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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West Europe’s alumina production drops 2.44% YoY in January-July
West Europe produced 477,000 tonnes of alumina in July 2020, according to the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) data. That was a decrease of 2.45% from 489,000 tonnes in July 2019 and 0.12% from 478,000 tonnes in June 2020. Alumina production in the first seven months of 2020 stood at 3.319...
ASI certifies ALVANCE Aluminium Dunkerque with Performance Standard Certification
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has acknowledged ALVANCE Aluminium Dunkerque with its Performance Standard certification for smelting and casthouse operation. The plant produces aluminium by electrolysis of alumina in the form of rolling slabs and ingots. The news came after ASI announced that it...
Latvia’s export of Aluminium scrap exhibits unsteady market during 2017-20
The economy of Latvia is an open economy in Northern Europe and is part of the European Union's single market. The major industries that contribute to the economy of Latvia are railroad cars, electronics, processed metals, etc. Latvia’s export of aluminium scrap during 2017-19 has been recorded at...
Primary aluminium production grows 3.7% M-o-M in West Europe and 2.7% in East & Central Europe during July'20
Primary aluminium production in West Europe rebounded in July 2020 by 10,000 tonnes month-on-month or 3.66 per cent to stand at 283,000 tonnes, found the International Aluminium Institute. In June 2020, the output in West Europe was 273,000 tonnes, declining 11,000 tonnes or 3.87 per cent from...
Estonia’s importation of Aluminium wires reflects enterprising market during 2017-20
The Northern European country Estonia globally ranks 18 th in ease-of-doing-business. The major industries that contribute to the nation’s GDP are engineering, electronics, telecommunications sector. The 2017 net debt to GDP ratio of Estonia was -0.6%, which means that the Estonian government has...
Rio Tinto files renewal for licence towards operating Iceland Aluminium smelter
Rio Tinto filed renewal of licence this week for its Iceland Aluminium smelter (ISAL). However, the current operating license for the smelter at Straumsvík, near Hafnarfjörður, does not expire until 1 st November’20, as reported by the Environment Agency's website. In July, the company filed an...
World primary aluminium production marginally higher at 5.452 million tonnes in July 2020
Global primary aluminium production stood at 5.452 million tonnes in July, an increase of 0.63% from 5.418 million tonnes in July 2019, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) on Thursday, 20 August 2020. On a month-on-month comparison, the output...
Rusal’s Aughinish Alumina in Ireland books profit after revoke of US sanctions
Rusal Aughinish Alumina is the largest alumina refinery in Europe and the largest of the alumina facilities operated by UC RUSAL has declared the rise of pre-tax profits by over 30% to $54.60 million for 2019. The company has been done well following the revoke of US sanctions against its Russian...
Uniprom inaugurates aluminium billets manufacturing unit at smelter KAP
Montenegro-based aluminium company Uniprom has inaugurated its aluminium billets manufacturing unit at aluminium smelter KAP's factory in Podgorica, SeeNews reported. The 15 million euro ($17.9 million) unit will have a manufacturing capacity of 70,000 tonnes of aluminium billets. "We know that a...
Hungary’s export of Aluminium stranded wires reports growth during 2018-19; projected marginal drop in volume for 2020, earnings to keep rising
According to the GKI Economic Research Co., the annual growth rate in the Hungarian economy is about to slow down significantly in 2020 and after 5.1% in 2019 the GDP growth rate is forecasted at 2.7%. The growth remains balanced in 2020, which means both internal trends and export promote fast...
Emmaljunga selects low-carbon aluminium Hydro REDUXA for its NXT product line
Emmaljunga Barnvagnsfabrik AB, based in Sweden, a child mobility manufacturer with a clear green vision and focus on quality and sustainability, has selected Hydro as the supplier of low-carbon aluminium for their NXT product line in model year 2020/21. Hydro REDUXA has a maximum carbon footprint...
AMAG acquires 70% share of Aircraft Philipp Group
AMAG Austria Metall AG has acquired a 70 % share of the German company Aircraft Philipp Gruppe (ACP). The acquisition is expected to complete in late autumn.The Aircraft Philipp Group will operate and be managed as an independent company of the AMAG Group. “We are pleased to be integrating such a...
Aluminium foundry alloy premiums in Europe swing up after two long years
On 14 th August’20, aluminium primary foundry alloy premiums in Germany and Eastern Europe swing up, after two long years. The growth has sent a positive note to the industry breaking the downfall trend that initiated in 2018. Premiums for aluminium primary foundry alloy in Europe reflected upward...
European Commission commences anti-dumping probe for Chinese flat-rolled aluminium products
The European Commission on 14 th August’20 commences an investigation for allegedly dumped imports of certain aluminium flat rolled products from China in the 27-country European Union based on a complaint by a European group of producers. The EU moves is accompanied by another anti-dumping...
Metalcorp Group reports revenue of EUR 228.7 million in the first half of 2020
Metalcorp Group, one of Europe’s leading independent producers of secondary aluminium ingots, reported revenue of EUR 228.7 million in the first half of 2020, from EUR 305.4 million in the first half of 2019. EBITDA stood at EUR 14.7 million, from EUR 17.1 million in the first half of 2019. “The...
"Alumina Ltd.” operates successfully amid COVID-19 pandemic: Radovan Višković, Prime Minister of Srpska
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Srpska, said on 13 th August’20 in Zvornik that the company "Alumina", regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic, is operating successfully. "The number of workers who worked before the pandemic and now is the same, there were no layoffs, production is slightly lower...
Alcoa extends consultation period for San Ciprián Aluminum Plant in Spain
Alcoa has reached an agreement with the workers’ representatives for the San Ciprián aluminum plant in Spain to extend the deadline of the formal consultation period for collective dismissal to September 28, 2020. The company said the agreement is endorsed by the national and regional governments...
Aluminij Industries d.o.o. launching its activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina aiming to become a global aluminium leader
M.T. Abraham Group via its subsidiary Aluminij Industries d.o.o. and in cooperation with its international partners China Machinery Engineering Corporation and China Nonferrous Metal Industry's Foreign Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. is launching its activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina,...
