Contributor: Greg Wittbecker

More liberal access to the Northwest Passage could play into trade negotiations between Canada and the United States.

Could a proposed bail-out of farms hurt by tariffs present an opportunity to change how the government chooses to support steel and aluminum?

The production will be focused on a scrap-heavy melt formula, with the target being 80% scrap and 20% primary metal.

Novelis has declared force majeure on automotive, beverage and container stock shipments.

AMU takes a closer look at obscure but telling markets - corrugated boxes, cement, and coatings - for early clues on where aluminum demand may really be headed in 2025.

Indonesia is grabbling a lot of attention these days, thanks to ambitious plans by Chinese investors to bet big on aluminum smelting. This is not the first time that Indonesia has captured the attention of the aluminum industry.

Freight data - especially truck movements - remains flat year over year, underscoring its role as a leading indicator of commodity demand and an early signal for aluminum's dependence on final-mile delivery.

Debates are underway on how to get more supply to electric grids

As billet upcharges mount, scrap spreads stay wide, and talk of an export ban rattles recyclers, the aluminum industry heads into 2026 facing some of the toughest cost and supply negotiations yet.

Broadly speaking, the OECD is more positive on growth than what one might have thought.