North America

AEC Praises ITC’s Renewal Of Antidumping And Countervailing Duties Against China’s Aluminium Extruders

AEC Praises ITC’s Renewal Of Antidumping And Countervailing Duties Against China’s Aluminium Extruders

Trade group American Extruders Council (AEC) lauded the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC) unanimous decision this week to extend protections from subsidized aluminium imports from the People’s Republic of China. The ITC’s decision to extend protections for US aluminium extruders came in...

Events

Kaiser Warrick Calls Off Force Majeure Thanks To New Magnesium Supplier

American aluminium producer Kaiser Aluminum Corporation has lifted a force majeure at the Warrick Rolling Mill in Indiana. Kaiser declared the force majeure earlier in the summer due to a critical shortage of magnesium. Kaiser declared the force majeure on 7 July after its supplier, US Magnesium, LLC (US Mag) declared its own force majeure […]

Century Aluminum Net Sales Rise 14 Percent In Second Quarter

American aluminium smelter Century Aluminum reported results for the second quarter of 2022 this week. The firm enjoyed higher net sales in the quarter, but increased power prices took their toll on the quarter’s bottom line. In the second quarter, Century saw shipments of primary aluminium rise by one percent on the quarter, largely thanks […]