METALS DATA - US, Canada ali extrusion shipments rise 1.7 pct in May

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Tom Jennemanntom.jennemann@fastmarkets.comSenior North American Correspondent973-204-3383

Winter Park, Florida 21/06/2016 - Shipments of aluminum extruded products (extruded shapes, pipe & tube, and rod & bar) by US and Canadian producers totalled 443.6 million pounds or 201,000 tonnes in May, a rise of 1.7 pct year-on-year, according to the Aluminum Association.

Compared to the previous month, shipments were off 2.4 percent from the April revised total of 454.3 million pounds or 206,000 tonnes, the trade group said.

Year-to-date shipments through May totalled 2.216 billion pounds or about one million tonnes, up 3.3 percent, it added.



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