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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Almost 50% of aluminium sheet that goes to USA beverage cans market comes from Russellville facility, claims Logan Aluminium
Aluminium cans are the most common part of our daily life. The aluminium cans that are used for storing beverages are formed in Russellville in Logan Aluminum. Around 50% of the aluminium sheet that is used for the beverage can market for the entire nation comes from Logan Aluminum. According to...
A3 Surfaces inaugurates first plant in Haut-Saguenay industrial park, Canada
On 17th September 2021, an innovative company highly specialized through its revolutionary technology, A3 Surfaces launched its first plant in the industrial park of Haut-Saguenay. The company is known for marketing antimicrobial anodized aluminium. For the Saguenay Company, this initiative will...
Scepter Group to supply Novelis with 200,000 tonnes of low carbon aluminium rolling slab
The Scepter Group, a recognized leader in aluminum dross and scrap recycling, announced on Wednesday, September 15, that it signed a multi-year agreement with rolled products major Novelis to supply more than 200,000 tonnes of low carbon rolling slab with up to 95 per cent recycled content. The...
Service Center Metals to support Prince George aluminum extrusion manufacturer with their expansion project
A Prince George County-based aluminum extrusions manufacturer has announced that it will expand its operations to meet the increasing demand of the customers. Service Center Metals, specialised in the sale and distribution of soft aluminum extrusions, is likely to invest $101.7 million for the...
Aluminium industry agonizes on the emerging complications of its supply: Industry players at Harbor Aluminium Summit
The hitch in the aluminium supply chain that has agitated the global commodity markets, while propelling the prices to a 13-year high in the previous week is unrealistic to prosper pretty soon. During North America’s largest aluminium conference ‘Harbor Aluminium Summit’, this was the message which...
US aluminium scrap imports from Canada improve 7% to 105,200 tonnes in Q2 2021; Imports in H1 surge 29%
The United States imports of aluminium scrap from Canada stood at 36,900 tonnes in June 2021, an increase of 2,800 tonnes or 8.21 per cent month-on-month, found the US Census Bureau. In May, the US imported 34,100 tonnes of aluminium scrap, essentially unchanged from 34,200 tonnes in April 2021....
Noranda Alumina refinery resumes production after surviving Hurricane Ida
On 2 nd September 2021, Concord Resources, the major shareholder of New Day Aluminium stated that the only left alumina refinery in the USA has resumed its production facility in Gramercy, Louisiana, as the operations were ceased due to Hurricane Ida. Mark Hansen, CEO of Concord Resources, said:...
ASI certifies Alcoa’s two smelting facilities in Quebec against Performance Standard Certification
According to a recent report, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) has successfully certified Alcoa’s Aluminerie de Bécancour (ABI) and Aluminerie de Deschambault smelters in Quebec, Canada, against the Performance Standard Certification for responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of...
Kaiser Aluminum receives $1.25 million grant from TNECD for relocating headquarters
According to a recent report, the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) has announced to award $1.25 million grant to Kaiser Aluminum Investments to move its company headquarters from California to Franklin. The grants provided by TNECD are FastTrack grants from the...
Alumina production in South America remains unchanged at 1.019 million tonnes during July 2021; Output in North America grows 4%
According to the data found by the International Aluminium Institute, alumina production in South America during July 2021 came in at 1.019 million tonnes, essentially unchanged from June 2021 and 1.018 million tonnes in May. South America's alumina output had last recorded a change in May by...
The US imports of crude metal and alloys drop by 5.46% in six months; exports climb 13.44%
The US imports of crude metal and alloys stood at 294,000 tonnes in June 2021, a growth of 12.21% year-on-year from 262,000 tonnes in June 2020, , according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. Imports slashed by 6.07% from May 2021’s imports of 313,000...
Hydro signs power purchase agreement with CPV for its Cressona operations
Hydro has signed power purchase agreement (PPA) with Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) for power supply to its Cressona operations. CPV will provide power to the Hydro Cressona facility in the second quarter of 2022. The agreement consists of about 48MW of generation and is the first long-term...
Mecfor and Advanced Dynamics merge to form EPIQ Machinery: A new North American leader in equipment designed and fabricated for the aluminium, pulp and paper, and rail industries
Mecfor, the Saguenay-based North American leader in specialized mobile equipment for the aluminium and rail industries, and Saint-Bruno-based Advanced Dynamics, a premier manufacturer of heavy-duty material handling equipment for the primary and secondary aluminium industries and the pulp and paper...
US primary aluminium production in June 2021 reflects a 4% drop M-o-M to 72,000 tonnes; Average daily production remains unchanged
The latest data from the US Census Bureau shows that domestic primary aluminium production in the United States in June 2021 stood at 72,000 tonnes. That reflected a decrease of 3,000 tonnes or 4 per cent from 75,000 tonnes in May. On a year-on-year calculation, the output in June stood 17,000...
Germany’s export of Aluminium cans to top 5 countries in 2020
Aluminium cans are replacing plastic bottles for packaging in the global beverage and beer industry. Other than aluminium is lightweight and cans make efficient use of space, less transport is usually needed than for plastics, while reduced power is also required to chill drinks in cans, especially...
Kitimat aluminium smelter strike enters fourth week; Rio Tinto and Unifor to resume negotiations next week
According to a recent report, Rio Tinto and the union will hold another meeting in Vancouver next week to discuss the Kitimat aluminium smelter strike. As the strike enters its fourth week, Rio Tinto and Unifor union have decided to resume negotiations to see if a collective agreement can be...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to Mexico shrink 8% M-o-M but climb 59% Y-o-Y to 22000 tonnes in May’21
According to the US Census Bureau data, the United States exported 22,000 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to Mexico in May 2021. That was a decrease of 1,900 tonnes or 7.95 per cent from 23,900 tonnes in April. The aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports from the United States to...
The US imports of crude metal and alloys stand marginally lower YoY in May; exports up 77.7% in five months
The US imports of crude metal and alloys stood at 313,000 tonnes in May 2021, from 316,000 tonnes in May 2020, a drop 0.95% year-on-year, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. Imports reduced by 3.4% from April’s 2021’s imports of 324,000 tonnes. The...
