The US imports of aluminium (crude metals and alloys, plate, sheets, bars, etc., and scrap) stood at 5.7 million tonnes in 2019, 9% less than those in 2018, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. Imports of crude metal and alloys, semi-fabricated products, and scrap reduced by 8%, 5%, and 20%, respectively, in 2019.
Canada continued to be the leading source of imported aluminium materials, supplying 46% of all aluminium imports during 2019, followed by the United Arab Emirates (8%), Australia (5%), India (4%), and Russia (4%).
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Canada exported 2.63 million tonnes of total aluminium to the US in 2019, from 2.76 million tonnes exported in 2018. Canada accounted for 55% of crude metal, 14% of semi-finished products, and 63% of scrap. Exports of crude metals and alloys, semi-finished products, and scrap were down 1.41%, 20.87%, and 12.94% YoY to stand at 2.1 million tonnes, 182,000 tonnes, and 350,000 tonnes respectively in 2019.
UAE stood second with the export of 476,000 tonnes of aluminium in 2019, down 19.59% year-on-year. Exports of crude metals and alloys, semi-finished products, and scrap were 473,000 tonnes, 2,760 tonnes, and 134 tonnes last year. That was down 19.42%, 17.37% %, and 93.43% YoY.
Australia stood third in the list with the export of 269,000 tonnes. Exports jumped 82.99% from 147,000 tonnes in 2018. Exports of crude metal and alloys, semi-fabricated products, and scrap were 268,000 tonnes, 971 tonnes, an increase of 86.11% and 15.87% YoY. But scrap exports decreased by 83.01% to 389 tonnes.
India exported 233,000 tonnes of aluminium to the US in 2019, an increase of 1.3% from 230,000 tonnes exported in 2018. Exports of crude metals and alloys, semi-finished products, and scrap were 183,000 tonnes, 50,400 and 26 tonnes.
Russia’s exports of aluminium to the US stood at 218,000 tonnes in 2019, down 40.92% YoY. Exports of crude metals and alloys and semi-finished products were 205,000 tonnes and 12,500 tonnes, from 347,000 tonnes and 22,100 tonnes in 2018.
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