MONTREAL (Scrap Monster) : According to preliminary data released by the Aluminum Association, the North American aluminum demand during the first five months of the year rose 1.2% over the same period last year.
The North American aluminum demand through May this year totaled 10.252 billion pounds. Out of this, the demand for semi-fabricated mill products totaled 6.870 billion pounds. The semi-fabricated mill products demand fell 0.7% year-on-year.
The demand for aluminum semi-fabricated products in the US and Canada-measured in shipments by domestic producers plus imports-totaled an estimated 1.412 billion pounds in May, 4.1% lower than the May 2012 total of 1.473 billion lb.
Demand for aluminum sheet and plate totaled 794 million pounds in May 2013, down 3.5% than the demand in May 2012.
The year-on-year extruded product demand was down 3.5% to 381 million pounds in May this year.
Exports of aluminum from the US and Canada, excluding cross-border trade, totaled 1.656 billion lb year to date, up 5.6% over a year ago, while aluminum imports totaled 1.821 billion lb, down 7.6% from last year.
Author: Paul Ploumis
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