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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Poland’s import of Aluminium Alloy exhibited a multi-billion dollar market during 2017-20
The economy of Poland is the sixth-largest in the European Union and the largest among the former Eastern Bloc members of the EU. The biggest industries in Poland are agriculture, manufacturing, energy, and tourism. Poland’s aluminium alloy import during 2017-19 has been recorded with a volume of...
European Aluminium Rollers in the hot-list due to another US dumping investigation
The US Aluminium Association's Common Alloy Aluminium Sheet Trade Enforcement Working Group filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions against 18 countries on 9 th March’20. This occurs just after 13 months the US Department of Commerce published AD and CVD orders on imports of common...
Baglietto’s 40-metre aluminium superyacht Hull 10232 makes her debut in La Spezia
Italy-based superyacht builder Baglietto has recently celebrated the formal launch of its fully-customised 40-metre aluminium superyacht known as Hull 10232 at its own facility in La Spezia, Italy. This marks the first superyacht launched by Baglietto in this year following the COVID-19 lockdown in...
Alcomet to deliver parts for electric cars to Germany-based automobile manufacturer
Alcomet, a Bulgaria-based company that is principally engaged in the production of aluminium rolled and extruded products, will supply electric car parts to Germany-based automobile manufacturer, SeeNews reported. The company will start producing parts this summer from its facility in Shumen,...
Greece export of Aluminium foil indicates rapid growth during 2017-20
Greece has a capitalist economy with a public sector accounting for about 40% of GDP and with per capita GDP about two-thirds that of the leading euro-zone economies. Greece's Industrial production fell 9.9 % YoY in Apr 2020, following an increase of 0.4 % YoY in the previous month. The aluminium...
European Aluminium demands action on subsidized Chinese supply
The Brussels-based European Aluminium said: “The European aluminium industry needs additional instruments to address the harmful effects of Chinese subsidies.” European Aluminium is a trade group consisted of more than 80 producers of the metal. The organization lauded that it is calling upon the...
Alcoa: Onset for a formal consultation process with Spanish works council regarding San Ciprián Aluminum Smelter
On 17 th June’20, Alcoa Corporation, a global leader in bauxite, alumina and Aluminum made public that from 25 th June’20, it plans to begin the formal process for the collective dismissal of employees at its San Ciprián aluminium facility in Spain. On 28 th May ’20, Alcoa set forth an informal...
Two Eurofoil plants certified against ASI Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Standard
Eurofoil has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Standard for its two rolling operations in France and Luxembourg. The plants manufacture foil for packaging, container foil, household foil, heat transfer and industrial applications for insulation, pipes and...
The steep fall of Estonia’s export of Aluminium structures during 2017-20
Estonia, a country in Northern Europe, formerly part of the Soviet Union, borders the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Finland. Including more than 1,500 islands, its diverse terrain spans rocky beaches, old-growth forest and many lakes. The economy of Estonia is an advanced economy and the country is a...
COVID-19 impact: European Aluminium scrap suppliers heading toward difficult ventures
European aluminium scrap suppliers need to expand their customer base to maintain healthy business levels as manufacturing industries slow against recessionary forces driven by the COVID-19 epidemic. However, it will be a difficult venture with so many consumers facing uncertain futures. Murat...
The England and Wales railway connector Severn Tunnel’s electrification concludes plying Aluminium contact wires
The installation of aluminium contact wires through the Severn Tunnel to prevent the corrosion that delayed the project by three years already. The infrastructure manager Network Rail has disclosed that this system has been used in Britain for the first time. The 134 years old tunnel with a stretch...
ALRO adds safety measures to fight against COVID-19
ALRO, one of the largest vertically integrated aluminium producers in Europe, measured by production capacity, has announced the implementation of new safety measures to fight against COVID-19. The company has implemented Work From Home program to reduce the interaction between employees. The...
European aluminium foil deliveries rise 3.4% in Q1 2020, thanks to strong demand during COVID-19 lockdown
The total aluminium foil shipments from Europe recorded a slight rise by 0.59 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 to 242,100 tonnes compared to 240,700 tonnes during the same period last year, found the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA). European deliveries rose by 3.4 per cent during...
Slovenia’s Bauxite importation exhibits progressive growth during 2017-20
Slovenia, a country in Central Europe, is known for its mountains, ski resorts and lakes. The economy of Slovenia is developed and the country enjoys a high level of prosperity and stability as well as above-average GDP per capita by purchasing power parity at 83% of the EU28 average in 2015....
Liberty Aluminium Poitou in France goes gloomy again
The British Liberty House Group took over Fonderie du Poitou Aluminium and renamed it Liberty Aluminium Poitou a year ago. The Group acquired both the Fonderie du Poitou Fonte and Fonderie du Poitou Aluminium located near Châtellerault in France. Both the companies are in trouble again, though the...
Aluminium frame manufactures Aluzare S.A. in Luxembourg declared bankrupt
Luxembourg based aluminium frames and metal constructions company Aluzare S.A. has been announced as bankrupt. The aluminium frame company with its head office in Ehlerange, in the South-West of Luxembourg, has been in operations for more than 25 years in the field of aluminium joinery. The...
The abrupt downfall of Belgium’s Bauxite import market during 2017-20
The industrial revolution on the European continent began in Belgium. Thus everything was in place for boosting the coal and steel industries in both areas. Other reasons for its industrialization came from its geography. Its proximity to Britain and its strong trading relationship with her allowed...
Aldel Aluminium nominates CLAFIS Ingenious as permanent supplier for engineering services
CLAFIS Ingenious is nominated as the permanent supplier of engineering services for Damco Aluminum Delfzijl Cooperative (Aldel) in the coming years. CLAFIS and Aldel have set foot into a structural agreement that will run at least up to the end of 2022. The projects carried out under the direction...
