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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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,...
COVID-19 impact: ALRO Group’s sales declined by 9.6% YoY in H1 2020
ALRO, one of the largest vertically integrated aluminium producers in Europe, measured by production capacity, announced its consolidated financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2020. The Group’s consolidated sales stood at RON 1,360,942 thousand in H1 2020, lower by 9.6% year-on-year...
Germany’s export of Aluminium Tubes and Pipes during 2017-20 remains enterprising, marginal dip exhibits in 2019-20
The four most important sectors that dominate the industry in Germany are automotive, mechanical engineering, chemical and electrical. However, Aluminium products, Iron and steel, shipbuilding industries had also come up in a big way. German manufacturing sector is strong as the manufacturing...
Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty House hints to takeover Alcoa’s troubled San Ciprián Aluminium smelter in Spain: Industry Sources
The British metal tycoon, Sanjeev Gupta owned Liberty House Group, part of GFG Alliance, has hinted their interest in acquiring Alcoa’s San Ciprián aluminium smelter in Spain, as per Industry sources. Alcoa has already declared an informal process with the workers’ representatives to discuss...
Bauxite importation of Slovakia remains unstable during 2017-20
Slovakia is considered a high-income advanced economy and has a mixed economic system in which there is a variety of private freedom, combined with centralized economic planning and government regulation. Slovakia is a member of the European Union. The major industries of the nation are heavy...
Belgium’s export of Aluminium structures ventures substantial growth during 2017-20
Belgium has a well-developed free market economy, based on both industrial and service sectors. It is heavily dependent on international trade and most of its economic sectors are geared toward exporting products. The nation's exports are equivalent to almost two-thirds of its GNP. The major...
Precision Technologies Group friction stir technology equipped to encourage European Aluminium railway carriage production
The UK-based Precision Technologies Group (PTG) outstandingly developed Powerstir friction stir welding (FSW) machines that could soon reinvent how Europe’s leading manufacturers of railway rolling stock produce aluminium carriage bodies. The new machines possess a 30 by 4 m moving gantry. The...
Grupa Kety: Polish Aluminium extruder’s sales upswings on German exports, domestic market drops
Grupa Kety, the Polish aluminium extruder has reported with a record rise of sales in the Q2. The aluminium firm secured new export markets from suppliers that were forced to axe production due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sales of Grupa Kety surged by 5% on the year to 22,000 tonnes in April-June...
Alcoa’s Spanish smelter: No agreement reached following the last meeting of consultation period; 15 days grace period left for next step
The last meeting of the formal consultation period for collective dismissal at the Alcoa’s San Ciprián aluminium plant in Spain ended on 4 th August’20, without an agreement with the workers’ representatives. As per the Spanish regulations, Alcoa has up to 15 days as grace period from the end of...
AMETEK installs SmartView® system at Laminazione Sottile S.p.A. to help produce high-quality aluminium rolled products
AMETEK Surface Vision has aided the Italian aluminium manufacturer Laminazione Sottile S.p.A. in meeting customer specifications for product quality by installing SmartView® system that ensures only inspected material is further processed and brought into the market. Installed in Brightfield...
Austria’s aluminium scrap export remains enterprising during 2017-19; Projected 1.82% de-growth in 2020, earnings remains positive
Austria is a highly developed industrialized country with an important service sector. The most important industries are mechanical engineering, metals, construction, chemicals, electronics and vehicle manufacturing. Aluminium scrap export of Austria during 2017-19 remained enterprising market, as...
Hydro to sell its welded tube business in Remscheid, Germany to Rupert Fertinger GmbH
Hydro announced that Rupert Fertinger GmbH will to acquire Hydro Extruded Solutions operations in Remscheid, Germany. Hydro and Rupert Fertinger GmbH (Fertinger) have signed a Term Sheet for Fertinger to acquire the company’s welded tube business in Remscheid, Germany. The Remscheid operations,...
Alro S A: Romanian aluminium producer asserts its commitment to sustainable development and circular economy
Alro SA, one of the biggest vertically integrated aluminium producers of Romania and as well as in Europe, published its third Consolidated Sustainable Value Report for 2019, that delivers a transparent and detailed overview of the Group's efforts around the key environmental, social and governance...
Poralu Marine expands its geographic location, opens office in Mexico
Poralu Marine, the world’s leading aluminium port installer is opening a new sales office in Mexico and emphasizing the diversification of its activity. Born from a family entrepreneurial adventure, Poralu Marine grew up following in the footsteps of artisans, until it became an international...
Hidria: Slovenian auto components supplier signs € 15 million deal with three luxury car brands
Slovenian industrial conglomerate Hidria, a major car industry supplier, made public that it had signed a € 15 million deal with Germany's Audi and Porsche and Italy's Lamborghini under which it will develop and supply them with key aluminium engine parts. Hidria is one of the world-leading...
Flat-rolled Greek aluminium producer Elval receives ASI Performance Standard Certification
Flat-rolled aluminium producer Elval has achieved ASI Performance Standard Certification for its operations in Oinofyta, Greece. The plant produces innovative and competitive flat-rolled products for a diverse group of sectors and uses including packaging, transportation, automotive, HVAC&R,...
The “Corona” crisis: Salzburger Aluminum AG terminates 29 employees in Austria
Salzburger Aluminum AG (SAG) is terminating 29 employees in Austria at its two locations in Lend (Pinzgau) and Schwarzach (Pongau). The company has confirmed the news on 31 st July ’20. The corona crisis led to a significant decline in production at the automotive supplier. SAG with its...
CANPACK starts aluminium beverage cans production at its greenfield facility in Stribro
CANPACK announced that it has started commercial production of aluminium beverage cans at its greenfield investment in Stribro. The company is manufacturing beverage cans for the Plzeňský Prazdroj, a prominent Czech brewery and a member of the Asahi Group. “This facility is a landmark in Canpack’s...
