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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US export of aluminium scrap for January 2022 reflects M-o-M plunge by 81.95%
The total amount of aluminium scrap exported for January 2022 stood at 32,300 tonnes. On a month-on-month calculation there was a downfall of 146,700 tonnes or 81.95 percent from 179,000 tonnes in December 2021 which further plunged by 29,000 tonnes or 13.94 percent from 208,000 tonnes in November...
US domestic primary aluminium production in Jan’2022 records second monthly hike of 4% to 82,000t
In January 2022, the United States domestic primary aluminium production stood at 82,000 tonnes, reflecting a second monthly rise of 3,000 tonnes or 3.8 per cent, found the US Census Bureau. In December 2021, the United States primary aluminium production was 79,000 tonnes, up by 4,000 tonnes from...
Monthly decrement continues in US aluminium scrap imports to 46700 tonnes in January 22
According to the latest data revealed by the US Geological Survey, the United States’ aluminium scrap imports opened the year in January 2022 with a month-on-month downfall. As per the data shown, the imports decreased by 1,700 tonnes or 3.51 per cent in January to come in at 46,700 tonnes. In...
Low supply of aluminium cans continues to worry local brewery in the US
Shortage of aluminium cans following the COVID-19 pandemic is still wreaking havoc on the aluminium industry. Aluminium cans are in low supply due to supply chain difficulties. The aluminium supply chain constraint is taking a toll on Secret Tail Brewing Company, which has been in the industry for...
Ice Industries invests $4 million to secure aluminium and steel enclosure business
Ice Industries has secured contracts for the supply of large outdoor machine enclosures for its Grenada, Mississippi facility. This will increase the number of employments in the locality. To safeguard this virgin enclosure business, Ice is going to invest more than $4 million. It is planning to...
California holds $600 million in unsigned deposits of recycled aluminium cans
The Western US State of California is holding a US$600 million stockpile of unsigned deposits of recyclable aluminium cans and bottles and of which now wants to give some of that back to users. The administration of California has revealed a plan, where the 40 million residents of the state to...
Indonesia’s scrap imports from US reflect periodic growth in H2 2021
As per the USGS data, the United States exported a total of 4,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap to Indonesia in December 2021. On a month-on-month analysis, a downfall of 1,850 tonnes or 31.62 percent can be witnessed from 5,850 tonnes in November. In November 2021, Indonesia’s import of aluminium...
US aluminium scrap exports in 2021 advance by 13.5% YoY with increasing growth rate in each quarter
The United States aluminium scrap exports in full-year 2021 have recorded a significant rise of 250,000 tonnes or 13.51 per cent, owing to the increased awareness of using recycled aluminium to reduce carbon footprint across the industry. In comparison with 1.85 million tonnes of export in 2020,...
Hydro doubling down on aluminium recycling to satisfy growing demand
The Russia-Ukraine crisis and increased number of sanctions on Russia had put the aluminium sector under pressure, calling into question the fate of the industry. As a result of which companies like Norsk Hydro ASA of Norway, Novelis Inc. and Matalco Inc. of Canada are expanding their operations in...
Primary aluminium weekly recap: US, UK end their 4 year-long aluminium and steel tariff dispute; India’s domestic coal supply to aluminium smelters decline further
The world's primary aluminium segment witnessed a lot of sporadic but evident changes this week. On the market forefront, the benchmark aluminium SHFE price had been trending downward this week, except for a few infrequent rises. The LME aluminium benchmark price on Monday, March 21 had moved up by...
US, UK end their 4-year-long dispute over aluminium and steel tariffs
A rift between the United States and the United Kingdom over aluminium and steel tariffs has finally come to an end as the former has agreed to lift the duties. On Tuesday, March 22, Anne-Marie Belinda Trevelyan, a British politician serving as Secretary of State for International Trade and...
Canada’s aluminium scrap exports to US display irregular progress between Q1-Q4 2021
According to the USGS data, in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021 US shipped a total of 94,100 tonnes of aluminium scrap from Canada. On a Q-o-Q difference, there was a slump of 11,900 tonnes or 11.22 percent from 106,000 tonnes in Q3 2021. In December 2021, Canada shipped a total of 29,700 tonnes of...
Taiwan’s aluminium scrap imports from US show steady growth in H2 2021
Taiwan’s aluminium scrap imports from the United States in the second half of the fiscal year (H2) augmented by 5,160 tonnes or 35.14 percent from 14,680 tonnes in H1. In the second half of the fiscal year, US exported a total of 19,840 tonnes of aluminium scrap to Taiwan. In December 2021,...
Canada’s aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to US record sporadic rise in H2 2021
In December 2021, Canada exported 16,700 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to the United States, declining sharply by 3,400 tonnes or 16.91% from 20,100 tonnes in November. However in November 2021, the amount of aluminium plates, sheets and bars exported by Canada to the US closed at...
Mexico’s Q-o-Q aluminium scrap imports from US decline in Q4 by 3.38%
The total amount of aluminium scrap imported from the United States by Mexico in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021 closed at 45,100 tonnes. On a Q-o-Q comparison, there was a downfall of 1,400 tonnes or 3.38% from 41,400 tonnes in Q3’21. In December 2021, Mexico imported 11,700 tonnes of aluminium...
US aluminium crude metals and alloys imports from Bahrain hike 21.81% M-o-M in Dec’21, leading to a Q-o-Q rise of 232.70%
In December 2021, US imported 29,600 tonnes of crude metals and alloys from Bahrain, a hike of 5,300 tonnes or 21.81% month-on-month. Imports of US aluminium crude metals and alloys from Bahrain for November 2021 closed at 24,300 tonnes, up 7,100 tonnes or 41.27% from 17,200 tonnes in October 2021....
US aluminium scrap exports to Thailand surge by 51.37% in Q4’21 after two back-to-back quarterly plunge
In December 2021, US exported 8,980 tonnes of aluminium scrap to Thailand. On a month-on-month forefront a drop of 630 tonnes or 6.55% was recorded. In November 2021, 9,610 tonnes of aluminium scrap was exported to Thailand from the United States, heightened by 5,130 tonnes from 4,480 tonnes in...
US alumina imports record a quarterly rise of 22% to 411000 tonnes in 4Q2021, but imports in H2 reflect a 6.5% fall
The United States alumina imports in the fourth quarter of 2021 recorded a Q-o-Q rise of 22.32 per cent to 411,000 tonnes, unlike bauxite imports which fell during the said period by 11 per cent, found the USGS data. In Q3 2021, the United States imported 336,000 tonnes of alumina, which was,...
