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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Mpac Group acquires packaging machinery company Switchback Group
Mpac Group plc, a global leader in high speed packaging and automation solutions, has purchased Switchback Group, Inc., a USA based supplier of packaging machinery and automation solutions to the food, beverage and healthcare markets. The initial price is $13.0 million, payable in cash, with a...
The US imports of crude metal and alloys up by 1.1% in H1 2020; exports drop 27%
The US imports of crude metal and alloys declined by 16.83% year-on-year to stand at 262,000 tonnes in June 2020. Crude metal and alloys import were at 315,000 tonnes in June 2019. On a month-on-month comparison, imports reduced by 17.09% from 316,000 tonnes in May, according to the latest Mineral...
US aviation authority approves four-bladed aluminium MacCauly C779 Blackmac propellers for Cessna SkyCourier
FAA, the US aviation authority has approved the four-bladed aluminium MacCauly C779 Blackmac propellers specially designed for the Cessna SkyCourier. The propeller manufacturer went through a test program of 135 hours, before securing this certificate, in which the propeller was subjected, among...
Nespresso Canada to use 80% recycled aluminium in its new capsules
Nespresso Canada announced two new sustainability initiatives that are part of the company's sustainable development approach: the launch of new capsules made using 80% recycled aluminium and new fully recyclable boxes made from 95% recycled material for its machines. The company plans to have both...
Ball to construct new U.S. aluminium beverage can plant
Ball Corporation has planned to construct new U.S. aluminium beverage packaging plant in Pittston, Pennsylvania with an initial investment of more than $300 million spread over multiple years. The plant is scheduled to begin production in mid-2021. This will create approximately 230 manufacturing...
US primary aluminium output stands at 89,000 tonnes in June 2020; secondary recovery increases 4% MoM
According to the latest report from the US Geological Survey, US domestic primary aluminium production was 89,000 tonnes in June 2020. The average daily production stood at 2,980 tonnes, 3% less than that in May 2020 and slightly less than that in June 2019. Total aluminium recovered from scrap was...
Constellium’s plant receives Alabama’s 2020 Large Manufacturer of the Year Award
Constellium’s facility in Muscle Shoals has received Alabama’s 2020 Large Manufacturer of the Year. The plant, which has an aluminium rolling facility and a beverage can and automotive recycling center, produces aluminium can sheet and Auto Body Sheet substrate. Known as Element 13, recycling...
Dot Foods to offer The Alkaline Water Company’s aluminium bottles to its 4,300 customers nationwide by September 21
The Alkaline Water Company Inc., a producer of premium bottled alkaline water, flavor-infused waters, and CBD infused products, announced that Dot Foods Inc., the largest food redistribution company in the U.S., will offer the entire line of Alkaline88®, A88 Infused™, and aluminium bottles to its...
US Aluminium tariff needs to be countered by Dairy products: Confederation of National Trade Unions, Canada
The CSN-affiliated Federation of Manufacturing holds that if the United States rebuffs to withdraw the 10% tariff recently imposed on Canadian aluminium than the Canada Government should tentatively end the planned opening in the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) for dairy products and...
US aluminium scrap imports from Canada continue to grow M-o-M by 16% in May 2020
The United States aluminium scrap imports from Canada stood at 19,800 tonnes in May 2020, growing by 2,800 tonnes or 16.47 per cent from 17,000 tonnes in April 2020, according to the latest data shared by the US Geological Survey. In March 2020, the US had imported 5,490 tonnes of aluminium scrap...
Germany’s May aluminium semi-finished exports to the US decline 34% from April’s export volume
Germany’s exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) to the US came in at 3,370 tonnes in May 2020, with a year-on-year decrease of 70%.Germany had exported 11,200 tonnes in May 2019, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey....
Alumina production grows by 8,000 tonnes in North America during July 2020, but declines by 16,000 tonnes in South America
According to the latest data shared by the International Aluminium Institute, alumina production in North America rose month-on-month in July 2020 by 8,000 tonnes or 3.6 per cent to stand at 231,000 tonnes. In June, the output was 223,000 tonnes, growing by 13,000 tonnes or 6.19 per cent from...
US aluminium crude metals and alloys imports from Argentina remained flat in May 2020 after a sharp hike in April
According to the latest data shown by the US Geological Survey, the United States’ imports of aluminium crude metals and alloys from Argentina remained flat month-on-month in May 2020 at 18,400 tonnes. In April, the imports totalled 18,700 tonnes, following a sharp downfall in March from 12,800...
North America’s primary aluminium production gains 3% Y-o-Y, while output in South America declines 16% in July’20
According to the latest data revealed by the International Aluminium Institute, primary aluminium production in North America grew by 3,000 tonnes or 1 per cent in July 2020 to stand at 333,000 tonnes. In the month earlier (June), the output of primary aluminium in North America was 330,000 tonnes,...
A SHOC uses Ardagh 16 oz. cans for performance energy drinks
A SHOC launched performance energy drinks in cans. The proprietary natural energy blend of green coffee beans, yerba mate, coffee fruit extract and guarana are packaged in Ardagh 16 oz. cans. The drinks are available at national grocery and convenience stores across the U.S., including 7-11,...
Canada Government braces aluminium traceability project to shield the future of the Canadian Aluminium Industry
The Aluminium Association of Canada (AAC) hails the Government's support through Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, contributing to the full recognition of the North American origin of its metal through its continental markets and integrated value chain such as the automotive industry....
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to Mexico continue to decline by 25% in May 2020
According to the data released by the United States Geological Survey for May 2020, the US aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to Mexico stood at 13,800 tonnes, down by 4,700 tonnes or 25.41 per cent from 18,500 tonnes in April. In March 2020, the United States exported 26,900 tonnes of...
Aluminium remains fastest-growing automotive material, emerging as preferred metal for electric vehicles: A survey by DuckerFrontier
DuckerFrontier, a Washington headquartered global research and consulting agency delivering clients with high-quality insights for making valuable decisions, on 12 th August’20 came up with a survey, which confirms that aluminium already is the rapidly growing automotive material and is expected to...
