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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Arconic’s revenue in Q4 2019 dropped by 2%, while in the whole year rose by about 1%
Arconic, in its quarterly and full-year performance report, has updated that the company’s revenue in the fourth quarter of 2019 came in at $3.4 billion, registering a drop of 2 per cent year on year. However, the organic revenue was up by 1 per cent over the year, noted the company in its report....
Import Tariffs on Derivative Aluminium gets hiked by 10%: Trump Administration
United States President, Donald Trump declared that tariffs on some imported aluminium products will rise from next month. Trump has issued a decree alleging that manufacturers from some countries are evading existing import tariffs by shipping derivative goods instead of raw metal. On 24 th...
Quarterly Dividends get approved: Arconic Board
The Pittsburg, US-based Arconic Manufacturing specialized in lightweight metals engineering and manufacturing with products like Aluminium gets approval of quarterly dividends from their board. The Board of Directors of Arconic (NYSE: ARNC) declared (a) a dividend of 2 % per share on the...
US-China “Phase One” Trade Agreement signed; Aluminium Association demands structural subsidies in Phase Two
On Wednesday, January 15, the US President Donald Trump signed a partial trade deal with China aiming to resolve prevailing American concerns about Chinese trade abuses. According to a text released by the White House, the deal included several steps to strike out some practices, such as...
Aleris purchase deal may delay by three months: Source says
According to a recent report, Novelis is in talks to extend the closure of its planned acquisition of US aluminium products maker Aleris Corporation by three months, as securing regulatory approvals delayed. In November 2019, a report stated that the company was expecting to close the purchase deal...
Jupiter Aluminum becomes first in the US to achieve ASI certification
Jupiter Aluminum Corporation has become the first facility in the United States to achieve Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Certification. The company’s Hammond, Indiana, USA facility has received Certification demonstrating its commitment to environmental, social and governance...
US import of Al crude, alloys and metals from Qatar: Abrupt rise in 24% during Jan-Sept
The US import of aluminium crude, metals, and alloys from Qatar has shown an abrupt rise in 24% during Jan’19-Sept’19 in comparison to the previous year at the same phase. The total import recorded to 123,000 tonnes during Jan’19-Sept’19, whereas in the previous year during Jan’18-Sept’18 the...
Dajcor Aluminium to recruit 200 employees for its first U.S. operation
Dajcor Aluminium Limited, the leading Canadian supplier of extruded, fabricated/machined and anodized aluminium components and assemblies, is reportedly looking for qualified candidates for die correctors and polishers for its first U.S. operation near Hazard, Gov. Matt Bevin. The company is in...
15.38% sharp decline of US import of Al crude, metals and alloys from India during Jan-Sept
A 15.38% sharp decline of USA’s import towards aluminium crude, metals, and alloys from India during the period Jan’19-Sept’19 has been recorded. 121,000 tonnes has been accounted for as US import from India during Jan’19-Sept’19 and in the previous year at the same phase, it was accounted for...
0.71% decline in USA’s import of Aluminium Crude, Alloy and Metals from Bahrain during Jan–Sept
The scenario has reflected that there is a 0.71% de-growth of the USA’s import of aluminium crude, alloy and metals from Bahrain during Jan’19- Sept’19 when compared to the same period of 2018. The total imports from Jan’19 – Sept’19 accounted to 97,400 tones, whereas in the previous year at the...
Japan’s aluminium semi-finished exports to the US up 35% YoY in the first three quarters of 2019
Japan’s exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) to the US totalled 36,500 tonnes in the first three quarters of 2019, indicating an increase of 35.19% from 27,000 tonnes in the first three quarters of 2018, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from...
US aluminium crude metal and alloys exports to Mexico extended decline in September by 18%
According to the United States Geological Survey, the US aluminium crude metal and alloys exports to Mexico saw a decline of 18 per cent in September. From 8,520 tonnes in August, the export volume reportedly came down to 6,970 tonnes in the succeeding month. The United States exports in July were...
UAE’s exports of crude metal and alloys to US down 30% YoY in Jan-Sept
The United Arab Emirates exported 321,000 tonnes of aluminium crude metal and alloys to the US in the first nine months of 2019, from 456,000 tonnes exported in the first nine months of 2018, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. That was down 29.61% over...
US aluminium exports to Taiwan during January-September increased 11.31% YoY
The United States Geological Survey data showed the United States total exports of aluminium, including scrap, to Taiwan came in at 54,100 tonnes during January-September 2019, up 11.31 per cent from 48,600 tonnes in the same period last year. In September, the US aluminium exports to Taiwan stood...
Saudi Arabia’s exports of aluminium to the US up 15.6% YoY in Jan-Sept
Saudi Arabia’s exports of total aluminium (crude metal and alloys and semi-finished products) to the US stood at 55,200 tonnes in the first nine months of 2019, an increase of 15.6% from 47,750 tonnes in the first nine months of 2018, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US...
China’s aluminium scrap imports from US extend decline in September by 26.03% M-o-M
China’s aluminium scrap imports from the US have been declining over the past few months this year and September was of no exception, as found by the United States Geological Survey. According to the survey data, China in September imported 19,600 tonnes, down by 26.03 per cent from 26,500 tonnes...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars imports from Canada grew M-o-M in September by 8%
After a drop in August 2019, the United States aluminium plates, sheets and bars imports from Canada were found rebounded in September by about 8.28 per cent to 18,300 tonnes, according to the United States Geological Survey data. In August, the import amount was 16,900 tonnes after declining by...
EU digs for reinstate trade negotiations with the U.S. on steel and aluminium tariffs
Irishman Phil Hogan, European Union’s new trade commissioner, was quoted on 30 th December’19 as saying he would dig for reinstating of EU/US trade relations on multiple numbers of disputable issues, out of which steel and aluminium tariffs are the vital subjects when he meets his U.S. counterpart...
