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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Germany’s aluminium semi-finished exports to the US soar 165% YoY in H1 2019; exports up 247% in June
Germany’s exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) to the US came in at 52,900 tonnes in the first half of 2019, with a year-on-year increase of 164.5% or 32,900 tonnes, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. In June,...
Poland’s aluminium cans export to the Netherlands likely to stand higher by 47% than to the Czech Republic
With the increasing demand for aluminium cans in the packaging industry, due to proficiency in preserving quality and flavour of contents, the cans export from Poland is estimated to rise in 2019 by about 3.32 per cent. CANPACK Group based in Poland, which is already one of the leading...
Hydro’s five extrusion plants receive Aluminium Stewardship Initiative certification
Hydro’s five aluminium extrusion operations in Austria, France Germany, and Belgium have been certified against Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s (ASI) Performance Standard for responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium. The company’s aluminium extrusion operations at Nenzing...
World primary aluminium production slightly down YoY in August
Global primary aluminium production in August 2019 stood 1.46% lower compared with the same period of 2018. Aluminium production registered 5.407 million tonnes last month, from 5.487 million tonnes in August 2018, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI)...
Altech Chemicals receives invitation from Saxony government in Germany for construction of its next HPA plant in the state
Altech Chemicals Limited has announced that it has received an invitation from the state government of Saxony, Germany for the construction of its next high purity alumina (HPA) plant in the state in the industrial area of Schwarze Pumpe. As HPA is a critical component in the lithium-ion battery...
CANPACK plans to invest in aluminium beverage can plant in the Czech Republic
CANPACK, a leading manufacturer of aluminium beverage cans, announced that the company will invest in a new aluminium beverage can factory in the town of Stříbřo – in the region of Pilsen, western Czech Republic. The new investment will increase the production capacity of aluminium beverage cans to...
Hydro initiates restructuring; parts of foil production to close in Germany
Hydro has decided to initiate a comprehensive restructuring program in its rolling business in a bid to reduce costs and improve profitability. This will lead to redundancy of up to 735 full time equivalents (FTEs). The restructuring, expected to cost around €160 million, includes the planned...
Hydro announces to sell its Romanian extrusion plant to Hammerer Aluminium Industries
According to a report, Hydro, on Tuesday, September 10, announced that it signed an agreement with Austria-based Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI) for the sale of its extrusion plant located in Romania. The decision to sell Hydro Extrusion is part of the overall review in Extruded Solutions...
Netherlands’ alumina imports from Jamaica and Ireland to grow in 2019 after a fall last year
The Netherlands is home to one of the notable aluminium smelting operations in the world - Delfzijl aluminium smelter in Farmsum, and is the ninth largest export economy in the world, of which aluminium accounts for US$ 1.74 billion on average. This indicates the requirement of a considerable...
A brief interview with Guido Aufdemkamp, Executive Director, Flexible Packaging Europe
Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) is the European Forum for the Flexible Packaging Industry. FPE members represent companies that manufacture all types of flexible packaging including pouches, sachets, liquid packaging, confectionery and pharmaceutical packaging applications, and much more. Guido...
Fire erupted at Rio Tinto's ISL aluminium smelter in Southwest Iceland, minor damage reported
Fire erupted at the Rio Tinto Alcan’s ISL aluminium smelter in Straumsvík, Southwest Iceland at night on September 3. According to Bjarni Már Gylfason, PR person for Rio Tinto in Iceland, workers managed to extinguish the fire without much injuries and minor damages. The fire erupted mainly at the...
EAFA invites entries for Alufoil Trophy 2020; award ceremony to be held during interpack 2020
European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) has announced the launch of Alufoil Trophy 2020 inviting entries for a competition that highlights best practice, and promotes R&D and application innovation in aluminium foil. Entries for latest products, applications and ideas from the European aluminium...
TRIMET Aluminium SE joins Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
TRIMET Aluminium SE has become a new Production & Transformation member of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). This brings the total number of members working toward a responsible aluminium value chain to 98. “TRIMET is pleased to join the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). As an...
Additional 99,000t of aluminium sheet stock required for 7.7 billion aluminium cans: Wood Mackenzie
Wood Mackenzie research shows that replacing 7.7 billion plaster water bottles a year with 7.7 billion aluminium cans would require 99,000 tonnes of additional aluminium sheet stock. This analysis attempted to answer the question of whether at all replace plastic bottles could be replaced with...
Rio initiates arbitration process with GFG Group on outstanding payments for Dunkerque smelter
According to the Reuters report, Rio Tinto Plc has started an arbitration process with Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance as the latter has not made final payments for the purchase of the Dunkerque aluminium smelter in France. The news came after Rio Tinto confirmed this on Monday, September 2. In a...
Spain estimated to continue to import more than half of aluminium structures from China in 2019
Aluminium is recognized as one of the most energy-efficient and sustainable construction materials and thus its use is noticeably rising in the buildings and construction sector with each passing year. Also, the applications of the metal have been widened from decorative detailing and art deco...
Constellium’s operations in Singen receive Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Performance Standard certificate
Constellium’s casting and rolling operations in Singen, Germany, have been certified against Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s (ASI) Performance Standard for responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium. The facility has high-grade cold mills and an integrated hot/cold rolling...
Italy’s aluminium wire import to continue to grow in 2019; France estimated to be the major supplier
Growing consumer demand towards the lightweight automobile vehicles is incessantly driving the aluminium wire market over the years. By 2024, the aluminium wire market revenue is expected to exceed US$65 million. The global low voltage cable market by overhead (conductors, fittings & fixtures,...
