27 MAY 2016Shanghai Metals Market
US, Canada aluminium exports shoot up during Jan-March
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Exports of aluminium from the US and Canada, excluding cross-border trade, totalled 762 million lb through the first three months of 2016, up 9.3 per cent from the year-ago period, while aluminium imports totalled 1.685 billion lb, up 11.6 per cent, as per the latest figures from the Aluminum Association.
US and Canadian aluminium demand, measured by domestic producer shipments plus imports, totalled 6.55 billion lb through March, up 0.7 per cent year on year.
Over the same period, apparent consumption -- defined as demand less exports -- in domestic markets totaled 5.788 billion lb, down 0.4 per cent.
Demand for semi-fabricated mill products totaled 4.552 billion lb through March, down 1.1 per cent from a year ago.
US and Canadian aluminium demand, measured by domestic producer shipments plus imports, totalled 6.55 billion lb through March, up 0.7 per cent year on year.
Over the same period, apparent consumption -- defined as demand less exports -- in domestic markets totaled 5.788 billion lb, down 0.4 per cent.
Demand for semi-fabricated mill products totaled 4.552 billion lb through March, down 1.1 per cent from a year ago.
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