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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World aluminium production up 2.5% YoY but down 3.4% MoM in September
According to the data showed by International Aluminium Institute (IAI), world primary aluminium output rose 2.5% year-on-year in September to stand at 5.301 million tonnes. The figure was down 3.4% from 5.485 million tonnes in August, while on a daily basis production was down month-on-month at...
Alcoa intends to cease operations at two Spanish aluminium plants
Alcoa announced on Wednesday, October 17, its intention to cease operations at its Avilés and La Coruña aluminium plants in Spain with a combined annual production of 180,000 tonnes. The Aviles and La Coruna plants were two of the least productive within the Alcoa system due to structural issues...
Alumina wake-up call for the aluminium supply chain
The alumina market is experiencing a year of unprecedented turbulence. Alumina, which sits in the aluminium production process between bauxite and refined metal, has historically been a highly efficient link in the supply chain. It hasn’t generated many headlines over the years because it has...
Croatia’s bauxite import estimated to drop in 2018; Turkey remains the top supplier
Croatia’s import of bauxite from the global market is estimated to drop 3.46 per cent year on year in 2018. Turkey continued to remain the top bauxite supplier to Croatia throughout 2017.According to recent statistics, bauxite import by the country from Turkey stood at 43620 tonnes in 2017, up 17...
Audi AG receives Aluminium Stewardship Initiative certification
Audi AG has become the first downstream user of aluminium to be certified against Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s (ASI) Performance Standard. Audi has received certification for material stewardship of aluminium and sustainable manufacturing of the battery for the Audi e-tron at company’s...
Top Five Aluminium Slug Manufacturers in Europe
The production of aluminium slugs starts with loading furnaces with raw aluminium in the form of aluminium ingot, followed by a hot/cold rolling process, stamping, annealing, surface finish, and selection and packaging. Aluminium slugs are eco-friendly and recyclable and thus, successfully securing...
Ball Corporation plans to cease beverage can plant in Italy
Ball Corporation, a leading beverage can maker with production facilities around the globe, has announced its intention to cease production at its beverage packaging plant in San Martino, Italy by the end of December 2018 and only after due negotiation with the trade union. Ball Corporation will...
Romanian alumina producer Alum to get financing from BSTDDB and Garanti Bank
Alum, the only calcined alumina producer in Romania, will receive USD 25 million loan from the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDDB) and Garanti Bank Romania. BSTDB and Garanti Bank will provide USD 20 million and USD 5 million respectively. BSTDDB said the funding will be used to continue...
Rio Tinto soon to restart sale process of its aluminium plant in Iceland: Sources say
Rio Tinto, an Anglo-Australian multinational and one of the world's largest metals and mining corporations, is reportedly close to recommencing a sale process of its aluminium plant in Iceland, along with some aluminium assets. The aluminium plant in Iceland has been valued at around US$350...
Global auto component manufacturer Minth to open EUR 100 million auto parts plant in Serbia
Automotive body parts manufacturer Minth Automotive Europe plans to invest EUR 100 million in the construction of an automotive parts factory in Loznica, Serbia, where it will produce roof base carriers, vehicle covers, aluminium door frames and car batteries. Minth Automotive Europe has signed an...
Czech Republic’s bauxite imports to drop 13% from last quarter in Q4 2018
The imports of bauxite by Czech Republic have been fluctuating for the last three years. Bauxite imports in 2017 were 29282 tonnes, 43% less than 51577 tonnes in 2016. The country’s total bauxite import in 2018 is expected to reach 31514 tonnes, registering a growth of 8 per cent from 2017....
ALRO continues USD 61 million investment programme in value-added aluminium products
ALRO, one of the largest vertically integrated aluminium producers, by capacity, in Europe, continues its USD 61 million investment programme for 2018 in high value-added and very high value-added aluminium products. The company focuses on extending client portfolio, enhancing the hot rolled...
Trimet Aluminium expects stronger aluminium demand in 2019 despite trade war and steep alumina prices
Executive board member of German aluminium producer Trimet Aluminium, Thomas Reuther said that he expects strong aluminium demand in 2019. However, forecast continues to remain difficult due to the global impact of U.S. import duties, according to him. He pointed towards higher alumina price as a...
ALUMINIUM 2018 sets to host global aluminium fraternity in Messe Düsseldorf, Germany from today
ALUMINIUM 2018- the 12th World Trade Fair & Conference begins today at Messe Düsseldorf, Germany. From 9 to 11 October 2018, the Exhibition Centre on the Rhine is going to become the global marketplace of the aluminium industry. Some 1,000 exhibitors from around the world are in Düsseldorf and the...
Norsk Hydro to expand remelt operations at its Slovalco aluminium plant
Continuing with its strategy to produce and supply the “greenest” aluminium metal in the industry, Hydro has decided to expand remelt operations at its Slovalco plant in collaboration with joint-venture partner PENTA. The expansion will facilitate production of primary aluminium as well as serve as...
France’s bauxite import grows 10.47% in Q1 2018
France’s bauxite import is found growing quarter-on-quarter this year for feeding its domestic alumina refineries. Alteo is one of the leading producers of non-metallurgical alumina in France. The company has three alumina refineries in France: the alumina refinery in Gardanne, a white fused...
Oyak Renault to invest 100 million euro for aluminium plant in Turkey for new generation hybrid cars
Turkey Industry Minister Mustafa Varank announced on Thursday, October 4, that Turkish automaker Oyak Renault would invest more than 100 million euro (US$115 million) for setting up an aluminium injection plant in north-western Turkey for new generation hybrid cars. The plant will be constructed in...
AEROBAL reports 3.3 billion aluminium cans production in H1 2018
The companies of the International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL) produced nearly 3.3 billion cans e in the first half of 2018, representing a growth of about 5 per cent in comparison with the previous year. AEROBAL reported the demand for deodorants and...
