UK metal aerosol packaging sales reached approximately 529 million units in 2025, with strong growth in selected personal care, household and food applications offsetting declines in other categories. UK metal aerosol packaging sales stood at around 529 million units in 2025, down from approximately 567 million units in 2016, according to data from the British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA), based on Euromonitor research. While the overall volume has declined over the decade, the figures point to a more mixed picture for the UK aerosol market. Several applications have recorded significant growth, with BAMA highlighting a positive pattern emerging since 2021 following the downturn during and after the pandemic. “Overall, we see a resilient performance in UK aerosol sales”, said...
According to SMM statistics, China's aluminium production in September 2026 (30 days) rose 2.2 per cent Y-o-Y and fell 3.2 per cent M-o-M. In September, downstream demand in China recovered somewhat M-o-M, but processing fees for some processed products remained under pressure, leading to production cuts and halts at some downstream enterprises. Purchase willingness for liquid aluminium subsequently weakened, dragging down the proportion of liquid aluminium output. The liquid aluminium ratio fell 0.5 percentage points M-o-M to 78.2 per cent during the month, coming in below expectations at the start of the month, with the main reductions coming from parts of central China and South China. Based on SMM's liquid aluminium ratio calculations, casting ingot production in China fell 6.2 per...
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If the building and construction sector is to keep pace with global climate goals, it must overcome formidable decarbonisation challenges. With the industry increasingly turning to Whole Life Carbon Assessments to manage building emissions, both the scrutiny of raw materials and the case for aluminium use are growing. Nevertheless, this does not mean all of the world’s aluminium capacity fits the task; the construction sector needs explicitly low-carbon aluminium. Inga Simonenko, Market Intelligence and Commercial Sustainability Director, UC Rusal Ben Salt, Sustainable Solutions Manager. UC Rusal Considering the impacts of the construction industry While construction represents one of the most important economic and social development drivers, it also embodies many of the most...
The largest producer and consumer of aluminium, China’s customs data on June 18, 2023, revealed that aluminium imports in May inclined 1.8 per cent from the previous year. However, despite this, arrivals decreased from the last month due to sluggish industrial demand. According to the General Administration of Customs data, China brought in 191,701 tonnes of unwrought aluminium and products, including primary metal and unwrought, alloyed aluminium, in May. This was lower than the 222,851 tonnes imported in April 2022 but higher than the 188,469 tonnes imported in the same month in 2022. AL Circle's industry-focused report, ' Global Aluminium Industry Outlook 2023 ', revealed that the transport sector would drive the demand for aluminium, followed by the construction and packaging...
Chong Zi En, a 26-year-old National University of Singapore (NUS) student, created Paw Wheels, an assisted walker for mobility-impaired elderly canines. The WINK is a regional train manufactured by Stadler Rail, a Swiss rolling stock manufacturer. It's a two-car multiple-unit train with a lightweight aluminium superstructure intended for branch routes with low passenger traffic. McLaren, the world-famous supercar manufacturer, has made its mark in India by releasing the much-anticipated Artura hybrid electric sports vehicle. The McLaren Artura is the first car to utilise the McLaren Carbon Lightweight Architecture (MCLA), designed specifically for hybrid applications. Marlish Waters of the United Kingdom has introduced a 150ml beverage can for its tonics and mixers line. The new...
Hydro is breaking boundaries with a latest land acquisition in Torija, Spain to build an advanced aluminium recycling plant. The plant will have an annual production capacity of 12,000 tonnes and will use carbon-free green hydrogen instead of natural gas. At Hydro's extrusion plant in Navarra, Spain, a recent test showed that carbon-free green hydrogen can be used as a substitute for natural gas in the recycling of aluminium. The test was successful. Teknodrom Valuable Maden Recycling Inc. is Turkey's first and only plant for recycling precious metals and has expertise in precious metal recycling. AlcircleBiz has successfully onboarded Teknodrom. Teknodrom Valuable Maden Recycling Inc., Turkey's first and only precious metals recycling plant, was established in 2015. Teknodrom, which...
In March 2023, India imported 36,400 tonnes of aluminium scrap from the United States compared to 31,000 tonnes in February, found the US Census Bureau data. Thus, on a month-on-month calculation, India’s aluminium scrap imports from the US in March registered an increase of 5,400 tonnes or 17.42 per cent. On an annual basis, India’s imports leaped by 267 per cent from 9,900 tonnes. This indicates India’s conscious decision of shifting to recycled aluminium from primary metal to infuse sustainability in the industry and boost the circular economy. AL Circle’s latest report on “ Sustainability in the Global Aluminium Industry ” has distinctively highlighted that Indian manufacturers are introducing new product lines of low-carbon aluminium. In the entire third quarter of 2023 ended March...
The world is moving toward a much more sustainable future, with companies initiating noble drives throughout their production or service routes. It has been sourced that Emirates would be among the first flying companions to introduce a closed-loop recycling drive up on the air. The flight attendants would collect food and beverage packages, like aluminium cans, in-flight to avoid over-burdening the landfills. American Beverage and The Recycling Partnership have selected the village of Villa Park to receive US$97,500 in funding from the Every Bottle Back initiative backed by the giants of the drinks industry like Coco Cola, Pepsi Co and Dr Pepper. Boomerang’s co-founder Jason Dibble has been awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year by Gold Stevie for the company’s sustainable aluminium...
Constellium SE, a NYSE-listed business, is preparing to attend the 54th Paris Air Show. Constellium will showcase various high-performance aluminium products, including Airware®, the market's lightest aluminium for aeroplanes and spacecraft. Pooja Castings Private Limited, situated in Pune, India, is pleased to announce its participation in the Newcast 2023 exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany. This important exhibition offers the firm a worldwide platform to showcase its high-quality aluminium casting solutions to manufacturing enthusiasts, multinational corporations, and technology experts from all over the globe. Jindal Aluminium, India's biggest aluminium extrusion manufacturer recently celebrated its 53rd anniversary, commemorating years of devotion and hard work in manufacturing the...
Boomerang’s headquarters would have looked like Nick Fury’s action pad for the past few weeks with news of Jason Dibble, one of the founders, being honoured by the Gold Stevie Award for Entrepreneur of the Year- Food and Beverage category. Boomerang is also making headlines since ‘The Reusies ’ have been chosen as a finalist for Circularity 23 due to its promise of reusability and low carbon emissions. Boomerang has received support from the world’s leading beverage packaging supplier Ball Corporation and is quite optimistic the partnership will give rise to more and more sustainable initiatives. Recently, Boomerang’s patented high-end clean room units have been sent to Virginia, Texas and the Bahamas industrial zones. Boomerang’s bottling systems are by far the most enigmatic discovery...
According to a report on Thursday, June 15, Hydro is close to fulfilling the primary condition of the tender offer for 100 per cent of the shares in Alumetal. So far, Hydro has reportedly received sales subscriptions of about 68 per cent of shares. The existing shareholders have subscribed for selling at least 50 per cent of stocks in Alumetal. Within less than a week, Hydro acquired another 29 per cent of Alumetal’s shares since June 9, when the company bagged 39 per cent of shares, including the stocks held by two members of Alumetal’s Supervisory Board and all members of Alumetal's Management Board. In May, Executive Vice President Eivind Kallevik, Head of Hydro Aluminium Metal, said: "Hydro is making a transparent offer to all shareholders of Alumetal for 100 per cent of the shares in...
Rio Tinto plans to spend $1.1 billion (CAN$1.4 billion) to expand its state-of-the-art AP60 aluminium smelter at Complexe Jonquière in Canada. This development will compensate for the closure of potrooms at the Arvida smelter in the same location and the loss of 170,000 tonnes of capacity. Besides this, Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world's biggest aluminium smelter outside of China, was named the 'Metals & Mining Deal of the Year' at the Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East Awards 2023. Under the market forefront, on June 13, 2023, an international news outlet reported that Chinese experts monitoring the situation of the aluminium industry in China's southwestern Yunnan province revealed that energy supply to aluminium smelters would be increased later this month, allowing a portion of the...
The European Tube Manufacturers Association (etma) announced the "Tube of the Year 2023" winners and the winning tubes were presented in Amsterdam at the end of May. This year, the POREfessional tube by Benefit Cosmetics, part of the luxury company LVMH, won under the aluminium tube category. Alltub France manufactured these tubes using more than 95 per cent post-consumer recycled (PCR) aluminium. The tubes have been finished with a matt, translucent lacquer that highlights the brushed metal of the tubes beautifully. The etma annual conference and the third World Tube Congress, both well-attended, provided an appropriate backdrop for the prize presentation. The winners in the categories of aluminium tubes, plastic tubes, laminate tubes, sustainability, and prototypes were chosen by a jury...
NALCO’s Ex-Chairman & Managing Director, Dr Tapan Kumar Chand, has composed a book titled ‘Aluminium: The Future Metal’, which has been released on Friday, June 16, by the Union Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in Indore. The book focuses on the entire value chain of aluminium, giving a complete overview of the strategic metal and its futuristic role in the growth of industry and economy. It is the second book written by Dr T.K. Chand, followed by ‘Aluminium: The Strategic Metal,’ which was highly acclaimed by industry leaders and policymakers. During the launch of the book at the 4th National Conclave on Mines & Minerals, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister of State for Mines Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary, Odisha Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick, and...
Blackboxstocks Inc., a fintech and hybrid social platform based in Dallas, has announced that it has successfully formulated an SEC deal with the U.K.-based Evtec Group. This is the first step toward completing the planned merger between the companies. The merger will involve Blackbox, Evtec Group Limited, Evtec Aluminium Limited, and Evtec Automotive Limited, as declared on April 17. The CEO of Blackbox, Gust Kepler asserted in a dialogue: “This agreement is an important first step in our merger plan with Evtec and demonstrates the strong financial commitment that both companies have to complete it. In parallel, we are continuing to build our core business in the fintech sector,” “We believe this dual strategy will provide maximum value for our shareholders by allowing them to...
Delemar, a pioneer in the Egyptian aluminium market, is a global producer of aluminium with a staggering 35 per cent market share in Egypt, making it the country's leading manufacturer and one of the tops in the Middle East. Since its inception in 2008, the firm has expanded to run five plants, with three more under development. They are dedicated to providing the customers with the most diverse product offerings, the highest business ethics and customer service. Established in 2008, the Delemar Group began production in 2012 and is one of the largest aluminium extrusion factories and companies for aluminium profiles in Egypt & the Middle East. To know more about the products offered by Delemar , you can visit the world's first b2b market for the global aluminium industry, AL CircleBiz's...
Ikea's experimental design arm, Space10, has devised a solution to the challenges of moving furniture. They have created the "Couch in an Envelope," which weighs only 22 pounds and can be folded into an envelope. The couch maintains sustainability standards and is circular due to the use of aluminium in the make. This innovative couch was designed to challenge the conventional norms of couch design and make it more adaptable to modern living. Space10 used AI to create a modular couch that is easy to recycle or give away and can be handled by people who work from home. The company collaborated with design studio Panter&Tourron to create a "couch for nomadic living" using artificial intelligence (AI). The furniture is sustainable, lightweight, and 100% recyclable due to the use of...
Ark, a London-based EV startup, has just launched the Ark Zero electric quadricycle, which is being touted as the UK's most affordable electric vehicle. The tiny aluminium vehicle measures 2,500 millimetres in length, 1,202 mm in width, and 1,625 mm in height, making it more compact than the Citroën Ami. The Ark Zero EV has been designed to promote sustainable transportation and a cleaner transformation of the UK's automobile sector. It is made entirely of 100% recyclable aluminium, which makes it lightweight and strong. The vehicle's body and chassis are combined into a single unit, constructed entirely of lightweight and sturdy aluminium using monocoque technology. This design enhances the vehicle's strength and rigidity, making it safer in the event of an accident. Aluminium was chosen...
Rusal, the world's second-largest aluminium company by primary aluminium production, announced that on Thursday, June 15, it started the construction of a modern alumina facility in the Leningrad region. Rusal contemplates investing around 400 billion rubles in this project to construct four technological lines for alumina production and develop port infrastructure in Ust-Luga. The project will be developed in two phases. Phase one will have a capacity of up to 2.4 million tonnes per year and is expected to be commissioned by 2028-end. The second phase will also have a similar capacity, with an estimated completion time of 2032. So, in total, the new alumina refinery will have a capacity of nearly 4.8 million tonnes. Once the project starts operating, it is expected to create up to 7,500...
Norwegian aluminium producer, Hydro will offer engineering support, manufacturing, and delivery of its flagship aluminium components for the 780 kW SolarDuck offshore floating solar plant. The construction will take place off the Coast of Tioman Island in Malaysia and has been scheduled to be accomplished by 2025. The Executive Vice President of Hydro Extrusions, Paul Warton, exclaimed: "Solar energy is part of the necessary shift to renewable energy. Extruded aluminium solutions are the perfect fit for such installations with their light weight and strength, and the fact that they require little or no maintenance.” As early as 2021, Hydro had supplied its patented aluminium profiles for SolarDuck's pilot structure. Hydro extrusion plants in Lichtervelde, Belgium, and Magnor, Norway, will...
