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 judge rejects Russian aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska’s lawsuit against US sanctions
According to a recent report, Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska’s lawsuit against the United States over sanctions imposed on the billionaire has been dismissed by a US judge. The latter reasoned that Deripaska’s claims against Washington’s actions lacked merit. Oleg Deripaska’s global aluminium...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to Mexico grow 21.5% M-o-M in March 2021; Total exports in Q1 down 6.36%
The United States aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to Mexico stood at 26,500 tonnes in March 2021, reflecting a month-on-month increase of 4,700 tonnes or 21.56 per cent, found the Shanghai Metals Market data. In February, however, the US aluminium flat rolled products exports to Mexico...
Aluminium downstream weekly recap: Salzburg Aluminium expands in Canada and US, opens new sales office; Transatlantic metals, other trade dispute needs to end: European Union
The downstream aluminium sector witnessed another eventful week. The European leader for manufacturing high-quality aluminium components for the automotive sector, Salzburg Aluminium, reported its expansion in Canada and United States, opening a new office in Toronto and Charlotte. While the...
Salzburg Aluminium expands in Canada and US, opens new sales office
The Salzburger Aluminium Group (SAG), the Europe based market leader with its subsidiaries is an internationally successful manufacturer of high-quality aluminium components for the automotive, commercial vehicle and railway sector is expanding. The company is opening a sales office in Charlotte,...
Transatlantic metals, other trade dispute needs to end: European Union
On 9th June 2021, the European Union voiced days ahead Joe Biden’s visit to Brussels that it is time for the United States to compose definitive commitments concerning to conclude transatlantic trade tensions. The EU and the US are set to commit at a summit in Brussels next week to end their...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars imports from Oman see a 21% rise to 20,400 tonnes in 1Q2021
The United States aluminium plates, sheets and bars imports from Oman have been consistently seeing an upward trend since the beginning of 2021. In March, the imports reached 10,400 tonnes, reflecting an increase of 4,620 tonnes or 79.93 per cent month-on-month. In February, the United States...
Malaysia’s imports of aluminium scrap from the US up by 68.44% YoY in March
Malaysia’s imports of aluminium scrap from the US stood at 41,100 tonnes in March 2021, marking an increase of 68.44% from 24,400 tonnes in March 2020, as updated by the US Census Bureau. The volumes climbed by 11.99% month-on-month basis from 36,700 tonnes in February. In the first quarter of...
US aluminium scrap imports from Mexico stand 43% higher M-o-M in March 2021: USGS
In March 2021, the United States aluminium scrap imports from Mexico stood at 19,300 tonnes, indicating a month-on-month hike of 5,800 tonnes or 42.96 per cent, found the US Geological Survey. In February, the United States imported 13,500 tonnes of aluminium scrap from Mexico compared to 14,500...
Bahrain’s crude metals and alloys exports up 11% MoM in March
Bahrain exported 9,770 tonnes of crude metals and alloys to the US in March 2021, from 8,800 tonnes exported in February 2021, reflecting a growth of 11.02% month-on-month, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. On a yearly basis, exports jumped from 299...
UAE’s exports of crude metal and alloys to US up 53% YoY in March
The United Arab Emirates exports of crude metals and alloys to the US stood at 31,200 tonnes in March 2021 an increase of 52.94% year-on-year. The UAE had exported 20,400 tonnes to the US in March 2020, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. On a...
Global Aluminium Associations applaud G7 Trade Ministers joint commitment to stronger international rules on market-distorting policies and practices
The global aluminium associations, which incorporated the United States, Europe, Canada and Japan, applaud G7 Trade Ministers’ commitment to “stronger international rules on market-distorting industrial subsidies and trade-distorting actions by state enterprises.” On 28th May 2021, following the...
Russia’s exports of crude metals and alloys to the US stand higher at 17,500 tonnes in March 2021
Russia’s exports of crude metals and alloys to the US stood at 17,500 tonnes in March 202, an increase of 222.28% year-on-year. The Russia had exported 5,430 tonnes to the US in March 2020, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. In the first three...
US aluminium scrap imports from Canada decline 4.56% in 1Q2021; Imports in March rise 18.77%
The United States aluminium scrap imports from Canada in 1Q2021 totalled 98,300 tonnes – 478.24 per cent higher than 17,000 tonnes a year ago but 4.56 per cent less than 103,000 tonnes a quarter ago . In March, the United States imported 34,800 tonnes of aluminium scrap from Canada, which...
Alumina Weekly Recap: world alumina production stood at 11.598 million tonnes in April; US imports of alumina up 102,000 tonnes in Q1
The past week saw Hydro announcing BRL 2.2 million agreement with the University of São Paulo to explore uses for bauxite residue in civil construction. International Aluminium Institute reported world alumina production of 11.598 million tonnes in April Let’s catch up with the following top...
Bauxite weekly recap: United States crude and dried bauxite imports become weaker by 10.55% in Q1 2021; Australian Bauxite raises AUD 3.25-million by fully subscribed share placement
The US import of crude and dried bauxite further decreased on quarter and stood at 695,000 tonnes in Q1 2021 ended on March 31, found the Geological Survey data. The import plunged by 82,000 tonnes or 10.55 per cent from 777,000 tonnes in Q4 2020. On the downward part of the world, Australian...
South Korea's imports of aluminium scrap from the US declines 28% YoY in March
South Korea's imports of aluminium scrap from the US stood at 19,700 tonnes in March 2021, a decrease of 28.36% from 27,500 tonnes in March 2020, as updated by the US Census Bureau. On a monthly basis, imports declined by 12% from 22,400 tonnes in February 2021. In the first quarter of 2021, South...
CANPACK to construct its second US aluminium beverage can body manufacturing plant in Muncie
CANPACK will construct its second US aluminium beverage can body manufacturing plant in Muncie. The $380 million investment project is likely to create 345 local jobs by 2023. The company will start construction of the 862,000-square-foot facility in mid-2021, and the plant operation is scheduled...
US alumina imports improve 32.48% Q-o-Q to 416,000 tonnes in 1Q2021, but exports shrink 7% to 46,800 tonnes
According to the latest data shown by the US Geological Survey, the United States imported 416,000 tonnes of alumina in the first quarter of 2021. This represented a quarter-on-quarter hike of 102,000 tonnes or 32.48 per cent from 314,000 tonnes of bauxite imported in Q4 2021. On a year-on-year...
