
European aluminium foil deliveries showed a clear improvement in the second quarter of 2026, following a subdued first quarter. EAFA member companies delivered around 238,000 tonnes between April and June, up 0.6 per cent year on year and 5.8 per cent higher than the 225,000 tonnes delivered in Q1....
US-headquartered global manufacturer of advanced electronic components, KYOCERA AVX has launched two new aluminium electrolytic capacitor series, viz., AEVA and AEVB, designed for high-vibration and high-temperature resistance in industrial applications such as robotics, motor controls,...
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The Crewe community group consisting of 200 environment enthusiasts, has bagged a national recycling award for collecting over 200,000 aluminium beverage cans in the last ten years. The Crewe Clean Team, a 'committed' volunteer club, has been anointed by a Green Can Award from the non-profit...

AlCircle: Founded in 2018, than Covid pandemic impacted global business. What is your secret to remaining confident of becoming the leading aluminium foil/foil-based comprehensive packaging solutions provider? LSKB: Aluminium foil being admitted as the gold standard for packaging, especially in the...

Awareness programme for aluminium foil recycling is being spread out even to school students in York, the United Kingdom. The walled city in northeast England has designed a competition for primary school students during Christmas to make them learn the importance of recycling aluminium foil. A...

Pendle Borough Council has launched a new initiative to encourage the recycling of aluminium foil. Residents are urged to clean and recycle their trays, wrapping foil, aerosol cans, beverage cans, and empty food tins as part of the effort. The six-week program, which began in October, aims to...

Aluminium foil deliveries have registered a slight year-on-year dip of 0.3 per cent for the third quarter of 2022 to 237,800 tonnes but recorded a year-to-date (YTD) increase of 0.4 per cent than a year ago, showed the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA). During July-September, aluminium...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market, China’s aluminium plate/sheet and strip output is expected to amount to 12.9 million tonnes at the end of 2022, reflecting an increase of 2 per cent over the year. Aluminium foil output is estimated to clock at 4.75 million tonnes at year-end, up 3 per cent...

Symetal and BOBST are breaking boundaries in the aluminium foil coating and rolling sector with the MASTER CO 5000 coating machine, which was installed during the first quarter of 2022 in the former's production facility in Mandra, Greece. The coater accomplishes Symetal's process quality...

Preston City Council, in partnership with Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organization (Alupro), launched a new initiative to encourage the recycling of aluminium. Residents are urged to rinse and recycle empty aerosol cans, clean foil trays, clean foil for wrapping, and drink cans and tins. Creative...

The Suffolk Waste Partnership has launched a new scheme to encourage metal packaging recycling. To increase kerbside recycling rates, residents of the region are urged to recycle empty aerosol cans, food and beverage cans, aluminium foil packaging and foil trays, and metal screw tops. “Our...

Hydro has incorporated a third aluminium extrusion press at its manufacturing facility in Rackwitz with Euro 11 million investment that will double the plant's extrusion capacity by 12,000 tonnes annually. Elkem, Hydro, and Altor-owned firm Vianode, the maker of sustainable engineered battery...

CEFLEX, a collaborative initiative of 180 European companies representing the entire value chain of flexible packaging, has teamed up with European Foil Association and Flexible Packaging Europe to outline guidelines on flexible packaging containing aluminium foil. The manual will address critical...

Mohammad Abdullatif Ismail, a detail-oriented General Manager with a proven history of workforce optimization through morale-boosting and process automation. He is passionate and results-oriented carrying more than 18 years of experience boosting the performance of sales, supply chain, procurement...

Göksal Güngör will continue to be a President of the Global Aluminium Foil Roller Initiative (GLAFRI) for another term as being re-elected during the 6th Global Aluminium Foil Roller Conference (GLAFCO) in Istanbul. Alexander Dörsel of Speira (Europe), Patrick Lawlor of Gränges (USA), and Simon...

The European Aluminium Foil Association said that while exports continued to fall at -15%, European aluminium foil deliveries for containers and technical applications stabilised in H1 2022. (EAFA). According to EAFA statistics, the continent's overall demand for aluminium foil increased in the...

European aluminium foil deliveries for containers and technical applications returned to stability in H1 2022 , though exports continued to decline at the rate of -15%, revealed the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA). EAFA data also showed the overall demand for aluminium foil in Europe...

Sonali Paper and Board Mill Ltd, a paper manufacturer from Bangladesh, is about to set its first foot in the aluminium sector by beginning commercial production of its latest product line of aluminium foil papers on August 29, 2022. The next day itself, during filing its details at the Dhaka Stock...

On Friday, August 26, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced that Iberfoil Aragón SLU's rolling and laminating facilities in Sabiánigo, Spain, were accredited with the ASI Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certification. Laminated foil and coil are the two commercial divisions of the...

Gränges, the aluminium technology company, has appointed William B. Shannon as the Senior Vice President for Gränges' Global Battery Foil Program. Bill Shannon is the COO of the New York-based Li-Ion battery cell producer iM3NY. As a battery industry veteran with over 30 years of experience, he...