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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United States sees a monthly rise of 4% in primary aluminium production in May 2020, daily average output remains flat
The latest report from the United States Geological Survey shows the primary aluminium output in the US in May 2020 stood at 96,000 tonnes, up 4,000 tonnes or 4.35 per cent from 92,000 tonnes in April. On a year-on-year comparison, the production in the US in May stood higher by 2,000 tonnes or...
US inflates sanctions on Iran related to metals for weapons program, 10 are in the form of aluminium
The US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo stated Washington has announced the expansion of sanctions on Iran to counter nuclear, missile and military programs. The expansion of sanctions enforcement declares that the United States would punish anyone who transfers 22 specific metals, out of which 10...
Wheels India plans to start cast aluminium wheels export to the US from September
Wheels India Limited has planned to export forged aluminium wheels to the US. This would meet the market demands in the US market. The company’s new cast aluminium wheel plant will begin exports to the market from September. “The financial year will be a difficult one due to declining economies in...
Aluminium Association of Canada estimates 30% drop in primary aluminium exports to the US in July
The latest data from the Aluminium Association of Canada reveals that Canada's exports of standard P1020 aluminium to the United States have decreased in July from the previous month. The Association estimates the exports to drop by about 30 per cent at the end of the month. So, from 155,000 tonnes...
South Korea's imports of aluminium scrap from the US stand 4,200 tonnes higher at 93,400 tonnes in Jan-Apr
South Korea's imports of aluminium scrap from the US stood at 24,100 tonnes in February, with a year-on-year decrease of 2%. South Korea had imported 24,600 tonnes in April 2019. On a monthly basis, imports reduced by 12.36% from 27,500 tonnes in March 2020, as updated by the US Census Bureau. In...
Columbia Falls Aluminium Superfund site’s remediation work commences in USA
The prevention measures from harmful sediment flowing into the Flathead River from the closed down Columbia Falls Aluminium Company have been commenced. This is the first remediation project to take place at the Columbia Falls Aluminium Company Superfund site. John Stroiazzo, CFAC Project Manager...
“COVID-19” impact: USA facing shortage of aluminium cans
The Americans are facing a different type of dearth amid the COVID-19 breakout. It is the shortage of aluminium cans and the consequence can lead to pause of peoples preferred alcoholic and non-alcoholic canned beverages. Ann Moore, Spokesperson, Coca-Cola said: “Aluminium cans are in very tight...
Alcoa aluminium smelter in Ferndale conducting the final round of layoffs, hundreds to lose jobs
Alcoa Intalco Works, an aluminium smelter located in Ferndale, North America, is reportedly conducting its final round of layoffs this week; whereby, 700 employees are going to lose their jobs. The plant has been one of the main industries in Ferndale for over 50 years. “We produce all the primary...
UAE's aluminium extrusion exports to US continue to uptrend in April by over 80%
The latest US Geological Survey data for April 2020 shows an expansion in aluminium crude metal and alloys exports from the United Arab Emirates to the US. The United Arab Emirates exported 38,400 tonnes of aluminium extrusions in April, compared to 20,400 tonnes in March 2020. So, month-on-month,...
US aluminium scrap exports climb down 24% in April 2020, but exports to China trend higher by 7.7% M-o-M
According to the latest data released by the US Geological Survey for April, the United States, in the said month, exported 124,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap to various parts of the world. Month-on-month, the export declined by 39,000 tonnes or 24 per cent, following a hike in the previous month....
US primary aluminium output stands at 92,000 tonnes in April 2020; secondary recovery decreases 15% YoY
According to the latest report from the US Geological Survey, US domestic primary aluminium production was 92,000 tonnes in April 2020. The average daily production stood at 3,060 tonnes, essentially unchanged from that in March 2020 and April 2019, but 30% more than that in April 2018. Total...
Reimplementation of 10% tariffs on Canada’s unalloyed aluminium exports would be a wrong move by US: Kirsten Hillman
Canada suggests the United States be patient about determining whether to reimpose aluminium tariffs. In response to the United States’ allegations that the raw aluminium exports from Canada to the US have surged ever since the tariffs were lifted in May 2019, Canadian Ambassador Kirsten Hillman...
Banyard Aluminium Billet Induction Boost Heater gets full acceptance at Hydro Extrusion Plant in USA
The European manufacturing and technical headquarters for Banyard, Inductotherm Heating & Welding Ltd, has prevailed their gratification post the full acceptance to the production of Banyard Aluminium Billet Induction Boost Heater at the Hydro Extrusion plant, Cressona, USA. Patronising the...
CANPACK to build first aluminium beverage can plant in the United States
The CANPACK Group, a global packaging manufacturer with its headquarters in Krakow, Poland, and GIORGI GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC., based in Blandon, Pennsylvania, and owner of the CANPACK Group, jointly announced that CANPACK will build aluminium beverage can body and ends manufacturing plant, its first...
US aluminium extrusion imports from Canada jump 40% M-o-M in March 2020, imports in Q1 up by 49% Y-o-Y
According to the US Geological Survey, the United States’ aluminium crude metals and alloys imports from Canada surged by 40 per cent month-on-month in March 2020. From 145,000 tonnes in February, the US aluminium crude metals and alloys imports jumped to 203,000 tonnes in March, found the data. In...
South Korea’s aluminium semi-finished exports to the US up by 80% MoM in March 2020
South Korea exported 4,620 tonnes of aluminium semi-finished products to the US in the first three months of 2020, from 12,700 tonnes exported in the first three months of 2019, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. Exports declined 63.6 per cent or 8080...
US aluminium scrap exports to Malaysia jump 88% in Q1’20, export in March grows M-o-M after two months of decline
The United States, in the first quarter of 2020 (January-March), exported 73,400 tonnes of aluminium scrap to Malaysia, according to the latest US Geological Survey data. Year-on-year, the export recorded a hike of 88 per cent from 39,100 tonnes. In March 2020, the country exported 24,400 tonnes of...
Saudi Arabia’s exports of aluminium semis to the US jumps 96% YoY in Q1 2020
Saudi Arabia’s exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) to the US totalled 20,800 tonnes in January-March 2020, 96% higher than the corresponding period of 2019. Exports were 10,600 tonnes in January-March 2019, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report...
