Category: Consumer Durables

Rising auto delinquencies amid stretched loan terms may be early warning signs that household finances and retail spending are reaching their breaking point.

The first installment explores how trade groups representing extruders and die casters are pressing to expand Section 232’s coverage.

AMU takes a closer look at obscure but telling markets - corrugated boxes, cement, and coatings - for early clues on where aluminum demand may really be headed in 2025.

As billet upcharges mount, scrap spreads stay wide, and talk of an export ban rattles recyclers, the aluminum industry heads into 2026 facing some of the toughest cost and supply negotiations yet.

There’s a lot of news to keep track of, so we’re lending a hand with highlights from the past month and what they mean for you.

Parsing out conflicting construction data from the census, Dodge and other sources to see where the market may be headed.

Conflicting reads across census spending, backlog surveys, and Dodge planning data point to a construction market where commercial may be nearing a floor, infrastructure remains buoyed by long pipelines, and heavy industrial lags.

Private equity-backed moves by Fulton Asset Management and KPS Capital Partners highlight how consolidation is reshaping North American extrusion capacity, with strategies aimed squarely at construction and industrial end markets.

Part 1 of a deeper look at the expanded Section 232 tariffs on aluminum derivatives.

GE Appliances' new $3 billion U.S. investment is set to add thousands of tons of aluminum die-casting demand from washers, dryers, and refrigerators back into domestic production.