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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US aluminium crude metal and alloys imports from Canada shrink 15% in Q42020; Full-year imports record 9.5% hike
The United States aluminium crude metal and alloys imports from Canada in December 2020 stood at 161,000 tonnes, reflecting an increase of 4,000 tonnes or 2.55 per cent month-on-month, found the US Geological Survey. Imports in November 2020 came in at 157,000 tonnes – 1 tonnes or 0.63 per cent...
Rio Tinto to supply its first commercial batch of aluminium-scandium alloy to Amaero for 3D printing
Rio Tinto has reportedly entered an agreement with Amaero, a leader in metal additive manufacturing, for providing with the first commercial batch of high-performance aluminium-scandium alloy. The product will be supplied from the Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) metallurgical complex in Canada, the...
US primary aluminium production rebounded in December 2020 to 77,000 tonnes; Total output in 2020 lowers 7% YoY
The United States domestic primary aluminium production stood at 77,000 tonnes in December 2020, up by 3,000 tonnes or 4.05 per cent from 74,000 tonnes in November, showed the recent data released by the United States Geological Survey. With this, the total aluminium production in 2020 came in at...
South America’s alumina production grows 2% YoY in January 2021; Output in North America slips by 1,000 tonnes
In South America, alumina production in January 2021 stood at 1.069 million tonnes, reflecting a month-on-month downfall of 3.17 per cent, according to the data shown by the International Aluminium Institute. In December 2020, South America produced 1.104 million tonnes of alumina – an increase of...
Rusal America to supply 100,000 tonnes of low-carbon aluminium slab to Almexa through 5-years contract
According to a recent report, Rusal America Corporation (RAC) will supply 100,000 tonnes of low-carbon aluminium slab to Almexa, a leading manufacturer of aluminium rolled products in Latin America. The news came after Rusal America officially announced that it entered a five-year aluminium slab...
North America’s primary aluminium production reflects 3% growth YoY in Jan’2021; Output in South America lowers 3,000 tonnes
In January 2021, primary aluminium production in North America stood at 340,000 tonnes, reflecting a continuous increase by 2,000 tonnes or 0.60 per cent month-on-month. In December 2020, the output registered a growth of 10,000 tonnes or 3.05 per cent to 338,000 tonnes from 328,000 tonnes in...
Ardagh chairman looks forward to expand aluminium can business with its new New-York listed entity
Paul Richard Coulson, the largest shareholder and chairman of Ardagh Group, is reportedly shifting his attention to aluminium cans with the creation of a New York-listed Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP). Aluminium cans are high in demand and easier and cheaper to recycle than glass packaging, which...
Russia’s exports of crude metals and alloys to the US down 47% in January-November
Russia’s exports of crude metals and alloys to the US stood at 9,650 tonnes in November 2020, a decrease of 38% year-on-year. The Russia had exported 15,500 tonnes to the US in November 2019, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. On a month on month...
Ball Corporation, Molson Coors relying on additional aluminium cans production & sourcing to combat supply shortage
The on-going shortage of aluminium cans due to the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to prevail and constrain beverage makers, according to Ball Corporation President Daniel Fisher. He projects the demand for aluminium cans will outstrip supply well into 2023. Ball CEO John Hayes has warned the beverage...
US aluminium crude metals and alloys imports from Canada stand 3.09% lower Y-o-Y to 157,000 tonnes
The United States aluminium crude metals and alloys imports from Canada stood flat at 157,000 tonnes in November 2020 compared to the imports of 158,000 tonnes in the previous month, according to the US Geological Survey. However, the United States aluminium semis imports in October grew by 7,000...
Century Aluminum’s net sales decline 12.6% in 2020 amid flat shipments at 811,176 tonnes
US-based primary aluminium producer Century Aluminum Company has announced its fourth-quarter and full-year results of 2020, revealing a drop of 1 per cent in net sales in Q4 2020 to US$ 389.1 million from US$ 392.9 million in Q3 2020. That was primarily due to the decline in shipments from 203,022...
American artist Frank Stella’s Aluminum sphere will be located in Harlingen
Harlingen is a city in Cameron County of the US state Texas will receive an additional work of art, an aluminium 'sphere' of 14 meters high and weighing no less than 45 tonnes by the American artist Frank Stella will be given a place at the parking lot for island tourists and the Tsjerk...
Rio Tinto’s new contract with Landsvirkjun expected to deliver power at competitive price to ISAL aluminium smelter
ISAL aluminium smelter in Iceland will expected continue operating with an improved competitive position as Rio Tinto has entered an agreement on an amended power contract. The agreement has been signed with power supplier Landsvirkjun for a more competitive power price and energy flexibility that...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to Canada decrease 12.5% M-o-M in Nov’20; Imports increase 4.61%
The United States exports of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to Canada decreased in November 2020 after two consecutive months of hike, found the latest US Geological Survey data. In November, the exports stood at 25,200 tonnes, down by 3,600 tonnes or 12.5 per cent month-on-month. In October,...
Booze drinkers home consumption steers Nampak aluminium cans demand to peak
Africa's leading packaging manufacturer, Nampak is grooving a surge in demand for its aluminium beverage cans as booze drinkers take-home consumption of their favourite drinks rises. Nampak the producer of aluminium cans for a range of beverages such as liquor and carbonated soft drinks stated:...
US primary aluminium production declines by only 1% M-o-M to 74,000 tonnes in Nov’20; Secondary recovery stands 5% down
The United States domestic primary aluminium production stood at 74,000 tonnes in November 2020, registering a drop of 1,000 tonnes or 1.33 per cent from 75,000 tonnes in October, found the US Geological Survey. The average daily production in the same month was 2,450 tonnes, slightly less than in...
Crown to establish new aluminium beverage can manufacturing facility worth $145 million in Virginia
Beverage packaging manufacturer Crown has reportedly announced to inaugurate a new aluminium beverage can manufacturing facility in Henry County, Virginia. The plant, to be located in Commonwealth Crossing Business Centre, will mark Crown’s third greenfield beverage can manufacturing investment in...
“After the reduction of capital equipment expenditure in 2020, we indeed see a significant increase in demand for aluminium cast house equipment”, Michael Rockstroh, Managing Director of RIA Cast House Engineering GmbH
Michael Rockstroh has extensive experience in project management, equipment design, engineering services, and business development related to aluminium casthouse machinery with a focus on charging and skimming machines. He began working fulltime for Rackwitz Industrieanlagen GmbH (now RIA Cast...
