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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Research and Markets: Laminated Aluminum Foil Manufacturing for Flexible Packaging Uses Industry in the US and its International Trade [2011 Q3 Edition]
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Supplier Relations US, LLC's new report "Laminated Aluminum Foil Manufacturing for Flexible Packaging Uses Industry in the US and its International Trade [2011 Q3 Edition]" to their offering. This 2011 publication of Laminated Aluminum Foil...
Demand lull drags US aluminum premium to 4-mth month low
Lackluster physical aluminum demand this summer has poured some cold water on the rally in U.S. Midwest spot premiums this year, dragging them down to a four-month low near 8 cents per lb. Domestic aluminum demand tends to cool off in the July to September period, but this season's lull may be more...
US and Mexico refer China to WTO over rare earth restrictions
Mr Gan Yong assistant dean at the Chinese Academy of Engineering and chairman of the Chinese Society of Rare Earths said that China has been accused of protectionism in its rare earth policy in a lawsuit jointly submitted to the World Trade Organization by the US and Mexico. The WTO ruled that...
Rusal to Boost Aluminum Output on Demand for Computers, Phones
United Co. Rusal, the world’s largest aluminum producer, plans to increase output of high- purity aluminum used in computers and mobile phones as demand rises in Asia and the U.S. Rusal’s Krasnoyarsk plant in Russia is targeting a 13 percent increase in output of the high-purity metal this year to...
Russian AK5M2 aluminum alloy offers fall tracking US scrap prices
Russian-origin AK5M2 aluminum alloy offers have dropped 4% from two weeks ago, tracking the fall, also of 4%, in US scrap aluminum prices, market sources said Tuesday. AK5M2 alloy is used by secondary aluminum alloy smelters in Asia for production of ADC12 alloy, while old cast and other scrap...
Reliance Steel And Aluminum Stock To Go Ex-dividend Tomorrow (RS)
The ex-dividend date for Reliance Steel and Aluminum (NYSE:RS) is tomorrow, August 17, 2011. Owners of shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 12 cents per share. At a price of $40.87 as of 9:32 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 1.2%.
Alcoa Spent $590,000 on Second-Quarter Lobbying
Alcoa Inc. spent $590,000 in the second quarter to lobby Congress on issues ranging from cap-and-trade to defense appropriations, according to a recent disclosure report. From April through June, Alcoa lobbied on cap-and-trade issues such as allocation credit for early action and international...
Novelis sees aluminum demand and consumer growth
Aluminum products maker Novelis expects strong demand from the auto industry to offset softness in the US beverage can business and a pullback by European electronics consumers. Mr Phil Martens CEO of Novelis said that fiscal Q2 results could be slightly better than a year ago as the company forges...
Alcoa and Aluminum Play Major Role in New EPA/NHTSA Effort To Reduce GHG Emissions and Increase Fuel Efficiency
Alcoa and the aluminum industry play a major role in the new effort to reduce GHG emissions and increase fuel efficiency for medium and heavy trucks and buses announced last week by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The...
US Jun Aluminum Imports -32.3% From May, -61.6% From Yr Ago
U.S. aluminum imports fell 32.3% in June from a month ago, and was down 61.6% from the previous year, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
US Jun Aluminum Exports -9.4% From May, -11.8% From Yr Ago
U.S. aluminum exports fell 9.4% in June from the previous month, and was down 11.8% from the previous year, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
Rare earth policy puts China again under WTO scanner
Challenging China’s rare earth monopoly, US and Mexico have filed a lawsuit to the WTO accusing China of protectionism in their rare earth policy, reported Business Daily, quoting Gan Yong, assistant dean at the Chinese Academy of Engineering and chairman of the Chinese Society of Rare Earths. On...
Nonferrous, United States
Secondary aluminum has been relatively quiet as far as volume. We are getting a lot of mixed reports. The market has tightened up a bit. There is a lot of uncertainty in the market because everyone is anticipating the worst of this whole budget crisis, so a lot of people are afraid to take a step...
SMM Morning Review - 2011/8/8 Aluminum Market
US Department of Labor announced on August 5th that non-farm employments rose by 117,000 in July, much higher than the expected 85,000. Un-employment rate of July also slightly fell to 9.1%, indicating an optimistic trend in the US employment market. However, panic sentiment among investors turned...
You can trade in aluminum but not on U.S. futures markets
You can trade just about anything at the CME Group. You can trade everything from precious metals to energy to agricultural products and even the weather at the U.S. top commodities marketplace. But you can't trade aluminum there.
US aluminum scrap buyers brace for higher twitch tags as Chinese chase zorba
Nonferrous auto shred prices could be heading for an uptick after renewed Chinese interest in the lower-grade zorba shred has sent prices up by between 3 and 6 cents per pound, depending on region. East Coast sources said zorba prices are about 5 to 6 cents per pound higher than a month ago, while...
Aluminum Association Applauds New York Law to Encourage Sale of Aluminum Bottles
The Aluminum Association today applauded the New York State Legislature on its passage of a bill that will permit the sale of aluminum bottles in the state. The bill, just signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, reverses a little-known provision contained in the state's 1982 Bottle Bill that prohibits the...
Century Aluminum Q2 soars to $23.99 mil from $5.15 mil on year
US producer Century Aluminum earned 24 cents/share, or $23.99 million, up from 5 cents/share, or $5.15 million, a year ago, the company said Thursday. Sales in the second quarter were $366.3 million, up from with $287.9 million in Q2 2010, the company said in a statement.
