Global Aluminum Production Picks Up In July Global aluminum production totaled 5.75 million tons in July, the International Aluminum Institute (IAI) reported in August. The monthly total marked an increase from 5.57 million tons in June. China, the world’s top aluminum producer, produced an estimated 3.34 million tons in July. The July total marked an… Read More
O’Neal Steel August Market Informer
U.S. Manufacturing Expands Again In July, But Pace Slows Growth in U.S. manufacturing slowed for a second straight month in July amid ongoing supply-chain problems. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, said August 2 that its index of manufacturing activity declined by 1.1 percentage points to a reading of 59.5…. Read More
