The Secondary Aluminum Coalition for America (SACA) is pushing secondary aluminium to the centre of US supply-chain strategy, arguing that recycling-based production can expand domestic aluminium capacity faster and more efficiently than new primary smelters. In this AL Circle interview, SACA...
The US Department of Justice has urged a court to dismiss Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s lawsuit filed on the proposed USD 4 billion Oklahoma aluminium smelter, arguing that the project would strengthen national and economic security. The move comes as the joint venture of Emirates...
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US imports of bauxite slowed noticeably in 2025 after a relatively steady climb in the previous year. By the third quarter of 2025, inbound shipments stood at 403,000 tonnes. That figure was 27 per cent lower than the 553,000 tonnes imported in the same quarter of 2024 and 38 per cent below the...
Nikkei MC Aluminium America, Inc. (NMAA) has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) for secondary aluminium manufacturing and associated supply chain activities at its facility located in Columbus, Indiana, including the recycling of aluminium scrap and the supply of aluminium alloys to the...
The USD 175 million casthouse expansion by Arconic Davenport Works has been officially completed. The firm, which is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, specialises in providing aluminium sheet, plate and extrusions, along with cutting-edge architectural products. These products are catered to...
Alcoa and the Washington State Department of Ecology are currently expecting public feedback on the cleanup of the Intalco aluminium smelter located in Ferndale, Washington. Alcoa has started demolishing the large smelter facility, marking the end of any possibility of restarting aluminium...
On March 1, a Sunday afternoon, a call that shocked the leaders at Novelis, yet again. The call informed of another fire breakout at the firm's facility in Greensboro, Georgia, dedicated to aluminium recycling. According to the call made, Joe Bashore, the Greene County Fire Public Safety, Emergency...
The US primary aluminium market is navigating a challenging phase as domestic production declines and imports tighten under higher tariffs. With smelter output under pressure and external supply becoming less predictable, concerns around supply stability have intensified. Uncertainty surrounding...
The UK’s last remaining primary aluminium smelter has just demonstrated how tariff asymmetry reshapes global metal flows faster than any policy white paper ever could. Alvance British Aluminium, operating out of Lochaber since 1929, has begun exporting to the United States for the first time in its...
Local firm US Aluminum Company has signed an agreement with EGA and Century Aluminum, the companies behind the planned primary aluminium production plant in Inola, Oklahoma, to explore the development of an aluminium fabrication plant near the new smelter. Explore- Most accurate data to drive...
Appointment Reinforces Company’s Long-Term Commitment to Strategic Growth in the North American Market. As part of its broader global growth strategy, Steelforce has organised its North American operations under the newly established Steelforce America entity. This structure reflects the company’s...
Impact Minerals has shipped the first significant quantities of HiPurA high purity alumina from its Perth pilot plant to the United States, marking a key milestone in the company’s push into advanced battery materials. The 50 per cent-owned associate Alluminous dispatched approximately 15 kilograms...
Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ: CENX) today issued the following statement regarding the US Supreme Court’s decision on the tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions with Global ALuminium Industry Outlook...
A long-debated industrial project in Benson has cleared its final regulatory hurdle, but the conversation around it is far from over. Aluminum Dynamics has received the last permit required from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), allowing the company to continue construction...
The global aluminium industry is facing transformation with new joint ventures popping up in North America, capacity expansions taking place in India and Indonesia and exciting technological advancements in material science. Additionally, there are strategic investments backed by governments in...
A major US aluminium buyer’s planned spot-market purchase of USD 218 million indicates the role of tariff-driven trade policies in reshaping market dynamics, procurement strategies and amplifying risks in the aluminium supply chain across North America. Arconic’s bid to secure 90 million pounds...
As part of the move to strengthen America’s critical minerals supply chain, USA Rare Earth Inc. (NASDAQ:USAR) has secured access to approximately USD 3.5 billion in capital. The financing signals Washington’s growing urgency to localise magnet production and reduce reliance on overseas suppliers....
Shipments of food and general line metal cans in the US recorded modest growth in 2025, reflecting firmer demand in core grocery categories even as certain non-food segments softened. To know more about the global primary aluminium industry 2026 outlook, book the report “ Global ALuminium Industry...
Century Aluminum, on February 2, 2026, finalised the sale of its idle smelter site in Hawesville, Kentucky, to TeraWulf Inc., for transforming it into a digital infrastructure campus. This could be a strategic move by Century Aluminum to boost aluminium demand in the domestic market as data centres...
The 2025 global EV sales data point to a newly aligned market than even two years earlier. Growth is no longer limited by consumer acceptance or product availability. Instead, it is being rationed by three quantifiable constraints, such as entry price dispersion of more than EUR 20,000 (USD 23,600)...
