Sortera wants to 'unlock the scrap' with new funding, second sorting plant
Sortera uses proprietary technology equipped with AI-enabled multi-sensor sorting systems with blending capabilities to better sort and upcycle scrap
Category: Global Trade
US trailer group pursues duty investigation on trailers and components
The outcome of the investigation by the DOC and ITC would shape the competitive landscape and the structure of the US trailer supply chain for years to come.
Aluminum Market Chatter: scrap export bans, US primary supply and more
Aluminum Market Chatter from survey respondents.
AMU Community Chat: Meir on the Midwest premium, tariffs, and the 2026 outlook
Meir spoke last week during an AMU Community Chat on a wide range of topics affecting the aluminum market.
EU scrap export concerns marginal for US can sheet markets
The EU's preparatory work on possible aluminum scrap export restrictions provides the starting point for examining why current European scrap flows to the US remain too small to materially affect either region's can sheet market.
Scrap musings: Looking for arbitrage opportunities
This piece examines how U.S. and EU tariff structures are encouraging new forms of arbitrage and potential circumvention.
AMU Webinar: The Supreme Court tariff case and reshoring aluminum production
Robert DeFrancesco and Alan Price, trade attorneys with Wiley Law, discussed the impact tariffs have had on steel and aluminum markets, and what could happen if they are changed or repealed.
Daily alumina production dropped in most regions, IAI reports
Alumina is the biggest cost to an aluminum smelter, closely followed by power.
AMU Explainer: Buying physical metal on The London Metal Exchange
The metals industry can confusing for a newcomer. The aim of this series is to explain these terms and practices in plain language.
ADI's Benson setback could tighten UBC supply chain in 2026
As Aluminum Dynamics' Mississippi mill ramps up without feedstock from its delayed Benson recycler, UBC scrap availability could tighten heading into 2026.