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 foreign minister rejects US new trade deal proposals on aluminium and steel production
On Sunday, December 8, Mexico’s foreign minister rejected the United States proposal for aluminium and steel production under the new trade deal, citing that it would leave Mexico at a disadvantage. During a meeting with senators over details of negotiations for the United States-Mexico-Canada...
Aluminum Association objects to exclusion request for Chinese-origin aluminium body stock and end stock from Section 301 tariffs
The Aluminum Association has objected to the request for exclusion to Section 301 tariffs applied to imports of Chinese-origin aluminium body stock and end stock. The trade association submitted a letter of objection to the office of United States Trade Representative (USTR). Lauren Wilk, Vice...
Russia’s August exports of aluminium to the US up 48% from July, but down 67% from June
Russia’s exports of aluminium (crude metal and alloys and semi-finished products) to the US totalled 8,280 tonnes in August 2019, an increase of 48.12% or 2,690 tonnes from July. Exports dropped by 66.88% from June’s exports of 25,000 tonnes, 59.81% from May’s exports of 20,600 tonnes, and 70.22%...
Alliance Metals gets air quality permit for its proposed secondary aluminium smelting plant in La Paz County
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has approved Alliance Metals’ application for an air quality permit for its proposed US$30 million secondary aluminium smelting plant in La Paz County, Arizona, a local media report says. Loren Barton, vice president of Miami-based Alliance Metals USA...
France and EU ready to retaliate US penalty threat on $2.4 billion French goods
On Tuesday, December 3, the French government announced that the European Union and France are ready to retaliate if the United States proposed tariffs of up to 100 per cent on $2.4 billion worth French goods come into effect. The Trump administration on Monday, December 2, announced to impose...
Japan’s aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to US declined 5.41% in August
According to the United States Geological Survey, Japan’s aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to the US recorded a decline in August by about 5.41 per cent to 4,890 tonnes, followed after three consecutive months of growth. In July, Japan’s export volume of aluminium plates, sheets and bars...
Aluar shares fell more than 10% after Trump's tariff announcement on Argentina and Brazil, the company blames the government
Shares of Argentine aluminium manufacturer Aluar fell more than 10% on Monday after President Donald Trump gave a statement about restoring tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Argentina and Brazil. Trump announced this in a tweet post earlier on Monday. President of Aluar, Javier Madanes...
Trump administration to restore aluminium and steel tariffs on Brazil and Argentina
On Monday, December 2, the US President Donald Trump announced to immediately restore aluminium and steel import tariffs on Brazil and Argentina and even harsher penalties of up to 100 per cent against $2.4 billion of French imports, as a retaliatory move against France’s new digital-services tax...
US aluminium scrap exports to Hong Kong rose month-on-month in August by 28%
According to the data from the United States Geological Survey, the aluminium scrap exports from the US to Hong Kong rose month-on-month in August by about 28 per cent to 12,100 tonnes; whereas in July, the export amount was down by 29 per cent from the previous month to 9,430 tonnes. In June,...
Aluminium can industry disproves Coca-Cola’s claim of plastic bottles having a lesser carbon footprint
A week ago, the aluminium can industry reportedly disproved Coca-Cola’s claim that recycled PET bottles have a much lower carbon footprint than the aluminium cans. The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) said the carbon footprint of both PET bottles and aluminium cans are comparable, claiming that...
Apparent aluminium consumption in North America up 1.4% in the first three Qs of 2019, demand off slightly
According to the preliminary estimates from Aluminum Association, aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totalled an estimated 9.6 million tonnes from January to September 2019, a slight decrease over YTD 2018. Demand for semi-fabricated...
Canada cuts its crude metal and alloys exports to the US by 36% MoM in August
Canada’s exports of crude metal and alloys to the US fell by 35.54% or 5,900 tonnes month-on-month to 10,700 tonnes in August. Crude metal and alloys exports dropped by 93.92% or 165,300 tonnes from June’s total of 176,000 tonnes and 91.01% or 108,300 tonnes from May’s total of 119,000 tonnes....
North America's aluminum extruded product shipments drop 3.8% in January-October 2019
According to the latest reports from Aluminum Association, shipments of Aluminum Extruded Products (extruded shapes, pipe & tube, and rod & bar) by U.S. and Canadian producers stood at 203,572 tonnes during October 2019, a drop of 9.2 per cent from the October 2018 total of 224,075 tonnes. Month on...
China’s aluminium scrap imports extended M-o-M fall in October by 47%; US was the top exporter
China customs data found that the country’s aluminium scrap imports in October extended the month-on-month decline by 47.3 per cent to stand at 60,240 tonnes. In September, the import volume had fallen by 18.7 per cent from 141,000 tonnes in August to 114,300 tonnes, which indicates the fact that...
United States aluminium imports from China recorded a rise in August after June
The United States Geological Survey found the US imports of aluminium from China (including crude, metal and alloys and semi-finished products) in August 2019 rose over the month by 1,104 tonnes or 13 per cent to come in at 8,831 tonnes. In July, the United States aluminium imports from China had...
Taiwan’s imports of aluminium scrap from the US climbs 37% from July and 6% from June in August
Taiwan’s imports of aluminium scrap from the US climbed by 36.74% from July and 6.45% from June in August. Taiwan imported 4,950 tonnes of scrap in August, from 3,620 tonnes and 4,650 tonnes imported in July and June. Imports were down by 8.67% from 5,420 tonnes in May, but up 15.12% from 4,300...
Pierce Aluminum to consolidate two of its operations at a new Federal Way facility
Pierce Aluminum, a leading distributor of aluminium and a manufacturer of aluminium finished products in Massachusetts is planning to consolidate its Kent and South Park operations by early 2020. Both the operations will be consolidated at its new Federal Way location. Pierce Aluminum Company,...
Qatar’s aluminium crude, metals and alloys exports to the US recorded a drop of 30% in August
After a considerable rise of 29 per cent in July 2019, Qatar’s aluminium crude, metals and alloys exports to the United States recorded a drop in August by about 30 per cent to stand at 10,700 tonnes, found United States Geological Survey. In July, the export volume was amounted to 15,300 tonnes...
