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 grow 8.6% M-o-M in February, but down 70% Y-o-Y
The US Geological Survey showed the United States’ aluminium scrap exports to China grew in February 2020, following the jump in the previous month. In February, the US exported 11,400 tonnes of aluminium scrap to China, up 8.6 per cent from January. The country’s exports in January were 10,500...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to Mexico drop 7.66% MoM in February 2020
According to the data shown by the United States Geological Survey, the country in February 2020 exported 24,100 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to Mexico, in contrast to 26,100 tonnes exported in January 2020. This represents the fact that the country’s aluminium semi-finished exports...
Owners of Aluminium manufacturer “Aludium” to acquire Permasteelisa
Lixil Group Corporation, the Japanese owners of Permasteelisa has made public that it is selling the company to US firm Atlas holdings, the owners of Aludium. Lixil Group has been trying to offload the multinational – the UK’s largest envelope specialist by turnover – for several years, with...
Rio Tinto: Hands-out $10 million to support COVID-19 community across Canada and the United States
Rio Tinto came out with open hands to support local community efforts to fight COVID-19 and its social and economic impacts. The metals and mining giant is contributing $10 million in a multiple of grassroots projects across Canada and the United States. Rio Tinto has taken its stance from the...
American Senators knock the door of Donald Trump to address administrative failure over Chinese aluminium excess capacity
The US senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representative Suzan Delbene and Rick Larsen have forwarded a letter to President Donald Trump, marking out the administrative failure towards competently addressing Chinese aluminium excess capacity and seek it to emphasize resolving this issue....
The US imports of semi-finished products decline 23% MoM
The US imports of semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) decreased 81.36% year-on-year to stand at 22,000 tonnes in February 2020. Imports were 118,000 tonnes in February 2019, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. Semi-finished imports...
USA ought to notice the origin place of Aluminium imports derive
The U.S. has proposed rules to track aluminium imports more minutely, in a way that could address industry demands to barrier Chinese supply that evades tariffs. The Donald Trump administration’s import tariff is imposed towards aiming to protect against the excess foreign supply of the metal,...
US aluminium scrap exports gain 3,000 tonnes over the month in February 2020
According to the latest USGS data, the United States in February 2020 extended its export volume of aluminium scrap by 3,000 tonnes to 149,000 tonnes. In January, the country’s aluminium scrap exports had come in at 146,000 tonnes after increasing by 6,000 tonnes or 4.28 per cent from 140,000...
The Alkaline Water Company receives its largest order to date for new 500-ml aluminium bottles
The Alkaline Water Company Inc. has reportedly received its largest order to date for new 500-ml environmentally friendly aluminium bottles. The company has delivered 300,000 bottles to two regional customers located in the California and Texas markets until now. Since the launch in February, The...
US Chamber of Commerce: Brings attention to Donald Trump on the deal with Uhuru Kenyatta, including import tariffs on Aluminium
The US Chamber of Commerce experts has warned US President Donald Trump at the odds of using his preceding outlook on the trade deals in the ongoing negotiations between Kenya and the US. According to a report on April 26, The US Chamber of Commerce stated that the United States should work to...
The US crude metal and alloys imports down 27% YoY; exports up by 2% YoY
Aluminium imports by the US for consumption stood at 563,000 tonnes in January-February 2020, down 39.79% from 935,000 tonnes in January-February 2019, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. In February, the US imported 238,000 tonnes of aluminium, a...
US aluminium output stands at 88,000 tonnes in February 2020; secondary recovery increases 3% MoM
According to the latest report from the US Geological Survey, US domestic primary aluminium production was 88,000 tonnes in February 2020. The average daily production stood at 3,030 tonnes, slightly less than that in February 2019. The output was slightly more than that in January. Total aluminium...
The “COVID-19” crisis: Kaiser Aluminum predicts fall in value-added revenue from the airlines sector
Kaiser Aluminium the American aluminium producer slashes its 2020 revenue forecast from the airline industry. The aluminium company has dropped its forecast for revenue from the commercial airline industry this year as a sharp decline in air travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a slip down...
Aluminum Association acclaims USITC’s unanimous preliminary verdict on imports of common Aluminum alloy sheet
On 22 nd April’20, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) made a unanimous preliminary determination that unfairly-traded imports of common alloy aluminium sheet from Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Republic of Korea, Oman, Romania, Serbia,...
US aluminium scrap exports to India stood down by 6.17% M-o-M in January’20, but edged higher by 61% Y-o-Y
United States Geological Survey report for January 2020 showed that the US in the said month exported 28,900 tonnes of aluminium scrap to India. This stood down month-on-month by 6.17 per cent, but when compared to the corresponding period last year, it edged higher by 61 per cent sharp. In...
US aluminium semis imports from Saudi Arabia see a M-o-M decline of 27.48% in January 2020
According to the data shown by the United States Geological Survey, the US in January 2020 imported 7,470 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars from Saudi Arabia. In December 2019, the US aluminium semi-finished product imports from Saudi Arabia were 10,300 tonnes, meaning the imports in...
UAE’s exports of crude metal and alloys to US down 40% YoY in January
The United Arab Emirates, one of the top aluminium exporters to the US, accounted for 8% of all aluminium imports by the US in January 2020. The UAE’s exports of crude metals and alloys to the US stood at 31,000 tonnes in January 2020, a decrease of 39.69% or 20,400 tonnes year-on-year. The UAE had...
Beckwood Press in the US secures deal of Triform sheet stretch forming machine for an aluminium aerospace parts company
The Missouri based Beckwood Press Company, a leading manufacturer of custom hydraulic and servo-electric presses, automation systems, and precision aerospace forming equipment, has secured a deal from H&R Parts Company to manufacture a 200-ton Triform sheet stretch forming machine. The machine is...
