Secondary aluminum casthouses: Time for a rethink?
The widening gap between scrap costs and value-added premiums is making secondary aluminum casthouses look far more attractive - time for a rethink.
Tag: Production
Fulton acquires AFCO as Metra builds cross-border extrusion platform
Private equity-backed moves by Fulton Asset Management and KPS Capital Partners highlight how consolidation is reshaping North American extrusion capacity, with strategies aimed squarely at construction and industrial end markets.
Mill Steel to relocate plant to Port of Houston
Mill Steel processes aluminum grades 1xxx, 3xxx, 5xxx, 6xxx for industrial manufacturing and specialized applications.
GE Appliances' U.S. investment and its die-casting implications
GE Appliances' new $3 billion U.S. investment is set to add thousands of tons of aluminum die-casting demand from washers, dryers, and refrigerators back into domestic production.
Means to an end: Novelis-DRT target 99% recycled content end stock
Novelis is partnering with DRT for 99% recycled content in beverage can end stock, reshaping the numbers behind one of aluminum's most specialized markets.
Will other smelters follow Mt. Holly's restart?
With Century's Mt. Holly coming back online, the real question is whether other idled U.S. smelter capacity have any realistic path to restart.
Century to restart production at Mt. Holly smelter
Century plans to invest about $50 million in the effort, adding about 10% to US production.
Nemak cuts a leading role: Monclova site exiting the cast?
A Nemak plant is on its way out as global automaking reshapes what type of demand matters.
From Detroit to Tier 1: A field guide to the auto sector in Q2
A layered guide to the Q2’s earnings from automakers and Tier 1 suppliers and what the rearview reveals about what’s ahead.
Aluminum Dynamics ships first coil from Mississippi mill
The mill represents a $2.7 billion investment and is expected to produce 650,000 tons of flat-rolled aluminum.