Category: Export Growth

Looking beyond EGA and Alba, what do other UAE and Bahrain producers mean for specific US import product categories?

Part 1 of a three-part series examines how EGA and Alba's high-purity ingot, billet and foundry alloys intersect with US demand.

The US will apply tariffs to the full value of aluminum-containing imports under a new Section 232 framework with tiered duty rates.

Survey responses show demand at a reduced level, with buying ahead, tightening supply, and limited imports shaping market activity.

Extruders flagged mounting Gulf supply risks, tight US inventories, and a shift toward scrap-driven billet economics.

Lead-time expectations remained extended as supply stayed tight, even as import competitiveness decline and logistics costs increased.

Hyundai Translead plans its first US trailer plants as production declines and trade cases on imports and tariffs move forward.

Midwest aluminum premiums are converging with replacement costs as Gulf supply risks lift duty-paid import replacement near $1.05 per pound.

Rio Tinto's aluminum supply agreement with Prysmian highlights tightening redraw rod availability in North America as tariffs, smelter closures and cable demand reshape supply.

Chinese firm GCL is exploring a 3 milllion-ton-per-year aluminum smelter in Nigeria, but historical failures and questionable capex estimates raise doubts.