US aluminium manufacturers launch alliance to address tariff concerns
US aluminium fabricators, extruders and finished-product manufacturers have launched the American Aluminum Alliance. This is a new trade association representing companies at the downstream end of the country’s aluminium value chain. The alliance brings together manufacturers that use aluminium to...
US primary aluminium production edges up 0.6% Y-o-Y in Q1 2026
US primary aluminium production reached 167,000 tonnes in Q1 2026, slightly above a year earlier but 1.2 per cent below the previous quarter. US primary aluminium production remained broadly stable at the start of 2026, with output edging higher from a year earlier even as it slipped slightly from...
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Hydro’s aluminium extrusion facility in the US to be powered by 100% renewable energy
Hydro's aluminium extrusion facility at Spanish Fork, Utah, became the first location in the United States to be powered by 100 per cent renewable energy. The aluminium extrusion facility entered into a long-term agreement of eight years in July with the City of Spanish Fork and the Utah Municipal...
Chalco among five Chinese state-owned firms under scrutiny in US to delist from NYSE
New York Stock Exchange-listed Chinese state-owned companies whose audits are being scrutinized by the US securities regulator are delisting voluntarily. The Aluminum Corporation of China (Chalco), the oil giant Sinopec, China Life Insurance, PetroChina, and Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co have...
US aluminium scrap exports to South Korea augments by 21,890 tonnes in April’22
Sustainable aluminium management has become more critical due to the exponential growth in global demand. Due to the shift to a sustainable society with lightweight electric vehicles, aluminium utilisation in the transportation industry has expanded. Recycling aluminium is therefore crucial to...
Canada's aluminium flat rolled products imports from the US stand flat in April'22 despite growth in previous months
The use of aluminium plates, sheets and bars or flat rolled products is widespread and expanding slowly. It is used everywhere, from packaging to vehicles to cookware and even construction. Aluminium is becoming increasingly popular as a metal. The aluminium flat-rolled products are produced by...
Rolled aluminium production rise in the US could eliminate imports
According to analysts, US importable beverage can sheet will almost disappear due to the additional production of three major US aluminium rolling mills by the end of 2026. Even though demand for this packaging is expected to grow by then, the three mills will virtually eliminate importable...
Ball Corporation plans to close its St. Paul aluminium beverage cans facility
On Thursday, August 4, Ball Corporation, the world’s leading sustainable aluminium packaging provider, officially declared its plans to shut down beverage cans plant located on Saint Paul’s West Side. The company also announced that the tentative time of ending the operations at St. Paul would be...
LOTTE Aluminium to build an aluminium cathode foils facility in Kentucky with $238.7 million investment
LOTTE Aluminium, a Seoul-headquartered diverse aluminium products manufacturer, will reportedly build an aluminium foil producing plant in Hardin County, Kentucky. The project will involve an investment of $238.7 million and create 122 full-time jobs. The news came on Thursday, August 4, after...
US aluminium scrap exports to India heighten by 234.33% in April’22
Aluminium is becoming increasingly popular as a new alternative to steel, especially in the production of electronics, building parts, kitchenware, jar lids and even transportation. In response, companies are using aluminium packaging instead of conventional metal packaging. The shift to a...
Downstream aluminium weekly: Thyssenkrupp Aerospace extends contract with AMAG for aluminium premiums; AEC supports US extruders in USITC hearing
The downstream aluminium sector is where all the upstream activities divulge to form profiles and extrusions for application during the manufacturing process. This week the downstream industry has been under a lot of commotion, like the Aluminium Extruders Council (AEC) testified in a U.S....
Domestic primary aluminium production in US surges 14% on year to 82,000 tonnes during April 2022
According to the latest data found by the US Geological Survey, the United States produced 82,000 tonnes of primary aluminium in April 2022, which was down by 2,000 tonnes from the output in March. But on a year-on-year basis, the output recorded a surge of 10,000 tonnes or 13.9 per cent from...
AEC supports U.S. extruders in USITC hearing against section 232 and 301 tariffs
On July 20, the Aluminium Extruders Council (AEC) attested to a U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) hearing about the economic effects of Section 232 and 301 tariffs on U.S. industries. The president of AEC, Jeff Henderson, was very vocal in claiming that the domestic aluminium extruders...
Governor of Kentucky condemns Unity Aluminum for abandoning Ashland aluminium mill project
Five years after lawmakers authorised investing $15 million to assist Unity Aluminum (formerly known as Braidy Industries) build an aluminium mill, the company appears to be abandoning a contentious project in Ashland to take up another project with Steel Dynamics Inc. in the southeast. According...
Aluminum Association requests unwavering support to strengthen trade enforcement at the USITC hearing
The Aluminum Association provided testimony on Wednesday, July 20, regarding the financial effects of Section 232 and Section 301 tariff programmes before the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC). The Aluminum Association's president and CEO, Charles Johnson, noted how China's widespread...
Aluminum Association urges the Commerce Department to address avoidance of anti-dumping duty by Chinese exporters
In a recent filing with the Commerce Department, the Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet Trade Enforcement Working Group of the Aluminum Association and its individual members claimed that Chinese exporters and producers are allegedly evading unfair trade restrictions on common alloy aluminum sheet (CAAS)...
US aluminium plates, sheets & bars imports from Thailand rise doubly YoY to 28,300 tonnes in 1Q2022
The United States’ aluminium plates, sheets and bars imports from Thailand displayed a slight rise of 400 tonnes in March 2022 to stand at 10,500 tonnes, found the US Census Bureau data. In February, the imports stood at 10,100 tonnes, registering a hike of 2,500 tonnes from 7,600 tonnes in...
Low supply of aluminium cans puts craft breweries in Bay Area under pressure
The beverage industry has been affected by the aluminium can shortage brought on by supply chain issues. Local breweries have been straining to fill the gap since the outbreak. The S27 Ales craft brewery in San Jose claimed that securing aluminium cans are becoming difficult for them. "Cans have...
US Department of Commerce initiates nationwide anti-circumvention enquiry on aluminium foil imports from China
A nationwide anti-circumvention investigation concerning imports of aluminium foil from China that is produced or finished in Thailand and South Korea was self-initiated on Wednesday, July 13, by the U.S. Department of Commerce. According to unfair trade orders released by the Commerce Department...
US Navy’s USS Essex to have an additive manufacturing unit producing aluminium parts
The Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVSURFPAC) has joined hands in collaboration with the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Monterey, California, to mount a metal Additive Manufacturing machine on the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2). The ship, after the...
