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Another fire breaks out at aluminum plant that supplies Ford

November 20, 2025 by DON

Another fire has broken out at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego, NY that supplies sheet metal for Ford’s trucks, including its all-electric F-150 Lightning. The four-alarm fire started Thursday morning and has still not been extinguished. Local news outlet CNY Central was the first to report the new blaze. The Novelis plant suffered a … Read more

Sortera is turning America’s scrap aluminum problem into cash

November 20, 2025 by DON

When it comes to recycling, few materials can match aluminum. It can be reused an infinite number of times, and it’s often cheaper to recycle than to produce new aluminum because it requires so much less energy. Yet only about a third of the aluminum used in the U.S. gets recycled. The problem lies in … Read more

Trump expands steel and aluminum tariffs to 407 more products

August 19, 2025 by DON

U.S. President Donald Trump walks with North American Flat-Rolled Segment Senior Vice President and Chief Manufacturing Officer Scott Buckiso, Plant manager of Irvin and Fairless Plant Donald German and Mon Valley Works United Steel Corporation Vice President Kurt Barshick, as he visits U.S. Steel Corporation–Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 30, 2025. Leah … Read more

Trump tariffs on cars, copper, aluminum could hit hard

July 9, 2025 by DON

U.S. President Donald Trump walks as workers react at U.S. Steel Corporation–Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 30, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters As President Donald Trump’s tariffs against more than a dozen countries spark fresh concerns about looming country-specific trade measures, often overlooked are the levies on specific products and commodities that … Read more

Canada could financially back aluminum producers if 50% U.S. tariffs persist, trade group says

July 6, 2025 by DON

Canada could financially back aluminum producers if 50% U.S. tariffs persist, trade group says

Trump cuts tariffs on U.K. cars, steel and aluminum but keeps 10% base duty

May 9, 2025 by DON

President Donald Trump, center, with from l-r., Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Vice President JD Vance, and Britian’s ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson, making remarks on a trade deal between U.S. and U.K. in the Oval Office of the White House, on May 8, 2025, in Washington. Evan Vucci—AP

The aluminum sector isn’t moving to the U.S. despite tariffs

May 9, 2025 by DON

HAWESVILLE, KY – May 10 Plant workers drive along an aluminum potline at Century Aluminum Company’s Hawesville plant in Hawesville, Ky. on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. (Photo by Luke Sharrett /For The Washington Post via Getty Images) Aluminum The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images Sweeping tariffs on imported aluminum imposed by … Read more