AMU Survey: Respondents expect Midwest premium to climb in November
Expectations for UBC scrap prices remained stable in October. What shifted was the composition of the remainder.
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AMU Survey: Lead times for extrusions, sheet, primary diverge
AMU's latest survey of aluminum market participants shows widening gaps in lead times, with extrusions lengthening dramatically.
Gränges predicts poor demand for HVAC in short term
The third quarter already showed an HVAC market weakened considerably due to falling consumer demand and destocking at manufacturers and distributors.
MetalX's planned slab plant shelved as site goes up for sale
MetalX's proposed $250 million aluminum recycling and slab-rolling plant in Ohio has been shelved, with the site now listed for sale confirming the project will not proceed.
Tracking construction, Part 2: Building out the indicators
Building on the backlog analysis, this follow-up connects Dodge Construction Network's construction starts data, the Dodge Momentum Index, and the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index to map how project planning, design, and execution are aligning - or diverging - across the construction cycle.
Tracking construction, Part 1: Weighing the construction backlog
This installment examines August's Associated Builders and Contractors Construction Backlog Indicator, breaking down shifts by industry, region, and company size to show where contractors' forward workloads are expanding - and where they're stalling.
Looking for demand in all the wrong places
AMU takes a closer look at obscure but telling markets - corrugated boxes, cement, and coatings - for early clues on where aluminum demand may really be headed in 2025.
Lawsuit challenges Aluminum Dynamics' plans for Arizona plant
A lawsuit in filed against the City of Benson, Arizona could delay Aluminum Dynamics' flagship secondary smelter.
Crosscurrents in non-residential construction Part 2: Dodge data
Parsing out conflicting construction data from the census, Dodge and other sources to see where the market may be headed.
Crosscurrents in non-residential construction Part 1: Spending, billings, backlog
Conflicting reads across census spending, backlog surveys, and Dodge planning data point to a construction market where commercial may be nearing a floor, infrastructure remains buoyed by long pipelines, and heavy industrial lags.