The state of primary aluminum inventories in the U.S.
They're low. This is what's going on.
They're low. This is what's going on.
Recycling rates are just one of the factors at play when considering scrap export bans
The U.S. scrap market is sitting on a significant opportunity in UBC and zorba recovery, but without structural change and serious private-public investment, that potential will keep slipping through our fingers.
Novelis is partnering with DRT for 99% recycled content in beverage can end stock, reshaping the numbers behind one of aluminum's most specialized markets.
Join AMU experts Greg Wittbecker and Nicholas Bell on Aug. 21 at 11 a.m. ET as they explore the potential impact of looming scrap export restrictions.
Novelis' Q2 results show how a split in end-market demand, firm scrap costs, and new capacity on the horizon are tightening margins in the North American flat-rolled market.
As calls to restrict scrap exports grow louder, the real question is whether heavy-handed policy can outdo the market's own price signals.
A Nemak plant is on its way out as global automaking reshapes what type of demand matters.
Reductions in Canadian supply is on factor in Midwest physical supply, and it will only get worse as we move forward.
From Mount Pleasant to Sapulpa, the supply chain is shifting with implications for scrap flows.