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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EGA to supply 43,000 tonnes of solar-powered ‘CelestiAL’ aluminium to its first customer BMW
On Tuesday, February 2, Emirates Global Aluminium, the world’s biggest ‘premium aluminium’ producer, announced that it secured BMW as the first customer for its solar-powered CelestiAL aluminium. According to the contract, EGA will supply 43,000 tonnes of the UAE’s first-of-a-kind aluminium,...
Primary aluminium production in East & Central Europe grows marginally Q-o-Q to 1.043MT in Q4 2020
Primary aluminium production in East & Central Europe rebounded to 352,000 tonnes in December 2020, found the International Aluminium Institute. In November 2020, the output stood at 340,000 tonnes, down by 11,000 tonnes or 0.57 per cent from 351,000 tonnes in October. This brings primary aluminium...
Serbia’s import of Aluminium Cans during 2018-20 displays significant growth
On 19 th January 2021, Aleksandar Vucic, President of Republic of Serbia said that Serbia ranked first among 38 European economies in terms of Y-o-Y growth in the gross domestic product in the first quarter. In a statement from Serbia's Foreign Ministry, Vucic said: “Serbia is the first in Europe...
French automotive foundry MBF Aluminium takeover bid postpones to February 9
The deadline granted for takeover bid to the French automotive foundry MBF Aluminium in Saint-Claude (Jura) which has been in receivership position since 4th November’20, has been postponed from 20th January to 9th February by the Dijon commercial court. In the recent weeks, four interested...
Hydrovolt begins work on Norway's first recycling electric vehicle batteries plant
Hydrovolt has commenced the construction of Norway's first plant for recycling electric vehicle batteries, located in the town of Fredrikstad. The facility, which is planned start operations in late 2021, will have the capacity to process more than 8,000 tonnes of modules from car batteries each...
Croatia’s export of Aluminium Structures during 2018-20 signifies a drop in demand
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Croatian authorities should find a balance between short-term priorities of economic support amid the COVID-19 pandemic and medium-term priorities of restoring fiscal space and raising productivity and growth through green and digital public...
Alumina production in East & Central Europe sees a hike of 7.5% Q-o-Q in Q4 2020, but declines in West Europe by 1.2%
Alumina production in East & Central Europe improved 14,000 tonnes or 3.48 per cent month-on-month in December 2020 to 416,000 tonnes. The output in November was down by 10,000 tonnes or 2.43 per cent from 412,000 tonnes in October to 402,000 tonnes. Total production in the fourth quarter came in...
Ball Corporation to build new aluminium can plant worth €170 million in Czech Republic
Ball Corporation has reportedly announced that it plans to begin construction of a new production facility of aluminium cans at Pilsen Digital Park by mid-2021. The facility worth €170 million will ramp-up Ball’s output in Czech Republic to meet the growing demand from consumers who want...
“At Alcoa, we innovate. We are recognized leader in sustainable practices across all three of our segments, and we’re defining what it means to be a sustainable aluminium company”, Rosa M. García Piñeiro, Vice-President - Alcoa Sustainability, President - Alcoa Foundation
Rosa M. Piñeiro García is Global Sustainability Vice-president for Alcoa and President of the Alcoa Foundation. Previously, she served as President of Alcoa Spain. During her 21 years in the company, she also served as Director of Regional Affairs and Sustainability for Europe and as Director...
“Slotted anodes technology to boost aluminium production and safeguard environment”, Giovanni Campice, Partner and Managing Director at T.T. Tomorrow Technology - Italy
Performances of the Aluminium Industry are stressed not only to increase productivity while reducing costs, but also to improve environmental protection and preservation. Reduction of carbon footprint across the entire Aluminium production the chain is, therefore, a binding demand to the metal...
Skoda Vagonka applauds for the opening of Europe's largest Aluminium machine tool in Ostrava
Skoda Vagonka applauds the opening of Europe's largest aluminium machine tool in Ostrava. The device is part of a large investment aimed at significantly increasing and accelerating the production of aluminium-box vehicles. The Skoda Transportation Group announced that the value of investments in...
Cyprus import of Aluminium Bar Rods and Profiles during 2018-20 demonstrates downturn
Cyprus was moving on an enterprising growth path before the global outbreak of COVID-19. The pandemic and the restriction measures that followed have dramatically changed the scenario. In the first quarter of 2020, economic growth slowed down considerably, 0.8% (year-on-year), reflecting a...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative certifies two Audi facilities against Chain of Custody Standard
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has certified Audi against Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard for rolled material press shop operations undertaken at production facilities in Neckarsulm and Ingolstadt, Germany. At the two facilities, rolled material press operations create automotive body parts...
Hydro announces shipments of low-carbon aluminium to Europe
Hydro announced shipments of low-carbon aluminium products to European customers using Norway’s biggest sailing vessel SC Connector. The shipment has about 200 tonnes of Hydro REDUXA low-carbon aluminium. “We want to work with the most forward-leaning companies when it comes to developing greener...
Greek Aluminium producer ElvalHalcor grants “Final Acceptance Certificate” to SMS for Aluminium Hot Strip Mill
ElvalHalcor SA, the Greece-based aluminium producer has granted SMS group the final acceptance certificate for the new four-stand high-performance hot strip mill commissioned at the Oinofyta facilities near Athens. During the installation, aluminium strips were successfully rolled in thicknesses...
Aluminium France elects Guillaume de Goÿs as new Chairman
The Board of Director of Aluminum has unanimously elected Mr Guillaume de Goÿs, Chief Operating Officer of Alvance as the new Chairman of Aluminum France. Mr de Goÿs takes the place of Jean-François Faure, General Manager Aluminum Technology at Rio Tinto and held the position of Chairman of...
AMAG receives “Gold Star” certification for its sustainability performance
AMAG, the leading Austrian premium supplier of high-quality aluminium cast and flat-rolled products has been awarded “Gold Star” certification for its sustainability performance by the independent, internationally recognized sustainability and CSR assessment platform EcoVadis. AMAG scored 69 points...
Jindal Aluminium predicts international demand to rise with emerging markets
India’s largest aluminium extrusion company with a legacy spanning 50 years, Jindal Aluminium Ltd. has not observed any aftermath on its exports and predicts the international demand to rise with the emerging markets, commented by Managing Director, Pragun Jindal Khaitan. Mr Khaitan acclaimed that...
