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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Karnataka's newly-imposed ban on the wide-scale use of plastic is set to change the way the food industry works in the state. On March 11, the government notified the ban and said it comes into force with immediate effect. With this, the manufacture and use of plastic carry bags, cups, spoons and...
The European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) is an international body that represents companies engaged in the rolling and rewinding of alufoil and in the manufacture of aluminium closures, alufoil semi-rigid containers and of all kind of flexible packaging. In a mail conversation with AlCircle,...
The Tesla Model S, the world’s most-wanted electric car, which has recorded a whopping 100,000 units sale as of December 2015, has been lauded by the critics for its impressive safety rating, range, and design. However, it is also worth considering that it is the incredible raw materials that go...
Food packaging industry is booming because of the requirement of food-on-the-go. The global packaging industry is expected to grow to $820 billion by 2016. The Indian packaging industry, growing at roughly15% annually, is estimated to become the fourth-largest in the world, with revenues of $43.7...
China will export 14.4 per cent more aluminium semis in 20016 than the corresponding period previous year, after a spike in 2015, SMM expects. Intensified competition among domestic downstream market players will drive down processing fees for aluminium semis. This, along with improving product...
Guizhou Xintianli Aluminum Foil Co. brought into service its precision aluminium foil project in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, on January 8, as per a recent report. The aluminium foil manufacturing plant, with total investment at 1.2 billion yuan ($ 185 million), has an annual capacity of 50,000...
Ess Dee Aluminium has dipped 16% to INR 216 on the BSE after rating agency CARE downgraded the company’s debt. “CARE has revised rating assigned to bank facilities of Ess Dee Aluminium. The ratings for fund-based long term bank facilities worth INR 180 crore and long term non-convertible debentures...
Protectionist action is clearly on the rise and even as economies slowly recover next year anti-dumping action can be surely expected to get worse not better across the world. Aluminium along with other industrial metals have hit the headlines most this year, not surprisingly as the volumes are...
The number of local authorities collecting empty aerosol containers for recycling has increased from 87 to 96% in the UK, according to new figures published by Alupro, the aluminium packaging recycling body. The figures also show that over the past three years the number of councils collecting...
China's aluminium semis exports soared 40.2% month-on-month in November, but the growth is likely to slowdown in the short term. The significant increase was mainly driven by aluminium extrusion, whose exports rose 131,600 tonnes to 201,900 tonnes, Chinese customs data showed. Lower SHFE/LME...
Over the past three years, the number of councils collecting aerosols has increased from 87 per cent to 96 per cent, providing almost complete coverage throughout the UK. Meanwhile, foil recycling has also seen a dramatic increase in collection, from just 35 per cent of councils in 2007 to 86 per...
India has started an anti-dumping probe into imports of aluminium foil, widely used by food and pharmaceutical firms, from China to protect domestic producers from cheap imports. Hindalco Industries, Raviraj Foils and Jindal India have approached the Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied...
Due to the continued recovery of demand for aluminium foil products in Europe the market is recovering slowly. The gap between 2014 and 2015 aluminium foil production narrowed to just a 0.3% drop by the end of the third quarter, compared with 2.5% in the first quarter of the year, reports the...
Guizhou Xintianli Aluminum Foil Co. is scheduled to put online its precision aluminium foil project in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, in January 2016. The project, with total investment at 1.2 billion yuan ($ 185 million), is now in debugging process and has an annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes....
The European Union imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of Russian aluminium foil on Friday after its investigation showed the product was sold across the bloc at below market prices, the EU's Official Journal said. A definitive anti-dumping duty of 12.2 percent will be levied on aluminium foil...
Local authority (LA) collection of aluminium foil and aerosols has grown rapidly in recent years, according to new data released by the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro), which works on behalf of members from across the aluminium supply chain to fulfil the industry’s obligation to...
The Slim plant in Cisterna di Latina will from January 1, 2016 be operated by Rolling Mills International GmbH under the name of SLIM Aluminium S.p.A. An after-tax book loss of 45 - 55 million euros will be realized in Hydro’s fourth-quarter 2015 reported results. The rolling mill in Cisterna di...
China will see a slight rebound in its aluminium semis exports in November after 6% decline in October, SMM expects. The average SHFE/LME aluminium price ratio slid further to 6.84 in November. Some export orders are due for fulfillment before Christmas holiday. Both will contribute to the growth...
