How Venezuela figures into the aluminum sector
How Venezuela figures into the aluminum sector
Category: Pulse
New Year's resolutions for the aluminum Industry
There are some tactical resolutions in this list that are essential for the companies involved to achieve their financial results for 2026. Some are aspirational and may take more than 2026 to happen.
AMU Community Chat: Tanners on tariffs, smelters, and year ahead
Timna Tanners, Wells Fargo managing director, spoke about tariffs, supply and demand and the outlook for 2026 during a joint Community Chat hosted by AMU and its sister publication Steel Market Update.
Focus on Demand: Trailer orders take a turn for the worse
Trailers represent a significant source of demand for aluminum extruders and sheet mills, consuming a lot of 6061 alloys. So, any softness in trailer orders is not welcome news.
ALUKO Group expands US manufacturing footprint
ALUKO Group plans to establish a second US manufacturing facility in Tennessee, expanding its domestic manufacturing presence beyond the EV-focused Jackson site.
MMG Extrusions completes multi-year expansion at New Hampshire facility
MMG Extrusions completed a multi-year expansion at its New Hampshire facility that increased extrusion capacity and added automated aging, packing, and downstream processing.
Aluminum Explainer: Options as a risk management tool
An explainer on how aluminum options function as price insurance, outlining common strategies and practical use cases for producers and consumers.
To hedge or not to hedge
As aluminum markets head into 2026, LME prices appear structurally supported while the Midwest premium looks increasingly risky and politically distorted, forcing buyers and sellers to hedge very differently.
AMU Community Chat: Grifone talks CBAM, tariffs and the global economy
“The global economy as we knew it for many years has gone and we have this sort of selective global economy – markets into markets.”
Tomago smelter gets a lifeline
Australia is hardly alone in intervening in heavy industry.