The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently released the 2026 OECD MAGIC Database of Industrial Subsidies. The Aluminum Association, European Aluminium, the Aluminium Association of Canada (AAC), and the Japan Aluminium Association (JAA) applauded the release, which provides an extensive, publicly available database of subsidy estimates across 15 industrial sectors over the 20-year […]
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) both reported damage to their primary aluminum facilities due to Iranian attacks on March 28. EGA noted that its Al Taweelah site, which produced 1.6 million tonnes of primary aluminum in 2025, sustained significant damage during the Iranian missile and drone attacks at Khalifa Economic Zone […]
The Aluminum Association outlined the pathways to move the U.S. industry toward greater self-sufficiency in its domestic aluminum supply. The pathways are presented in a a new white paper, Powering Up American Aluminum: A Roadmap for Next Generation Supply Chain Resilience, which the Asssociation developed in collaboration with Wittsend Commodity Advisors. According to the Association, the […]
U.S. President Donald Trump is offering a one-month exemption on the new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. The decision comes after Trump spoke with leaders of the Big Three automakers, Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis on March 5, 2025. Trump’s imposition of […]
The Aluminum Association’s Technical Committee on Product Standards (TCPS) completed an update of its Aluminum Standards & Data (AS&D), the industry’s most authoritative source for aluminum alloy and temper designations, chemical composition limits, mechanical properties and tolerances. The new 2024 edition represents the first update to this essential resource since 2017. “With the rapid advancements […]
The Aluminum Association released a new report conducted by Ducker Carlisle called “Building the Future: Trend of Aluminum Use in the U.S. Construction Market.” The report concludes that aluminum use in the building and construction market will likely increase around 9% by 2027 over 2022 volumes. This coming growth will be driven by the increased […]
By Peter Pollak, The Aluminum Association (Retired). In 1914, the National Bureau of Standards and 14 copper wire manufacturers developed an electrical conductivity standard for copper.1 This International Annealed Copper Standard (IACS) enabled the development of uniform resistance tables that became the foundation for electrical engineering, codes, and standards. Back then, the possibility of another […]
The Aluminum Association and environmental consulting firm ICF published Pathways to Decarbonization: A North American Aluminum Roadmap, a new report that highlights potential strategies to dramatically reduce carbon emissions in the North American (the U.S. and Canada) aluminum industry by mid-century. The roadmap lays out theoretical pathways to achieve industrywide carbon emission reductions consistent with the […]
By Andrew Smith, The Aluminum Association. The Casthouse Safety Workshop, developed by the Aluminum Association, has been the premier safety series for operators, supervisors, and maintenance and EHS professionals in aluminum casthouses since 1993. The conference walks attendees through the foundations of molten metal handling and the associated risks during melting, transfer, and casting operations […]
