DoC Initiates Investigation into Aluminium Sheet from 18 Countries
With aluminium prices at multi-year lows, a petition signed by the US Aluminium Association and a number of industry players...
North America
Commerce Department Opens To Public Input On Section 232 Exclusion Process
The United States Commerce Department is seeking input into ways to streamline the exclusion process for tariffs and quotas on aluminium and steel imposed by the Trump Administration in 2018. The department’s Bureau of Industry and Security opened commentary today and will...
Arbitrator Compels Sale Of Aleris’s Lewisport Plant For DOJ Approval Of Novelis Buy-Out
The arbiter assigned to the dispute between the United States Department of Justice and Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm...
Tariffs On Brazil Aluminium Imports Still A Possibility: Trump
Though praising the country’s executive, United States President Donald Trump did not indicate that he would back down on planned...
Events
Century’s Mt. Holly Smelter Again At Risk Of Closure In Absence Of New Power Deal
American aluminium maker Century Aluminum said in a filing to the SEC on Friday that obtaining a more friendly power agreement is critical to the future of its smelter in Mt. Holly, South Carolina. In its annual 10-K filing, the firm said that continuing to purchase one-quarter of its total power output from the South […]
Former Noranda Smelter In Missouri Again Faces Closure Due To Tepid Market And Weak Tariff Enforcement
An executive at a Missouri aluminium smelter that reopened after the Trump Administration’s blanket tariffs on imported aluminium told Reuters last week that its operations are in jeopardy, warning that smelting at the site may not last through the spring. On Thursday the CEO of Magnitude 7 Metals LLC told the news agency that the […]
Aluminum Association Lauds United States Commerce Department’s Request For Imported Aluminium Tracking System
The Aluminum Association lauded the decision earlier this week by the United States Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) “to develop new system to track imports of aluminum products and provide an early warning system for import surges.” The Department’s request was incorporated in the just-released Congressional budget estimate for the coming fiscal year. According […]
ASI’s Certification Of Alcoa Plants On Four Continents Opens Door To Offering Of Certified Sustainable Aluminium
Alcoa and the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced earlier this week the certification of almost a dozen of the pioneering aluminium firm’s operations throughout the world against the ASI’s standards, paving the way for Alcoa to offer ASI-certified aluminium to its customers. The certifications cover 11 plants on four continents, including operations in Australia, Brazil, […]
Century Aluminum Debuts New Line Of Low-Carbon Aluminium
American aluminium smelter Century Aluminum Company announced yesterday the launch of a new low-carbon aluminium made with energy soley derived from renewable sources. According to the firm, Natur-Al is produced in a process that releases just one-fourth of the CO2 of the industry standard. Natur-Al produces only 4 metric tons of CO2 per metric ton […]
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both businesses and policymakers to accelerate decarbonization efforts. However, with COVID-19 disrupting lives and economies in an unprecedented manner, countries across the globe ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
Aluminium of Greece (AOG): is the Pechiney spirit still alive?
Between September 24-25, FastmarketsMB organized its annual aluminium conference in Athens. A day before the conference, in accordance with an ...
