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“We will see how things go over the next six to eight months or so, but there is definitely growth opportunity there," CEO says.

The Aluminum Association is urging the U.S. government to ban exports of used beverage container (UBC) scrap to keep high-quality recycled aluminum within North America and strengthen domestic supply for manufacturers.

Most of the world’s global non-ferrous futures business is conducted on the LME’s three trading platforms, totaling $18 trillion, 178 million lots and 4 billion tonnes with a market open interest high of 1.8 million lots in 2024.

About 3,200 employees represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837 have been on strike since Aug. 4.

Century Aluminum makes another step toward restarting idle capacity at Mt. Holly in South Carolina.

There’s a lot of news to keep track of, so we’re lending a hand with highlights from the past month and what they mean for you.

The fire’s impact on production is unclear at this time.

WM is on track to invest more than $1.4 billion in building and upgrading 39 recycling facilities across North America between 2022 through 2026

Striking workers at Boeing Defense in Missouri issued a rebuttal to the company’s dismissal of the union’s ratified proposal last week.

Meanwhile, the nation’s largest rail union said they supported the tie-up between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern once Union Pacific agreed to secure union jobs.