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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Top Newsmakers for June 2022: Century Aluminium to idle its Hawesville smelter temporarily due to high energy costs; Guinea govt. extends the submission date for alumina refinery proposals
The global aluminium industry experienced several electrifying events in June 2022. Century Aluminium’s Hawesville smelter, the largest aluminium producer in North America producing military-grade aluminium, employing over 600 staff has decided to idle its smelter due to soaring energy prices. The...
Hydro Karmøy plant manager Ingrid Guddal promoted to operational director of recycling plant in Cassopolis
According to a report on Wednesday, June 29, the plant manager at Hydro Karmøy, Ingrid Guddal, has been promoted to Operational Director for the company’s new aluminium recycling plant in Cassopolis, Michigan. Guddal worked at Hydro Karmoy primary aluminium plant for four years, since 2018. She...
Delta passengers receive credit cards made out of aluminium recycled from retired Boeing 747s
Delta Air Lines has introduced the first contactless credit cards made of recycled aircraft aluminium for its passengers in the USA. The Boeing 747 cards have a composition of 25 per cent aeroplane metal and layers of polymers as a protection to the aluminium, along with saving the gateway antenna...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to Canada nosedive by 20.66% to 62,200 tonnes
The United States exported 62,200 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to Canada in the first quarter of 2022 (1Q2022), which declined by 16,200 tonnes or 20.66 per cent Y-o-Y from 78,400 tonnes in 1Q2021. On a Q-o-Q calculation, a dropdown of 6,200 tonnes or 9.06 per cent was recorded in...
Fleet Space urges Konica Minolta to secure 3D printers using aluminium from US-based 3D Systems
Australian small satellite developing company and IoT services provider Fleet Space has approached Japan-based Konica Minolta to provide additive manufacturing units from 3D Systems, a Carolina-based technology company for the betterment of its onshore manufacturing ability. Konica Minolta 3D...
Century Aluminium to idle its Hawesville smelter temporarily due to high energy costs; staff to be laid-off momentarily
The largest producer of primary aluminium producer in the United States of America, Century Aluminum has made public that it will idle its aluminium smelter in Hawesville, Kentucky, temporarily due to the propelling high energy prices which are causing a direct impact on the business. On 27 th June...
North America’s primary aluminium production recovers 10,000 tonnes in May’22 to stand back at 325,000 tonnes
According to the International Aluminium Institute, primary aluminium production in North America during May 2022 stood at 325,000 tonnes, rebounding by 10,000 tonnes from the previous month. In April 2022, primary aluminium output in North America had lost that amount and stood at 315,000 tonnes....
US aluminium crude metals and alloys imports from Canada in 1Q2022 plummet by 3.88%
As per USGS data, the United States imported 545,000 tonnes of aluminium crude metals and alloys from Canada in 1Q2022, which recorded a Y-o-Y downfall of 22,000 tonnes or 3.88 per cent from 567,000 tonnes in 1Q2021. In 4Q2022, the amount of aluminium crude metals and alloys imported from Canada...
US aluminium scrap exports to Mexico in 1Q2022 plunge by 53.65% to 20,900 tonnes
In 1Q2022, the United States exported 20,900 tonnes of aluminium scrap to Mexico, which reflected a downfall of 24,200 tonnes or 53.65 per cent Y-o-Y from 45,100 tonnes in 1Q2022. In 4Q2022, the amount of aluminium scrap exported by the United States to Mexico closed at 40,000 tonnes, which on a...
Aluminium scrap imports from Canada by the US in 1Q2022 dwindle by 9.58% to 151,000 tonnes
According to the USGS data, the United States imported 151,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap from Canada in 1Q2022, which registered a drop of 16,000 tonnes or 9.58 per cent Y-o-Y from 167,000 tonnes in 1Q2021. In 4Q2021, the total amount of aluminium scrap imported from Canada by the United States...
End-user weekly recap: Nashua's new aluminium cans facility will resolve supply challenges; Sustainable bus companies ally to manufacture a new fleet, deploying modern technologies
The end-user sector of the aluminium industry is the most vital one, as this segment’s demand remains highly effective and puts an impact on the global aluminium ecosystem. The end-use sector defines the demand creation for the industry because all the aluminium produced in the world needs to reach...
New aluminium can plant in Nashua to resolve supply challenge with millions of production
Exponential growth in aluminium can demand has put the beverage industry into a supply challenge since a considerable period of time now. But a new aluminium can plant in Nashua is expected to resolve the problem, as announced in a press release by G3 Enterprises, a logistics and supply company for...
Shape Corp. to utilize Hydro CIRCAL for the production of aluminium automotive components
A worldwide provider of multi-material impact energy management and lightweight body structures to the automobile industry, Shape Corp. has collaborated with the global leader in aluminium production, Hydro for the first time in the US market will be manufacturing automotive components applying...
ASI awards Performance Standard to Golden Aluminium for aluminium rolling unit in Colorado
On June 7, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) declared that Golden Aluminum recieved the ASI Performance Standard V2 (2017) certification for its recycling, re-melting, casting and rolling activities at Fort Lupton, Colorado, US. The rolled products made at Golden Aluminium’s Colorado rolling...
US domestic primary aluminium production sees a QoQ hike of 11,000 tonnes in 1Q2022
According to the US Census Bureau data, the United States’ domestic primary aluminium production in March 2022 recorded an increase of 9,000 tonnes or 12 per cent month-on-month to stand at 84,000 tonnes. However, in February, the output stood 8.54 per cent lower at 75,000 tonnes compared to 82,000...
US aluminium scrap imports from Mexico escalate by 8.54% in 1Q2022; Imports in March rise by 21.63%
The United States aluminium scrap imports from Mexico in 1Q2022 halted at 348,000 tonnes, which on a Y-o-Y calculation recorded a hike of 62,000 tonnes or 8.54 per cent from 286,000 tonnes in 1Q2021. On an M-o-M comparison, the amount of aluminium scrap imported from Mexico by the United States in...
Turkey’s export of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to the US surge by 8.20% M-o-M in February’22
In February 2022, the United States imported 4,350 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars from Turkey, found the US Geological Survey (USGS). On a month-on-month basis, a hike of 330 tonnes or 8.20 per cent was witnessed from 4,020 tonnes in January 2022, which went on to decline by 70 tonnes...
Exco Technologies Limited records 60.5% hike in its short interest
Ontario, Canada based Exco Technologies Limited witnessed a significant increase in its short interest, with the total amounting to 111,400 shares as of May 15, up by 60.5 per cent from 69,400 shares recorded on April 30. The days-to-cover ratio is now 222.8 days, based on an average trading volume...
