
Dr Sanja Miskovic joins American Rare Earths to advance Halleck Creek processing
American Rare Earths has appointed Dr Sanja Miskovic as Chief Technical Advisor, with her work focused on process optimisation and recovery as the company advances the feasibility study for its Halleck Creek Rare Earths Project in Wyoming, USA. Miskovic will work on flowsheet development, mineral...
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...
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Aluminum Makers Seek U.S. Action on China to Counter Weak Yuanal
Aluminum-product makers filed a lawsuit to force the U.S. Commerce Department to levy tariffs on Chinese imports, countering the effect of a currency the companies deem to be undervalued. In a case at the Court of International Trade in New York, the makers of products used in door frames, gutters...

Rio Alcan plant in Saguenay to get $3-Kaiser Aluminum Reaches New 52-Week Highmillion investmentLongest Drop in Six Years
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (Nasdaq:KALU) hit a new 52-week high Tuesday as it is currently trading at $53.84, above its previous 52-week high of $53.65 with 7,617 shares traded as of 10:01 a.m. ET. Average volume has been 168,200 shares over the past 30 days. Kaiser Aluminum has a market cap of $1...

Aluminum usage in cars to grow in US market
US automobile production has rebounded from the global recession and the combination of more cars being made and tighter fuel efficiency standards will mean greater use of aluminum. Mr Lloyd O’Carroll senior vice president and metals equity analyst for Davenport & Company said that an aluminum...

President Barack Obama to visit Alcoa plant
On Tuesday, June 28, President Barack Obama will visit Alcoa's Davenport, Iowa, facility where he will highlight the role of advanced manufacturing in US job creation and exports. Alcoa has developed 95% all aerospace alloys ever created. The visit comes on the heels of Alcoa's newest aviation...

Recycled Aluminum Beverage Can Rate Increases
The Aluminum Association (www.aluminum.org), the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) and the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) have announced the United States. recycling rate for aluminum beverage cans has reached 58.1 percent in 2010. In 2008, the Aluminum Association set a goal of...

Aluminum Usage In Cars To Grow — Davenport & Co
U.S. automobile production has rebounded from the global recession and the combination of more cars being made and tighter fuel efficiency standards will mean greater use of aluminum, said an aluminum industry analyst. Automobile production in the U.S. rose 38% in 2010 and is up another 11%...

Alcoa preparing for presidential visit
Alcoa’s Davenport Works still is working to finalize details on President Obama’s visit next week to the Riverdale plant, a company spokesman said today. John Riches said company representatives are meeting with the president’s advance team to determine what Obama will see Tuesday when he visits...

Alcoa preparing for presidential visit
Alcoa’s Davenport Works still is working to finalize details on President Obama’s visit next week to the Riverdale plant, a company spokesman said today. John Riches said company representatives are meeting with the president’s advance team to determine what Obama will see Tuesday when he visits...

Aluminum’s Premium Gains Being Fueled by LME Warehouse Rules, Harbor Says
London Metal Exchange rules are creating delivery bottlenecks for aluminum that are boosting prices and causing seven-month delays at Detroit warehouses, commodity researcher Harbor Intelligence said. Warehouses monitored by the LME, the world’s largest metals exchange, are obliged to deliver a...

US Aluminum Industry
The country produces over $40 billion worth of products and exports. US-based aluminum companies are the biggest producers of aluminum in the world as well. Operating in over 35 states through 300 plants, the aluminum industry in the US employs over 150,000 people and has an output of over 25...

Stable-Higher Aluminum Expected From Participants, Delegates At Conference
Analysts and delegates attending an aluminum conference in Chicago this week look for stable to higher prices and premiums next year. A series of speakers at Harbor Intelligence’s Annual Aluminum Outlook Conference spoke on topics such as improving demand helped by the auto and commercial aircraft...

US aluminum can recycling rate reaches decade-high 58.1% in 2010
The US recycling rate for aluminum beverage cans reached 58.1% in 2010, slightly above the 2009 used beverage can recycling rate of 57.4% and marking its highest rate in over a decade. Nearly 56 billion aluminum cans were recycled in 2010, the Aluminum Association, Can Manufacturers Institute and...

China government considers canceling aluminum rebates
China’s central government may cut its tax rebate for the nation’s aluminum exporters in light of punitive actions taken by the United States. Specifically, tax rebate on exports of certain semi finished aluminum products may be cut to 9% from 13%. The source said that the government may encourage...

China government considers canceling aluminum rebates
China’s central government may cut its tax rebate for the nation’s aluminum exporters in light of punitive actions taken by the United States. Specifically, tax rebate on exports of certain semi finished aluminum products may be cut to 9% from 13%. The source said that the government may encourage...

Aluminium service centre shipments in US and Canada continue to grow
May aluminium shipments from US metals centres totalled 127,400 tonnes or 31.4% more aluminium than in May 2010. For the year to date, shipments of aluminium totalled 629,300 tonnes or 27.8% more volume of the metal than last year. Month end aluminium inventories of 362,900 tonnes were 29.4%...

Aluminium service centre shipments in US and Canada continue to grow
May aluminium shipments from US metals centres totalled 127,400 tonnes or 31.4% more aluminium than in May 2010. For the year to date, shipments of aluminium totalled 629,300 tonnes or 27.8% more volume of the metal than last year. Month end aluminium inventories of 362,900 tonnes were 29.4%...

Aluminum Association releases video honoring the flags unsung partner
In honor of US Flag Day, the Aluminum Association is paying tribute with a video of the flag and its unsung partner the flagpole. The video includes images of the American flag flying over various US historical locations as well as the extrusion process used to create flagpoles. Aluminum...

Aluminum Stockpiles Fall the Most Since November, LME Data
Aluminum inventories tracked by the London Metal Exchange fell the most since November, daily exchange figures showed today. Aluminum stockpiles fell 9,000 metric tons, or 0.2 percent, to 4.64 million tons, the most since Nov. 10, led by declines in the U.S. and South Korea. Inventories fell for...
