Canada’s H1’26 aluminium exports dip 12.57% amid US tariffs: What does H2 hold?
The first half (H1) of 2026 witnessed Canada’s exports of unwrought aluminium taking a deep plunge. The country supplied a total of 1.33 million tonnes of aluminium products to the world including unwrought aluminium, bars, rods and profiles, aluminium foil, pipes and tubes, plates, sheets and...
Aluminium extrusion 2035 demand nears 44.22Mt: Industry experts decode next decade drivers
Global aluminium extrusion demand is entering a phase with consumption projected to rise from 35.25 million tonnes in 2025 to 35.93 million tonnes in 2026 and 44.22 million tonnes by 2035, representing a 2.29 per cent CAGR. While building and construction will remain the largest end-use sector and...
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Alumina production in West Europe declines 8% YoY to 439,000 tonnes in February 2021; Output in East & Central Europe grows by 1%
In February 2021, alumina production in West Europe stood at 439,000 tonnes, reflecting a decline of 40,000 tonnes or 8.35 per cent month-on-month. In January 2021, West Europe churned out 479,000 tonnes of alumina, which was less by 3,000 tonnes from the previous month. On a year-on-year basis,...
Aluminium supplies in Europe disrupt with Suez Canal maritime traffic jam
The large container vessel maritime traffic jam on the Suez Canal in Egypt has intensified the shortage of primary aluminium billet supplies in Europe, which resulted in higher premiums on 26 th March 2021. Suez Canal, an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to...
Stadler Rail secures 40 aluminium electric train production contract from EAV
VOLTURNO Autonomous Body (EAV), the transport authority for the Campania region of Italy, has awarded a supply contract to Stadler Rail for up to 40 three-car electric multiple unit (EMUs) trains. Under the contract, Stadler will initially supply 231.5kV dc EMUs. The contract includes both...
Sweden’s import of Alumina during 2018-20 remains volatile, expenditure trends to dip
The Swedish economy is losing its pace for recovery in short term, but the foundation is in place for a strong rebound later in 2021. Unemployment is expected to decline, while inflationary pressures remain subdued, but the outlook is elusive due to upside-down statistics and incoherent signals...
Primary aluminium production in West, East & Central Europe declines by more than 9% in February 2021
In February 2021, primary aluminium production in East & Central Europe stood at 319,000 tonnes, reflecting a plunge of 34,000 tonnes or 9.63 per cent month-on-month, found the International Aluminium Institute. In January 2021, output was at 353,000 tonnes, up by 1,000 tonnes from 352,000 tonnes a...
European Aluminium, Metal Packaging Europe floats road-map towards 100% recycling of aluminium beverage can by 2030
On 24 th March 2021, European Aluminium and Metal Packaging Europe floated a joint roadmap towards achieving 100% recycling of aluminium beverage can by 2030. The Roadmap reveals the position among aluminium producers of can-sheet, manufacturers of aluminium beverage cans and recyclers of used...
Latvia’s import of Aluminium Foil during 2018-20 illustrates an uneven movement
Latvia confronted a significant change in the political ecosystem in 2020. Anticipating 2021, the major issues include the COVID-19 crisis, taking into account the COVID-19 health crisis, the GDP growth forecast for 2021 has been revised downwards to 5.1%, from the 6.7% projected earlier. The...
Industrial space developer Panattoni to build Reynaers Aluminium plant outside Warsaw
The greenest industrial developer of Europe in 2020, Panattoni, has secured the contract from Reynaers Aluminium to develop a 31,000 sqm warehouse and production plant on a site chosen by Reynaers in Urzut, which is located around 30 km southwest of Warsaw in Poland. The producer of innovative and...
Fight against China’s unfair trade practices, European Commission to impose anti-dumping duties on flat-rolled products; European Aluminium applauds
The European Aluminium Association praises the European Commission for its intention to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on certain flat-rolled products originating in China. The duty rates vary from 19.6 to 47.3% and result from an anti-dumping investigation initiated on the 14 th August’20,...
Aluminium Sabart intends to axe 9 jobs, employees show protest at Tarascon-sur-Ariège in France
On 20 th March 2021, around 60-70 employees of the Aluminum Sabart gathered in Tarascon-sur-Ariège in France, to show their protest against the lay-off for the nine workers which the management of the company intends. In the words of Mathieu Bru, the secretary of the social and economic committee...
Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance obtained Trafigura loan by offering Aluminium at a discount to market prices
The British commodity tycoon, Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance in 2018, obtained a loan from Singaporean multinational commodity trading company, Trafigura by agreeing with a six-year deal to sell aluminium to the world’s leading independent commodity trader at a discount to market prices, as it has...
Moldova’s export of Aluminium Scrap during 2018-20 reflects unsteady movement
The economy of Moldova slides towards one of the poorest countries in Europe. The economy is heavily reliant on agriculture and manufacturing industries being the minor also supports the GDP of the nation. The manufacturing industries generally deliver scraps, pre-dominantly aluminium and on time...
Aluminium stranded wires importation in Netherlands indicates level-headed growth during 2019-21
In Eurozone, the Netherlands stands as the sixth-largest economy and the fifth-largest exporter of goods. The country is renowned for its open trade policies and consequently to the global economic conjuncture. In the last few years, the recovery in Europe has allowed the Dutch economy to grow at a...
Bulgarian aluminium rolled and extruded company Alcomet joins ASI as 161th new Production & Transformation member
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has announced the joining of Alcomet in ASI as a new Production & Transformation member. This brings the total number of ASI members to 161. Alcomet AD is a leading Bulgarian manufacturer of aluminium rolled and extruded products. It offers a large variety of foils,...
Denmark’s import of Aluminium Tubes or Pipes Fittings during 2018-20 illustrates steady growth
Denmark, a small country with an open economy and a structural balance of payments surplus, the economy remains although prosperous but is highly dependent on foreign trade. This was the major reason Denmark recorded its deepest fall in GDP in the first half of 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis,...
Kazakhstan Aluminium Smelter buys new specialised equipment for safer movement of aluminium storage container
Kazakhstan Aluminium Smelter (KAS), part of the Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), has reportedly bought new specialised equipment to move its aluminium storage containers faster and safer. Earlier, the company used to move storage containers with a crane that held up to 25 tonnes of aluminium....
Hydro reaches halfway milestone at the Husnes plant
Hydro restarted 100 of the 200 cells at the Husnes B-line in Western Norway. Husnes currently produces about 95,000 tonnes of aluminium annually via the A-line. The company will expand the capacity to around 195,000 as the 200 electrolysis cells in the one-kilometer-long B-line are restarted. “The...
Hydro’s four aluminium manufacturing plants receive ASI certifications in DACH region
Hydro announced that four aluminium manufacturing plants in the DACH region of Europe are now certified against the ASI Performance Standard and ASI Chain of Custody Standard. Hydro’s extrusion plants in the DACH region, offers products in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. The facility manufactures...
