Germany’s aluminium scrap exports rebound 4.58% in H1 2026: Which countries are buying the most?
Germany’s aluminium scrap trade showed signs of recovery in the first half of 2026, with exports to the world reaching 616,000 tonnes, up 4.58 per cent from 589,000 tonnes in H1 2025. The increase was even more pronounced against the second half of 2025, with H1 2026 shipments rising 7.50 per cent...
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...
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Mundus Vini 2019 data shows upward trend of aluminium closures used for still wines
During the recent Mundus Vini 2019 summer wine tasting festival, wines using aluminium closures accounted for 23% or 397 of the total 1737 award-winning wines. This was about 15% more from 20% or 344 out of 1730 winning entries in 2018. Still wines accounted for 1551 winners this year, of which 25%...
World primary aluminium production down 2.6% YoY and 3% MoM in September
Global primary aluminium production stood 5.163 million tonnes in September, off 2.6% year-on-year, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) on Monday, 21 October 2019. The primary aluminium output was down 3.12% month-on-month. Primary aluminium production...
GHI sets new aluminium recycling furnace for Latem Aluminium
Latem Aluminium has reportedly received a tilting rotary furnace of 30-tonnes from GHI Smart Furnaces that will recycle aluminium for its new facility in Villadangos, Spain. This new furnace will replace the existing one of 12 tonnes to produce 30,000 of secondary aluminium in a year. It will...
Belgium’s aluminium cans import from Germany likely to drop 27% in 2019, while from Netherlands to rise 47%
According to the global export-import data, aluminium cans import into Belgium from Germany is estimated to come in at 7,494 tonnes in 2019, compared with 10,327 tonnes in 2018. This means this year is likely to see a downfall of 27 per cent in Belgium’s aluminium cans import from the previous...
Italy to witness slight increase in aluminium bar, rods and profiles export in 2019
Italy delivered about 213314 tonnes of aluminium bar, rods and profiles to the global market in 2019, unchanged from 2017. The top export destinations of aluminium bar, rods and profiles in 2018 were Germany (21640 tonnes), Turkey (13480 tonnes), Poland (8764 tonnes), Slovenia (8146 tonnes), France...
France’s bauxite import from Guinea to rise 9% YoY in 2019
According to the global export-import data, France’s bauxite import from Guinea is likely to rise this year after a drop in 2018. The data shows the estimated volume of import in 2019 may come in at 1.09 million tonnes, compared with 1 million tonnes in 2018. This means France’s bauxite import from...
European recycling statistics shows aluminium beverage can recycling rate touched 74.5% in 2017
The European Aluminium and Metal Packaging Europe have published the latest European recycling statistics for aluminium beverage cans today, October 14. The report shows the recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the EU, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland in 2017 rose 2.3% from 2016 (72.8%), to...
Germany’s aluminium powder and flakes import from Austria to grow 14% in 2019 and from Russia to drop 37%
Germany’s aluminium powder and flakes import from Austria has been found incessantly rising since 2016, according to the global export-import data. But from Russia, the import has been found declining over the past two years. In 2016, Germany’s import from Austria was approximately at 2,811 tonnes,...
Liberty Aluminium Dunkerque joins ASI as Production & Transformation member
Liberty Aluminium Dunkerque has become a Production & Transformation member of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). This brings the total number of members working toward a responsible aluminium value chain to 101. The Aluminium Dunkerque plant, located in Northern France, is the largest...
Austria’s total aluminium structures import to record growth this year, and so the import from Germany
Factors like limited availability of natural resources, urbanisation, and need for faster execution and changing infrastructure landscape have been continuously influencing the evolution of the construction industry, where aluminium was the key component of the journey. The trend towards light...
France’s exports of total aluminium to the US down 51% YoY in six-month period
France’s exports of total aluminium including scrap to the US came in at 14,100 tonnes in the first six months of 2019, with a year-on-year decrease of 50.87% or 14,600 tonnes, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. In June 2019, exports of aluminium...
France’s aluminium scrap export to Italy likely to continue its year-on-year growth in 2019
The international export-import data shows the aluminium scrap export from France to Italy is on a steady rise since a sweeping growth of around 139 per cent from 43,822 tonnes in 2016 to 104,718 tonnes in 2017. In 2018, the country’s export amount to Italy was at 111,456 tonnes after growing by...
Hydro invests Euro 30 million in new production lines to improve quality for aluminium foil products
Hydro has invested Euro 30 million in two modern production lines. The new production lines will increase quality and stability for aluminium foil products in the coming months, as product volumes from older production lines due for closure is shifted to new and modern lines. Sales director Stefan...
Nestlé Nespresso packaging expert to lead judging panel for Alufoil Trophy 2020
The European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) today announced the Alufoil Trophy 2020 judging panel, made up of experts from all parts of the aluminium foil and closure sector, will be led by Veith Behrmann, Group Packaging Manager at Nestlé Nespresso in Switzerland. He will act as the external...
European Commission approves Novelis' acquisition of Aleris, with conditions
The proposed acquisition of Aleris by Novelis has been approved by the European Commission under the EU Merger Regulation on condition that Novelis would sell Aleris' aluminium automotive body sheets business in Europe. “To address the Commission's competition concerns, the parties offered to...
Webasto begins battery production at its Schierling site for electric vehicles
Headquartered in Stockdorf, Germany, the automotive supplier Webasto has reportedly begun the production of battery packs at its Schierling site, Regensburg district, for electric vehicles of a European bus manufacturer. As per the report, the company will also start manufacturing a self-developed...
Guyana’s bauxite export to Ukraine likely to record a steady growth in 2019
According to the global export-import data, a lion share of bauxite from Guyana goes to Ukraine every year, with steady growth in volume. In 2019, Guyana is expected to export 1.42 million tonnes of bauxite, out of its total estimated export volume of 2 million tonnes. Last year, the country’s...
Norsk Hydro aims at cost cutting, restructuring and lifting of cash flow in Investor Day Presentation
Norsk Hydro, one of the leading aluminium producers in the world talked about cost cutting, restructuring and improving cash flow during the company’s Investor Day Presentation on September 24, 2019, in Oslo. The company will strategize moves to bounce back after the operational setbacks caused by...
