Aluminium unibody marks a major design upgrade in iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Max has moved from a titanium frame to an aluminium unibody, marking one of the biggest material changes. The new phone uses an aluminium unibody alongside 40 per cent recycled content, while adding a larger display, upgraded cameras and longer battery life. The iPhone 15 Pro...
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...
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St. Louis Judge gives consent to Noranda's aluminium foil business bankruptcy sale
<p>The bankruptcy sale of Noranda's Aluminium Foil business to the Swedish rolled aluminium products supplier Granges AB has been approved by St. Louis bankruptcy Judge Barry Schermer on Tuesday. <br /><br />According to the Wall Street Journal, Granges will buy Noranda Aluminium's foil division...
A weakening dollar drives aluminium to a month-high
<p>Aluminium traded on London Metal Exchange hit one-month high on Tuesday, August 16, as dollar slipped, wighed on by signals that the U.S. interest rates would remain on hold, and speculators sped up to buy the metal used in cans to spacecrafts. <br /><br />The dollar index nose-dived to a...
Annual primary production rate up in North America in July 2016
<p>The Aluminum Association and the Aluminum Association of Canada reported a total primary aluminium production at an annual rate of 3,967,688 tonnes in North America during July 2016. The rate reports an increase of 9,837 tpy (+0.2%) from 3,957,851 tonnes in June 2016. The production rate in the...
Kobelco Aluminum lays foundation of $46 million plant
<p>As a part of the expansion of their aluminium business, Japan-based Kobe Steel Ltd. has announced that they have broken ground on a $46 million extrusion plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The plant will manufacture aluminium extrusions and cater to the automotive sector in the US. The new...
Sherwin Alumina closure likely to impact US caustic soda demand
<p>The possible closure of Sherwin Alumina near Corpus Christi in Texas, is likely to impact caustic soda market in the U.S. in a major way. Industry experts are of the opinion that the closure of the mid-size alumina refinery that recently applied for bankruptcy will remove about 150,000...
US court rejects antitrust lawsuit against banks and commodity companies
<p>In market news on Aug 10, according to Reuters, U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected nationwide antitrust lawsuit by a number of end users accusing banks and commodity companies of working together to drive up aluminium prices by deliberately controlling supply.<br /><br />The 2nd U.S. Circuit...
Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) continues its fight against Chinese aluminium extrusion
<p>Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) continues its fight against the flood of Chinese aluminium extrusions to US. <br /><br />After long persuasion from US aluminium representatives like AEC and Aluminium Association, In March 2016, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued a circumvention...
Ford is ready to hit its competitors hard with new 2017 Ford Super Duty aluminium
<p>Nobody wants to mess around with the truck market in the U.S. Ford knows it very well too and they are not going to upset a buyer base while launching a new truck. The company sees no risk with 2017 Super Duty which again made of aluminium.<br /><br />With its years of experience in the pickup...
US secondary aluminium recovery in May up 11 per cent year-over-year
<p>To balance the downturn in primary aluminium industry, the US aluminium industry is boosting up the secondary recovery with renewed initiatives.<br /><br />According to the aluminium recycling statistics published by the U.S. Geological Survey and Department of Interior the U.S. aluminium...
Aluminium futures down 0.6% on dollar's strength
<p>Aluminium futures inched 0.6 per cent downward to close a bit lower this week. The strengthening of the U.S. dollar weighed heavy on the white metal traded on London Metal Exchange. <br /><br />According to the latest Economic Calender report, the U.S. dollar edged higher vis-a-vis rival...
China to continue dumping aluminium extrusions, says US Dept of Commerce
<p>The U.S. industry bodies have been literally waging a war against the rising aluminium extrusions dumping by China. In the wake of their efforts which have of late moved beyond boundaries to stir the European aluminium industry as well, it was speculated that duties on Chinese aluminium...
Study shows PET, glass, aluminium can recycling available to 92% of US population
<p>It has been found in the latest study by Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) that 92 per cent of the U.S. population has access to various recycling programs for non-metallic packaging wastes, followed closely by the same percentage for aluminium beverage cans. For both material types this...
North American aluminium net shipments up 2.6% YoY in June 2016
<p>According to the Preliminary estimates by Aluminium Association for the month of June 2016Al, aluminum net shipments including exports by domestic U.S. and Canadian plants were 2,013 million pounds during June recording a rise of 2.6% over the June 2015 total of 1,961 million pounds. Shipments...
Study confirms more than 90% end-of-life recycling rate for automotive aluminium in the US
<p>Announcing good news to the aluminium and the automotive industry, a new study, by the Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Metal Processing Institute, home of the Center for Resource Recovery and Recycling (CR3) in association with Aluminum Association, concludes that the end-of-life...
U.S. rate hike prospects weigh on LME aluminium prices
<p>Aluminium prices, after holding ground for a month, took a nose-dive on London Metal Exchange, on Tuesday, while other base metals touched one-week lows as uncertainty swept across markets ahead of the U.S. central bank meeting and as worried investors took guard by selling to book profits...
U.S aluminium scrap import reaches 739 mln lbs while exports dip 11% YoY in April
<p>According to aluminium recycling statistics published by the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior, the U.S. aluminium industry purchased an estimated 739 million pounds of aluminium scrap during April 2016, up three-tenths of one percent over the April 2015 total of 737 million.</p>...
Imports of aluminium ingot and mill products to North America were up 12.6% through May
<p>According to the preliminary estimates by Aluminium Association for the month of May 2016, aluminium demand in the United States and Canada which includes shipments by domestic producers plus imports totalled 11,008 million pounds through the first five months of 2016. The estimate records a 1.7...
EU should not grant China MES until it becomes a market economy: European Aluminium
<p>The European Commission proposed a deal for the steel sector in exchange for granting China the much sought after Market Economy Status (MES). This approach was debated by the College of Commissioners on July 20. <span id=":j7.co" class="tL8wMe EMoHub" style="text-align: left;"...
