From black shale to smelter feed: CEM advances North American alumina supply chain
Canadian Energy Metals has demonstrated a process for producing smelter-grade alumina from Saskatchewan black shale and has started a prefeasibility study for its Thor Project. Canadian Energy Metals Corp. (CEM) has taken a step towards developing an alternative North American source of alumina...
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...
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Hydro’s investment of NOK150 million at Henderson factory to further boost recycled aluminium production
Hydro's recent investment of NOK 150 million ($15 million) into its Henderson factory in Kentucky highlights the urge of the automobile industry to shift towards a more sustainable and eco-friendly environment. This investment will strengthen Hydro's position as North America's top producer of low...
Lotte Chemical teams up with Lotte Aluminium to build an anode facility in Kentucky
On Wednesday, July 27, Lotte Chemical announced its intention to construct an anode facility in Kentucky by 2025 under the joint venture between the former and Lotte Aluminium. A crucial component of electric vehicle (EV) batteries is anode foil. Lotte Chemical and Lotte Aluminium will each spend...
Domestic primary aluminium production in US surges 14% on year to 82,000 tonnes during April 2022
According to the latest data found by the US Geological Survey, the United States produced 82,000 tonnes of primary aluminium in April 2022, which was down by 2,000 tonnes from the output in March. But on a year-on-year basis, the output recorded a surge of 10,000 tonnes or 13.9 per cent from...
US monthly aluminium scrap imports from Canada plunge by 3.93% in April 2022
Aluminium is a highly durable metal that can be recycled repeatedly without losing any of its original value. Recycling aluminium conserves 95% of the energy required to produce the same quantity of aluminium from scratch. Compared to steel, the use of aluminium in multiple sectors is increasing...
ELLWOOD invests in Aluminium Tooling plate production at its ESS facility
ELLWOOD has declared an upgradation to produce an in-house Aluminium Tooling plate (ATP) with a substantial investment in its ELLWOOD Speciality Steel (ESS) facility. The ELLWOOD Aluminium cast-house in Hubbard, OH, will provide the ATP facility with the cast aluminium slab input stock they require...
AEC supports U.S. extruders in USITC hearing against section 232 and 301 tariffs
On July 20, the Aluminium Extruders Council (AEC) attested to a U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) hearing about the economic effects of Section 232 and 301 tariffs on U.S. industries. The president of AEC, Jeff Henderson, was very vocal in claiming that the domestic aluminium extruders...
Governor of Kentucky condemns Unity Aluminum for abandoning Ashland aluminium mill project
Five years after lawmakers authorised investing $15 million to assist Unity Aluminum (formerly known as Braidy Industries) build an aluminium mill, the company appears to be abandoning a contentious project in Ashland to take up another project with Steel Dynamics Inc. in the southeast. According...
Rio Tinto inks MoU with Ford Motor for low carbon aluminium supply
A non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) is being signed between Ford Motor Company and Rio Tinto to jointly develop more sustainable and secure supply chains for batteries and low-carbon materials used in Ford vehicles. As part of the multi-material partnership, Ford, one of the world's...
US aluminium plates, sheets & bars imports from Thailand rise doubly YoY to 28,300 tonnes in 1Q2022
The United States’ aluminium plates, sheets and bars imports from Thailand displayed a slight rise of 400 tonnes in March 2022 to stand at 10,500 tonnes, found the US Census Bureau data. In February, the imports stood at 10,100 tonnes, registering a hike of 2,500 tonnes from 7,600 tonnes in...
Low supply of aluminium cans puts craft breweries in Bay Area under pressure
The beverage industry has been affected by the aluminium can shortage brought on by supply chain issues. Local breweries have been straining to fill the gap since the outbreak. The S27 Ales craft brewery in San Jose claimed that securing aluminium cans are becoming difficult for them. "Cans have...
Rio Tinto declares an investment of US$188 million to scale up low-carbon aluminium billet production in Canada
The global metal and mining giant, Rio Tinto has announced that the group has decided in investing US$188 million (CA$240 million) to augment the production capacity for low-carbon, high-value aluminium billets at its Alma smelter in Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec by 202,000 tonnes. The current casting...
CEOs of major breweries in America plead Joe Biden to halt aluminium tariffs
On July 1, the Chief Executive Officers of prominent breweries in America wrote a letter to US President Joe Biden, pleading to halt tariffs imposed on aluminium. Since the imposition of tariffs in 2018, it has cost the industry more than $1.4 billion. As per the letter, the beer sector consumes...
Mexico’s imports of aluminium flat-rolled products from the US downgrade by 51.52% in 1Q2022
The aluminium flat-rolled products are produced by rolling thick aluminium between rolls that reduce the thickness, and lengthen it through hot and cold rolling processes. However, aluminium flat-rolled products can be found in several applications, including household utensils, packages, closures,...
3-year power deal with Santee Cooper shields Century’s Mount Holly smelter from rising energy costs
Century Aluminum’s three-year power contract with Santee Cooper signed in 2021 is believed to have been shielding the company’s Mount Holly smelter near Goose Creek from rising energy costs. It is helping Chicago-based Century Aluminum combat the second biggest expense after payroll - the...
Alcoa idles one of the three potlines at Warrick aluminium smelter in Indiana
On 1 st July 2022, the Pittsburgh-headquartered American Industrial Corporation due to operational challenges at Warrick aluminium smelter, Alcoa announced it is curtailing one of three potlines immediately. There are three smelting lines at Warrick, each capable of producing approximately 54,000...
Downstream weekly recap: Hindalco to grab 26% stake in Cleanwin Energy SIX; Kaiser Aluminum to house a new row coat line in Newburgh with $200 million investment
The downstream segment of the aluminium industry derives its major raw material from the primary sector and is considered the most vital part of the industry. This week, the global aluminium downstream segment witnessed limited but strong events. To begin with, on June 29, Hindalco Industries...
End-user weekly recap: Rio Tinto in partnership with Corona Canada launched specially-marked low-carbon beverage cans; Siemens secures sustainable train order from Niederbarnimer Railway in Germany
The end-user sector is one of the most important areas of the aluminium industry and it has witnessed a lot of happenings this week. The private railway board controlling the regional train services in Berlin and Brandenburg, Niederbarnimer Railway (NEB) ordered seven two-compartmental Mireo Plus H...
Kaiser Aluminum plans to house a new row coat line in Newburgh with $200 million investment
Kaiser Aluminum Warrick, one of the biggest producers of aluminium coated coil for the package business in North America, is planning to expand its campus to house a new row coat line in Newburgh as part of an estimated $200 million investment in the business. The main aim of this expansion is to...
