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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Glencore interested in buying Rio’s aluminium assets in Iceland: Sources say
According to the Reuters report, Glecore is one of the companies that have shown interest in buying Rio Tinto’s aluminium assets in Iceland, Sweden, and the Netherlands for up to $350 million. Rio had started the assets sale process in late 2018 with the help of French investment bank Natixis after...
Project Tonstad, a 208 MW wind farm in Norway to start commercial operation and supply electricity to Hydro from 2020
In July 2018, ENGIE and SUSI signed the financing agreements for Project Tonstad , a 208 MW wind farm in Norway to supply power to the aluminium sector. The project, which is currently under construction in the south of Norway will be one of the largest in Norway, and will supply all electricity...
Gestamp inaugurates aluminium automotive parts plant in Slovakia
Gestamp, a designer, developer and manufacturer of highly engineered metal components for the automotive industry, announced the inauguration of a new plant specializing in aluminium in Nitra (Slovakia). With nearly 130 million euros investment, the facility will manufacture aluminium components...
Aurora Labs signs MoU with Swedish rolled aluminium manufacturer
Australian metal 3D printing developer Aurora Labs Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Swedish industrial company, Gränges AB. The MoU, which will operate for a term of up to five years, provides a framework for: pre-order an Aurora RMP-1 Rapid Manufacturing Printer by Gränges, supply...
H.I.G. Capital acquires a majority stake in aluminium industrial components manufacturer
H.I.G. Europe, the European arm of H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity investment firm, purchased a controlling stake in Metalprint. Founding families Strazzari and Cerutti sold the majority stake to H.I.G. and reinvested in the transaction. Metalprint, based in Italy, is a manufacturer...
Italy’s aluminium tubes and pipes export to record slight hike in 2019 after YoY fall last year
The use of aluminium tubes and pipes in the building construction sector is found incessantly increasing. For having a distinctive combination like versatility and affordability, the demand for aluminium extruxed products seems to be unstoppable. Other advantages like high strength to weight ratio,...
Ardagh to launch 187ml slimline aluminium wine can in Q1 2020
Ardagh Group will reportedly introduce a new slimline 187ml wine can in the first quarter of 2020. Made of fully-recyclable aluminium, the airtight, lightproof, and shatterproof can is specially designed to present and protect wine and wine-based drinks. In what the company describes as a Europe...
Exports of aluminium scrap in Denmark register 1.43% growth in 2018; upward trend expected to continue
Denmark aluminium scrap exports have grown steadily in the last three years. The upward trend is expected to continue in 2019. The top export destinations of aluminium scrap in 2018 were Germany (48053 tonnes), Sweden (34733 tonnes), Luxembourg (13381 tonnes), Belgium (7624 tonnes), and Hungary...
EGA highlighted growing use of UAE-made aluminium in the European automotive industry during GIFA
During GIFA, the International Foundry Trade Fair with Technical Forum that took place from 25th to 29th June 2019, in Düsseldorf, Germany, Emirates Global Aluminium highlighted the growing use of UAE-made aluminium in the European automotive industry. EGA supplies its aluminium to two major...
Austria’s 2019 aluminium cans export to continue declining by 10% YoY; Poland to be the leading importer
According to the global export-import data, Austria’s aluminium cans export is seeing a drop over the years after its last rise in 2017 from 15,264 tonnes in 2016 to 18,237 tonnes. In 2018, the country’s aluminium cans export volume had stood at 17,938 tonnes, down 1.63 per cent year on year. In...
Bosnia’s Federation Government in talks with Glencore on ailing aluminium smelter Aluminij
On Wednesday, June 26, officials from Bosnia’s Federation Government conducted a meeting with British-Swiss company Glencore, where they discussed on finding ways to rescue ailing aluminium smelter Aluminij and also the establishment of a new company, said the government in a statement. The talks...
Former CEO of Aludium Arnaud de Weert joins GFG Alliance for its aluminium division
According to a report, the former CEO of Aludium Arnaud de Weert has recently joined Mr. Sanjeev Gupta’s international business GFG Alliance as a chief executive of upstream activities for its fast-growing aluminium division. After being worked with several esteem companies such as Novelis Inc.,...
Romania’s estimated imports of bauxite up 37.5% YoY in 2018; Sierra Leone remains the top exporter
Romania’s estimated imports of bauxite increased 37.54 per cent on the year in 2018. The country procured 1.819 million tonnes of bauxite from the global market last year. Sierra Leone continued to remain the top bauxite supplier to Romania. Sierra Leone supplied 1.814 million tonnes of bauxite in...
World primary aluminium production unchanged from last year in May
World primary aluminium production came in at 5.43 million tonnes in May, unchanged from May 2018 production. Production increased 4.14% from April’s 2019 production of 5.22 million tonnes, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). Primary aluminium...
Romania’s bauxite import to record slight dip in 2019 after three consecutive years of rise
According to the global export-import data, bauxite import by Romania is likely to drop 6 per cent year on year in 2019 to stand at 1.7 million tonnes. Until last year, the country’s bauxite import continued rising since 2016. From 986,348 tonnes in 2016, Romania’s bauxite import in 2017 rose to...
French luxury packaging material company conducts surface treatment tests on recycled aluminium
G. Pivaudran, a French company specialising in metal processing to make stoppers, caps and coverings for perfumes, cosmetics and spirits packaging, demonstrated surface treatment tests made on recycled aluminium during the Édition Spéciale by Luxe Pack show in Paris. The tests show promising...
Glencore intends to acquire Bosnia’s aluminium smelter Aluminij
British–Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company Glencore has reportedly shown interest in acquiring Bosnia’s aluminium smelter Aluminij Mostar. The news came after Glencore’s general manager said this on Monday, June 17. Bosnia’s Aluminij has been in trouble for years and...
Hammerer Aluminium Industries joins Aluminium Stewardship Initiative as Production & Transformation member
Hammerer Aluminium Industries has joined Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) as a new Production & Transformation member. The company aims to be an active part and contribute to the development of ASI organization and to provide a friendly and safe environment in all its activities. Hammerer...
