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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Schneider Electric launches new APC Easy Rack PDU, designed in aluminium housing
Schneider Electric, the European multinational company providing energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability has recently launched the APC Easy Rack Power Distribution Units (PDU) range which features easy-to-install, easy-to-use and customisable PDUs for connected...
Hydro’s aluminium extrusion plant certified against ASI Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Standard
Hydro’s aluminium manufacturing plant in Hungary has been certified against Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s (ASI) Performance Standard and Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard. The certification covers all the site’s operations, including its extensive automotive-related activities. “This is a great...
LME to launch new cash-settled European duty-paid aluminium premium contract in 2021
According to a recent report, the London Metal Exchange will add to its aluminium pricing offering a new cash-settled European duty-paid aluminium premium contract settled against Fastmarkets’ benchmark Rotterdam premium. The news came after Alex Shaw, head of product development and research at...
Sweden’s Heart Aerospace to electrify regional aircraft; airframe and wing to be made from lightweight aluminium
Heart Aerospace, the Swedish aviation start-up communicated that it plans to build a 19-seat all-electric commercial aircraft that will fly by mid-2026. On 23 rd September’20, Gothenburg based firm presented its regional aircraft design dubbed “ES-19”, which will have a range of about 222nm...
European Union to impose provisional antidumping duties on Chinese aluminium extrusions
The European Commission is likely to impose provisional antidumping duties of up to 48% on aluminium extrusions from China. The Commission opened an investigation in February 2020. The European Commission now found that extrusions have been sold in the European Union “at prices so low that they can...
European aluminium scrap buyers face hurdles as demand increases but not supply after months-long lockdown restrictions
European aluminium scrap prices have started rising in recent weeks as demand is increasing in the market tightened by limited supply due to the lack of fresh scrap generation over months of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. Usage of scrap also fell but not as much as the generation of new scrap, as...
EU Commission approves Gränges’ acquisition of Aluminium Konin
The EU Commission on 23 rd September’20 has approved Gränges’ acquisition of the Polish flat-rolled aluminium producer Aluminium Konin. The acquisition is thereby approved by all relevant competition authorities. Today’s announcement is followed by the 28 th November 2019 Gränges’ agreement to...
Hydro to resume aluminium production at line B at the Husnes primary plant by end-November
Hydro will resume aluminium production at line B at the Husnes primary plant in Norway by the end of November. The decision to restart was delayed earlier this year due to the market collapse caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Husnes had nearly completed an NOK 1.5 billion upgrade project to restart...
Altech: Standing at the final development stage of HPA grade, specifically designed for anode applications within lithium-ion batteries
Altech Chemicals Limited has made public that it is in the final development stage of a high purity alumina (HPA) grade that is specifically designed for anode applications within lithium-ion batteries. This initiative is in reaction to lithium-ion battery anode development trends that Altech has...
Alucast: Investment in new CNC machining shop, paying off by securing contracts in electrification sector
Alucast’s fresh £2.5 million investment in its new CNC machining shop is paying off, as the new technology is playing a vital role by supporting the firm to secure new contracts in the electrification sector. The UK’s leading independent aluminium foundry is using its up-scaled five-axis capability...
Primary Aluminium production in West Europe sees a downtick in August by 1,000 tonnes: IAI
In West Europe, primary aluminium production in August 2020 came in at 280,000 tonnes, inching down slightly from 281,000 tonnes in July 2020, according to the data revealed by the International Aluminium Institute. Output in July was 281,000 tonnes, up month-on-month by 3 per cent from 273,000...
Alvance wheels in France ties up with Tyre-Line OE to supply 35,000 aluminium wheels annually for caravan vehicles
The wheel manufacturer in the Indre, France, Alvance Wheels will supply more than 35,000 aluminium wheels each year for the caravan market. The only manufacturer of aluminium wheels in France, Alvance Wheels (formerly – Liberty Wheels) is facing the economic crisis due to the pandemic in the best...
World primary aluminium production stood 2.45% higher in August 2020; Output in Jan-Aug rose 1.44%
Global primary aluminium production stood at 5.485 million tonnes in August 2020, with a year-on-year increase of 2.45% from 5.354 million tonnes in August 2019, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) on Monday, 21 September 2020. On a month-on-month...
Stadler Polska plant in Poland building Aluminium trains for PKP Intercity
The Stadler Polska plant in Siedlce city of Poland is currently producing the first of 12 FLIRT trains under the order from PKP Intercity for over PLN 1 billion gross. These will be modern vehicles, the boxes of which will be made of aluminium, not steel. The subject of the contract signed in...
Maltese Government prevails to increase its recycling performance by exporting Aluminium and metal
The success story of the new recycling line at the Sant’Antnin complex and the export of 6,550 tonnes of glass, the government, through WasteServ, prevails to show its determination at enhancing its recycling performance. An extensive recycling operation is currently underway with the sorting of...
Finland’s import of Alumina during 2017-20 remains oscillating
In 2019, the share of agriculture in Finland's gross domestic product was 2.22%, the industry contributed approximately 23.97% and the services sector contributed about 60.35%. The Northern European nation’s importation of alumina remained oscillating during 2017-19, as the import volume recorded...
GFG Alliance striving to find solution for San Ciprián aluminium smelter, expecting guaranteed sources of power and alumina
GFG Alliance is committed to aid Alcoa’s troubled San Ciprián aluminium smelter in northwest Spain and is confident to find a solution for the smelter’s long-term sustainability if sources of power and alumina are guaranteed, said Jay Hambro, GFG’s Chief Investment Officer. In early August, GFG...
China’s Envision aims to build a new EV battery factory in France by late 2023
Chinese renewable energy group Envision is now eyeing France to build a battery factory to cater to the growing electric vehicle market, according to the news reported by French newspaper Journal du Dimanche (JDD) on Sunday, September 13. The company, which has battery production plants in Japan,...
