Top 5 aluminium plates, sheets and bars exporters to the United States for H1 2023

The use of aluminium plates, sheets and bars, also known as flat-rolled products, is widespread. They are used in the food and beverage sector for packaging, cookware, and appliances. The building and housing industries can employ sheets of this metal for siding, roofing, gutters, and other purposes. The exponential growth in global demand for aluminium has made sustainable metal management critical. Aluminium usage in almost all sectors has increased due to the urge to shift towards a more sustainable and greener environment.

As per the data uploaded by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the US imported 525,000 tonnes of aluminium flat-rolled products during the first half of 2023 (H1 2023). During the H1 2023 period, the top exporters included nations like China, Canada, Thailand, South Africa, Oman, South Korea, Turkey and Mexico.

For June, Canada exported 18,300 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to the US, which plummeted by 900 tonnes or 4.68 per cent M-o-M from 19,200 tonnes recorded in May. As per the USGS data, China exported 10,600 tonnes of aluminium-flat rolled products to the US for the said month, which reflected a major dropdown of 3,740 tonnes or 35.28 per cent from 6,860 tonnes in May. South Korea exported 9,470 tonnes of aluminium flat-rolled products to the United States in June, which slumped by 1,130 tonnes M-o-M from 10,600 tonnes witnessed in May. In Oman for June, the number of aluminium plates, sheets and bars imported by the United States halted at 6,060 tonnes, showing M-o-M surge of 520 tonnes from 5,540 tonnes recorded in May for the same year.

As per the USGS statistics, for May, Canada exported 19,200 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to the US, which expanded by 3,400 tonnes or 21.51 per cent from 15,800 tonnes in April 2023. The exported amount of aluminium flat-rolled products from South Korea dropped by 200 tonnes in May compared to 10,800 tonnes in April. In China, on M-o-M, aluminium flat-rolled products exported to the US dropped by 7,840 tonnes to a halt at 6,860 tonnes in May from 14,700 tonnes in April. For Oman M-o-M fall of 1,020 tonnes was seen to rest at 5,540 tonnes in May from 6,560 tonnes in April.

In April, 89,200 tonnes of aluminium flat-rolled products were imported by the United States from Canada, China, Oman, Korea and Turkey. Canada exported 15,800 tonnes of aluminium flat-rolled products in April, which M-o-M slumped by 3,200 tonnes from 19,000 tonnes in March. In China, the amount had fallen by 2,700 tonnes from 12,000 tonnes in March, followed by a decrease of 1,750 tonnes in Oman from 8,310 recorded in the same month. In South Korea, on the other hand, a surge of 5,070 tonnes was witnessed from 5,730 tonnes.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) data showed that Canada exported 19,000 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to the United States in March. M-o-M reflected an ascend of 2,400 tonnes from 16,600 tonnes in February. On the same timeline, China recorded a M-o-M hike of 1,200 tonnes from 10,800 tonnes in February. For Oman, a growth of 3,010 tonnes was seen in March from 5,300 tonnes in February.

In the same year, in February, the top exporters of aluminium flat-rolled products to the United States included Canada, China, South Africa, Oman and Mexico. As per the data, Canada reflected a M-o-M downfall of 1,400 tonnes from 18,000 tonnes in January. In China, the amount settled at 10,800 tonnes from 22,000 tonnes recorded in January, marking M-o-M plunge of 11,200 tonnes. It reflected a drop of 1,480 tonnes in Oman from 6,780 tonnes in January.