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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Recap 2018 : Aggressive Expansions marked downstream aluminium sector; tariffs hit the market while demand remained strong (Part I)
Downstream sector of aluminium has seen an event full 2018, again marked by continuous expansions around the world. Demand remained strong in North America, Japan and Europe. China had a lacklustre year as for downstream growth is concerned. Restrictive trade policies by the U.S. president Trump...
Windows and doors manufacturer Andersen starts construction on new manufacturing facility
Andersen Corporation, America's premier window and door manufacturer, broke ground on its new 500,000 square foot manufacturing and distribution facility in Goodyear, Arizona. The company plans to invest more than $105 million in the development with the expectation of creating more than 415 jobs...
China’s aluminium (unwrought and products) exports rise 20.9% Y-o-Y in 2018 to a record high
According to China Customs data released on Monday, January 14, China’s aluminium exports in 2018 increased by 20.9 per cent from a year earlier to a record high. United States sanctions on Russian producer Rusal drove the demand for Chinese metal which as a result, spurred the aluminium exports by...
LME confirms it will end the ban on Rusal aluminium once the U.S. lifts sanctions on the company
According to a Reuters report, the London Metal Exchange (LME) confirmed that it would lift its suspension on aluminium produced by Russia’s Rusal once the U.S. lifts the sanctions on the company. The exchange said in a statement that consultation with LME consumers had not raised any objections to...
Mexico’s aluminium scrap import expected to see a rise this year; US to remain predominant exporter
Mexico’s aluminium industry has been growing steadily at a 13 per cent annual rate since the year 2011. The country produces 1.6 per cent of the world’s global production and depends highly on imports and recycling of aluminium products as it has limited resources of bauxite. For the same reason,...
German aluminium exporter reports higher revenue despite Trump's tariffs on imported aluminium
US President Donald Trump imposed higher tariffs on European aluminium in June 2018, 10% to be precise. Six months on, a German aluminium producer is saying "Thanks Mr. Trump" as the company feels despite the aluminium tariffs, they have managed to earn higher revenue and do profitable business....
Startup Bollinger Motors to soon launch all-aluminium electric trucks B1 and B2
Startup OEM Bollinger Motors reported in October 2018 that it had reached the “final stages” of its aluminium, electric “sport utility truck” the Bollinger B1. It also announced its plan for an aluminium electric pickup known as the Bollinger B2. Both the B1 and the B2 are all-wheel drive and have...
India’s aluminium imports including scrap from US jumps 158% YoY in January-October 2018
India, one of the major aluminium importers from the US, imported 168,000 tonnes of crude metal and alloys, aluminium semi-finished products and scrap from the US during January-October 2018, an increase of 102800 tonnes or 157.67% from 65,200 tonnes during January-October 2017. {newsStudioGallery}...
Braidy Industries reports on progress of its Eastern Kentucky aluminium rolling mill
Braidy Industries have reported that they have spent US$15.7 million on the construction of its Braidy Atlas aluminium rolling mill in Greenup. It is working towards meeting its anticipated target of bringing the mill to full commercial operation in 2021. Braidy is banking on its proprietary...
Aluminium, aluminium product imports by the USA extend decline in January -October 2018
According to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey, aluminium imports by the USA for consumption stood at 5.29 million tonnes in January-October 2018, 8.79% less than 5.8 million tonnes in the same period in 2017. {newsStudioGallery} In October, the USA imported...
NMMA urges Trump administration to remove tariffs on common alloy aluminium sheet from China
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) recently issued its final decision in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into the imported common alloy aluminium sheet from China. The common alloy aluminium sheet will be subjected to Trump administration’s 96.3 per cent to 176.2...
Northeast Ohio businesses yet to feel the hardest impact of Trump's steel & aluminum tariffs
Despite the damage on business, President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs did not have a widespread negative impact on the business in Northeast Ohio The manufacturing sector feared there would be immediate fallout of the tariffs in Northeast Ohio. They also were concerned about the...
U.S. scrap recyclers threatened by rising recycling costs and falling scrap demand and prices
In the U.S. recycling used to be extremely profitable business while aiding while doing its part to the environment. However, local recyclers are facing a number of challenges while recycling holiday packaging materials. Local recyclers are struggling to cope with increasing financial pressures...
Aluminium semi-finished product exports by U.S. up 14% MoM in October, exports to Canada increase
According to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey, domestic primary aluminium production in October 2018 was 84,000 tonnes. The average daily production in October was 2,710 tonnes, 6% more than that in September 2018, 34% more than that in October 2017. In October,...
Turkey expects abolition of additional U.S.tariffs on steel and aluminium imports
Turkish authorities are expecting an abolition of additional tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, imposed by the U.S. in August 2018, Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said this in a statement. Ankara, the capital of Turkey hopes for release from US sanctions against Iran for the import of...
Aluminium demand in North America up 3.4% through October 2018; imports were off 5.6%
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association, aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (measured in shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totalled an estimated 10.7 million tonnes in the period from January to October 2018, up 3.4 per cent over the same period of 2017....
Rusal board chairman Mattias Warnig resigns as part of US sanctions exemption deal
Following the board restructuring agreement for receiving release from US sanctions, Russian aluminium giant Rusal’s board chairman Mattias Warnig resigned from his post, as per the report from Reuters. The news came after Rusal officially announced on Wednesday, December 26. The US Treasury said...
U.S. aluminium scrap exports up 12% in January-October 2018
According to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey, the U.S. exports of aluminium scrap, which is not included in the government’s consumption statistics, stood at 164,000 tonnes in October 2018, up 5% from October 2017 total of 156,000 tonnes. Month on month,...
