Category: Pulse

Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope expanded its eastern sales network with four agencies, including PACE, which is switching from Apogee’s architectural aluminum brands after nearly 20 years.

China is bumping up against its official primary production capacity limit of 45.3 million metric tons/year, but production can still increase through “capacity creep.”

The Canadian retaliatory measures—which include 50% tariffs on US steel and aluminum—came after trade talks between Washington and Ottawa collapsed last month.

Bridgnorth Aluminium is expanding beyond the lithographic sheet business it has traditionally been associated with in the US as Lotte, energy storage and data centers open new markets for its thin-gauge products.

Vedanta Aluminium has opened its Metal Bazaar digital sales platform to international buyers, extending online aluminum ordering beyond India.

Reviving primary aluminum production in the US will need to go hand in hand with revamping domestic energy policy

Currently, gallium production is concentrated in China, which introduce market controls in 2023.

The heads of the Canadian and US aluminum trade associations are calling on leaders to cool off and return to tariff negotiations.

Kibar Americas expects data center cooling growth to add fin stock demand while US foil supply remains reliant on imports.

Aluminum content per vehicle is rising as automakers expand use of extrusions, sheet, and castings.