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...
Grow with
AL Circle
Arconic mulling US$11 billion worth acquisition offer from Apollo - sources
According to the report by Reuters, the lightweight aluminium products manufacturer Arconic Inc’s board of directors is mulling US$11 billion worth acquisition offer which it received last Friday from buyout firm Apollo Global Management LLC. Apollo’s offer values Arconic at between $23 and $24 per...
Braidy Industries aluminium rolling mill gets US$4 million grant from the federal government
The proposed Braidy Industries aluminium rolling mill complex near Ashland, Kentucky, will reportedly receive a US$4 million grant from the federal government to finance the construction process. An Associated Press news story says the money has been awarded by the Kentucky Energy and Environment...
Norway, EU ask WTO to set up panel on U.S. steel, aluminium tariffs
Norway, the European Union and several other countries asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Thursday to set up a dispute resolution panel to address U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium. The United States imposed a 25 percent duty on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminium imports,...
Australian aluminum imports to US rise, discounts grow: sources
Increasing Australian aluminum imports to the US have created ample ingot supply, which market sources believe is causing wider discounts on P1020. "There is some Australian product coming in, I wouldn't say it's a massive volume, but we've definitely seen some uptick in that market," a port source...
U.S Treasury further extends wind-down period for Rusal to December 12
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has further extended the expiration date of certain general licenses related to EN+ Group plc (EN+) and United Company RUSAL PLC (RUSAL) until December 12, 2018. Last month, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of...
Bahrain sees possibility of an exemption from US import tariffs on aluminium
According to Bahrain local media report, Bahrain might get an exemption from US import tariffs on aluminium and steel. The appeal submission has been initiated and high-level discussions would continue to take place to explore the possibility for Bahrain to receive an exemption. Bahrain was also...
Kentucky Gov. sees the growth of a manufacturing and engineering hub in Kentucky surrounding aluminium
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin expects the state of Kentucky to become a center for excellence in engineering and manufacturing, partially on the successes of a booming aluminium industry. Kentucky produces about 40 per cent of the aluminium produced in the U.S. Already, 40 percent of the aluminum...
Quaker Window Products Co. Inc.to establish aluminium window producing plant in Missouri
On Thursday, October 11, Quaker spokesman declared that the company would build a factory to manufacture aluminium windows, for the application in commercial purpose. The Missouri-based window products manufacturing company Quaker was founded in the year 1949 and since then had been manufacturing...
Trimet Aluminium expects stronger aluminium demand in 2019 despite trade war and steep alumina prices
Executive board member of German aluminium producer Trimet Aluminium, Thomas Reuther said that he expects strong aluminium demand in 2019. However, forecast continues to remain difficult due to the global impact of U.S. import duties, according to him. He pointed towards higher alumina price as a...
Century Aluminum signs alumina supply deal with Noranda's Louisiana refinery
Century Aluminum announced in a company statement that it has secured a supply deal for alumina from a refinery in Louisiana. The fear of shortage of this most valuable input material for aluminium following the shutdown of Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil compelled the company to get into this...
ALUMINUM USA and Aluminum Extruders Council announce agreement
ALUMINUM USA (ALU USA), the event dedicated to the aluminum industry and the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), dedicated to helping the industry discover aluminum extrusion as the preferred material process, today announced a sponsorship agreement. ALU USA offers an exhibition and conference for...
Aluminum Association dismayed as USMCA did not address 232 Tariff exemption
Aluminum Association president and CEO Heidi Brock issued a statement expressing disappointment as the Section 232 aluminium tariffs were not addressed during United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). She opined that this was the perfect opportunity for the U.S. to work with Canada and Mexico...
Aluminium semi-finished imports by the USA jumps 7% MoM in July; Canada volume remains flat
Aluminium semi-finished imports by the USA increased in July despite on-going trade disruptions between the US and its exporting countries. The USA imported 105,000 tonnes of aluminium Plates, sheets, bars, etc. from the global market in July and for the period from January to July the amount stood...
About 30,000 requests for tariff exclusions submitted to DOC as tariffs hit U.S. manufacturers
BendTec Inc., the 100-year-old, 140-worker Duluth company wants an exclusion from President Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariff on steel. Six other Minnesota companies that make products using steel or aluminium have made similar claims of insufficient U.S. supplies to the federal government. Trump’s...
New NAFTA deal between US and Canada brings in a resolution to Trump’s auto tariff
The 24-year old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) reportedly underwent modest revisions on Sunday, September 30, to build up a last-gasp between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This new deal called the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, is meant to rescue a US$1.2 trillion...
U.S. and Japan to start negotiations on new free trade agreement
The US and Japan announced intentions to start negotiations on a new free trade agreement after a meeting between President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday September 26. This indicates that the two countries would not impose new tariffs on each other during the...
Tohi Ventures launches Aronia Berry beverages in aluminium cans for U.S. market
A Kansas City-based healthy lifestyle brand Tohi Ventures has launch a new range of four Aronia Berry-based functional beverages in 12oz slim aluminium cans. Tohi beverages are 30% single strength Aronia Berry juice and 70% hydration. These beverages are available in four refreshing flavours: The...
US declines unconditional withdrawal of aluminium and steel tariffs on India
The Trump administration formally turns down India’s urge for an unconditional exemption from the US aluminium and steel tariffs, reported Commerce Ministry officials to the BusinessLine . A meeting, led by Assistant US Trade Representative Mark Linscott, was held early this week in Washington with...
