Collapsed Canada tariff talks put Indiana's aluminium jobs back in the spotlight
Indiana has emerged as an unlikely flashpoint in the latest round of US-Canada trade friction, after Washington's now-collapsed negotiations with Ottawa briefly put a proposed cut to aluminium tariffs on the table, one that industry advocates say would have hit the state's fabrication workforce...
US aluminium manufacturers launch alliance to address tariff concerns
US aluminium fabricators, extruders and finished-product manufacturers have launched the American Aluminum Alliance. This is a new trade association representing companies at the downstream end of the country’s aluminium value chain. The alliance brings together manufacturers that use aluminium to...
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France’s exports of total aluminium to the US down 51% YoY in six-month period
France’s exports of total aluminium including scrap to the US came in at 14,100 tonnes in the first six months of 2019, with a year-on-year decrease of 50.87% or 14,600 tonnes, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. In June 2019, exports of aluminium...
Downeast Cider selects Ardagh aluminium cans for its range
Downeast Cider continues to extend its reach from the East Coast to the West Coast in the U.S., building a following for a growing niche in the specialty hard cider market: “unfiltered” cider. In fact, Downeast, launched by brothers Ross and Matt Brockman, is the original unfiltered cider. "When...
Shinhwa Group to open its first U.S. manufacturing plant in Alabama
Shinhwa Group, an automotive parts manufacturer in South Korea, announced it will make a new $42 million investment in manufacturing operations in Auburn, Alabama. The company will initially manufacture drive shafts for vehicles made by Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in Montgomery and Kia...
Turkey’s aluminium semi-finished exports to the US up 266% YoY in H1 2019; exports in June rise by 149%
Turkey’s exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) to the US increased by 148.9% in June compared with the same period last year. Imports stood at 5,650 tonnes in June, from 2,270 tonnes in June 2018. Aluminium products exports to the US reduced by 0.53% from May’s...
South Africa’s total aluminium exports to the US down 59% YoY in H1 2019; Crude metal and alloys export down 90%
South Africa’s exports of total aluminium (crude metal and alloys and aluminium semi-finished products) to the US stood at 39,400 tonnes in the first half of 2019, indicating a drop of 59.47 per cent from 97,200 tonnes in the first half of 2019. Aluminium exports from South Africa to the US edged...
Republican congressmen request Trump administration to exempt Israel from steel and aluminium tariffs
Two congressmen on the House tax-writing committee have requested Trump administration to exempt Israel from steel and aluminium tariffs. Republican Brad Schneider, D-Ill. and David Schweikert, R-Ariz., requested Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. trade representative, in a letter Wednesday to remove...
Aluminium demand in the U.S. and Canada up 1.3% YoY in Jan-July 2019; semis demand up 2%
According to the preliminary estimates from Aluminum Association, aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totalled an estimated 7.5 million tonnes from January to July 2019, an increase of 1.3 per cent over YTD 2018. Demand for semi-fabricated...
Aluminium scrap imports from the US to Brazil up 63% YoY in the first six months of 2019
Brazil imported 10,900 tonnes of aluminium scrap from the US in the first six months of 2019, from 6,700 tonnes imported in the first six months of 2018. This records an increase of 4,200 tonnes or 62.69% year-on-year, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological...
Germany’s aluminium semi-finished exports to the US soar 165% YoY in H1 2019; exports up 247% in June
Germany’s exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) to the US came in at 52,900 tonnes in the first half of 2019, with a year-on-year increase of 164.5% or 32,900 tonnes, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. In June,...
Japanese foreign minister optimistic about bilateral talks with the U.S.; automakers concerned over tariffs
Ahead of a key bilateral meeting between the U.S. and Japan, Japanese foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi said trade talks will bring peace mind for the automakers and farmers. Motegi is likely to meet U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer ahead of a summit between President Donald Trump and...
Japan’s aluminium semi-finished exports to the US up 26% YoY in H1 2019; imports from the US rise by 24%
Japan’s exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) to the US stood at 22,800 tonnes in the first half of 2019, representing an increase of 25.97% or 4,700 tonnes from 18,100 tonnes in the first half of 2018, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from...
Mexico’s aluminium scrap exports to the US in June outpaced imports by about 5%
Mexico’s aluminium scrap exports to the US in June 2019 outperformed the imports by about 5 per cent, found the United States Geological Survey. While the exports in the said duration pegged at 14,500 tonnes, the imports came in at 13,800 tonnes. {newsStudioGallery} Nonetheless, Mexico’s total...
United Steelworkers ratifies new labour agreement with Alcoa for five U.S. Locations
Alcoa Corporation, an integrated bauxite, alumina and aluminium producer, has announced today that members of the United Steelworkers (USW) have finally ratified a new labour agreement bringing an amicable end to the long term negotiation. The new contract will cover about 1,700 active employees at...
Saudi Arabia increases aluminium exports to the US in June 2019; exports up by 144% YoY
Saudi Arabia’s exports of total aluminium (crude metal and alloys and semi-finished products) to the US stood at 34,600 tonnes in the first six months of 2019, an increase of 3.38% from 33,470 tonnes in the first six months of 2018, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US...
New Study from ISRI shows recycling Industry continues to be a driving force in U.S. economy
According to a new study conducted by John Dunham and Associates for the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) recycling industry continues to drive the American economy. Other than contributing environmental benefits, the sector provides 531,500 jobs and an overall economic impact of...
Aluminium wheel manufacturer announces job cuts at its Fayetteville facility
Superior Industries International, one of the world's leading aluminium wheel suppliers in Southfield, Michigan, announced on Wednesday that it will cut around 250-281 jobs between November 18 and June 2020 at its Fayetteville facility. Superior Industries, founded in 1957, manufactures cast...
US imports of aluminium semi-finished products from Oman grew 87% in H1 2019; Imports in June up 11% YoY
According to the data shared by the US Geological Survey, the United States imports of aluminium semi-finished products from Oman increased over the year in the first half of 2019 by 87.45 per cent to come in at 49,300 tonnes. In the same period last year, the United States had imported 26,300...
The U.S. primary aluminium production up 24 % YoY in August; YTD production up 38%
The Aluminum Association, in cooperation with the Aluminium Association of Canada, reported primary aluminium production in North America (U.S. and Canada) was at an annual rate of 3,949,088 tonnes during August 2019, declining -0.3% from the July 2019 rate of 3,959,885 tonnes. The production rate...
