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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In March of 2017, The Aluminum Association’s Trade Enforcement Working Group filed petitions requesting the initiation of anti-dumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigations against the import of aluminium foil products from China. The Final USITC hearing on antidumping and countervailing...
The Final USITC hearing on antidumping and countervailing duty investigations by the U.S. International Trade Commission on aluminium foil imports from China took place on Thursday February 8. Aluminum Association President and CEO Heidi Brock, along with other industry leaders, testified during...
The Global Aluminium Foil Roller Initiative (GLAFRI), concluded its recent General Assembly by announcing the election of Göksal Güngör as its new President with immediate effect. This follows Oliver Hommel stepping down from his role as he left the aluminium foil industry. Mr Güngör, General...
The leading flexible and rigid packaging company, Amcor has resolved to make all its products recyclable and reusable by 2025. The products include aluminium foils and aluminium cans for the food and beverage industry. With this decision, Amcor joins the list of elite consumer retail brands like...
According to a HuffPost UK a number of major coffee capsule brands in UK have set up their green agenda to recycle the plastic and aluminium coffee capsules. If not recycled, aluminium coffee pods reportedly take between 150 to 500 years to decompose. That is the reason the major coffee capsule...
The Aluminium Closures Group will sponsor this year’s prestigious international wine award, the Mundus Vini Spring Tasting. Via this engagement with a group of internationally recognized experts in the wine industry, the Group aims to expands its presence within the core market segment of fine...
Saudi Arabia, one of the fastest growing economies of the Gulf region, is on the verge of entering a post-oil era. The economic drivers in this phase are going to be aluminium, building and construction, and port industry. With stellar urbanization, consumer durables sectors like aluminium foil...
With the holiday season coming to an end, civic authorities across the Americas and the Caribbean have stepped in to clean the litters generated over the last few weeks. The objective is to collect and recycle all the recyclable waste such as aluminium beverage cans and aluminium foil and reduce...
According to Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) report, China’s unwrought aluminium and aluminium products export increased by 3.7% reaching 4.35 million tonnes during January-November. SMM anticipates exports of these products to rise this month considering current SHFE - LME prices rise and the...
Once again the WorldStar competition, organised by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO), has recognised excellence in aluminium foil innovation by naming four winning entries from the Alufoil Trophy 2017 in its own list of winners. Amcor and Constantia Flexibles provided the successful entries in...
China’s Henan Shenhuo Group announced on Thursday, December 8, that the company has started work on the aluminium foil project. The project worth 3.6 billion yuan ($544 million) will have an annual production capacity of 105,000 tonnes, according to news published by Reuters. The aluminium foil...
The European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA), organisers of the Alufoil Trophy, have announced the closing date for the next competition has been extended to 15 December 2017. This is to enable as many companies as possible to prepare entries, which will be judged in January 2018. The Alufoil...
Austria, the 31st largest exporter in the world, exported US$152.2 billion worth of goods in 2016. The country witnessed an increased in exports of aluminium foil in 2016. According to the Product Complexity Index (PCI), aluminium Foil is the 273rd most traded product and the 433rd most complex...
Continuing recovery in European markets more than offset volatility in exports of alufoil products, according to figures just released by the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA). Deliveries of all gauges rose 0.5% year on year, in the three months to September 2017, with domestic deliveries...
According to the latest foreign trade data from Aluminum Association, as derived from the U.S. Bureau of the Census, despite two consecutive drops month-on-month, U.S. aluminium imports were still up 25% YTD through September in comparison to the same period of 2016. Based on the growth rate...
According to the latest foreign trade data from Aluminum Association, as derived from the U.S. Bureau of the Census, despite two consecutive drops month-on-month, U.S. aluminium imports were still up 25% YTD through September in comparison to the same period of 2016. Domestic shipments of can stock...
Thiruvanthapuram Municipal Corporation successfully completed a colossal clean-up drive after the India-vs-New Zealand T20 cricket match at the Greenfield Stadium on November 7. With the help of 150 ground workers, the municipal body collected 1.5 tonnes of food waste, approximately 25,000...
The U.S. Commerce Department has decided to impose tariffs ranging from 97 per cent to 162 per cent on Chinese made aluminium foil increasing it from the already existing 81% rate that the administration had imposed in the summer. However, Canada and Mexico have not imposed any such restrictive...
