Collapsed Canada tariff talks put Indiana's aluminium jobs back in the spotlight
Indiana has emerged as an unlikely flashpoint in the latest round of US-Canada trade friction, after Washington's now-collapsed negotiations with Ottawa briefly put a proposed cut to aluminium tariffs on the table, one that industry advocates say would have hit the state's fabrication workforce...
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...
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US primary aluminium production stands at 75,000 tonnes in May; secondary recovery rises 13% YoY
According to the latest report from the US Geological Survey, US domestic primary aluminium production stood at 75,000 tonnes in May 2021. The average daily output was 2,410 tonnes, unchanged from April 2021 and down 22% from May 2020. Total aluminium recovered from scrap was 257,000 tonnes in May...
US aluminium scrap imports from Canada surge by more than 100% on year to 34,200 tonnes in April’21
According to the data found by the US Census Bureau, the United States aluminium scrap imports from Canada stood at 34,200 tonnes in April 2021. That stood flat compared to 34,800 tonnes in March but up by 16.72 per cent from 29,300 tonnes in February. The imports in March recorded an increase of...
Novelis invests $7 million for expansion, restarts idle equipment at its facility in Terre Haute
On 27th July 2021, the global leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, Novelis is investing more than $7 million to recruit 37 new employees and resumes the several pieces of idled equipment at its manufacturing facility in Terre Haute, Indiana. The plant with this expansion will produce...
Taiwan’s imports of aluminium scrap from the US down by 23% in four months
Taiwan’s imports of aluminium scrap from the US stood at 2,640 tonnes in April 2021, with a year-on-year decrease of 13.73%. Taiwan had imported 3,060 tonnes in April 2020. On a month-on-month basis, imports increased by 9.54% from 2,410 tonnes in March 2021, as updated by the US Census Bureau. In...
Mexico’s aluminium scrap exports to US grow 44.5% Y-o-Y to 67,200 tonnes during January-April 2021
Mexico’s aluminium scrap exports to the United States in April 2021 stood at 19,900 tonnes, almost flat compared to 19,300 tonnes a month ago, found the US Census Bureau. However, the exports in March recorded a month-on-month growth of 42.96 per cent from 13,500 tonnes. On a year-on-year...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to Mexico decline 11% M-o-M in April’21 but grow 29% over the year
According to the US Census Bureau data, the United States exported 23,900 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to Mexico in April 2021. That was down by 10.88 per cent from 26,500 tonnes of exports in March 2021. In February 2021, the United States exported 21,800 tonnes of aluminium flat...
Russia’s exports of crude metals and alloys to the US slips by 20% in April; exports down by 7% in four months
Russia’s exports of crude metals and alloys to the US stood at 9,320 tonnes in April 2021, a decrease of 20.34% year-on-year. The Russia had exported 11,700 tonnes to the US in April 2020, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. On a month on month...
UAE’s exports of crude metal and alloys to US down 20% in April
The United Arab Emirates exports of crude metals and alloys to the US stood at 30,900 tonnes in April 2021, a decrease of 20% or 7,500 tonnes year-on-year, from 38,400 tonnes exported April 2020, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. On a month on...
Taiwan’s imports of aluminium scrap from the US stand 23% lower in Jan-Apr
Taiwan’s imports of aluminium scrap from the US stood at 2,640 tonnes in April, with a month-on-month increase of 9.54%. Taiwan had imported 2,410 tonnes in March 2021. On a yearly basis, imports reduced by 13.73 % from 3,060 tonnes in April 2020, as updated by the US Census Bureau. In the first...
US aluminium scrap imports from Canada report a two-fold growth in April 2021
According to the US Census Bureau report, the country imported 34,200 tonnes of aluminium scrap from Canada in April 2021. That was almost flat compared to 34,800 tonnes in March 2021. However, the import volume in March increased month-on-month by 5,500 tonnes or 18.77 per cent from 29,300 tonnes...
The US imports of crude metal and alloys down by 4% YoY in April
The US imports of crude metal and alloys came in at 324,000 tonnes in April 2021, from 338,000 tonnes in April 2020, down 4% year-on-year, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. Imports increased by 5.19% from March 2021’s imports of 308,000 tonnes....
South Korea's imports of aluminium scrap from the US down 9% YoY in April
South Korea's imports of aluminium scrap from the US stood at 21,900 tonnes in April, with a year-on-year decrease of 9%. South Korea had imported 24,100 tonnes in April 2020. On a monthly basis, imports increased by 11% from 19,700 tonnes in March 2021, as updated by the US Census Bureau. South...
India’s aluminium scrap imports from US sharply grow 191% on year in April 2021
In April 2021, India’s aluminium scrap imports from the United States stood at 30,300 tonnes, almost flat compared to 29,700 tonnes in March 2021, found US Geological Survey. In February, India imported 27,200 tonnes of aluminium scrap from the US, 12.86 per cent more than 24,100 tonnes in January....
US domestic primary aluminium production drops 4% M-o-M to 72,000 tonnes in April 2021
According to the data released by the United States Geological Survey for April 2021, US domestic primary aluminium production stood at 72,000 tonnes – 4 per cent or 3,000 tonnes less than 75,000 tonnes produced in March 2021. On a year-on-year calculation, the output edged 21.74 per cent or 20,000...
PPG to expand coatings manufacturing capacity to help meet the growing demand for aluminium can coatings
The United States-based paint and speciality material supplier PPG is reportedly investing in expanding the capacity of manufacturing coatings at two of its plants in Netherlands and Poland, in a bid to meet the increasing demand for aluminium and steel cans coatings in the beverage, food, and...
Downstream Weekly Recap: Russian Ambassador’s visit to Klil seen as new collaborations opportunity in aluminium sector; Aluminium billet inventories built-up 14%
From Russian Ambassador’s visit to Klil in Israel to the fair possibility of trade dispute resolve between the EU & US concerning aluminium tariffs, the global downstream aluminium market has witnessed a plethora of events this week from June 14 to June 18. Russian ambassador Anatoly Viktorov...
EU, US consent to settle aluminium and steel tariffs dispute by end of 2021
The trade disputes between the EU and US concerning tariffs on aluminium and steel will be resolved by the end of 2021 as agreed by both parties. The deal of Boeing and Airbus tariff to suspend for five years had been reached ahead to the meeting in Brussels, while an agreement on tariffs on...
The US imports of crude metal and alloys up by 25% YoY in March; exports drop 4%
The US imports of crude metal and alloys rose 25.2% year-on-year to 308,000 tonnes in March 2021. The US had imported 246,000 tonnes in March 2020, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. Crude metal and alloys imports increased by 26.75% from February...
