Global aluminium extrusion demand is entering a phase with consumption projected to rise from 35.25 million tonnes in 2025 to 35.93 million tonnes in 2026 and 44.22 million tonnes by 2035, representing a 2.29 per cent CAGR. While building and construction will remain the largest end-use sector and...
The European Union (EU) is preparing a broader restriction on aluminium scrap exports to non-Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, replacing an earlier trade proposal that would have covered only part of the bloc’s scrap flows. The move could largely impact...
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In conversation with Göksal Güngör, the newly elected Chair of the Roller Group at the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA), wherein the industry veteran outlines a clear roadmap for the Association’s next phase. Güngör, who also serves as General Manager of Assan Alüminyum , emphasises...
Hydro Energi AS has taken another step to secure long-term access to renewable electricity in Norway, signing a new power purchase agreement (PPA) with Hafslund Kraft AS that will run from 2036 to 2040. The agreement will cover a total of 1.75 TWh over five years and Hafslund will supply 350 GWh of...
The European Union is considering an expansion of its carbon border charge, a levy which is already set to apply to carbon-intensive metals like steel and aluminium as they enter the bloc. CBAM is designed to put a carbon price on imports of these materials to align them with the EU’s domestic...
As both the worldwide aluminium exporters and the EU-based importers must have realised in the meantime, CBAM knocks on the door and is no longer a distant regulatory concept. Here’s a CBAM checklist that distils the compliance pathway into five actionable steps published by the European Commission...
What started as another round of US trade action in 2025 quickly turned into an aluminium problem for Europe. Washington moved to curb EU aluminium shipments under Section 232, but the EU chose not to answer with aluminium tariffs of its own. That left the adjustment one-sided. As US duties rose,...
Austria started a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) on January 1, 2025, and it closed the first year with 1.2 billion PET bottles and aluminium cans returned by the end of November, showing strong public participation and early operational stability. Austria introduced a EUR 0.25 (USD 0.29) deposit on...
The global aluminium semi-fabricated and consumer product stories this week didn’t move in a straight line. It zigzagged across corporates, trade corridors, design studios, and even distant mountain towns, with each turn bringing forth an industry pulled forward by markets it can’t fully control...
Ford CEO, Jim Farley has expressed his concern that the shifting EV rules and industrial policies as imposed by the European Union (EU) are highly steep and extremely stringent, leaving no room for flexibility or realistic approach for the European automakers to the market. He warns the European...
We were all happy when we heard about the scrap exemption from the CBAM regime. But instead, it turned out to be a two-edged sword. If an EU business imports scrap and manufactures secondary aluminium, it will have to pay the tax for the secondary aluminium manufacturing, in accordance with the ETS...
Novelis is strengthening its European logistics network with a EUR 43 million (USD 50.4 million) investment aimed at shifting more aluminium transport from road to rail. The company has purchased 220 new Shimmns railcars as part of its long-term sustainability strategy built around the principle of...
December 10, 2025: Ball Corporation (NYSE: BALL) announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a majority stake in Benepack's beverage can manufacturing businesses in Europe consisting of its two production facilities in Belgium and Hungary. Benepack is a regional producer of...
Slovakia’s electricity distribution network is set for a major overhaul after the European Investment Bank ( EIB) approved a EUR 350 million ( USD 408 million) loan for the Zapadoslovenska energetika (ZSE) Group. The funding will support a multiyear programme aimed at modernising key parts of the...
Edgardo Gelsomino has been a Subject Matter Expert in aluminium at Wood Mackenzie since 2010. Before joining Wood Mackenzie, Edgardo worked for an aluminium producer other leading London-based research and consulting firms. His work has spanned the entire aluminium value chain, including carbon...
Serbia is preparing for a significant policy shift at the start of next year, when new taxes on greenhouse gas emissions and imports of carbon-intensive goods take effect. Parliament has already approved both measures. Under the new rules, each tax is fixed at EUR 4 ( USD 4.66) for every tonne of...
Constellium vocalises the warning that the European Union (EU) should immediately eradicate the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). Its claim that the EU is posing a risk with the implementation of CBAM in January 2026, which is likely to ensure the slow demise of the European aluminium...
The acquisition offer of ProfilGruppen AB for its profile operations in Poland has been rejected. Initially, in February 2025, the company was given the right to the anonymous aluminium plant in Poland on lease. The announcement was made then that ProfilGruppen would take necessary action to...
EAS Aluminium is rapidly moving forward with the construction of its 35,000 square metre integrated production campus in the Edirne Organised Industrial Zone, marking another significant milestone in the company’s long-term growth strategy. Structural works have reached an advanced phase, exterior...
Hydro has received prominent recognition at the Dezeen Awards in London, securing both “Material Innovation of the Year” and “Sustainability Project of the Year” for its progress in aluminium recycling. Hydro’s Hydro CIRCAL 100R, made solely from post-consumer aluminium through advanced recycling,...
