ENKEI America will permanently close its Jacksonville, Florida, aluminum wheel manufacturing facility, ending operations at a site with aluminum melting, remelting, casting and machining assets.
June survey responses showed scrap market participants becoming more cautious on premiums, scrap availability and exports, while downstream demand indicators remained comparatively firmer.
AMU's June survey showed weaker demand, fewer extending lead times and less inventory building, though respondents largely stopped short of forecasting an oversupplied market.
Steel Dynamics will relocate a planned Arizona recycled aluminum slab casting center to Mississippi after citing risks tied to differences with Arizona officials and recording a $16 million write-down.
Canovation this month announced a collaboration with Canpack, a global packaging manufacturer, to help bring its CanReseal technology toward commercialization and pilot-scale deployment.
Hydro attributed the decision to low capacity utilization and the need for significant capital investment
The agreement covers about 965 employees at Warrick Operations in Indiana and Massena Operations in New York.
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Commerce issued preliminary duty determinations on van-type trailer imports from China and Mexico while terminating the Canadian subsidy investigation and advancing the remaining trade cases toward a final decision.
Novelis Inc.’s hot mill in Oswego, New York, is back online after fires in 2025 damaged the facility.