US Commerce Department Levies Preliminary Antidumping Duties On Aluminium Sheet From 18 Countries
On Friday the U.S. Department of Commerce issued its preliminary determination on a complaint by domestic aluminium producers that imports...
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Globitas Purchases Aluminium Wholesaler HEGO For An Undisclosed Sum
Earlier this month Netherlands independent investor Globitas took title to compatriot aluminium and steel wholesaler HEGO NL for an undisclosed sum. HEGO said in a press release that the move was done to focus on innovation, digitization, and new business models. Neither...
Aleris Belgium Aluminium Rolling Mill Wins ASI Certification
Aleris Aluminum Duffel BVBA, one of Europe’s biggest aluminium rolling plants, is now certified against the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s (ASI)...
Novelis Debuts New 25 Percent Stronger Automotive Aluminium Alloy
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. announced yesterday the launch of a new aluminium alloy designed specifically for...
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Molson Coors Calls Upon U.S. Regulators To Investigate Midwest Premium
One of the world’s top beer brewers is appealing to the United States government to investigate the method for establishing benchmark prices for aluminium in the Midwest, noting that premiums determined by S&P Global Platts have doubled since 2017. In an interview with Bloomberg, Molson Coors Chairman Pete Coors called upon Federal regulators to look […]
State and Federal Lawmakers In Attendance for Groundbreaking of Novelis Automotive Aluminium Plant in SW Kentucky
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. played host to an august body of dignitaries on Monday as it broke ground on its new US$305 million automotive aluminium sheet manufacturing plant in Guthrie, Kentucky. The 400,000 ft2 will be the site at which Novelis will house around US$60 million in capital investments, including heat […]
U.S. Commerce Department Determines Chinese Imports of Aluminium Sheet Benefited from State Subsidies
The United States government clamped down on another avenue for importation of aluminium from the People’s Republic of China on Tuesday when it rendered a preliminary determination that imports of common aluminium alloy sheet from the Middle Kingdom are reaping the reward of unfair government subsidies. Although a final determination will not be made until […]
North American Aluminium Sheet Orders Rose in November, But Plate Orders Lagged
According to data recently released by the Aluminum Association, orders for aluminium mill products in North America were off by 3.6 percent from October’s totals and down by 0.2 percent from the same time last year. Overall, mill product orders were strong in the year’s first eleven months, besting last year’s eleven-month total by 1.3 […]
Significant investmensts in U.S. and Mexico signal bright future for aluminium demand
The new U.S. administration, precisely president Donald Trump, is preparing to implement a set of measures aimed at bringing back production and jobs on US soil in the automotive industry, among others. Trump has made it quite clear: he will not allow automakers to build cars in Mexico and export them to the U.S. Moreover, […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
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 ...
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 ...
