry's leading voice in the United States of America, released the updated environmental product declarations (EPDs) that show reductions in the environmental impact of aluminium product types including primary aluminium ingot,...
