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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YTD Aluminum exports from the US and Canada slumped: Aluminum Association
The Aluminum exports from the US and Canada declined sharply by 23.5% during the initial seven-month period of the year. The exports totaled 1.671 billion lb during this period. Meantime, imports surged higher by 19.3% year-on-year to 3.563 million lb. The above figures are in accordance with the...
US industry expresses concerns over mounting Chinese aluminum imports
The Aluminum Association has decided to approach the World Customs Organization (WCO) to seek a permanent solution to the problem of rising aluminum product imports from China. Further, the industry body has urged the US government to conduct bilateral talks with Chinese authorities in an attempt...
Metal service center activity weakened through August
U.S. service centers’ steel and aluminum shipments declined during August, and though Canadian centers’ deliveries increased slightly, the year-to-year figures showed shipments declining even more significantly. Inventory positions declined only slightly for both metals in the United States and...
US produced 302,000 tons of secondary aluminum in July 2015
Total aluminum recovered from scrap in July 2015 was 302,000 tons, slightly less than that recovered in June and in July 2014. Of this, 162,000 tons of aluminum was recovered from new scrap, 7% less than the amount during the preceding month but slightly more than the amount recovered in July 2014....
US produced 134,000 tons of primary aluminum in July 2015
According to a USGS report, Domestic primary aluminum production in July 2015 was 134,000 metric tons. The average daily production was 4,320 tons, 3% less than the daily production during the preceding month and 6% less than that in July 2014. The monthly average U.S. market price of primary...
Buoyant doors and windows market to drive demand for aluminium fenestration products
According to a recently published market research report, the demand for doors and windows in the global housing market will increase at the rate of six percent approximately through 2019- a deceleration from the growth rate recorded in the 2009-2014 period. Value-wise the market size will cross...
US shredded scrap, aluminum scrap prices stay flat
United States shredded scrap prices remained flat during the week ended September 11, while major US aluminum scrap commodities prices on Scrap Register Price Index stayed almost stable. According to TSI, US Midwest shredded index remained flat at $230 a long ton (delivered mill) the week. Sellers...
Aluminum industry body asks U.S. authorities to probe China exports
A U.S. aluminum industry body has called on federal authorities to investigate allegations that Chinese producers of the metal are improperly labeling their exports, flooding the market and driving down global prices. Aluminum producers in the United States have alleged that the Chinese have...
Redesigned Aluminum Statistical Review highlights demand growth for 5th straight year
The Aluminum Association released the latest edition of the Aluminum Statistical Review for 2014 on September 17, 2015 . The 2015 edition of the Review, which features a new design and statistics through 2014 in the North American market, includes information on every cycle of the aluminum...
Petcoke is the unlikely Achilles heel of the world's aluminium producers- a study reveals
According to a new study by three consultants, AZ China, Cascade Resources and Turner Mason and Co., titled "Anode coke outlook to 2025," anode grade petroleum coke is going to play a key role in reining in the excess production of primary aluminium that has been pulling down the global aluminium...
Metalico completes sale to Total Merchant
US scrap metal operator Metalico, Inc. has completed its acquisition by Total Merchant Ltd. In June this year, Metalico confirmed that it had accepted Total Merchant's all-cash offer of some US$ 102 million subject to the approval of shareholders. It will continue operating under its current...
ISRI Scrap Yearbook 2015 provides insight into the recycling industry
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) recently released its fourth annual ISRI Scrap Yearbook, providing the most comprehensive information and statistical look at U.S. scrap recycling, as well as a detailed look at the global nature of recycling, how it has evolved and operates, and...
Aludium appointed Empire Resources, Inc. as its exclusive distributor for the US and Canada
Aludium, a producer of high value-added, semi-finished aluminium products made an announced that it has appointed Empire Resources, Inc. as its exclusive importer and distributor for the United States and Canada. This appointment, which is effective immediately, essentially covers all products from...
Saudi unveils plans to develop bauxite mining projects with US mineral giants
Saudi government recently unveiled a series of giant investment and partnership plans in sectors including oil and gas, mining, civil infrastructure, and banking as a part of a 21st century vision of the cooperation with its long-term ally the United States of America. The vision was presented by...
Falling premiums hit big aluminium trading houses
More than the aluminium prices that have declined to six-year lows, it is the sharp fall in “premiums” that is hurting the big trading houses like Glencore and Noble Group. Commodities trader and miner Glencore recently cited the “tough metals trading conditions, particularly aluminium and nickel...
CFTC to meet with Alcoa on LME warehouse reform
The chairman of the US commodities regulator and an executive from aluminium producer Alcoa Inc will meet this week to discuss metals warehousing reform, a spokesman for the agency said on Tuesday. The meeting between US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Timothy Massad and Alcoa...
US primary aluminium output falls in June: USGS
United States' domestic primary aluminium production in June 2015 was 133,000 metric tons, according to latest data released by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The average daily production was 4,450 tons, 3% less than the daily production during the preceding month and 4% less than that in June...
Manufacturer puts Bolton on the map with worldwide export success
BOLDMAN, the Bolton manufacturer of aluminium structures, is flying the flag for the town across the world with over 50 per cent of its business now coming from overseas sales. Set up in 1996, the manufacturer now employees 22 people in its workshop on the Britannia Way Industrial Estate and ships...
