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New Zealand aluminium extruders urge urgent safeguard action as imports surge 38%
Sustainability07 SEPT 2026

New Zealand aluminium extruders urge urgent safeguard action as imports surge 38%

ALENZ is calling for provisional trade protection as rising low-cost aluminium extrusion imports put pressure on domestic producers during an ongoing safeguard investigation. New Zealand's aluminium extrusion industry is urging the government to introduce temporary trade protection as imports surge...

EU plans aluminium scrap export ban on non-OECD countries; China, India in focus
Sustainability07 SEPT 2026

EU plans aluminium scrap export ban on non-OECD countries; China, India in focus

The European Union (EU) is preparing a broader restriction on aluminium scrap exports to non-Organisation for Economic Co-operation ‌and ⁠Development (OECD) countries, replacing an earlier trade proposal that would have covered only part of the bloc’s scrap flows. The move could largely impact...

Coal-heavy Australian aluminium vs renewables-led New Zealand: How Oceania is balancing decarbonisation
Sustainability03 SEPT 2026

Coal-heavy Australian aluminium vs renewables-led New Zealand: How Oceania is balancing decarbonisation

Oceania’s primary aluminium industry is facing a fragmented energy transition. While Australia, the leading aluminium producer of the continent, has abundant renewable resources and a well-established aluminium value chain, its smelters remain significantly more dependent on fossil-fuel-based...

ASI certifies Amcor Flexibles Kreuzlingen AG, Switzerland against Performance Standard V3.1 (Transitional – Principles 1-4)
Sustainability03 SEPT 2026

ASI certifies Amcor Flexibles Kreuzlingen AG, Switzerland against Performance Standard V3.1 (Transitional – Principles 1-4)

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Amcor Flexibles Kreuzlingen AG, Switzerland has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The facility produces lacquered, laminated and printed aluminium and composite foils, as well as transparent inorganic barrier...

Can the US afford to cut Canada off? 75% aluminium and $100b energy tell the story
Sustainability02 SEPT 2026

Can the US afford to cut Canada off? 75% aluminium and $100b energy tell the story

The US aluminium industry’s dependence on Canada extends far beyond primary aluminium imports. While Canada supplies around 75 per cent of US imported primary aluminium, covering roughly 60 per cent of the country’s annual aluminium usage, it is also a major supplier of crude oil, natural gas and...

Inola aluminium smelter faces new test over DOE funding, environmental review
Sustainability02 SEPT 2026

Inola aluminium smelter faces new test over DOE funding, environmental review

Construction of the first US aluminium smelter since 1980 at the Tulsa Port of Inola is faced with another test. Four nearby residents have filed a lawsuit, claiming that the US Department of Energy (DOE) was funding the project without undertaking the site-specific environmental review. This adds...

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