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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Germany’s aluminium semi-finished exports to the US down 39.4% in Jan-Sep 2020; exports dip 38% in September
Germany’s exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) to the US stood at 50,000 tonnes in the first nine months of 2020, with a year-on-year decrease of 39.4% or 32,600 tonnes, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. Germany...
Alcomet launches its upgraded production line for powder-coated aluminium profiles
Alcomet AD, the only one of a kind manufacturer of rolled and extruded aluminium products in Bulgaria, has begun the operation at its upgraded production line for producing powder-coated aluminium profiles. The company has invested 1.4 million levs, equivalent to $883,200, for modernising the...
Aluminium coaches for Pune Metro expected to arrive in May 2021 from Italy
On Tuesday, January 5, Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation’s managing director Brijesh Dixit announced that aluminium coaches for Pune’s Metro trains would likely arrive in the city in May 2021 from Italy. Dixit said, “Pune Metro had given the purchase order for 102 aluminium bodied coaches. The...
Bulgaria’s export of Aluminium Structures during 2018-20 reflects a steady rise
The Bulgarian National Bank, which is the central bank of the country, has said in December’20 that economy is expected to pursue its recovery on a quarterly comparison basis in the last quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, on condition that anti-coronavirus restrictions do not tighten...
AUDI AG’s two sites certified against Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Chain of Custody
AUDI AG’s rolled press plants Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm have been certified against Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Chain of Custody. AUDI claims that the company is the first automobile maker to be awarded the Chain of Custody certificate. “This certifies that Audi can comply with the...
New Aluminium profiles plant construction begins in Jędrzejów, Poland
At the end of the year 2020, another plant received a construction permit in the Jędrzejów-Południe zone, Poland. The investor, "Dom z klasą" company, will produce aluminium profiles for the construction industry, including windows and facades. The new plant will cover an area of approximately...
Germany’s top ten export destinations for Aluminium Tubes and Pipes in 2019
According to Destatis, the Federal Statistical Office of Germany marked a sharp shrink in growth and the weakest expansion since 2013, as the Country’s economy grew by 0.6% only in 2019. The expansion in the gross domestic product (GDP) was in line with forecasts from economists polled by Reuters....
Elvalhalcor Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry S A secure double distinction at "Business Awards Hrima"
ElvalHalcor, the leading global industrial producer of aluminium and copper products headquartered in Greece, received 1st place in the 'Globalization' award category and the 2nd award ''Best International Activities Company' at the 'Business Awards Hrima 2020'. 'Business Awards Hrima' is...
Alumina production in West Europe stands 1.8% higher M-o-M in Nov’20, but output in East & Central Europe drops
According to the latest data released by the International Aluminium Institute for November 2020, alumina production in West Europe stood at 456,000 tonnes, representing a growth of 8,000 tonnes or 1.8 per cent month-on-month. In October also, alumina production in West Europe stood higher...
Primary aluminium production in East & Central Europe declines 3% M-o-M to 340,000 tonnes in Nov’20
In East & Central Europe, primary aluminium production came in at 340,000 tonnes in November 2020, representing a plunge of 11,000 tonnes or 3.12 per cent month-on-month. The production in October stood at 351,000 tonnes, up by 13,000 tonnes or 3.85 per cent from 338,000 tonnes in September. On a...
REEL International inks an agreement to acquire Metso Outotec’s Aluminium business
On 28 th December’20, the French industrial group specializing in complex handling and lifting systems and integrated systems solutions, REEL International SAS has signed an agreement to acquire Metso Outotec Oyj (Finland) aluminium business. REEL, the leader in handling and lifting systems, now...
Recap 2020: The “Corona crisis” and the impact on global Aluminium downstream segment
The aluminium sector is crucial to the modern economies and it supplies a wide range of highly distinguished products, from the intermediate semis required for many high-tech industries to parts and components for final applications. The most important impact of innovation in Aluminium will be on...
Recap 2020: The year witnessed significant investments in recycling plant; COVID-19 affected scrap supply chains
The year 2020 saw significant expansions in the recycling plant. Many leading companies announced huge investments in increasing the aluminium recycling capacity. Industry data showed improved aluminium packaging recycling rates globally. According to the International Aluminium Institute,...
ERG: Kazakhstan Aluminium Smelter raises production mounting on domestic market and European export demand
Kazakhstan Aluminium Smelter JSC (KAS), part of Eurasian Resources Group, has significantly raised its aluminium production in 2020, mounting its sales in the domestic market and export markets, majorly in Europe. The smelter is designed to produce 250ktpa; however, it has managed to exceed that...
Bharat Forge among several other aluminium forging companies penalized by German regulator “Bundeskartellamt”
The three Bharat Forge companies stand among several aluminium forging companies in Germany that will have to pay an accumulated value of € 175 million for "engaging in illegal competitive agreements.” In connection with two separate proceedings, Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office), Germany's...
Sweden’s import of Aluminium stranded wire during 2018-20 unfolds an enterprising market
The economy of Sweden is a developed export-oriented economy, but the Covid-19 pandemic has struck the economy hard. The government has admitted that the latest Covid-19 flare-up will drive the economy towards a weaker zone over the coming months than previously thought. Although, Sweden has so far...
Vimetco Extrusion joins Aluminium Stewardship Initiative as a new Industrial User Member
Vimetco Extrusion has joined the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative as a new Industrial User Member, bringing the total number of ASI members to 150. The news came after ASI announced that it officially welcomed Vimetco as a new member on December 18. ALRO’s downstream subsidiary Vimetco Extrusion is...
METEF 2021 will be held on 10th–12th June 2021 in Bologna, Italy
On account of the present pandemic situation, METEF – the international expo for the aluminium, foundry and innovative metal industry – will be held on a new date, that is 10 -12 June 2021 at the BolognaFiere Expo Centre alongside the exhibition MECSPE, to confirm the shared targets of these two...
