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New aluminium alloy from Ranshofen wins the ALUMINIUM Innovation Award 2026
Press Release, General

How a Pittsburgh plumber’s aluminium dome helped shape observatory design
Staff Editor, Other Construction
Russian aluminium accounts for nearly 100% of available LME stocks in September
Aranya Mondal, Market
Aluminium falls 1.4% as easing Hormuz restrictions raise supply expectations
Staff Editor, General

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AIAC 2026 SMM (15th) Aluminum Industry Annual Conference
Guiyang, China
Primary AL

15th International Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Conference & Exhibition - IBAAS–VFMSTA 2026
Hanoi, Vietnam
Bauxite
ICSOBA 2026 - 44th International Conference and Exhibition
Bengaluru, India
Primary AL
India Mining Week 2026
New Delhi, India
Bauxite
SMM AICE 2026 Southeast Asia Aluminum Conference
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Primary AL
ZAK Aluminium Extrusions Expo 2026
New Delhi, India
Downstream
ICSOBA 2026 - 44th International Conference and Exhibition
Bengaluru, India
Primary AL
India Mining Week 2026
New Delhi, India
Bauxite
SMM AICE 2026 Southeast Asia Aluminum Conference
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Primary AL
ZAK Aluminium Extrusions Expo 2026
New Delhi, India
Downstream


Ed Boyd
As the European Council seeks political alignment on the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), the debate over how to accelerate aluminium decarbonisation in bringing emissions accounting and demand for low-carbon metal into focus. Against the backdrop of Mission Possible Partnership’s (MPP) open letter, AL Circle speaks with Ed Boyd, MPP’s Global Policy Lead, about the policies needed to support the European aluminium industry’s transition. Boyd argues that effective decarbonisation must account for emissions from alumina refining and track Scope 2 emissions associated with purchased electricity. On mandatory green procurement and lead-market thresholds of at least 50 per cent for aluminium, he says producers are ready to supply low-carbon metal at scale and considers the proposed threshold...
Paolo Licandro
A former Deputy Secretary General of the European Parliament and Director of the EPP Group, Paolo Licandro, has extensive experience in European policymaking, international relations, industry, energy and EU affairs. He is currently the Founder and CEO of eEuropa Belgium and Editor of eEuropa.Blog. He has worked with European prime ministers, ministers and EU commissioners and has held senior roles covering EU enlargement, Mediterranean and Middle East relations, and industry, research and energy. A nuclear engineer, he holds a master’s degree from Politecnico di Milano and has worked with ENI, ARS-Pragma and the EU Joint Research Centre. In this interview, Paolo Licandro shares his perspective on EU–India aluminium trade, CBAM and the opportunities for Indian producers in Europe. AL...


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Europe’s next budget: The EU cannot subsidise its way to prosperity
Glen Hodgson15 Oct 2026
Europe’s next seven-year budget is becoming much more than an argument about numbers. The negotiations over the European Union’s 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework are exposing a deeper disagreement about what kind of economy Europe wants to build and how it should compete in a world increasingly defined by geopolitical rivalry, energy insecurity and competition for…
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