Giant art installation unveiled at Trafford centre for recycle week
Every Can Counts (ECC) has unveiled a giant art installation outside Trafford Centre to highlight the importance of recycling during Recycle Week 2026 (14th – 20th September). The Infinity Sculpture, made from more than 1,200 recycled drink cans, has been created to illustrate the life cycle of a drink can, highlighting that aluminium can be recycled time and time again. Shoppers and centre visitors can get a glimpse of the can-based artwork that will be on display by the Great Hall Entrance at Trafford Centre until Sunday 20th September to mark the occasion. This is the first time the Infinity Sculpture has been showcased in Manchester, where it will act as a physical reminder of the importance of recycling to the community. On Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September, visitors wanting to...
Aluminium Extruders Council launches “Look No Further” program
The Aluminium Extruders Council (AEC) today announced the launch of “Look No Further™,” a campaign promoting the capabilities, responsiveness, and innovation of US and Canadian aluminium extruder members of AEC. Developed for manufacturers, engineers, architects, designers, and procurement leaders, the campaign underscores the value of working with AEC extruder members to meet growing demand for aluminium extrusion solutions across transportation, building and construction, consumer products, electrical, machinery and equipment, and other critical markets. “Customers need domestic extrusion partners that can deliver more than shaped aluminium,” said Jason Weber, President of the Aluminium Extruders Council. “The Look No Further™ campaign will reinforce that AEC extruder members offer the...
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Premium Lindoia and Ball launch the world’s first line of ASI-certified flavoured water in cans
Premium Lindoia, in partnership with Ball Corporation – a global leader in sustainable aluminium packaging –, announces the launch of its Flavors line in cans in Brazil, featuring sparkling flavoured waters in lemon, grape and passion fruit varieties. The new products are the world’s first flavoured waters in cans to carry the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) seal, reinforcing the growing demand for products that combine flavour, well-being, and sustainability, as well as the diversification of beverage categories available in cans. Developed for consumers seeking healthier beverage alternatives, the Flavors line combines mineral water, carbonation, and natural fruit flavours, with no sugar, preservatives, or calories. In addition to its focus on well-being, the launch represents...
Midal Cables and the American University of Bahrain celebrate student innovation through corporate branding competition
As part of its ongoing commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles and corporate social responsibility (CSR), Midal Cables has concluded a corporate branding competition in collaboration with the American University of Bahrain (AUBH), providing students with a unique opportunity to showcase their creativity by developing concepts for the company's future corporate identity. The competition challenged students to develop an integrated corporate branding concept for Midal Cables, providing them with an opportunity to apply their academic knowledge to a real business project while showcasing their creativity, innovation and design thinking. Following a comprehensive evaluation by a joint judging committee, Ms Yasmeen A. Rahman Ahmed, a graduate of AUBH’s College of...
Constellium to source local renewable energy for its German facilities
Constellium today announced that its extrusion and automotive structures plants in Gottmadingen and Singen, Germany, will source locally produced solar electricity under a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the community of Gottmadingen. Under the agreement, Constellium will receive the full electricity output of the Katzental solar park over a 10-year period, produced locally in the immediate vicinity of the Gottmadingen and Singen plants. The electricity will be used exclusively by Constellium’s Gottmadingen and Singen extrusion and automotive structures plants, covering over 25 per cent of the plants’ combined total needs. The agreement is expected to avoid approximately 3,500 tonnes of CO₂ emissions per year. “This initiative is an important step in our efforts to reduce...
The importance of free and fair trade in realising aluminium’s full potential
Tom Bird, executive chairman at Enicor, explains why the free and fair global trade of recycled aluminium is essential in the development of a robust, resilient, circular supply chain. As protectionist tariffs, tighter regulation, rising energy prices and geopolitical tensions disrupt recycled metal supply chains at a pivotal time in the market, a fresh approach is vital to deliver greener, high-quality supplies at a time of increasing demand. While global recycled aluminium output continues to rise, cross-border trade is starting to tighten, with more countries than ever putting in place measures to retain material within their domestic market. These changes are largely being driven by recycled aluminium no longer being seen as a surplus to be traded, but instead as a strategic resource...
The industry that makes India’s infrastructure possible - and what it needs to scale: CII-BCG Report
Before a road gets built, a mine opens, a port expands or a solar park goes up, equipment has to move earth, drill rock, lift steel and pave ground. That work falls to India's Mining and Construction Equipment industry, a sector that rarely makes headlines but sits at the foundation of everything India is building. A new report by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), ‘Pressing the Throttle: How India's Mining and Construction Industry Can Support Domestic Ambitions and Become a Global Force’ , takes stock of where the sector stands and what it will need to keep pace with the scale of India's ambitions. The numbers reflect the sector's centrality. India's mining and construction output stands at around USD 430 billion, close to 11 per cent of GDP,...
ASI certifies Saint Jean Industries S.A.S against Performance Standard V3.1
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced that Saint Jean Industries S.A.S has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The facility produces aluminium automotive chassis components, using melting, foundry, forging, machining and assembly processes, with annual production of approximately 15,000 tonnes of melted aluminium and 8,000 tonnes of aluminium products. The ASI Certification program was developed through an extensive multi-stakeholder consultation process and is the only comprehensive voluntary sustainability standard initiative for the aluminium value chain. The ASI Performance Standard V3 and ASI CoC Standard V2 were launched in May 2022 following a multi-year revision process. The ASI Performance Standard V3 defines 11 principles and 62 criteria...
ALFED lobbying delivers expansion of British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme for aluminium sector
The Aluminium Federation (ALFED) has welcomed the UK Government's decision to expand eligibility under the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS), following sustained engagement with Government on behalf of the aluminium sector. The government has confirmed that just four additional Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes will be added following its latest consultation. Significantly, two of these directly support the UK cast metals sector, while the remaining additions recognise manufacturing activities undertaken by businesses across the wider aluminium supply chain. The newly eligible activities are: 2453-Casting of Light Metals 2454-Casting of Other Non-Ferrous Metals 2550-Forging, Pressing, Stamping and Roll-Forming of Metal; Powder Metallurgy 2561-Treatment and...
Nexon Geochem eyes fully integrated 1200 mpta NdFeB permanent magnet manufacturing facility by FY 2033
In a groundbreaking first move from India, Nexon Geochem Private Limited fast tracks rare earth minerals processing and production signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Giredmet, the State Research and Design Institute of Rare Metal Industry under Russia's Rosatom State Corporation. The company is poised to hit a benchmark production capability of 1200 MTPA by FY 2033. Through this partnership, the Hyderabad-based advanced materials company, Nexon Geochem aims to bridge one of India's most critical gaps in the rare earth value chain by establishing an integrated, full-cycle platform spanning rare earth oxide inputs through to finished magnet production. As an immediate objective, Nexon Geochem plans to establish a highly scalable sintered NdFeB permanent magnet manufacturing...
DEScycle opens first-of-a-kind Teesside plant to strengthen UK critical minerals processing capacity
DEScycle yesterday opened its first demonstration plant at Wilton Centre in Teesside, marking the first operational deployment of its distributed metals processing infrastructure platform and a significant step towards strengthening the UK’s domestic critical minerals supply chain. The UK Government’s Critical Minerals Strategy sets an ambition for recycling to meet 20 per cent of annual UK critical mineral demand by 2035. The launch comes as the UK looks to build greater resilience in critical minerals, which are essential for manufacturing, clean energy, technology and national security. Just last month, Chris McDonald MP, Minister for Industry, visited DEScycle and the Wilton Centre to announce a £50m investment for the domestic production of critical minerals . DEScycle’s Teesside...
Vedanta reaffirms its commitment to unlock India’s hydrocarbon resources to secure energy independence
Marking Global Energy Independence Day, Vedanta reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating domestic oil and gas exploration, saying India has a historic opportunity to unlock its hydrocarbon resources and reduce its dependence on imported energy. It also reaffirmed Vedanta Oil & Gas' (BSE: 544782 | NSE: VOGL) ambition to produce 500,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), positioning the company to play a pivotal role in India's journey towards energy security. Despite being one of the world's fastest-growing energy markets, India currently imports nearly 90 per cent of its oil and gas requirements, leaving the economy exposed to global supply disruptions and price volatility. The country possesses vast hydrocarbon resources of about 300 billion barrels equivalent of potential....
KAS Group bolsters leadership as India’s semiconductor ecosystem gains momentum
Riding the momentum of India's rapidly expanding semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem, KAS Group, one of India's leading engineering conglomerates enabling semiconductor, electronics and advanced manufacturing industries, today announced the appointment of Vijayakumar Gobbaka as General Manager – Business Development. The appointment comes as the Group expands its semiconductor infrastructure capabilities, strengthens engagements with leading global semiconductor equipment manufacturers and OEMs, and scales manufacturing through facility in Doddaballapur. In his new role, Vijay will lead business development strategy for its business verticals—UHP Technologies, driving strategic customer partnerships, expanding international business opportunities and supporting the Group's long-term...
Toyo Printing Inks and Toyo Ink Europe met with industry professionals at METPACK 2026!
Toyo Printing Inks participated in METPACK 2026, one of the leading international trade fairs for the metal packaging industry, held in Essen, Germany, from May 5–8. During the exhibition, Toyo Printing Inks introduced its high-performance coating and ink solutions developed specifically for the metal packaging industry to international industry professionals. The company showcased its product portfolio centred on BPA-NI internal coating technologies, which attracted considerable attention from visitors. In addition to its BPANI Gold Lacquer, BPA-NI Pigmented Lacquer and BPA-NI Clear Lacquer product groups, the company's Conventional and UV Metal Packaging Inks also generated significant interest. Throughout the event, Toyo Printing Inks' expert teams addressed technical inquiries and...
More major industrial companies join EGA’s Challenger programme to promote gender diversity
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, today announced that Schneider Electric, RAK Ceramics, Veolia, Delta Plus, and Knauf Group have joined the Challenger Programme as new members of EGA’s initiative to promote gender diversity across industry. The new companies join existing members ADNOC, Ducab, Emirates Steel Arkan, ENEC, Strata, TAQA, and TechnipFMC. Founded by EGA in 2023, the Challenger Programme focuses on shared challenges ranging from encouraging more women to work in science, technology engineering and mathematics fields, to promoting inclusivity in industrial workplaces, to mentorship for young women in industry. EGA has championed gender diversity in industry snice the start of this decade, setting itself...
ASI certifies Yunnan Hongyan New Materials Co., Ltd. & Yunnan Zhilv New Materials Co., Ltd. against Performance Standard V3.1
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced that Yunnan Hongyan New Materials Co., Ltd. & Yunnan Zhilv New Materials Co., Ltd. have been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The facilities specialise in the production of aluminium alloy materials for applications including automotive body panels, battery foil and can lid materials, using integrated processes encompassing raw material melting, alloying, casting and hot rolling to produce aluminium alloy flat ingots, sheet and strip products, with an annual production capacity of approximately 250,000 tonnes of flat ingots and 300,000 tonnes of sheet and strip products. The ASI Certification program was developed through an extensive multi-stakeholder consultation process and is the only comprehensive voluntary...
Kimura Group expands aluminium casting capabilities with New HQ Plant in Japan
Kimura Group, a global leader in casting innovation with nearly 100 years of foundry expertise, announced the launch of its Advanced Aluminum HQ Plant at the company's headquarters in Shizuoka, Japan. The new facility, which began operations in February 2026, expands Kimura's capabilities for producing large, thin-wall aluminium castings used in prototype development and small-lot production. Designed to meet the growing demand for increasingly complex aluminium components in the automotive industry, the facility combines low-pressure sand casting (LPSC), V-Process vacuum moulding, and proprietary heat-treatment technology to deliver production-like material properties while preserving the speed and flexibility of sand casting. Unlike conventional prototype processes that often require...
Triveni Power Transmission Limited collaborates with salesforce to accelerate customer-centric growth in industrial manufacturing
Triveni Power Transmission Limited (TPTL/Triveni Power), a leading manufacturer of high-speed gearboxes and engineered power transmission solutions today announced its collaboration with Salesforce, world's #1 AI CRM, as part of its broader digital transformation strategy aimed at strengthening customer engagement, enhancing business visibility, and enabling sustainable growth. The collaboration marks a significant milestone in TPTL’s journey toward becoming a more connected, data driven, and customer centric organisation. By leveraging Agentforce Sales and Agentforce Service, TPTL aims to unify customer information, improve forecasting, and strengthen collaboration across key business functions. Through this implementation, TPTL will establish a single, integrated platform that enables...
Hydro enables Norway’s first closed-loop aluminium façade in Oslo refurbishment
At Sørkedalsveien 6, a 21,000 m² commercial building, the original façade is carefully dismantled and separated on-site before being transported to Stena Recycling in Halmstad, Sweden, for further sorting. It is then returned to Hydro’s recycling facility in Sweden, where the aluminium is transformed into Hydro CIRCAL, which will be used in new façade solutions, delivered by WICONA, Hydro’s building systems brand. “This project is a milestone for circular construction in Norway. It demonstrates that full material traceability and closed-looped aluminium use are possible today,” says Miriam Uria, Senior Vice President Hydro Building Systems. Rather than demolish and rebuild, the refurbishment is designed to retain much of the existing structure, reducing the need for new materials while...
ASI certifies Amcor Flexibles Sélestat against Performance Standard V3.1
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Amcor Flexibles Sélestat has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The facility transforms aluminium foil for packaging applications, serving the food and pharmaceutical sectors through processes that include lacquering, printing, extrusion coating, cutting and die cutting, with an annual production of approximately 119 million square metres of saleable products. The ASI Certification program was developed through an extensive multi-stakeholder consultation process and is the only comprehensive voluntary sustainability standard initiative for the aluminium value chain. The ASI Performance Standard V3 and ASI CoC Standard V2 were launched in May 2022 following a multi-year revision process. The ASI...
