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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Primary aluminium production in North America declines 5.5% Y-o-Y, while output in South America grows by 6%
In February 2022, primary aluminium production in North America stood at 291,000 tonnes, compared to 321,000 tonnes in January. That was a downfall of 30,000 tonnes or 9.35 per cent month-on-month, found the International Aluminium Institute. Also, on a year-on-year calculation, the output in...
California holds $600 million in unsigned deposits of recycled aluminium cans
The Western US State of California is holding a US$600 million stockpile of unsigned deposits of recyclable aluminium cans and bottles and of which now wants to give some of that back to users. The administration of California has revealed a plan, where the 40 million residents of the state to...
Linamar and Georg Fischer bond over their joint venture to produce lightweight structural castings
On the 31 st of March 2022, Linamar Corporation announced their agreement with GF Casting Solutions (GF) to earn 50% interest in their joint venture, GF Linamar LLC which is located near Mills River, North Carolina. GF Casting Solutions is an extended arm of Georg Fischer which was founded in 1802...
Campaign to reopen Alcoa Intalco Works smelter receives boost following hike in aluminium price
In April 2020, Alcoa announced the suspension of its Ferndale smelter in Washington, following diminishing demand and dropping metal prices. However, war-related sanctions on Russia that had caused aluminium spot price to reach a record high, has boosted the reopening campaign of the Alcoa Intalco...
Progesys has been very active in helping clients with projects targeting the net-zero emission”, Riad Four, CEO at Progesys
Riad is the founder and CEO of Progesys that is responsible for providing leadership and managing the growth of the company. He has over 23 years of experience in project management and executive leadership throughout North America and abroad. He started his career in the aluminium industry in...
Bunting Architectural Metals to build a new aluminium extrusion plant in Lawrence County
On Thursday, March 31, Josh Bunting, the President of Bunting Architectural Metals announced the construction of a new aluminium extrusion facility in Lawrence County with the help of the government Tom Wolf’s administration. Neil Weaver, the Acting Secretary of the department of commerce said that...
Rio Tinto upgrades aluminium recycling production capacity at Laterrière facility
The global industry leader in responsible aluminium production, Rio Tinto has commissioned a new remelt furnace at its Laterrière facility, by appending 22,000 metric tonnes of recycling capacity to its aluminium operations in the Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. The production...
US aluminium scrap exports in 2021 advance by 13.5% YoY with increasing growth rate in each quarter
The United States aluminium scrap exports in full-year 2021 have recorded a significant rise of 250,000 tonnes or 13.51 per cent, owing to the increased awareness of using recycled aluminium to reduce carbon footprint across the industry. In comparison with 1.85 million tonnes of export in 2020,...
Ball Beverages USA receives ASI Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Certifications
Ball Beverage Packaging receives the Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Standard Certification from Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) to safely manufacture, store and supply aluminium can bodies, can ends and aluminium bottles. 25 Facilities across Canada, Mexico and USA belonging to...
Hydro doubling down on aluminium recycling to satisfy growing demand
The Russia-Ukraine crisis and increased number of sanctions on Russia had put the aluminium sector under pressure, calling into question the fate of the industry. As a result of which companies like Norsk Hydro ASA of Norway, Novelis Inc. and Matalco Inc. of Canada are expanding their operations in...
Canada’s aluminium scrap exports to US display irregular progress between Q1-Q4 2021
According to the USGS data, in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021 US shipped a total of 94,100 tonnes of aluminium scrap from Canada. On a Q-o-Q difference, there was a slump of 11,900 tonnes or 11.22 percent from 106,000 tonnes in Q3 2021. In December 2021, Canada shipped a total of 29,700 tonnes of...
Kawneer launches a premium service to help architects design and build aluminium architecture
Kawneer, an American manufacturer of architectural aluminum systems, has reportedly launched a premium service named Kawneer Collaborative to help architects enhance their architectural visions and learn specific requirements for aluminium building systems. It guides architects in creating bespoke...
Canada’s aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to US record sporadic rise in H2 2021
In December 2021, Canada exported 16,700 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to the United States, declining sharply by 3,400 tonnes or 16.91% from 20,100 tonnes in November. However in November 2021, the amount of aluminium plates, sheets and bars exported by Canada to the US closed at...
Mexico’s Q-o-Q aluminium scrap imports from US decline in Q4 by 3.38%
The total amount of aluminium scrap imported from the United States by Mexico in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021 closed at 45,100 tonnes. On a Q-o-Q comparison, there was a downfall of 1,400 tonnes or 3.38% from 41,400 tonnes in Q3’21. In December 2021, Mexico imported 11,700 tonnes of aluminium...
Alumina production in South America records M-o-M fall of 1% to 995,000t in Jan’22; Output in North America slips by 2%
In South America, alumina production in January 2022 stood at 995,000 tonnes, reflecting a month-on-month downfall of 9,000 tonnes or 0.90 per cent, found the International Aluminium Institute data. In December 2021, alumina output stood in South America came in at 1,004,000 tonnes, up by 6.24 per...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to Canada edge 27% fall M-o-M in Dec’21, leading to a Q-o-Q decline of 13% in Q4
In December 2021, US exported 19,100 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to Canada, showing a month-on-month decline of 7,100 tonnes or 27.09%. In November 2021, 26,200 tonnes of US aluminium plates, sheets and bars were exported to Canada, reflecting an elevation of 3,100 tonnes from...
US aluminium scrap export to China falls sharply by 288.88% Y-o-Y
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), on December 2021 US exported 11,900 tonnes of US aluminium scrap to China, showing a month-on-month jump of 3,790 tonnes or 46.73%, from 8,110 tonnes in November. On a month-on-month scale there was a decline of 1,850 tonnes or 18.57% from 9,960 tonnes...
US aluminium crude metals and alloys import from Canada jumps 21.73% Y-o-Y
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS) statistics, 196,000 tonnes of US aluminium crude metals and alloys were imported from Canada on December 2021, showing a month-on-month sharp decline of 39,000 per tonne or 16.59%. In November 2021, US imported 235,000 tonnes of US aluminium crude metals...
