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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Mexico’s aluminium scrap exports to US record a 23% hike M-o-M to 14,500 tonnes in January 2021
Mexico’s aluminium scrap exports to the US in January 2021 stood at 14,500 tonnes, reflecting a month-on-month increase of 2,700 tonnes or 22.88 per cent, according to the US Geological Survey data. In December 2020, Mexico exported 11,800 tonnes of aluminium scrap to the United States compared to...
US aluminium scrap exports to South Korea stand 21% down M-o-M to 22,900 tonnes in January 2021
The United States aluminium scrap exports to South Korea stood at 22,900 tonnes in January 2021, reflecting a month-on-month increase of 4,000 tonnes or 21.16 per cent. In December 2020, the US scrap exports to South Korea were 18,900 tonnes, down by 6,300 tonnes or 25 per cent from 25,200 tonnes...
US aluminium crude metal and alloys exports to Mexico stand 43% higher Y-o-Y to 8,470 tonnes in Jan'2021
The United States aluminium crude metal and alloys exports to Mexico started the year in January 2021 with a marginal rise of 200 tonnes month-on-month to 8,470 tonnes, found the US Geological Survey data. In December 2020, the US aluminium crude metal and alloys exports to Mexico stood at 8,270...
US aluminium scrap exports to Hong Kong jumped 81.25% in January 2021
According to the US Geological Survey, the United States’ aluminium scrap exports to Hong Kong jumped by 9,100 tonnes or 81.25 per cent in January 2021 to stand at 20,300 tonnes. In December 2020, the exports stood at 11,200 tonnes, which also surged month-on-month by 4,930 tonnes or 78.63 per cent...
UAE’s exports of crude metal and alloys to US down 34% in January
The United Arab Emirates exports of crude metals and alloys to the US stood at 20,500 tonnes in January 2021, a decrease of 33.87% or 10,500 tonnes year-on-year. The UAE had exported 31,000 tonnes to the US in January 2021, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US...
The US imports of crude metal and alloys stand 28% lower in January 2021; Exports down 5.42%
The US imports of crude metal and alloys stood at 250,000 tonnes in January 2021. That was a decline of 28% from 347,000 tonnes in January 2020, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. On a monthly basis, crude metal and alloys imports increased by 9%...
US aluminium scrap exports reflect a 5% rise YoY to 153,000t in Jan 2021 but exports to India decline 17% to 24,100 tonnes
The United States aluminium scrap exports started the year in January 2021 with a month-on-month decline of 3,000 tonnes or 1.92 per cent. From 156,000 tonnes in December 2020, the exports decreased to 153,000 tonnes in January 2021. But nevertheless, on a year-on-year basis, the US aluminium scrap...
US firm Metal Impact acquires Luxfer Holdings Aluminium gas cylinder division
The subsidiary of US-based Thunderbird Manufacturing LLC, Metal Impact East LLC has acquired the Luxfer Holdings PLC aluminium gas cylinders division. Metal Impact affirms the acquisition of the manufacturing operations of Luxfer in Graham, North Carolina, as well as its range of products and...
US primary aluminium production rose 1,000 tonnes M-o-M in January 2021; Average daily output remains flat
The first month of 2021 (January) saw a month-on-month rise in the United States primary aluminium production, although marginal, found the latest data of the US Geological Survey. From 77,000 tonnes in December 2020, the US domestic primary aluminium output rose 1,000 tonnes to stand at 78,000...
Gränges to infuse $33 million to boost aluminium casting capacity in the US
Gränges will infuse $33 million to expand its aluminium casting operations in Huntingdon, Tennessee, to encounter the rise in demand from North American customers. This investment follows the previous and successful investments in new rolling capacity at the sites in Huntingdon and Newport,...
Mexico’s export of Aluminium Stranded Wire during 2018-20 resembles marginal fluctuation
The World Bank estimated that Mexico’s economy will rebound from the expected 9% shrink in 2020, with growth in 2021 of 3.7%. This movement is due to an improvement in Mexican exports to the United States and less uncertainty about the application of the renewed USMCA. However, by 2022 its rate of...
Russia’s exports of crude metals and alloys to the US down by 44.88% in 2020
Russia’s exports of crude metals and alloys to the US stood at 10,200 tonnes in December 2020. That was down by 22.14% year-on-year from 13,100 tonnes in December 2019, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. On a month on month comparison, exports rose...
Malaysia’s aluminium scrap imports from US witness a drop of 1.8% in Q4 2020; Full-year imports stand 12% higher
Malaysia’s aluminium scrap import from the United States recorded a decrease of 7,900 tonnes or 17.83 per cent in December 2020 to stand at 36,400 tonnes, found the US Geological Survey’s latest data. In November 2020, the import volume stood almost flat at 44,300 tonnes compared to 44,800 tonnes...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to Mexico extend M-o-M decline by 7.79% to 23,100 tonnes
Month-on-month decline in aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports from the United States to Mexico extended decline for the second consecutive months in December 2020 from 23,100 tonnes to 21,300 tonnes, reflecting a downfall of 7.79 per cent. In November, the United States aluminium plates,...
Jupiter Aluminum’s three facilities certified against ASI Chain of Custody Standard
Jupiter Aluminum has been against the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Chain of Custody Standard Certification for its scrap re-melting, cold rolling, annealing, and finishing operations in Hammond, Indiana, as well as its two coil coating facilities located in West Virginia and Indiana, USA....
US aluminium crude metal and alloys imports from Canada shrink 15% in Q42020; Full-year imports record 9.5% hike
The United States aluminium crude metal and alloys imports from Canada in December 2020 stood at 161,000 tonnes, reflecting an increase of 4,000 tonnes or 2.55 per cent month-on-month, found the US Geological Survey. Imports in November 2020 came in at 157,000 tonnes – 1 tonnes or 0.63 per cent...
United States alumina imports plunge by 31% to 1.34MT in 2020, but exports grow by 16% to 50,400 tonnes
In the fourth quarter of 2020, the United States alumina imports stood at 314,000 tonnes, reflecting a marginal decrease of 2,000 tonnes quarter-on-quarter. In Q3 2020, the United States had imported 312,000 tonnes of alumina – 13.57 per cent less than 361,000 tonnes in Q2 2020. On a year-on-year...
South Korea's imports of aluminium scrap from the US down by 5% in 2020
South Korea's imports of aluminium scrap from the US stood at 18,900 tonnes in December 2020, from 22,900 tonnes in December 2019. That marked a decrease of 17.47% year-on-year. On a monthly basis, imports declined by 25% from 25,200 tonnes in November 2020, as updated by the US Census Bureau. For...
