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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Altech Chemicals: €7.38 million of grant support from Saxony State Government in Germany for construction of HPA plant
Altech Chemicals Limited aiming to become the world’s leading supplier of HPA has announced that it has received a commitment letter from State Ministry for Economic, Labour and Transport, Saxony, Germany for a grant of €7,380,000. The grant would be available to Altech towards the support of total...
Alcoa to curtail San Ciprián Aluminum Smelter in Spain
Alcoa announced it will curtail its San Ciprián aluminum smelter in Spain. The company will also initiate a collective dismissal that will impact about 530 employees. The alumina refinery at San Ciprián will continue to operate. The curtailment is expected to be completed in the first quarter of...
Rio Tinto’s Iceland Aluminium smelter staffs voted to strike
A greater part of the workers at Straumsvík aluminium smelter, near Reykjavík in Iceland, have voted to strike in action. As per the report, the strike actions begin on 16 th October, which entail daily strikes among certain professions within the smelter throughout November. A general strike is...
US imposes anti-dumping duties on aluminium alloy sheets from 18 countries
On 9 th October’20, the US Department of Commerce announced that it would impose preliminary anti-dumping duties "immediately" on imports of aluminium alloy sheets from 18 countries, which includes Germany, Bahrain, Brazil, Spain, India and Italy. Wilbur Ross, US Secretary of Commerce, said: “In...
Gränges signs agreement with Boryszew for the acquisition of Aluminium Konin
Gränges has announced the signing of an agreement with Boryszew S.A. on a new structure regarding the purchase price for the acquisition of Aluminium Konin, the Polish flat rolled aluminium producer. The acquisition will enhance Gränges' product offering and presence in Europe. The acquisition will...
Ireland’s import of Aluminium Foil during 2017-19 demonstrates rapid growth; Projected with 19.11% downswing in 2020
Ireland is ranked 2nd among 45 countries in the Europe region, and its overall score is well above the regional and world averages. The Irish economy made it back into the ranks of the economically free in 2018 and has maintained that rank in the years since then. The European Commission has said...
Hydro teams up with Norway for electric passenger ferry
Hydro has collaborated with Norway to develop the world’s first fully electrical passenger ferry. The project would include extrusions, panels, friction-stir welding, robotic welding, bending larger panels, optimizing CAD (computer-aided design) services and modular design. One ferry can contain...
Vedanta appoints Gerli Metalli SPA as service partner for Italian market onward 2021
Vedanta, the largest primary aluminium producer of India, has appointed century-old non-ferrous metals, ferroalloys and pig iron trading company Gerli Metalli SPA as a service partner onwards 2021 for the Italian market. Vedanta with its two state-of-art aluminium smelters at Jharsuguda (Odisha)...
MBF Aluminum in France could lose 150 jobs: DGE
MBF Aluminum, based at Eastern France, in the heart of the Jura Mountains in Saint-Claude, is recognized as one of the European specialists in the injection moulding of aluminium parts for the automotive sector, could see its workforce reduced by half, if it is believed that the recommendations...
Austria’s export of Alumina exhibits steady growth during 2017-19; Projected with 21.02% downfall in 2020
Austria is a well-developed market economy with a skilled labour force and a high standard of living. Its economy features a large service sector, a sound industrial sector, and a small, but highly developed agricultural sector. FocusEconomics panellists forecasted GDP will contract 6.6% in 2020,...
Bulgaria’s export of Aluminium scrap during 2018-20 remains strong, revenue generation significantly drops
Bulgaria is ranked 19th among 45 countries in the Europe region, and its overall score is just above the regional average and well above the world average. Bulgaria has been making steady progress in economic freedom for more than a decade, and this year, its economy has finally entered the ranks...
Audi Hungaria: Closed Loop Aluminium for vehicle production plays vital role
Audi Hungaria uses around 38,000 tonnes of aluminium per year for automobile production. As aluminium production consumes a lot of energy, Audi Hungaria will be managing the material in a recycling loop. This will save valuable energy and resources. With the aluminium closed-loop, aluminium scrap...
Sanjeev Gupta’s ALVANCE Aluminium Group accomplishes acquisition of Duffel recycling and rolling mill in Belgium
British tycoon Sanjeev Gupta’s international low-carbon aluminium business, ALVANCE Aluminium Group, part of sustainable industry leader GFG Alliance, has accomplished its acquisition of the Duffel aluminium recycling and rolling mill near Antwerp in Belgium. Duffel is a leading European producer...
European Aluminium web workshop highlights the importance of investing in Aluminium Packaging, Sorting & Recycling
The European Aluminium web workshop on investing in better collection and sorting of used aluminium packaging for recycling stressed enough on the importance of the Circular Economy. Many speakers spoke about the need for more investment into the complete cycle of aluminium packaging, sorting and...
How consumers preference for aluminium cans evolving consumption and recycle pattern all over the world
The growth of aluminium cans in the global market seems to be becoming insurmountable owing to the factors like disposable income of people, changing lifestyle, and evolving consumer preferences. Continuous shifts from plastic bottles to aluminium cans have triggered the demand further. Initiatives...
France export of Aluminium Powder and Flakes during 2018-20 unfolds enterprising growth
FocusEconomics Consensus Forecast panellists expect French industrial output to contract 8.7% in 2020, which is down 2.9% points from last month's forecast. For 2021, panellists expect industrial output growth at 4.9%. In form of powders, Aluminium powder and flakes are used for several...
Alcoa's consultation period for San Ciprián Aluminum Plant ends without agreement
Alcoa announced that the formal consultation process for San Ciprián aluminum plant in Spain ended without an agreement with the workers’ representatives. The company now have up to 15 days to announce a decision regarding the smelter’s 228,000 tonnes of annual capacity. In August, Alcoa reached an...
West Europe’s August alumina production climbs to 487,000 tonnes; Output in East & Central Europe up 8% YoY
West Europe’s alumina production stood 2.74 per cent higher year-on-year to 487,000 tonnes in August 2020. The output increased by 2.1 per cent from July’s production of 477,000 tonnes and 1.88 per cent from June’s production of 478,000 tonnes. In the first eight months of 2020, alumina output...
