Global Trade
October 16, 2025
Written by Nicholas Bell
Linamar Corp. reached an agreement to purchase Aludyne’s North American casting and machining assets for $300 million.
The transaction, expected to close within 30 days, pending regulatory approval, will transfer most of Aludyne’s domestic precision-casting and machining network to Linamar’s Structures Group under its Mobility segment.
EGA has restarted 631 of Al Taweelah’s 1,262 reduction cells and still expects the smelter to return to full production in Q1 2027.
Recycler forward views shifted toward undersupply in October even as Midwest Premium and UBC expectations moved lower.
Aluminum sheet lead times rose modestly in October, while broader supply indicators remained largely stable after September’s shift.
Alcoa expects two other unnamed sites to follow the Massena East sale.
A Luxembourg court withdrew an order blocking a potential sale of Ardagh Metal Packaging, allowing Ardagh Holdings to resume preparations.
