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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Missouri considers electric rate cut for Noranda Aluminum
A dispute between Missouri's largest power company and its largest electric consumer is being heard by state regulators. An administrative judge for the Missouri Public Service Commission is to hear testimony Monday on a request by Noranda Aluminum to reduce the electric rates it's charged by...
Automakers' use of aluminum will climb fivefold by 2020, Novelis says
Global aluminum-sheet use in auto bodies will climb fivefold by 2020 as carmakers seek lightweight materials to improve fuel economy, said Derek Prichett, a vice president of global recycling at aluminum supplier Novelis Inc. Sheet consumption will jump to 1.8 million metric tons from 350,000 tons...
Ameren, Noranda Aluminum and taxpayers square off on electricity rates
Tuesday night the Public Service Commission is hearing public input on two cases Noranda, a Tennessee based Aluminum Company filed against Ameren Missouri in February. One is an allegation of over-charging which according to Ameren Missouri, is without merit. The second is a rate shift request by...
Rusal to offer CME-based aluminum pricing by July
United Company Rusal PLC, the world's biggest aluminum producer, plans by next month to begin offering customers the option of using CME Group Inc.'s new aluminum futures contract to set prices, a company executive said in an interview. Rusal's use of CME futures would give a boost to the fledgling...
BlueOak Resources to build electronics recycling plant in Arkansas
Burlingame, California, has broken ground on an electronics recycling facility in Osceola, Arkansas, which aims to extract precious metals from obsolete electronics collected throughout the region. The company says it expects the plant to be operational by the end of 2015, processing 15 million...
Downstream aluminium market highlight from US and Canada
Aluminum imports of ingot, scrap and mill products into the U.S. and Canada (excluding cross-border trade) totaled 516 million pounds during April 2014, up 24.8 percent from the April 2013 total of 413 million pounds. Including scrap, which accounted for about 51 percent of reported aluminum...
Rusal sees aluminum premiums exceeding $500 on increasing demand
Premiums paid to secure aluminum are poised to exceed $500 a metric ton as soon as the coming quarter on stronger demand and limited supplies, according to United Co. Rusal (486), implying a jump of at least 20 percent. At least 75 percent of stockpiles in London Metal Exchange warehouses are tied...
Recyclers reiterate benefits of scrap exports during World Trade Month
Wrapping up World Trade Month, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries extolled the important role scrap materials play in global trade, both for the U.S. and foreign countries. Scrap materials are in the top 5 U.S.’s exports based on value, helping to supply the world’s growing demand for all...
Aluminum Association updates on North American downstream aluminium market in April
Preliminary estimates indicate that aluminum demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totaled an estimated 6,149 million pounds during the first three months of 2014, down one-tenth of one percent from a year ago. Demand for semi-fabricated (mill)...
Kobe Steel & Toyota Tsusho plans to start aluminium plant in U.S
Kobe Steel Ltd. said it is planning to start a joint venture for constructing an aluminium steel plant in U.S with Toyota Tsusho Corp., the Japanese trading house. This decision shows the increasing demand for aluminium sheet in autoparts in U.S due to tighter fuel regulations. The two companies...
Aluminum Association updates on Aluminum shipments in the US and Canada
Preliminary estimates indicate that aluminum demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totaled an estimated 6,149 million pounds during the first three months of 2014, down one-tenth of one percent from a year ago. Aluminum net shipments (including...
Hindalco's US subsidiary will pay a dividend of $250 M to its parent company
Hindalco's US subsidiary Novelis will play a significant role in reducing the parent's massive debt going forward as it trims its capital expenditure and generates cash on the back of better sales volume. Novelis, the world's biggest maker of flat-rolled aluminum used to make beverage cans, decided...
County donates land for planned aluminum plant
Warren County Fiscal Court on Friday approved resolutions to donate land and issue industrial revenue bonds for the construction of an aluminum production facility at the Kentucky Transpark. Earlier this month, European aluminum company Constellium N.V. and Japanese aluminum company UACJ Corp....
Alcoa and union at U.S. plants still remain divided in their key decisions
Negotiations with the unionized workers at 10 U.S plants and Alcoa Inc. did not reach a conclusion as there were many divided opinions regarding wages as well as increase in healthcare premiums. The union said this before a day of the expiry of the labor contract. According to sources, 4 local...
Aluminum Association updates on primary aluminum production in North America
The Aluminum Association, in cooperation with the Aluminum Association of Canada, reported primary aluminum production in North America (U.S. and Canada) was at an annual rate of 4,626,898 tonnes during April 2014, down 59,725 tpy (1.3%) from the previous month's rate of 4,686,624 tonnes. Compared...
US Navy to scrap aircraft carrier
The U.S. Navy (USN) has awarded a contract to Esco Marine, based in Brownsville, Texas, to tow, dismantle and recycle the decommissioned aircraft carrier the Saratoga. The contract was signed May 8, 2014. Under the contract, Esco has agreed to pay 1 cent for the aircraft carrier. The price reflects...
U.S. aluminum industry purchased 714 million pounds of aluminum scrap in February
The U.S. aluminum industry purchased an estimated 714 million pounds of aluminum scrap during February 2014, according to aluminum recycling statistics published by the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior, down eight-tenths of one percent from the February 2013 total of 719 million. USGS...
U.S. aluminum futures debut amid legal wrangling on London rules
Aluminum futures trading started on Monday on the CME Group Inc. in Chicago, a move supported by companies such as MillerCoors LLC that complained of price distortions cause by delivery delays at warehouses run by the London Metal Exchange. The new futures contract will offer a “North American...
