Winter Park, Florida 20/09/2016 - Aluminium drawing stock, bare wire and rod & bar net shipments by US and Canadian producers totaled 103.3 million pounds or 46,856 tonnes during August 2016, a rise of 6.8 percent year-on-year, according to the Aluminum Association.
Compared to the previous month, shipments increased 10.1 percent over the July 2016 total. Year-to-date shipments through August 2016 totaled 798.7 million pounds, down 0.8 percent, the trade group added.