July 14, 2017 aluminum industry News

                        Source: China Aluminum Information Net Date: 2017/7/14 9:45:14

1, April 27, 2017, U.S. President Trump signed a memo requesting the U.S. Department of Commerce, according to section No. 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act, to launch a special investigation into imports of aluminium products, including China. China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association attended the U.S. Department of Commerce's June 22, 2017 hearings in Washington time, analysis of a large number of basic information and data, confirmed that China's exports to the United States is not a threat to U.S. national security, and the research results submitted to the official investigation.

2, recently, the southwest aluminum in nondestructive testing auditor on-site inspection by the PRI Nadcap Department of Engineers and working groups recognized. Nadcap issued a new certificate to SWA on July 5, 2017, and awarded the South-West aluminum certification cycle a 2-year bonus, the highest award for the certification program.

3. According to foreign news July 11, Alcoa Corp. said in Tuesday that it would restart part of the Indiana Warrick smelter operation. The plant, located in Indiana State's Evansville, was the largest in-service aluminium smelter in the United States before being shut down for more than one years. Alcoa will restart three of the five electrolytic tanks at Warrick aluminium smelter, which is expected to end in the second quarter of 2018. The company said that after the restart, Alcoa 3.4 million tons of total refining energy will have about 886,000 tons of idle energy.