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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US Primary aluminium production up 20% to 891,000 tonnes in 2018 driven by reopening of smelters
According to the latest report from US Geological Survey, the US primary aluminium production in December 2018 was 95,000 tonnes. The average daily production in December was 3,050 tonnes, 4% more than that in November 2018, 48% more than that in December 2017. The total aluminium production in...
Court of Appeals rules that curtain wall units are subject to import duties on Chinese extrusion
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an order on March 21 in the latest appeal regarding whether curtain wall units are included in the scope of the trade case against the Chinese aluminium extrusion industry. The case filed by Aluminum Extruders Council demanded a collection of...
Top five aluminium exporters to the USA during Jan-Nov 2018
The total aluminium imports by the USA for consumption stood at 5.76 million tonnes in 11-month period of 2018, down 570000 tonnes or 9 per cent from 6.33 million tonnes in 11-month period of 2017, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. {newsStudioGallery}...
WSJ reports UBC stockpiling due to less recycling; falling export impacts an already oversupplied market
Wall Street Journal reported that used beer and soda cans pile up in the U.S. scrapyards as rolling mills are turning to producing more profitable auto parts rather than recycling and turning the scraps to new can sheets. The news story says used cans are piling up at scrapyards because U.S....
Coca-Cola awarding $5.4 million to community recycling pilots in US
The Coca-Cola Foundation is reportedly funding community recycling pilots in seven cities across the United States, in a bid to encourage their efforts. The amount it is giving is $5.4 million, including $4 million for a three-year programme with the Recycling Partnership in Atlanta. “In each pilot...
UAE’s exports of crude metal and alloys to US drops 7% YoY in 11-month period of 2018
The United Arab Emirates, one of the top aluminium exporters, exported 555,000 tonnes of aluminium (crude metal and alloys, aluminium semi-finished products and scrap) to the US in 11-month period of 2018, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. This...
India’s aluminium imports including scrap from US soars 174% in 2018’s first eleven months
India imported a total of 199,000 tonnes of aluminium (crude metal and alloys, aluminium semi-finished products and scrap) from the US in the first eleven months of 2018, a 173.73% growth or 126300 tonnes from 72,700 in the first eleven months of 2017, as updated by US Census Bureau....
US working to lift aluminium and steel tariffs from Mexico and Canada, Robert Lighthizer says
The US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Tuesday, March 12, that the United States is working on a plan to remove tariffs from Mexican and Canadian aluminium and steel while striving to preserve the gains that domestic producers received so far. He particularly told the US Senate...
Mexico’s aluminium plates, sheets and bars import from US declines 3% M-o-M in November 2018
Mexico imports a large amount of aluminium, including crude metal and alloys, aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) and scrap, from the United States. According to USGS data, Mexico imported 750,000 tonnes between January and November, compared with 675,000 tonnes in the...
Aluminum Association reports 4% increase in aluminium demand in North America in 2018
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) was up 4% over the 2017 to an estimated 12.8 million tonnes in 2018. Demand for semi-fabricated (mill) products was also up 4% to 9.2 million...
Malaysia’s Jan-Nov imports of aluminium scraps from US increase three-fold YoY
Malaysia imported 161,000 tonnes of crude metal and alloys, aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) and scrap from the US in the first eleven months of 2018, an increase of 109400 or 212% from 51,600 tonnes in the first eleven months of 2017. {newsStudioGallery} Total...
Canada’s aluminium exports to Europe likely to extend rise in 2019: Source says
According to a recent report, Canadian aluminium exports to Europe are expected to extend rise this year, if the Section 232 tariff is not lifted by the United States. Since when the Trump administration levied 10 per cent tariff on aluminium and 25 per cent on steel imports in March 2018, Canada...
US exports of aluminium semi-finished products record marginal growth in Jan-Nov; exports to China drop
In November, the US exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) came in at 79,200 tonnes, down 2.22 per cent from 81,000 in November 2017.On a month on month comparison, the volume decreased 8.55 per cent or 7,400 tonnes from the October export volume of 86,600 tonnes,...
China’s exports of aluminium alloy wheels up 11% YoY in January
China exported 90,200 tonnes of aluminium alloy wheels in January 2019, an increase of 10.95 per cent from a year earlier, according to the latest customs data. Exports of aluminium alloy wheels in January increased 11.63 per cent from 80,800 tonnes in December 2018.This compared to a year-on-year...
Australia’s aluminium powder and flakes export in terms of volume to grow YoY, while value to remain flat
The global aluminium powder and flakes market in terms of value is estimated to grow to US$1060 million by 2024 from US$910 million in 2019, growing at a CAGR of 2.5 per cent. The key players in the industry, such as Australia, are expected to cash on the opportunities that abound the market during...
U.S. aluminium scraps export up 13% during Jan-Nov; export to China rises 36% MoM in November
The U.S. exports of aluminium scrap, which is not included in the government’s consumption statistics, came in at 176,000 tonnes in November 2018, representing an increase of 29,000 tonnes or 19.7% year-on-year. On a month on month basis, aluminium scraps export rose 7.3% from the October export...
Trudeau corresponds with Donald Trump for the removal of US aluminium and steel tariffs
Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau reportedly spoke to the US President Donald Trump on Thursday, February 28, about American tariffs on aluminium and steel. The news came after Trudeau’s office said “The Prime Minister raised the issue of steel and aluminium tariffs and expressed the need for...
US import of aluminium from January to November 2018 drops about 13.5%; semi-finished imports stay strong
The latest data from US Geological Survey indicates that the total aluminium supply in the United States (Primary production, secondary recovery, and imports for consumption) stood at an estimated 9.3 million tonnes through November 2018, down 4% over the same period of 2017, where the supply stood...
