Contributor: Stephanie Ritenbaugh

Reviving primary aluminum production in the US will need to go hand in hand with revamping domestic energy policy

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.

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%.

Next week, AMU will kick off its first Aluminum Summit in Atlanta.

Italian aluminum die casting company 2A USA is investing $32 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Auburn, Ala.

Fred Stephan will take the role effective Nov. 1, under the company’s long-term succession plan.

Ardagh Metal Packaging operates 23 metal beverage can production facilities and recorded sales of about $5.5 billion in 2025.

General Motors’ Cadillac OPTIQ electric vehicle will feature a front bumper system made with Hydro CIRCAL.