
ADI sees more aluminum growth ahead
“We will see how things go over the next six to eight months or so, but there is definitely growth opportunity there," CEO says.
“We will see how things go over the next six to eight months or so, but there is definitely growth opportunity there," CEO says.
A loophole in Section 232 could allow unethical people to game the system.
Linamar's acquisition of "selected assets" from Aludyne's North American operations marks a strategic shift that deepens its U.S. casting footprint and adds significant secondary aluminum capacity to its portfolio.
The second installment examines how those same derivative tariff petitions have now moved downstream, encompassing aluminum-intensive finished goods like wheels, powders, and even filled food and beverage containers.
About 3,200 employees represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837 have been on strike since Aug. 4.
Novelis has declared force majeure on automotive, beverage and container stock shipments.
Novelis' Oswego mill fire has sidelined the largest producer of automotive body and structural sheet in North America, disrupting a closed-loop scrap system and removing over half of regional BIW/closures sheet supply, with limited options for domestic backfill and costly import alternatives.
Honda's Ohio Resource Circularity Center marks the first automaker-led EOL vehicle recycling facility in the U.S., contrasting with EU initiatives driven by rules to discourage zorba and twitch in favor of alloy-specific recovery.
The extent of the damage is also being examined, a spokesperson said.
Section 232's recurring inclusions, layered alongside overlapping and contested tariff regimes, have turned aluminum trade policy into a rolling mechanism that boosts GDP on paper, stokes inflation in practice, and leaves buyers navigating uncertainty as the only constant.