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 aluminium scrap exports to China decline for the second consecutive month in July 2020 to 8,500 tonnes
The United States aluminium scrap exports to China fell sharply in July 2020 by 13,100 tonnes or 60.64 per cent month-on-month to stand at 8,500 tonnes, marking the second consecutive month of decline, according to the US Geological Survey. In June 2020, the United States aluminium scrap exports...
Canada Aluminium sector expects Joe Biden in the White House
The American election is attracting attention in the whole world, but for Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean in Canada, it is very much critical. Major sectors of the regional economy are affected by the choice Americans will make between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden. The Canada aluminium...
Vital parts of X-59 supersonic jet delivered as plane takes shape, vertical tail made of Aluminium alloy
The vertical tail of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft has been delivered to Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. The assembling of the supersonic jet is taking shape in Palmdale in anticipation of the X-59’s first flight in mid-2022. The vertical tail is...
US aluminium scrap exports to Mexico extended a hike of 16.5% M-o-M in July 2020, but fell by 19% on a year
In July 2020, the United States’ aluminium scrap exports to Mexico increased by 1,700 tonnes or 16.5 per cent month-on-month to stand at 12,000 tonnes, found the US Geological Survey data. In the month earlier, the US aluminium scrap exports to Mexico came in at 10,300 tonnes, increasing from as...
Donald Trump formally removes tariffs on Canadian aluminium; threaten to re-impose, if there is surge in imports
On 27 th October’20, The President of United States, Donald Trump issued a decree towards formally removing the tariffs on raw aluminium imports from Canada, but with a threat to re-impose them, if a surge in imports crosses the northern US border. "I have determined that imports of aluminium from...
Century Aluminum to close its Mt. Holly plant in December 2020, causing worries to Goose Creak businesses
The high possibility of Century Aluminum to close down by the end of this year has already caused many Goose Creek businesses worried about the effects on the local industry. On Tuesday, October 20, Century Aluminum announced its Mt. Holly plant might close on December 31 unless they abled to...
Norsk Hydro’s German factories distressed by high penalties after alleged aluminium dumping
The US Department of Commerce recently declared that punitive tariffs will be imposed on producers of rolled aluminium from 18 countries. The tariffs mainly go from a few percent to up to 50%. However, for Hydro Aluminum Rolled Products GmbH, a wholly-owned German subsidiary of Norsk Hydro, the...
India’s aluminium semis exports to the US continue to grow by 127% M-o-M in July 2020
According to the US Geological Survey data for July 2020, India’s aluminium crude metal and alloys exports to the US increased by 127 per cent month-on-month. From 5,150 tonnes in June, India’s exports jumped to 11,700 tonnes in July, shows the data. In May, India’s aluminium crude metal and alloys...
UAE’s exports of crude metal and alloys to US up 17% MoM in July
The United Arab Emirates exports of crude metals and alloys to the US stood at 7,350 tonnes in July 2020, a decrease of 72% or 18,850 tonnes year-on-year. The UAE had exported 26,200 tonnes to the US in July 2019, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey....
India will not see a significant impact of US anti-dumping duties on aluminium alloy sheets: Biswajit Dhar of JNU
According to a recent survey, India is expected to be not significantly affected by the anti-dumping duties imposed by the United States on common alloy aluminium sheets, as the former supplies small amount of the product to the latter. Late last week, the United States Department of Commerce...
US imposes anti-dumping duties on aluminium alloy sheets from 18 countries
On 9 th October’20, the US Department of Commerce announced that it would impose preliminary anti-dumping duties "immediately" on imports of aluminium alloy sheets from 18 countries, which includes Germany, Bahrain, Brazil, Spain, India and Italy. Wilbur Ross, US Secretary of Commerce, said: “In...
Canada’s aluminium crude metal and alloys exports to US continue to show downtrend in July 2020
Canada’s aluminium crude metal and alloys exports to the United States extended decline by 8.04 per cent for the second month in a row to stand at 206,000 tonnes in July 2020, found the US Geological Survey data. Canada’s aluminium alloy exports to the US started decreasing from June after several...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to Canada hike 47% M-o-M in July but decline by 12% Y-o-Y
According to the US Geological Survey data, the United States in July 2020 exported 26,600 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to Canada. In the earlier month, the US exported 18,100 tonnes, meaning July saw an increase of 46.96 per cent month-on-month in the US aluminium semis exports to...
South Korea's aluminium scrap imports from the US rises 6% in January-July 2020
South Korea's imports of aluminium scrap from the US stood at 24,600 tonnes in July, with a year-on-year increase of 25.5%. South Korea had imported 19,600 tonnes in July 2019. On a month-on-month comparison, imports rose 14% from 21,600 tonnes in June 2020, as updated by the US Census Bureau....
The US imports of crude metal and alloys up by 9% in Jan-Jul 2020; exports decline 26%
The US imported 253,000 tonnes of crude metal and alloys in July, an increase of 177.41% year-on-year. On a month-on-month comparison, imports reduced by 3.44% from 262,000 tonnes in June, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. In the first seven months of...
New Day Aluminium rolls-out a series of strategic initiatives at Noranda Alumina refinery in US
New Day Aluminum Holdings, and its parent company, DADA Holdings, are in discussions with several potential global partners on various strategic initiatives to materially expand its capabilities and further secure the long term sustainability of Noranda Alumina, its Louisiana-based alumina...
US aluminium prices are sliding anticipating tariff exemptions for UAE & Bahrain
Aluminium prices for US consumers, especially from the transport, construction, and packaging industries, are decreasing as the market is anticipating tariff exemptions for producers in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. This follows agreements by the two Arab states to establish ties between...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars imports grow 13% M-o-M in July 2020, but remain flat Y-o-Y
According to the latest Geological Survey data, the United States in July 2020 imported 84,300 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars, 9,800 tonnes or 13.15 per cent higher than 74,500 tonnes in June. In May, the United States aluminium semis imports were 68,500 tonnes, meaning the imports in...
