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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Serbia’s import of Aluminium Foil reflects downturn during 2018-19, marginal rise in 2020
The economy of Serbia stands as a mixed economic system in which the presence of the state in the economy is considerable, but the freedom for the private sector is limited. The World Bank labels Serbia as a middle-income country and its economy is transitioning from being dominated by the state...
Alcoa Corporation halts curtailment plans for its San Ciprián aluminium smelter in Spain
Alcoa Corporation will stop its curtailment plans for its San Ciprián aluminium smelter in Spain while after High Court of Justice of Galicia declared the collective dismissal process “null and void.” In October, the company announced it will cut the smelter’s 228,000 tons of annual capacity and...
European aluminium beverage cans recycling rate improve over 2% YoY to 76.1%, shows latest data
The recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the European Union, Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland increased by more than 2 per cent from 74.5 per cent in 2017 to 76.1 per cent in 2018, showed the latest data from European Aluminium and Metal Packaging Europe. The total amount of aluminium...
Switzerland’s export of Aluminium Tubes and Pipes during 2018-20 demonstrates a significant downturn; earnings remain high
Switzerland is facing an unusual economic downturn. Globally most of the governments countered COVID-19 pandemic by imposing major restrictions on their societies and economies, prompting a significant plunge in global trade and the demand for Swiss exports. The Swiss government also restricted...
Switzerland: Winterthur electricity network replaces copper lines with Aluminium
Winterthur electricity network in Switzerland replaces its copper lines by aluminium, which will support the city to save 80,000 francs a year. The Winterthur electricity will no longer flow through copper cables in the future, whereas it will be conducted over aluminium cables. However, aluminium...
Alumil Aluminium invests in aluminium scrap separation unit
ALUMIL, one of the largest industries in the extrusion of aluminium in Greece, considers that the environmental protection is not just a side project on the annual plan, but it is at the core of organisation’s strategy for the next decade. For more than 30 years, the aluminium company has developed...
Iceland’s export of Aluminium scrap during 2018-20 reveals upswing, earnings remain unstable
Iceland is considered as a stable democracy with an active consumer economy. The pillars of the Icelandic economy are aluminium smelting, fishing, and tourism and the major material exports are aluminium products and fish products, and main service exports are tourism-related services. The Nordic...
Netherlands export of Aluminium wires during 2018-20 demonstrates enterprising market
The COVID-19 outbreak disruption is weighing on the Netherlands' economy and the sovereign's fiscal position. GDP contracted 8.5% QoQ in Q2’20, after a 1.5% contraction in Q1’20. Although the economic fallout is historically very large, it is less severe than the euro zone-wide quarterly...
Aluminium bodied Black flirty hybrid train moves to Norway from Siedlce plant
The Stadler Polska plant initiated the production of very interesting multiple aluminium units for the Norwegian carrier Norske Tog. The train coaches are built jointly by plants in Minsk and Siedlce. Marta Jarosińska, the spokeswoman for Stadler Polska, said: “Black Flirty, a hybrid train for the...
“The Most Sustainable Companies in Greece 2020”: ElvalHalcor Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry S A joins the group
ΕlvalHalcor joins 'The Most Sustainable Companies in Greece' straightway for the 4 th year in a row. The leading global industrial producer of aluminium and copper, ElvalHalcor, together with 24 other companies were evaluated, based on its performance in the 'Sustainability Performance Directory'...
Finland’s export of Aluminium structures during 2018-20 reflects steady growth
The economy of Finland is highly industrialized, largely free-market economy with per capita GDP almost as high as that of Austria and the Netherlands, while marginally above that of Germany and Belgium. Trade is important, with exports accounting for over one-third of GDP in recent years. However,...
Alcoa’s San Ciprián alumina refinery bags ASI Performance Standard Certification along with Fjardaál & Lista smelter and casthouse
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has certified Alcoa’s three facilities in San Ciprián (Spain), Fjardaál (Iceland), and Lista (Norway) with its Performance Standard Certification. The facilities' activities include alumina refining, aluminium smelting, producing aluminium sows, ingots, and T-bars,...
Alteo Alumina refinery’s fate will be fixed on January 7, 2021
The Marseille commercial court was due on 8 th December’20 to examine the two takeover bids submitted for the speciality alumina unit at Gardanne in Southern France. But one of the two bidders withdrew. The inter-union hopes to reduce the social impact of the remaining offer carried by United...
Brexit: Maker of decorative Aluminium trims for auto industry “Northern Automotive Systems” to lay-off 130 employees
The British firm Northern Automotive Systems Limited has confirmed the news of reduction of 130 staffs at its plant in Gilwern by the end of the year. The impact of Brexit on the firm’s operations at its only facility in the UK is forcing the organization to shrink its 280 strong workforces down to...
Latvia’s import of Aluminium Bar Rods and Profiles during 2018-20 reveals an uneven movement
Latvia’s GDP is set to shrink by 4.3% in 2020, before growing by 2.4% in 2021 and 4.0% in 2022. Activity rose rapidly in the third quarter of 2020 after containment measures had been withdrawn. However, the recovery has been disrupted by the recent tightening of containment measures in response to...
ASI welcomes 145th Production & Transformation member ASAŞ Alüminyum
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced that it welcomed ASAŞ Alüminyum as a new Production & Transformation member, bringing the total number of members to 145. ASAŞ Alüminyum produces a wide range of value-added products for various sectors such as automotive, railway, commercial vehicles,...
Aluminij Industries joins Aluminium Stewardship Initiative as new Production & Transformation member
Aluminij Industries has joined Aluminium Stewardship Initiative as a new Production & Transformation member. This brings the total number of ASI Members to 146. The company, built in 1975 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has an annual production capacity exceeding 130.000 metric tons. “As a pillar of...
Red Cross replaces plastic bottles with recyclable Aluminium water bottles in Quimper, France
The local Red Cross unit in Quimper, France now distributes recyclable aluminium water bottles during patrols. They are mainly offered to people on the street. They will replace plastic bottles. A "zero plastic" approach carried out thanks to financial assistance from the City of Quimper and...
