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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Hungary’s exports of aluminium stranded wire fluctuates YoY
Hungary’s exports of aluminium stranded wire declined in 2017. The figures showed a decrease in volume last year. The country’s exports of this product will see an increase in volume in 2018. Aluminium stranded wires and cables are used in overhead power transmission and distribution applications...
SIG and Amcor join forces for responsibly sourced aluminium
Packaging companies SIG and Amcor have united to create a value chain partnership which commits to 100% certified sourcing of aluminium. The partnership aims to assure that the aluminium foil supply chain is working towards the performance standard of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). ASI...
Italy’s aluminium scraps export estimated to decrease in 2018
The demand for secondary aluminium is increasing significantly due to the growing requirements of lighter vehicles. The demand for this product will continue to grow in the coming years. Italy exports substantial amount of aluminium scrap every year. Looking at the previous year, the country’s...
New research shows the global wine market shifting towards aluminium closures
Aluminium closures now account for just under 30% of the total global bottled still wine market, according to research recently conducted by Euromonitor. With 30 billion bottles sold worldwide in 2016, the aluminium closure market size is now around 9 billion units annually. This shift towards...
Romania’s aluminium tubes and pipes export to register a decrease in 2018
The continuous expenditure in building, construction and transportation sector is driving the demand for aluminium tubes and pipes globally. The demand for luminium tubes and pipes will continue to increase in the years ahead. Aluminium pipes are the 683rd most traded product and the 422nd most...
Aluminium producer ElvalHalcor orders aluminium hot rolling mill from SMS group
ElvalHalcor S.A., the newly merged business of Elval Hellenic Aluminium Industry S.A. and Halcor Metal Works S.A., Greece, signed an agreement with SMS group for the supply of a new four-stand aluminium tandem hot finishing mill for its Oinofyta plant near Athens. Following the hot finishing mill’s...
European Aluminium says 10% US tariff on aluminium requires immediate action from the EU
European Aluminium, the voice of the entire aluminium value chain, is confident the EU Commission will do everything it can to exempt European countries from the 10% US tariff in the next 15 days, but requests immediate market surveillance and the implementation of safeguard measures if proven...
European Aluminium responds to EU Trade Commissioner Malmström's press conference on potential US tariffs
European Aluminium applauds EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström’s statements concerning the potential US tariffs against all aluminium products from Europe. The association representing the entire aluminium value chain with more than 600 plants all across Europe encourages the executive body to...
Poland’s aluminium household articles import to grow in 2018 after a decline last year
Poland’s imports of commodities increased 10.9 percent year-on-year to EUR 16,500 million in December 2017. The country imports good amount of aluminium household articles from the global market. China and Italy are the key countries from where Poland sourced maximum volume of aluminium household...
Ardagh enhances beverage can ends offering with investment in Deeside plant
Ardagh Group announced today, following the recent completion of a significant investment project, it will now supply two additional beverage ends from its Deeside plant: the 200 B64 and the 202 CDL ends. This follows the conversion of its final 202 B64 module to the more sustainable 202 CDL end....
Data shows a decline in aluminium bar rods and profiles export by Italy in 2018
Italy’s exports of commodities have increased during the last five years. Italy’s aluminium bar rods and profiles exports accounts for 1.8% of the total exports of the country. The country’s exports of aluminium bar rods and profiles are projected to decline in 2018. Global import-export data...
European Aluminium calls for decisive actions to tackle US import measures on aluminium
After the US President Trump announced that a tariff of 10 % will be imposed on aluminium exports from all countries, European Aluminium calls on the European Commission and EU Member States to safeguard the European aluminium industry. The announcement came after the department of Commerce had...
Spain’s aluminium stranded wire export grows in last three years
Aluminium stranded wire export by Spain grew in 2017. The figures showed a significant surge in volume and value last year. Aluminium stranded wires and cables are mostly used in overhead power transmission and distribution applications in modern residential and industrial constructions. The...
Slovenian rolled and extruded aluminium product maker Impol reports improved profit in 2017
Impol, a manufacturer of wide range of rolled and extruded aluminium products based at Slovenska Bistrica reported a record EUR 666m revenue for 2017 on Monday February 26. This was a 20% increase over 2016 and accompanied by an almost EUR 4m rise in pre-tax profit to EUR 38.9m. The group's EBITDA...
AMAG reports record shipments, revenue and operating result in 2017
AMAG Austria Metall AG, a leading supplier of high-quality aluminium cast and flat rolled products for aerospace, automotive, sports, lighting, mechanical engineering, construction and packaging sector continued its growth track in FY2017. The company commissioned its new cold rolling mill and...
European project develops 3D-printing process for applying aluminium stiffeners to aerospace fuselage panels
A consortium of four European organizations has developed a method for producing self-reinforced fuselage panels by applying aluminium wire to said panels via additive manufacturing. Firms Stelia Aerospace and CT Ingénierie, and École Centrale de Nantes, all of France, and Constellium of the...
Aluminium household article export by France shrinks YoY, while global market resumes growth
Global aluminium household market is readying for a big rejig after a lull for over a decade now. A recently published market research report predicted a 20-45 per cent or above growth rate for the global aluminium kitchenware category only, in the developed economies. Globally, household articles...
European aluminium industry strongly improves its environmental performance
The European aluminium industry continues to greatly improve its environmental performance by substantially reducing its carbon intensity across the entire aluminium value chain. This is the main outcome of its new Environmental Profile Report, released today by European Aluminium. Commenting on...
