What Toyota's $1B US investment could mean for aluminum
Toyota's Kentucky and Indiana investments point to a localized, scrap-based aluminum supply chain tied to engine production.
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GM Saginaw investment targets V-8 tooling; plant capacity and throughput examined
GM's $150M Saginaw investment targets V-8 tooling, with plant data outlining capacity, utilization and aluminum input structure.
Novelis award highlights broader challenge of recycling automotive aluminum back into sheet
Novelis’ award-winning recycled automotive sheet illustrates a broader industry challenge: returning end-of-life vehicle aluminum scrap back into high-grade sheet production.
Pace expands plant closures, removing die-casting capacity from US network
Pace Industries plans to close two die-casting plants in Muskegon, Michigan, following the news of the planned closure of its Harrison, Arkansas plant, further reducing its US casting footprint.
What could rebalance the US scrap market?
Cheap aluminum scrap has not triggered widespread buying due to saturated demand, chemistry limits, and limited processing capacity.
Pace closes Harrison die casting plant, removing source of casting capacity and scrap
The closure of Pace Industries' Harrison, Arkansas, die casting plant removes production capacity and a source of aluminum scrap streams typically generated by die casting operations.
Arconic plans $131M casting complex at Davenport Works
Arconic will construct a $131 million aluminum casting complex at its Davenport Works campus in Iowa, expanding ingot capacity with first metal targeted for Q3'27.
CBP pallet auction highlights scrap arbitrage opportunity
US Customs and Border Protection concluded the first of two scheduled auctions of seized extruded aluminum pallets on Feb. 19.
Ford results: Oswego restart, truck output and putting numbers to aluminum sheet
Ford’s fourth-quarter earnings show how aluminum supply disruptions, shifting production and inventory tightness shaped truck output and sourcing decisions heading into 2026.
Gränges' 2025 earnings show higher shipments and late-year margin shifts
Gränges' 2025 results show rising shipments and revenue, but late-year profit concentration driven by product mix, pricing pass-through and utilization effects.