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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400 United Workers on strike at Consetllium Alabama aluminium plant demanding fair labour practices
According to a recent report, around 400 United Steel Workers are on strike at Constellium SE’s aluminium factory in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, due to unfair labour practices and unfulfilled health care policies. The news came after Tom Conway, the United Steel Workers president, said in a telephonic...
Rio Tinto invests $8.4 million to expand Aluminum recycling capacity at Laterrière Plant
Rio Tinto, the industry leader in responsible aluminium production, with operations in Canada which runs on 100% renewable hydropower, is investing US $8.4 million to expand the recycling capacity of its aluminium operations in Saguenay- Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, to offer rolled product customers in...
Ardagh's new facility to produce recyclable beverage can and ends in Ohio
Ardagh Group has acquired a new facility in Huron, Ohio, for the manufacturing of infinitely recyclable beverage cans and ends. The facility, which will start production in late 2021, will have three can production lines, together with ends capacity. Claude Marbach, CEO, Ardagh Metal – Beverage...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to Mexico stand 24.81% higher Q-o-Q in Q3 2020
According to the US Geological Survey, the United States in September 2020 exported 22,900 tonnes to Mexico, the second-highest export destination for the United States aluminium flat rolled products. On a month-on-month basis, the export volume in September stood 1700 tonnes higher than 21,200...
Century Aluminum enters into a new, three-year preliminary power contract with Santee Cooper for its Mt. Holly Smelter
On Monday, December 7, Century Aluminum of South Carolina (CASC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Century Aluminum Company, announced that it entered a preliminary agreement with Santee Cooper (South Carolina Public Service Authority) for a new, three-year power contract for Mt. Holly smelter....
US aluminium crude metals and alloys imports from Canada decline 16.62% Q-o-Q in Q3 2020
The United States aluminium crude metals and alloys imports from Canada extended decline in September 2020 by 54,000 tonnes or 26.34 per cent month-on-month to 151,000 tonnes, found the US Geological Survey data. In August, the United States imports from Canada stood at 205,000 tonnes, almost flat...
Weihenstephan to introduce its range in cans in the US market in January 2021
Weihenstephan will launch its range in cans in the United States through importer, Total Beverage Solution in 2021. Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier and Weihenstephaner Helles will be introduced in cans in January 2021. The cans will offer protection from UV light and oxygen and preserve the taste of...
Envases Group to open its first aluminium can production plant in the US
Envases Group has announced plans to set up its first aluminium can production and distribution center in Waco, Texas Central Park. The company will invest US$100 million which will have capacity to manufacture up to 3 billion aluminium cans per year. Javier Pietrini, Vice president of the Aluminum...
India’s aluminium scrap imports from the US up by 6% in nine months
India’s imports of aluminium scrap from the US came in at 35,500 tonnes in September 2020, with a month-on-month increase of 31%. India had imported 27,000 tonnes in August 2020. On a yearly, basis, imports dropped by 67% from 21,000 tonnes in September 2019, as updated by the US Census Bureau. In...
United States primary aluminium production extends downfall by 10% to 72,000 tonnes in September 2020
In September 2020, primary aluminium production in the United States extended downfall to stand at 72,000 tonnes versus 80,000 tonnes in August, according to the data recently released by the US Geological Survey. In August, the output was down by 2,000 tonnes month-on-month, but in September, it...
Alumina production in South America records a hike of 24.63% M-o-M in Oct 2020; Output in North America grows 14.57%
In October 2020, alumina production in South America stood at 926,000 tonnes, registering an increase of 24.63 per cent month-on-month following a slight dip in the previous month, showed the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). In September 2020, alumina production in South America came in at...
Owl’s Head Alloys joins Aluminium Stewardship Initiative as new Production & Transformation member
Owl’s Head Alloys has joined the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) as a new Production & Transformation member. This brings the total number of members to 144. “Owl’s Head Alloys is joining ASI to support its customers that are deeply involved in aluminum smelting, casting, rolling, extruding,...
Aluminium foil container maker i2r Packaging eyes US market growth; appoints Dave Cobb as National Sales Manager
Over the last 12 months strategic investments, impressive growth and ongoing market penetration, especially overseas, has triggered in i2r Packaging Solutions to increase its global offering by initiating a presence in the US. i2r has appointed Dave Cobb, as National Sales Manager for the North...
Aluminium can shortage has put Northern Michigan breweries into trouble
Northern Michigan Breweries are reportedly facing losses for the shortage of aluminium cans. Russell Springsteen, owner of Right Brain Brewery, a microbrewery that serves its own brands of brews in a creative, industrial site, has reported that they started getting a heads up about the possible...
Crown Holdings implements wind power across its U.S. and Canadian beverage cans plants
Crown Holdings becomes the first metal packaging manufacturer to activate 100 percent renewable power in its beverage can plants in the U.S. and Canada. The company is now operating all 14 of its plant on renewable energy. “It is the first metal packaging manufacturer to achieve this milestone,...
Aluminium production in North America and South America rises by 5.36% and 6% MoM in October
North America’s primary aluminium production stood at 334,000 tonnes in October 2020, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). This marked an increase of 5.7 per cent year-on-year. On a month on month basis, the output rose by 5.36 per cent from...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars imports from Canada remain flat at 18,300 tonnes in August 2020
The United States imports of aluminium plates, sheets and bars from Canada stood flat in August 2020 at 18,300 tonnes, following an increase in July by 2,700 tonnes or 17.65 per cent from 15,3000 tonnes in June to 18,000 tonnes, according to the USGS data. The imports in June from Canada were also...
Rio Tinto rolls-out new Aluminium alloys to support recycling by die casters
Rio Tinto is presenting a new family of unique aluminium alloys designed to entitle North American die-casters to enlarge their use of recycled content in the production of automotive parts, delivering improvements on both environmental footprint and production costs. The high-quality alloy series...
