Building & Construction
May 15, 2026
Written by Stephanie Ritenbaugh
The United Steelworkers (USW) union on May 16 reached a tentative agreement with Arconic on a three-year master agreement covering workers at four facilities.
The next step: Each local union—at Alcoa, Tenn.; Davenport, Iowa.; Lafayette, Ind.; and Massena, NY—must vote to ratify the tentative agreement for it to be finalized.
Investor focus last week remained on the ongoing correlation between US treasury yields and oil prices, especially now that 10-year rates have reached fresh highs.
Rio Tinto will exclusively market billet from RevoCast’s new British Columbia plant under a long-term agreement combining primary and recycled aluminum.
Can Art Aluminum Extrusion has purchased BRT Extrusions in Niles, adding five extrusion presses and finishing operations.
RevoCast has started secondary aluminum billet production in British Columbia, adding more than 80,000 tonnes of annual capacity to Western Canada.
Construction spending indicators show softer architecture billings and private construction spending despite strength in several large project categories.
