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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Aluminum Trailer Co. to start construction on its $5 mln expansion project
Aluminum Trailer Co., based in Nappanee in the U.S. state of Indiana, will break ground on its $5 million production facility this fall. The move will enable the company to expand its production capacity significantly. The trailer manufacturer, which has steadily flourished since recession ended in...
Manufacturers for Trade Enforcement applauds US Govt’s stand on Chinese Market Economy Status
The Manufacturers for Trade Enforcement, a coalition representing more than one million workers in the aluminium, steel, chemical, textile and other manufacturing industries, supports the U.S. government in its contention that China continues to operate as a non-market economy. According to...
US scientists show 3D printed aluminium makes better heatsinks
Scientists in two US laboratories have shown that three-dimensional printed aluminium heatsinks could be lighter and more compact in size – in other words, better than conventional heatsinks. They drew this conclusion from two closely linked projects at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the...
Aluminium trade restrictions on China will not bring smelting back to the US – UNO
The slow death that the US primary aluminium industry has been dying cannot be attributed only to China’s somewhat overambitious aluminium trade policies, said leading consultancy UNO International Trade Strategy. The consulting body warned that the ‘onerous and misplaced barriers will only damage...
Gränges wins auction in process to acquire aluminium business in the US
Gränges AB has emerged as the winner in the court supervised auction to acquire Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation’s downstream aluminium rolling business in the United States. The final bid values the business and related assets to USD 324.2 million on a cash and debt free basis (Enterprise...
AEC joins U.S. manufacturers’ coalition opposed to granting China market economy status
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), has joined Manufacturers for Trade Enforcement, a coalition of leading U.S. industry trade groups opposed to the automatic granting of market economy status for China at the end of 2016. AEC joins The Aluminum Association, American Iron & Steel Institute,...
U.S. aluminium net shipments in May up 2.4% YoY
Aluminium net shipments (including exports) by domestic U.S. and Canadian facilities totalled an estimated 1,967 million pounds during May, up 2.4 per cent over the May 2015 total of 1,922 million pounds. Shipments of aluminium mill products decreased six-tenths of one percent from the previous...
Total aluminium scrap recovery in the US reaches 292,000mt in April
According to the latest Mineral Industry Surveys data published by the USGS, total aluminium recovered from scrap in April 2016 was 292,000 metric tons (t), 3 per cent less than that recovered in March but the same as that in April 2015. Of this, 164,000 t of aluminium was recovered from new scrap,...
US aluminium ingot price rises 2.58% MoM in April
Following recent smelter shutdowns, only two companies in the US reported domestic production of primary aluminium, noted US Geographical Survey in their latest issue of Mineral Industry Surveys. Consequently, beginning in February 2016, monthly production data were withheld to avoid the release of...
US imports of alumina declines 48% YoY in Q1 2016
According to the latest Mineral Industry Surveys data published by the USGS, imports of alumina during the first quarter of 2016 were 262,000 metric tons (t), 6 per cent less than those in the fourth quarter of 2015 and 48 per cent less than those in the first quarter of 2015. The leading sources...
US imports of crude and dried bauxite in Q1 2016 falls 35% QoQ
According to the latest Mineral Industry Surveys data published by the USGS, imports of crude and dried bauxite in the first quarter of 2016 were 1.51 million metric tons (Mt), 35 per cent less than those in the fourth quarter of 2015 and 45 per cent less than those in the first quarter of 2015....
FTC requires Ball Corp to divest 8 aluminium can plants to Ardagh
Ball Corporation has agreed to sell to Ardagh Group S.A. eight U.S. aluminium can plants and associated assets in order to settle FTC charges that its proposed acquisition of Rexam PLC – worth $8.4 billion when proposed in February 2015 – is likely anticompetitive. According to the complaint, the...
POWER Engineers help AEP replace 240 circuit-miles line with energinzed aluminium conductor
POWER Engineers Inc. has helped American Electric Power successfully complete the longest replacement of energized conductor (with aluminium composite core) in the United States and bring more reliable power to the residents of South Texas. Now that landmark project has earned AEP the electric...
Aluminium sheet and plate shipments by U.S., Canadian producers totaled 697.6 mln lbs in May
According to the data released by The Aluminum Association in their latest edition of Aluminum Highlights, estimated net shipments of Aluminium Sheet and Plate by U.S. and Canadian producers totaled 697.6 million pounds during May 2016, off two-tenths of one percent from the May 2015 total of 699.3...
Middlebury aluminium processor adds new cutting machine
A new machine at Middlebury's Champagne Metals in the United States is helping the aluminium processor achieve efficiencies and offer new services and should have a nationwide impact on manufacturing, according to a company executive. In March, the cut-to-length machine that can handle rolls of...
Risk-on sentiment lifts aluminium to highest since May 5
Aluminium hit its highest level in nearly six weeks on Wednesday and copper also jumped as the dollar dipped and investors bought more risky assets ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting. All the metals on the London Metal Exchange were swept higher, also getting a boost as some speculators closed out...
Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling receives Platts Global Metal Award
Scrap metal processing company Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling, based in Owego, New York, has been recognized by Platts, a leading independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets. The company received the Industry Leadership Award in the Scrap...
The U.S. aluminium industry purchased 763 million pounds of aluminium scrap in March 2016
The U.S. aluminium industry purchased an estimated 763 million pounds of aluminium scrap during March 2016, according to aluminium recycling statistics published by the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior, up 4.7 per cent over the March 2015 total of 728 million. USGS estimates that...
