Labor standoff at Pace's Pennsylvania die-casting plants
The standoff at Pace Industries' Pennsylvania operations offers a snapshot of its Loyalhanna plant and how they fit into Pace's wider aluminum network.
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LKQ sells its self-service business
LKQ Corp.'s decision to sell its Self Service segment may look like a minor portfolio shift, but it strikes at the heart of the U.S. auto dismantling systems that feeds into the zorba supply chain.
Aluminz's new plant and the recasting of Texas/Oklahoma scrap map
From Mount Pleasant to Sapulpa, the supply chain is shifting with implications for scrap flows.
Ball v. Crown and the limits of design
A patent dispute between two aluminum can giants highlights that a can designed to minimize waste shouldn't be piling up in landfills.
Can scrap justify trading at a premium to primary metal?
As premiums on primary climb and low-carbon goals reshape buying, does the math - or melt loss - back up scrap trading above the cost of metal?
What Superior’s lost wheel contract says about regional sourcing
While Michigan-based Superior did not name the “large North American OEM customer”, the scale suggests a major Detroit-based automaker.
Buried in the footnotes: Overlooked numbers that mattered in earnings season
With earnings season largely behind us it’s time to move past the headline numbers and into the filings – where a few key items across major downstream players deserve closer scrutiny.
Upcycling scrap: Sorting out separation
Sortation technology is often puzzle where the end goal determines the methods employed, making it hard to gauge what companies are capable of going beyond standard processing.
Court of International Trade sets limits on extrusion duty appeals
The ruling might not be the last word – but it’s a signal on where future cases my land.
Novelis Q3 earnings call: Key takeaways and what it means for the market
Novelis just had its latest earnings call this Monday morning, February 10, 2025, and there’s a lot to unpack, some good, some challenging, and some that set the stage for where they believe the aluminum market is headed. Key numbers and performance Aluminum pricing and market conditions Novelis acknowledged that falling aluminum prices hurt them […]