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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US shredded scrap prices drop; US aluminium Scrap prices show flat trend
United States shredded scrap prices dropped during the week ended February 12, while major US aluminium scrap commodities weekly average prices on Scrap Register Price Index showed an almost flat trend. According to TSI, US Midwest weekly shredded index fell by $3 a long ton during the week to $182...
Proposed aluminum plant's status unclear
City officials say they have not heard from the president of the Mojave Aluminum Company since September. Shen proposed almost a year ago to build a $120 million, 500,000-square-foot aluminum remelt and casting house plant in Lenwood. Shen said the plant would employ up to 450 people. The plant was...
ISRI invites application for its 2016 Circle of Safety Excellence
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Voice of the Recycling Industry, which includes the growing aluminium recycling industry as well, has announced that the 2016 application period for the Circle of Safety ExcellenceTM is currently open. The Circle of Safety Excellence, a...
Noranda receives court approval of "First Day" motions to support business operations
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation announced that the company has received approval from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri for its First Day motions related to its Chapter 11 restructuring. Collectively, the First Day orders issued by the Court on either an...
AEC urges U.S. Senate to take up vote on important Trade Enforcement Bill
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) commends the U.S. House of Representatives for supporting American manufacturing by voting to approve the conference report to H.R. 644, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015. AEC has asked the U.S. Senate take up this important issue and...
Aluminum Extruders Council reacts to DOC's delay in Zhongwang Case
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) is disappointed that the Department of Commerce (DOC) has decided to delay its decision on the Scope Clarification/Circumvention filing against Chinese aluminium extruder Zhongwang Group. The AEC called for several governments, including the U.S., to investigate...
US grants aid to Alcoa smelter workers after China complaint ruling
The US government has granted aid to workers at Alcoa's Intalco aluminium smelter in Washington state, after they complained that Chinese dumping threatened their jobs, according to a federal ruling. The US Department of Labour (DOL) granted Trade Adjustment Assistance to the 500 workers at the 279...
US sets new deadline for investigating China aluminium extrusions
The U.S. Department of Commerce has set a new deadline of February 22 to decide whether to investigate allegations that a Chinese aluminium extruder evaded U.S. import duties, a spokesperson said yesterday. New deadline comes after Commerce Dept. asked Aluminum Extrusions Fair Trade Committee to...
As an educator, Sapa keeps level of technical training high
Increased knowledge is driving the use of aluminium solutions, and Sapa is serving as one of the educators. The company has provided more than 75,000 hours of technical training to external stakeholders since 2013 - and it is not stopping there. The growth in the amount of technical knowledge...
US purchased 758 million pounds of aluminum scrap during November 2015: USGS
According to aluminum recycling statistics published by the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior; the U.S. aluminum industry purchased an estimated 758 million pounds of aluminum scrap during November 2015. This is a 1.1 percent down from the November 2014 total of 766 million. USGS...
US shredded scrap prices stay flat; aluminium scrap prices show down trend
United States shredded scrap prices stayed flat during the week ended January 22, while major US aluminium scrap commodities weekly average prices on Scrap Register Price Index showed negative trend. According to TSI, US Midwest weekly shredded index remained flat during the week at $189 a long ton...
Aluminium demand stable in North America despite the volatile market
Preliminary estimates indicate that aluminum demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totaled an estimated 23,798 million pounds through November 2015, up nine-tenths of one percent over the same period last year. Demand for semi-fabricated (mill)...
Ford's 2015 profit jumps on stronger sales
Improving sales in most of the world helped Ford Motor Co. achieve a record pre-tax profit in 2015, and the company says the numbers could go even higher this year. Full-year pretax profit jumped 48 per cent to $US10.8 billion ($A15.33 billion) as its global sales and market share grew. Ford's US...
EPA pushes back Superfund decision on Columbia Falls Aluminum plant
The Environmental Protection Agency officials said recently that the disciplinary authority will put off a decision on whether to approve Superfund cleanup of the shuttered Columbia Falls Aluminum Company plant. Regional project manager for the EPA, Mike Cirian, had recently told community members...
Nashtec: Current supply of APYRAL® 40 CD from Sherwin Alumina is secure
Nashtec LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is a joint venture company between Nabaltec (which holds 51% of the membership interests in Nashtec) and Allied Alumina LLC (which holds 49% of the membership interests). On Monday January 11, 2016, Nashtec’s supplier of aluminum hydroxide required...
Indian aluminium in 2016: can a turnaround happen?
Aluminium producers in India are looking to the US and other export markets with hope in the new year, after the double whammy of cheap Chinese imports and low prices for the silver -white metal for almost all of 2015. As in other countries, the overall global commodity free fall was the main cause...
US Shredded Scrap prices rise sharply; US Aluminum Scrap prices show up trend
United States shredded scrap prices rose sharply during the week ended January 15, while major US aluminum scrap commodities weekly average prices on Scrap Register Price Index also showed an up trend. According to TSI, US Midwest weekly shredded index increased by $14 a long ton during the week to...
Ameren in talks with state lawmakers to save Noranda's Missouri aluminium smelter
St. Louis based energy utility service provider Ameren Missouri is in talks with the state lawmakers to help its largest customer, Noranda Aluminum find some way out to evade possible closure of its Southeast Missouri aluminum smelter, reported sources close to both the companies. The smelting...
