Category: Aluminum

Rising Midwest and European premiums are giving Canadian aluminum producers a rare boost, restoring pricing power just ahead of key 2026 negotiations.

Let me begin by extending sincere congratulations to the EGA/Spectro Alloys team on achieving their first metal casting at the Rosemount (MN) secondary billet casthouse.

On Thursday, the U.S. and EU agreed to more concrete terms to their handshake deal of last month.

Hardly a day goes by without someone writing about the expected rise in US electricity demand. This demand is largely driven by data center and AI’s appetite for power.

While US construction markets are far from uniform, recent indicators from June and July paint an unusually fragmented picture.

Tariff threats on Brazil aren't just hitting steel products. Aluminum is also feeling the heat.

The commercial vehicle sector is showing signs of fatigue, but you wouldn’t know it at first glance of the latest government figures.

CDC Atlantic already houses 13 die-casting machines (ranging from 900 to 1,600 tons), three on-site furnaces, and shot blasting capabilities.

Prysmian’s groundbreaking for a 650,000-square-foot, medium-voltage cable facility on Encore Wire’s Texas campus marks a big development in the aluminum wire and cable sector.

The moves include reciprocal procurement restrictions, import quotas, and the formation of stakeholder task forces for aluminum industries.

Hashing out duty costs

Some aluminum parts are being replaced by steel. And more manufacturers are salvaging what they can before sending vehicles to recyclers.

Just when we thought we’d get a breather from tariffs news, we’re back in the thick of it.

Late Friday, President Trump said he would double down on tariffs, raising duties on imported steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%.

What's going on in West Coast ports?

Rio Tinto is embarking on a major upgrade of the nearly century-old hydroelectric station in Quebec to secure low-carbon power for its aluminum smelters in the region.

Now the hard work starts on the Oklahoma aluminum smelter.

We keep hearing that there are backroom discussions about pitching a ban on used beverage containers (UBC) from the US.

Since March 21 when UAE announced plans to invest $1.4 trillion in the US, including an aluminum smelter, the market has been waiting for details. Now, we have some.

Quotas featured in the UK agreement may show up in future deals.

This is the kind of partnership that stands out. A global trading powerhouse, a sharp and growing recycled metals producer, and a seasoned commercial team are coming together to reshape how recycled aluminum is processed and delivered to customers across the United States.

Longtime Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) executive Glenn Pushis will be retiring from the company to become CEO of Project Aero, a company that plans to build a titanium plant in North Carolina.

Tariffs, sanctions, and embargoes, oh my! And they’re hitting aluminum just as hard as steel. So join SMU on Wednesday, May 14, at 11 am ET (10 am CT) for a special Community Chat focusing on the impact of Trump’s trade policies on the aluminum market. We’ll bring you expertise from Aluminum Market Update (AMU), an SMU sister publication that’s scheduled to launch this summer.

Containers sailing from China in April are down 15%-20% and Hapag Lloyd says their future bookings transpacific are down 30%.

Container shipping lines have sharply increased blank sailings on Transpacific routes in response to escalating trade tensions between the US and China.

Representatives from bulk commodity shippers and consumer goods argued against the fees, saying it could cripple supply chains because of the very dominance that China has in the existing shipping fleet.

Operational results painted a picture of a company that produced more aluminum but shipped less of it as a result of tariffs and timing mismatches.

A week after "Liberation Day," the global economy got a 90-day “stay of execution.” The Trump administration hit the pause button on many of its broad tariff measures, with the exception of China.

A counterintuitive aspect of the 25% tariffs on autos is these percentages are measured in value, not by weight or part count. That means a few costly imported parts can outweigh dozens of cheaper local ones – and vice versa.

If you import aluminum products, here’s where things stand after President Trump's "Liberation Day."