Mexico’s Economy Secretary Asks U.S. Government For Exemption From Section 232 Aluminium And Steel Tariffs
The Mexican government formally requested relief from the Section 232 tariffs on aluminium and steel from the United States government...
North America
Novelis To Supply Toyota With Aluminium Auto Body Sheet For Fifth-Gen RAV4
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. announced yesterday an agreement with Toyota Motor Corporation to supply it with premium aluminium auto body sheet for the redesigned 2019 Toyota RAV4. As Toyota’s top-selling vehicle and the best-selling non-pickup-truck in the United...
Aluminum Association Issues World’s First Material Designation System For 3D Printing
The Aluminum Association announced yesterday a new material registration record describing standards for aluminium powder utilized in additive manufacturing. The...
Novelis Cuts Ribbon On $4.5-Million Upgrade At NE Ohio Aluminium Beverage Can Plant
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. hosted a ribbon-cutting event at its facility in Warren, Ohio after the...
Events
Rusal And Braidy Industries Announce Deal To Build Automotive Aluminium Plant In Kentucky
With the weight of sanctions finally lifted from its shoulders, Russian Federation aluminium giant U.C. Rusal announced earlier today a joint venture with Braidy Industries to construct and operate a flat-rolled aluminium rolling plant in Ashland, Kentucky. Per Rusal, the mill will have a nameplate capacity of 800 thousand metric tons per annum, with 500 […]
Time For Section 232 Aluminium And Steel Tariffs Has Passed: Canada Foreign Minister Freeland
As an accord has already been reached on the new trade agreement among the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland expressed her opinion that the leverage given Washington, D.C. by the Section 232 aluminium and steel tariffs is no longer needed. Speaking to reporters late last week in the U.S. […]
Rusal Resumes Aluminium Shipments To U.S. Buyers
With sanctions finally in the rear-view mirror, Russian Federation aluminium giant U.C. Rusal said earlier this week that it has resumed shipments to buyers in the United States. In comments made to Reuters on Monday, Rusal CEO Evgenii Nikitin said that the firm will spend much of the rest of this year working to re-sign […]
Constellium Inks Deal To Provide Specialty Aluminium For New Blue Origin Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle
Amsterdam rolled and extruded aluminium leader Constellium N.V. revealed yesterday the signing of a multi-year contract with American aerospace manufacturer Blue Origin to provide specialty aluminium for the production of the firm’s launch vehicles. Constellium says this new agreement is but the latest in a long collaboration between the two firms. The aluminium manufacturer has […]
Jupiter Aluminum Announces US$12 Million Expansion At West Virginia Plant
Indiana’s aluminium milling firm Jupiter Aluminum Corporation announced earlier this week its plan to invest an additional US$12 million to expand its presence in northern West Virginia. Per the firm, it will utilize a 140,000 ft2 space in the Beech Bottom Industrial Park formerly occupied by the Wheeling Corrugating Steel plant in Wellsburg. According to […]
Aluminium Industry Riding To Higher Demand In Electric Vehicles
This is an exciting time indeed for aluminium consumption, with demand for this highly versatile metal continuing to rise to dizzying heights with every new estimate. Among the brighter stars in the consumption constellation continues to be that of electric vehicles. As ...
Leaders Emerge In The Aluminium Industry’s Race To Zero Carbon
One of the aluminium industry’s major goals continues to be the production of metal in a manner that emits the ...
Aluminium Market Update: Why Are Aluminium Prices Lagging Behind Other Base Metals?
Base metals prices have recovered significantly since January’s lows after news that the US and China are inching closer to ...
The Venezuela Blackout Spells Doom for its Aluminium Industry
After Venezuela’s energy supply failed on March 8th, the directors of the CVG together with the presidents of each company ...
