Electrical
April 11, 2025
Written by Greg Wittbecker
The Trump Administration hit the pause button on its broad tariff measures.
Despite the Beltway cheerleading, it’s far from certain this will bring a Golden Age of U.S. manufacturing. The challenges in aluminum smelting are a good snapshot of the broader struggles in heavy industry.
Construction spending indicators show softer architecture billings and private construction spending despite strength in several large project categories.
US construction indicators show large projects supporting planning and starts even as contractor backlog and broader commercial activity lose momentum.
Bridgnorth Aluminium is expanding beyond the lithographic sheet business it has traditionally been associated with in the US as Lotte, energy storage and data centers open new markets for its thin-gauge products.
Reviving primary aluminum production in the US will need to go hand in hand with revamping domestic energy policy
Kibar Americas expects data center cooling growth to add fin stock demand while US foil supply remains reliant on imports.
