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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Tata Motor’s Jaguar Land Rover enters research trials in association with General Association of the Aluminum Industry
The British multinational automotive company Jaguar Land Rover is entering in research trials to test the competence of advanced lightweight metals and composites to be used in future vehicles. The subsidiary of the Indian automotive company Tata Motor’s, JLR is headquartered in Whitley, Coventry,...
Century Aluminum to close its Mt. Holly plant in December 2020, causing worries to Goose Creak businesses
The high possibility of Century Aluminum to close down by the end of this year has already caused many Goose Creek businesses worried about the effects on the local industry. On Tuesday, October 20, Century Aluminum announced its Mt. Holly plant might close on December 31 unless they abled to...
Aluminium production in North America and South America down by 4% and 1% MoM in September
North America’s primary aluminium production stood at 317,000 tonnes in September 2020, marking a growth of 2.26 per cent year-on-year. On a month on month basis, the output declined by 4.23 per cent from August production of 331,000 tonnes. In the first nine months of 2020, the production stood...
Rio Tinto teams up with Geocycle Canada and Lafarge Canada for circular economy project
Rio Tinto has collaborated with Geocycle Canada and Lafarge Canada for circular economy initiative. The trio will work together to reuse waste from the aluminium smelting process to make cement. Rio Tinto, Geocycle Canada and Lafarge Canada will reduce the need to extract other raw materials and...
UAE’s exports of crude metal and alloys to US up 17% MoM in July
The United Arab Emirates exports of crude metals and alloys to the US stood at 7,350 tonnes in July 2020, a decrease of 72% or 18,850 tonnes year-on-year. The UAE had exported 26,200 tonnes to the US in July 2019, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey....
US precision tube manufacturer Virtus acquires Canadian aluminium and brass tube maker Arzon
Virtus Industries has acquired Canada-based brass and aluminium tube maker Arzon Ltd. The purchase is aided by a direct investment by global alternative investment manager Ares Management Corp. The acquisition of Arzon, located in Burlington, Ontario, was made through Virtus subsidiary STP Holdco...
Canada’s aluminium crude metal and alloys exports to US continue to show downtrend in July 2020
Canada’s aluminium crude metal and alloys exports to the United States extended decline by 8.04 per cent for the second month in a row to stand at 206,000 tonnes in July 2020, found the US Geological Survey data. Canada’s aluminium alloy exports to the US started decreasing from June after several...
Blockchain Foundry signs agreement with Alumina Partners for a drawdown equity financing facility
Blockchain Foundry Inc., a leading North American blockchain development firm, has entered into an agreement with Alumina Partners (Ontario) Ltd., a subsidiary of Alumina Partners LLC, for a drawdown equity financing facility of up to C$4 million. It covers for a period of over a 24-month....
Rio Tinto, AB InBev form a global partnership to deliver more sustainable aluminium beer cans
All those who love to drink beer will soon be able to enjoy their favourite brew out of cans that are not only supremely recyclable but made from responsibly produced, low-carbon aluminium. Rio Tinto and Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), the world’s largest brewer, have formed a global partnership...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to Canada hike 47% M-o-M in July but decline by 12% Y-o-Y
According to the US Geological Survey data, the United States in July 2020 exported 26,600 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to Canada. In the earlier month, the US exported 18,100 tonnes, meaning July saw an increase of 46.96 per cent month-on-month in the US aluminium semis exports to...
DURA Automotive to build a new lightweight, aluminium automobile structures manufacturing facility in Alabama
DURA Automotive Systems recently had a groundbreaking ceremony of its state-of-the-art lightweight automobile structures manufacturing facility in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, US. This is the latest addition to DURA’s 31 worldwide sites. The construction of the new facility is estimated to complete by...
LPM Group lands in Mexico by acquiring Fata Aluminium Foundry Plant in Saltillo
The LPM Group is a specialized in design and construction of machines and equipment for aluminium and magnesium low pressure and gravity die casting, with its presence in China, Germany and the United States, continues its overseas journey and this time lands in Mexico. The company with its...
The US imports of crude metal and alloys up by 9% in Jan-Jul 2020; exports decline 26%
The US imported 253,000 tonnes of crude metal and alloys in July, an increase of 177.41% year-on-year. On a month-on-month comparison, imports reduced by 3.44% from 262,000 tonnes in June, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. In the first seven months of...
The Shyft Group expands product portfolio with the acquisition of aluminium truck body manufacturer
The Shyft Group, Inc.,the North American leader in specialty vehicle manufacturing, assembly, and upfit for the commercial, retail, and service specialty vehicle markets, has expanded its product portfolio with the acquisition of F3 MFG Inc., a leading, aluminium truck body and accessory...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars imports grow 13% M-o-M in July 2020, but remain flat Y-o-Y
According to the latest Geological Survey data, the United States in July 2020 imported 84,300 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars, 9,800 tonnes or 13.15 per cent higher than 74,500 tonnes in June. In May, the United States aluminium semis imports were 68,500 tonnes, meaning the imports in...
Molson Coors teams up with The Coca-Cola Company to launch hard seltzer in US
Molson Coors Beverage Company has inked an exclusive agreement with The Coca-Cola Company to manufacture, market, and distribute a new beverage - Topo Chico Hard Seltzer in aluminium cans in the U.S. market. “Building on the incredibly successful launches of Vizzy and Coors Seltzer earlier this...
Alumina production in North America grows by 3% M-o-M in August, while in South America shrinks by 2%
Alumina production in North America continued to grow in August 2020, according to the latest data revealed by the International Aluminium Institute. From 231,000 tonnes in July, alumina output in North America increased by 7,000 tonnes or 3.03 per cent to stand at 238,000 tonnes in August. The...
US primary aluminium output stands at 82,000 tonnes in July 2020; secondary recovery rises 8% MoM
According to the latest report from the US Geological Survey, US domestic primary aluminium production was 82,000 tonnes in July 2020. The average daily production stood at 2,650 tonnes, 11% less than that in June 2020 and July 2019. The month-on-month decline was due to the shutdown of the smelter...
