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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Body Shop Canada adopts aluminium bottles for its newly-launched refill programme
According to a recent report, The Body Shop Canada has begun a national refill programme whereby the brand offers shoppers a refillable aluminium bottle for a selection of the best-selling shower gels, shampoos, conditioners, and hand washes. The objective of this programme is to help take action...
Wildpack Beverage to acquire aluminium cans filler Vertical Distilling for $4.5 million cash deal
The Canadian drinks production and packaging company Wildpack Beverage has agreed to acquire aluminium cans filler Vertical Distilling for $4.5 million in a cash deal. The company stated that the Colorado-based, Vertical Distilling is the ‘leading filler’ in its home territory and encircling...
US primary aluminium production stands at 75,000 tonnes in May; secondary recovery rises 13% YoY
According to the latest report from the US Geological Survey, US domestic primary aluminium production stood at 75,000 tonnes in May 2021. The average daily output was 2,410 tonnes, unchanged from April 2021 and down 22% from May 2020. Total aluminium recovered from scrap was 257,000 tonnes in May...
Tri-Arrows Aluminum becomes new Production & Transformation member of ASI
Tri-Arrows Aluminum, a leading supplier of rolled aluminium sheet in the North American Market focusing on Beverage Can Sheet, has become a Production & Transformation member of ASI, bringing the total number of ASI Members to 184. The company’s products are manufactured at Logan Aluminum, a joint...
Ball Corporation reports net earnings of $202 million in second quarter; Beverage can manufacturing facility starts production
Ball Corporation reported net earnings of $202 million on sales of $3.5 billion in the second quarter of 2021, compared to $94 million net earnings on sales of $2.8 billion in 2020. Net earnings attributable to the corporation were $402 million for the first six months of 202i on sales of $6.6...
Kaiser Aluminum to invest $3 million to relocate its corporate headquarters
Kaiser Aluminum has announced that it will relocate its corporate headquarters from Foothill Ranch, California, to Franklin, Tennessee. The relocation will involve approximately $3 million investment and create 80 jobs. “Companies around the world see the benefits of doing business in Tennessee,...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars imports from Oman fall 40% M-o-M in April 2021
According to the US Census Bureau data, the United States imported 6,220 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars from Oman in April 2021. That was a decrease of 4,220 tonnes or 40.42 per cent month-on-month, following a hike in March from 5,780 tonnes in February to 10,400 tonnes. On a...
Logan Aluminum joins ASI as new Production & Transformation member
Logan Aluminum, which manufactures aluminium can sheet products in North America, has joined ASI as a new Production & Transformation member, bringing the total number of ASI Members to 182. Logan Aluminum’s aluminium rolling mill is located in Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky. The company...
Alumina production in South America up by 4% in six months; North America’s output drops to stand at 1.283 million tonnes
South America’s alumina production stood at 1.019 million tonnes in June 2021, with a year-on-year increase of 4.19%, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI).The output was 978,000 tonnes in June 2020. On a month-on-month basis, the alumina production...
Alba achieves 665% higher profit YoY with highest-ever production of 773,887 tonnes during 2Q2021
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter outside China, has reported a year-on-year increase of 665 per cent in Profit to BD92.6 million (US$246.2 million) for the second quarter of 2021, in comparison with a Loss of BD16.4 million (US$43.6 million) during the same...
Aluminium End-user Weekly Recap: Novelis invests $7 million for expansion, restarts idle equipment at its facility in Terre Haute; Ball Corporation to invest $383.8 million to manufacture aluminium cans for Red Bull and Rauch
The aluminium end-user segment remained in the spotlight due to the investment announcements of the two big shots. Novelis is investing more than $7 million to recruit 37 new employees and resumes several pieces of idled equipment at its manufacturing facility in Terre Haute, Indiana. The world’s...
Hydro to invest $48.3 million to install aluminium extrusion press line at its Cressona facility
Hydro has decided to install a state-of-the-art 3,000-ton 12” indirect aluminium extrusion press line at its Cressona facility, Pennsylvania. The installation involves $48.3 million investment to meet North America’s growing transportation, distribution, and industrial market segments. The company...
Ball Corporation to invest $383.8 million to manufacture aluminium cans for Red Bull and Rauch
According to a recent report, Ball Corporation, the world’s leading beverage packaging company, will contribute $383.8 million to over $1 billion project with Red Bull and Rauch’s beverage manufacturing hub in Concord, Cabarrus County, USA. The three companies together will make the investment by...
US aluminium scrap imports from Canada surge by more than 100% on year to 34,200 tonnes in April’21
According to the data found by the US Census Bureau, the United States aluminium scrap imports from Canada stood at 34,200 tonnes in April 2021. That stood flat compared to 34,800 tonnes in March but up by 16.72 per cent from 29,300 tonnes in February. The imports in March recorded an increase of...
Novelis invests $7 million for expansion, restarts idle equipment at its facility in Terre Haute
On 27th July 2021, the global leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, Novelis is investing more than $7 million to recruit 37 new employees and resumes the several pieces of idled equipment at its manufacturing facility in Terre Haute, Indiana. The plant with this expansion will produce...
Rio Tinto cuts aluminium production at Kitimat aluminium smelter due to strike
Rio Tinto has cut production at its BC Works aluminium smelter in Kitimat, Canada due to a strike initiated by the Unifor Local 2301 union after negotiations failed. The output will be slashed to 35 per cent of the smelter’s 432,000 tonnes annual capacity. Rio Tinto Aluminium managing director...
Kaiser Aluminum’s adjusted EBITDA up by $24 million in the second quarter of 2021
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation reported net sales of $741 million for the second quarter 2021 compared to $276 million in the prior year period, reflecting a 184% increase in shipments and a 5% decrease in average selling price per pound. Adjusted EBITDA stood at $59 million, up $24 million...
CCL Container teams up with Pathwater to manufacture 100% recyclable aluminum bottled water containers
CCL Container has teamed up with Pathwater to manufacture its 100% recyclable aluminum bottled water containers. The demand for eco-friendly products is driven by convenience and functionality. CCL Container is North America’s leading manufacturer of recyclable aluminum packaging, while Pathwater...
