Boeing union votes to end strike at Missouri factory
Aluminum, especially high-purity aluminum, is a crucial component in defense and aerospace applications.
Category: Transportation
ADI's Benson setback could tighten UBC supply chain in 2026
As Aluminum Dynamics' Mississippi mill ramps up without feedstock from its delayed Benson recycler, UBC scrap availability could tighten heading into 2026.
Fundamentals for the truck and trailer markets, Part 2
This is Part Two of a look at the commercial trucking sector and its impact on aluminum.
Trucking sector faces rising costs, Part 1
Truck and trailer demand is important to the aluminum market, as the lightweight metal is used extensively in vehicle structures.
Negotiations heat up in US VAP market: Billet, PFA and wire rod premiums diverge
Contract talks for U.S. value-added aluminum products are reaching a critical stage, with billet, primary foundry alloys, and wire rod upcharges diverging as buyers and producers race to finalized 2026 pricing.
Novelis' North American margins slide despite record premiums
Higher aluminum prices and delivery premiums lifted Novelis' revenue, but shipment softness and elevated conversion costs left North American earnings sharply lower.
Constellium raises 2025 guidance
The company cited, among other things, scrap purchases, tariff mitigations and the ramp-up of its plant in Switzerland.
AMU Survey: Lead times for extrusions, sheet, primary diverge
AMU's latest survey of aluminum market participants shows widening gaps in lead times, with extrusions lengthening dramatically.
Constellium names new chief executive
Chief Operating Officer Ingrid Joerg will succeed Jean-Marc Germain as CEO
MetalX, Commonwealth Rolled Products announce partnership
MetalX will maintain its headquarters in Fort Wayne and both companies will maintain their own independence and management, the companies said.