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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Ball Corporation reports higher net earnings of $446 million on net sales of $3.7 billion
On May 5, 2022, Ball Corporation, the world’s leading aluminium packaging company, announced its first quarter 2022 financial results, declaring net earnings of $446 million or $1.37 per diluted share attributable to net sales of $3.7 billion. A year ago, the company’s net earnings were $200...
Canada’s M-o-M exports of aluminium plates, sheets and bars surge by 2.06% to 19,800 tonnes
Canada’s exports of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to the United States for February 2022 closed at 19,800 tonnes, following a month-on-month increase of 400 tonnes or 2.06 per cent from 19,400 tonnes in January 2022. On a month-on-month basis, a growth of 300 tonnes or 1.57 per cent was...
CASS, Inc. joins ASI as new production and transformation member
On Thursday, May 5, Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced the joining of CASS, Inc. as its new production and transformation member. CASS is a ferrous and non-ferrous metal processor that specialises in converting end-of-life metal products into chlorine-free aluminium. The company is an...
American Bubble introduces refillable aluminium bubble container
The American Bubble, a Los Angeles-based bubble manufacturer is the first patent-pending, eco-friendly, long-lasting bubble system created in the United States. The firm introduced its Bubble Tree product in an aluminium bottle that reflected the brand's sustainability and environmental safety...
Aluminum Association's latest white paper analyzes progress in the US sheet market for common alloy aluminium
Targeted Trade Enforcement in Action: Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet AD/CVD One Year Later, a new white paper from the Aluminum Association, examines progress made in the US common alloy aluminium sheet market one year after the Commerce Department issued antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD)...
Novelis to build advanced aluminium recycling centre with annual casting capacity of 240,000t of sheet ingot
Novelis Inc., the world’s leading flat-rolled aluminium products manufacturer and recycler, has reportedly broken ground to build a highly advanced recycling centre for automotive in North America. The project will have an annual casting capacity of 240,000 tonnes of sheet ingot, involving an...
Gränges first to invest in battery foil manufacturing in the US
The aluminium technology company Gränges which has been driving the development of lighter, smarter, and more sustainable aluminium products and solutions are reported expanding its Newport, Arkansas, production facility to enable the production of battery cathode foil. In the transition to...
Mexico’s aluminium scrap exports to US grow 11% M-o-M and 27% Y-o-Y to 17,100 tonnes in Feb’22
Mexico’s aluminium scrap exports to the United States stood at 17,100 tonnes in February 2022, reflecting a month-on-month increase of 11.03 per cent or 1,700 tonnes from 15,400 tonnes, found the US Geological Survey data. The exports in January were 700 tonnes or 4.76 per cent higher than 14,700...
Ball Corp. to expand its partnership with Sodexo Live! to distribute millions of recyclable aluminium cups at events
On Thursday, April 28, Ball Corporation and Sodexo Live! reported that their multi-year partnership will be expanded to bring millions of infinitely recyclable Ball Aluminum Cups™ to communities visiting major venues and events across the United States and Canada, advancing sustainability efforts...
Rusal America will be renamed PerenniAL with former Rusal executives signing agreements to acquire the company
In a mutual decision, two senior executives at United Company Rusal International PJSC decided to acquire the U.S. facility of the Russian aluminium giant. Presently known as Rusal America, the unit will be renamed PerenniAL. Previous chief executive officer and president of Rusal America, Brian...
US monthly aluminium plates, sheets and bars imports reflect fluctuating movement
According to the USGS, a total of 107,000 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars was imported to the United States in February 2022. On a month-on-month forefront, a plunge of 5,000 tonnes or 4.46 percent was witnessed. In January 2022 the amount settled at 112,000 tonnes, following m-o-m...
Nemak reports $1131 million sales in Q122, up from 8.9% Y-o-Y following higher aluminium prices
Nemak, a multinational automobile components manufacturer based in Garca, Mexico, announced $1,131 million in sales in the first quarter of 2022, up 8.9% year over year due to higher aluminium prices. Nemak has recently expanded into the field of structural components and electric car components....
Century Aluminum reports hike in shipments by 5% and improved net sales to $753.6 million for 1Q2022
Century Aluminum Company, a US-based primary aluminium producer, has announced its first quarter 2022 operation and financial results, revealing that shipments in the same period ended March 31 increased by 5 per cent quarter-on-quarter from 200,961 tonnes to 211,411 tonnes, bolstered by the...
US domestic primary aluminium production slips by 7,000 tonnes M-o-M in Feb’22, but daily output grows slightly
In February 2022, domestic primary aluminium production in the United States was at 75,000 tonnes, reflecting a downfall of 7,000 tonnes or 8.54 per cent month-on-month, following an increase in the previous month. In January 2022, the output grew by 3,000 tonnes or 3.8 per cent from 79,000 tonnes...
Round Bottom Recycling marked Earth Day by offering US$1 for aluminium can recycling
On April 22, Round Bottom Recycling in Milford US was giving US$1 per pound in return of cans that were ready for recycling. This was an Earth Day deal offering consumers nearly double the prevailing cost for aluminium cans. Round bottom employee Lonnie Wilson recalled that the last time the...
PyroGenesis and its JVs moving towards sustainability by producing aluminium from dross or pot lining material
On April 20, 2022, PyroGenesis Canada Inc., headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, provided a comprehensive update on its aluminium business line. The company is highly upgraded and excels in the design, development, manufacturing, and commercialisation of advanced plasma processes and sustainable...
A3 surfaces receives $4 million to commercialize its antimicrobial anodized aluminium technology
A fresh round of funding worth $4 million will help A3 Surfaces commercialise antimicrobial anodized aluminium, a unique technology created by the Saguenay-based business. The Québec government provided A3 Surfaces with a $2 million loan as part of this new round of funding to help the company...
US January aluminium extrusion imports from Canada slump for second month to 194,000t; imports from UAE fall 14% after a monthly rise
According to the US Census Bureau data, the United States imported 194,000 tonnes of aluminium crude metals and alloys from Canada in January 2022. That was a decrease of 2,000 tonnes or 1.02 per cent from 196,000 tonnes in December 2021. As per the data shown, the monthly decline in China’s...
