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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The “COVID-19” crisis: Kaiser Aluminum predicts fall in value-added revenue from the airlines sector
Kaiser Aluminium the American aluminium producer slashes its 2020 revenue forecast from the airline industry. The aluminium company has dropped its forecast for revenue from the commercial airline industry this year as a sharp decline in air travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a slip down...
i2r receives the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade
i2r Packaging Solutions has been awarded with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade. The company has won the award for outstanding year on year growth in overseas sales over the last three years. i2r manufactures a comprehensive range of aluminium foil wrinklewall and smoothwall...
Top 5 Aluminium Importing Countries from the United States in February 2020
According to the latest US Geological Survey data, the United States in February 2020 exported 236,000 tonnes of aluminium (including scrap), marking a rise of 2.16 per cent from 231,000 tonnes in January. This brought the United States total aluminium exports in the first two months of 2020 to...
Novelis appoints Thomas Boney as SVP and President, Novelis North America
Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, has appointed Thomas (Tom) Boney as Senior Vice President of Novelis and President, Novelis North America, effective immediately. Boney is responsible for all aspects of the company's North America business, which includes...
COVID-19: An antimicrobial agent in aluminium can make it worry-free
Technology has been developed by a small company in Quebec, Canada, that makes it possible to eliminate for years all the viruses that can be found on surfaces with frequent contact. Guy Leblanc, Vice-President and Medical Advisor said: “A3 Surfaces has designed a process that incorporates and...
Boeing to restart commercial airplanes production next week
Boeing has announced that it will restart all Commercial Airplanes production in a phased approach at its Puget Sound-region facilities next week. The plant is currently closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "The health and safety of our employees, their families and communities is our...
Beckwood Press in the US secures deal of Triform sheet stretch forming machine for an aluminium aerospace parts company
The Missouri based Beckwood Press Company, a leading manufacturer of custom hydraulic and servo-electric presses, automation systems, and precision aerospace forming equipment, has secured a deal from H&R Parts Company to manufacture a 200-ton Triform sheet stretch forming machine. The machine is...
The “Corona” epidemic: Hydro’s North American extrusion unit draws cost-cutting measures to balance reducing revenues
The businesses in the USA are opening slowly amid COVID-19, though lacks in liquidity. The President of Norwegian Aluminium maker Norsk Hydro’s North American extrusion unit, Charlie Straface has been assembling a COVID-19 task force every other day to draw up the cost-cutting measures to balance...
The US export of Aluminium Plates, Sheets, Bars, etc. to Mexico during Sept’19-Dec’19 reflects nose-dip; Jan’20 shows positive growth
The US export of Aluminium Plates, Sheets, Bars, etc. to Mexico has remained sluggish as the export market reflected fall. The total export volume to Mexico during September’19 - December’19 stood at 106,000 tonnes and when the January’20 export volume added it stands at 132,100 tonnes. In...
Iceland’s aluminium ingot export reflects $ billion market 2017-20
Aluminium is the world’s most widely used non-iron and non-steel metal and is the basic ingredient for a wide range of recyclable products. The latter includes beverage cans, construction materials and transport vehicles. Silvery-white in colour, pure aluminium is non-magnetic and is also notable...
Canada’s total aluminium exports to the US up by 33% YoY in January
Canada’s exports of total aluminium including scrap to the US stood at 220,000 tonnes in January 2020, an increase of 32.53% or 54,000 tonnes year-on-year. Canada had exported 166,000 tonnes to the US in January 2019, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological...
US imports of total aluminium drops 21% YoY in January
The latest data from US Geological Survey indicates that the total aluminium (crude metal and alloys, semi-finished products, and scrap) imports in the US stood at 386,000 tonnes in January 2020, a decrease of 20.9% or 102,000 tonnes from 488,000 tonnes in January 2019. Aluminium imports decreased...
Spectra Aluminium to install new extrusion press and gas billet oven in Bradford, Ontario
Extrusion manufacturing facility based outside Toronto, Spectra Aluminium, has reportedly ordered a 28-MN front-loading direct extrusion press and 5,000 kg/h, high-efficiency gas billet oven from Danieli Brada for producing industrial profiles starting from 8” to 9” aluminium billets. The new...
The “Corona” impact: Arconic declares $200 million reduction from operating cost
Arconic is executing mitigation measures with immediate effect that are estimated to reduce operating costs by approx. $150 million on a yearly rate basis. These deduction measures, as well as capital reductions of $50 million, will enhance the Company’s financial profile by approx. $200 million....
The US’ first hydrogen powered electric ferry’s aluminium construction contract secured by AAM
All American Marine (AAM) has secured a contract from Switch Maritime to complete the aluminium construction and outfitting of a 21-m, 84-passenger, zero-emissions, hydrogen-powered, electric-drive ferry that will operate in the California Bay Area. The project to build the vessel – both project...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports rise 22% in January’20; Canada, Mexico the highest importers
The latest data from the US Geological Survey shows the United States’ exports of aluminium plates, sheets and bars increased in January 2020 after two consecutive months of decline. From 56,100 tonnes in December 2019, the export amount increased by about 22 per cent to 68,200 tonnes in January...
US aluminium exports in January 2020 rebounds by 8.45%; Mexico imports the highest
The latesty data from the US Geological Surve showed the United States started the year 2020 with month-on-month growth in aluminium (including FRPs and scrap) exports. From 213,000 tonnes in December last year, the United States’ aluminium exports grew 8.45 per cent in January 2020 and came in at...
The US imports of crude metal and alloys up by 16% YoY in January; exports drop 25%
The US imports of crude metal and alloys rose 16.44% or 49,000 tonnes year-on-year to 347,000 tonnes in January 2020. The US had imported 298,000 tonnes in January 2019, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. Crude metal and alloys imports increased by...
