European Aluminium re-elects “Emilo Braghi” as Chairman

On 29^th October’20, Emilo Braghi, President of Novelis Europe has been re-elected as the Chairman of European Aluminium Association at their General Assembly, which went on a virtual platform. The European Aluminium association proudly welcomed two new members in 2020, which makes the association’s total membership to leap 85 plus members representing 600 plants across 30 European nations.

Emilo Braghi, said: “I am grateful to my colleagues for their confidence during this critical time for our industry. I aspire to be a strong ambassador for the entire value chain and help secure adequate support measures for our industry to recover from the corona crisis and set the right conditions for fostering the production of sustainable aluminium in Europe.”

“I’m especially looking forward to the mid-term review of our industry’s sustainability roadmap to assess progress made and redefine our ambitions in the light of the Green Deal,” Braghi concludes.

Philip Schlüter, CEO of TRIMET has also been elected as the new Vice-Chairman of the European Aluminium. Ingrid Jörg, President of Constellium’s Aerospace and Transportation business, Arnaud de Weert, CEO at ALVANCE Aluminium Group, and Gerald Mayer, CEO of AMAG Austria Metall AG, are new to the 12 member Executive Committee of European Aluminium.

European Aluminium also introduced two new companies during the General Assembly. Grupo Baux, a manufacturer of aluminium flat-rolled products based in Spain and Aughinish Alumina, Europe’s largest alumina refinery based in Ireland.

Gerd Götz, Director General of European Aluminium, said: “We are delighted to welcome our new Executive Committee members and two new companies, bringing a wealth of expertise to the table. European Aluminium has never been stronger and more representative of the value chain than it is today, allowing us to speak with one voice and enhancing our leadership on a range of issues that matter most to our industry.”

“We will continue addressing the need for stronger trade defence to tackle subsidised Chinese overcapacity and for adequate compensation to protect aluminium producers from carbon leakage whilst greening our economy.”