Category: Supply Chain Dynamics

The Inola smelter fight now spans state politics and federal policy, while the court case adds new questions over timing and forum.

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.

Vendanta 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

Kloeckner says aluminum service centers are taking on more processing, finished inventory and production line work as OEMs shift capital-intensive steps upstream.

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.

And there certainly was no shortage of things to talk about. Tariffs, geopolitics, domestic production trends, data center construction, and scrap availability were just some of the topics getting the spotlight.

Canadian aluminum exports to the US have continued to drop since the tariff rate increased to 25% in March 2025, with a growing share shipping off to Europe and Mexico. The tariff rate has since spiked to 50%.