Contributor: Nicholas Bell

Nicholas Bell

Nicholas brings over half a decade of experience covering metals markets, pricing trends, and supply chain dynamics. Prior to joining AMU, he reported on aluminum, high-temperature scrap, and ferro-alloy markets at Argus Media, with additional coverage of minor metals and rare earths. His work has built deep expertise in North American metals pricing and trade flows. A native of Houston, Nicholas holds a bachelor’s degree in Media Production and an MBA with a concentration in Finance, both from the University of Houston.

Rules of retaliation: Canada tightens trade policy on tariff tensions

Canada's new trade rules may be retaliation, but it's also starting to look like long-term industrial strategy.

Parsing construction demand: What Oldcastle and Jeld-Wen closures reveal about the B & C market

Plant closures at Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope and Jeld-Wen are two sides of the same coin: indicators of softening demand in different slices of construction.

Tax incentive rollbacks could dent aluminum demand for solar sector

Solar remains one of the most aluminum-intensive growth markets in North America.

The afterlife of aerospace aluminum: Constellium and TARMAC’s flight path to circularity

Aluminum recycling in aerospace has long been an uphill battle, but a new Constellium-TARMAC Aerosave partnership could reshape how scrap is consumed and controlled across regions.

What you might’ve missed: Premiums, psychology, and pricing math

Didn’t catch the live webinar? We broke down where these numbers come from and its implications for scrap players and semi-fabricated producers.

Allison Transmission acquires Dana’s off-highway arm: Implications for Aluminum and Indiana’s industrial base

Dana Incorporated is selling its off-highway business to Allison Transmission, inserting a heavyweight operator into a value chain that had previously developed without it.

Week-in-review: Data dumps and price jumps

Between the macro results and tariff fallout, there's more than enough to unpack - the data dump was massive, prices went haywire, and the outlook got even foggier.

AMU PATH Fireside Chat: Bumper-to-bumper breakdown of aluminum’s changing role in today’s vehicles

The aluminum industry’s relationship with the automotive sector is as complicated as ever, but narrative moving forward places a greater emphasis on how and where value is being captured or left behind.

AMU PATH Fireside Chat: Bottlenecks and backchannels in the freight market

The kickoff session of Aluminum Market Update's fireside chat tackled the turbulence facing the freight market in an increasingly protectionist environment.

Tariff whiplash: 50% tariffs join the melt mix

Just when we thought we’d get a breather from tariffs news, President Trump has announced his intention to double tariffs on aluminum imports to 50% effective June 4th.