AL Circle Analysis: Import rise meets demand growth on aluminium extrusion chessboard
Aluminium’s downstream trade network is getting more fragmented as import dependence, changing end-use demand and trade-policy interventions reshape regional markets. From North America and Europe to Asia-Pacific, the aluminium industry is navigating a market where access to supply, competitive...
US industrial policy needs to be systematic, not just ad hoc – Part 2
Our current approach can win economic skirmishes, but not the geopolitical conflict. – Part 2 Impact #5 of ad hoc industrial policy: Failing to use all required tools Industrial policy is often caricatured as just tariffs and subsidies. Mis-framed debates that evaluate the merits of tariffs in...
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China goes public in WTO dispute with EU and US
China has accused the United States and the European Union of breaking promises that they made when China joined the World Trade Organization, according to testimony published by China’s Commerce Ministry in an unusual step. China’s WTO ambassador, Zhang Xiangchen, told a WTO hearing that the...
Constellium awarded the 2017 Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award for its large scale aluminum hull solution
Constellium N.V. was a recipient of the 2017 Defense Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Achievement Award in the category of Enhancing Military Capability, for its contributions as part of the U.S. Army’s Affordable Protection from Objective Threats (APOT) ManTech program. This prestigious award...
AmCham Bahrain tours GARMCO plant
The American Chamber of Commerce in Bahrain (AmCham Bahrain) members were hosted for a tour of the Gulf Aluminum Rolling Mill Company (GARMCO) plant in northern Sitra. Mr. Mohamed Essa Ebrahim, GARMCO Acting Chief Executive Officer, provided an overview of GARMCO, its growth, future plans, and how...
European Aluminium welcomes EU, Japan and U.S. agreement to tackle overcapacity issues
European Aluminium, the voice of the entire aluminium value chain, has welcomed the decision made by European Union, Japan and the United States to tackle excess production capacity in key sectors. EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom, Japanese Trade Minister Hiroshige Seko and U.S. Trade...
China's Shenhuo Group starts aluminium foil project
China’s Henan Shenhuo Group announced on Thursday, December 8, that the company has started work on the aluminium foil project. The project worth 3.6 billion yuan ($544 million) will have an annual production capacity of 105,000 tonnes, according to news published by Reuters. The aluminium foil...
Aluminium recovery from scrap in the US was up 2.2% in the first three quarters of 2017
According to the latest report from the Aluminum Association, the U.S. aluminium industry purchased an estimated 331 thousand tonnes of aluminium scrap during September 2017, slightly less than the revised amount in August 2017 and slightly more than that in September 2016. The report is based on...
Aluminum Statistical Review shows 2.6% growth in North America’s aluminium demand in 2016; imports up 33%
The Aluminum Association has released the latest edition of its Aluminum Statistical Review, which shows that aluminium demand in the U.S. and Canada increased 2.6% YoY to stand at 26.4 billion pounds in 2016, registering the seventh straight year of consecutive demand growth. Aluminum demand is up...
China's Mingtai shrugs off U.S. aluminium sheet probe
Henan Mingtai Aluminum , one of China’s biggest aluminium sheet manufacturers, on Tuesday said it expected its production and sales to keep growing in 2018 despite the launch of U.S. trade probes into imports of the product from China. Mingtai, with a production capacity of 650,000 tonnes per year...
Mexico sees slight increase in alumina import in 2017; the USA tops the exporter list
Mexico’s imports of goods increased 16.3 percent year-on-year to $38.97 billion in October. The country’s imports of commodities decreased at an annualized rate of -2.164%, from $326 billion in 2011 to $380 billion in 2016. The USA is the top supplier of alumina to the country. Mexico imported an...
The Aluminum Association Applauds Commerce Department’s Self-Initiation of Unfair Trade Cases On Imports Of Common Alloy Sheet From China
The Aluminum Association applauds the United States Department of Commerce’s decision today to self-initiate antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of common alloy sheet from the People’s Republic of China. The Commerce Department will now conduct investigations of whether...
China expresses dissatisfaction over anti-dumping probe on aluminium alloy sheet
China expressed dissatisfaction after the U.S. initiated antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations of imports of alloy aluminium sheet from China. China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said that it would take necessary measures to safeguard the legal interests of Chinese companies. "This...
U.S. Department of Commerce Self-Initiates Historic Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations on Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from China
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the self-initiation of antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of common alloy aluminum sheet (common alloy sheet) from the People’s Republic of China (China). These historic investigations, the first in over a...
U.S. snowboarding team gets aluminium coated outfit for 2018 Winter Olympics
In the forthcoming Winter Olympics which will be held in February 2018 in South Korea, the U.S. snowboarding team athletes will take to the field in lightweight “retro-futuristic” outfit coated with aluminium. Source: www.stowetoday.com The jackets resembling spacesuits will have hand-drawn patches...
U.S. aluminium household article import to drop in 2017 after two years of rise
After registering strong growth for two consecutive years, the U.S. aluminium household article import sector is nearing a drop in 2017. Market participants are of the opinion that changing international trade scenario, tariff structures and opposing views on the use of aluminium in food containers...
U.S. import of aluminium foils from China drops in the third quarter of 2017
According to the latest foreign trade data from Aluminum Association, as derived from the U.S. Bureau of the Census, despite two consecutive drops month-on-month, U.S. aluminium imports were still up 25% YTD through September in comparison to the same period of 2016. Based on the growth rate...
Secondary aluminium producer Real Industry U.S. files for bankruptcy; awaits DIP financing
On November 17, 2017, Real Industry and its U.S. subsidiaries have filed for voluntary bankruptcy. The company also confirmed that they received interim approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for all of the “first day” motions related to their filings. The secondary aluminium producer expects to...
North America’s can stock shipments up in October, foil shipments register a drop
According to the latest foreign trade data from Aluminum Association, as derived from the U.S. Bureau of the Census, despite two consecutive drops month-on-month, U.S. aluminium imports were still up 25% YTD through September in comparison to the same period of 2016. Domestic shipments of can stock...
Consumer recycling rate for UBC in the U.S. reported a decline in 2016
According to the Aluminum Association’s annual key performance indicators report for one of the widely used consumer products – the aluminium can, U.S. UBC recycling rate reported a decline in 2016. The indicators included Industry Recycling Rate, which measures the amount of used aluminium can...
