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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Update: Rio Tinto confirms binding offer from Liberty House for its Dunkerque aluminium smelter
Rio Tinto has confirmed through a press release that it has received a binding offer from Liberty House to acquire Rio Tinto’s Aluminium Dunkerque smelter in northern France. The deal is finalised for $500 million, subject to final adjustments. Rio Tinto will launch a consultation process with...
Greece bauxite export likely to pick up in Q4 FY2017-18
Greece is the largest producer of bauxite and many other industrial minerals in the European Union. Aluminium of Greece which is the main aluminium producing company in the country owns Delphi-Distomon mining company. It operates two large bauxite deposits at Boeotia and Phocis. The plant has total...
Rio Tinto agrees to sell Dunkerque aluminium smelter to Liberty House
Rio Tinto has accepted a purchase offer from UK industrialist Sanjeev Gupta for its Dunkerque aluminium smelter, Europe’s biggest aluminium producer. According to the sources, the purchase would be announced today unless there were any unforeseen circumstances. This is the latest investment by Mr...
Data shows upward pattern for Italy’s export of aluminium structures in last three years
According to the Product Complexity Index (PCI), aluminium structures are the 268th most traded product and the 615th most complex product. Aluminium structures are a 4 digit HS92 product. The data shows an upward pattern for aluminium structures export in Italy. Italy is one of the top exporters...
Metal Trade Comax acquires Germany's Oetinger Aluminium
Czech Republic-based producer Metal Trade Comax Group said Tuesday January 9 that the company has acquired German aluminium producer Oetinger Aluminium for an undisclosed sum. Oetinger Aluminium specialises in the production of high quality aluminium alloys. Oetinger supplies its products mainly...
Belgium’s aluminium bar rods and profiles import volumes estimated to rise in H1 2018
According to the Product Complexity Index (PCI), aluminium bars are the 177th most traded product and the 741st most complex product. Aluminium bars represents 1.5% of the total imports of Belgium. Belgium’s imports of aluminium bar rods and profiles, which was down in the second half of last year,...
Ball adds smallest can format to date to its European packaging range
A leading can manufacturer Ball Corporation announced the latest addition to the European beverage packaging range with its smallest slim can. The 15- centiliter slim can will be produced at the Naro Fominsk plant in Russia. Irina Dolyanovskaya, Russian Sales Manager at Ball said: “At first we...
Vulcan Inc. and Lethiguel Inc. join Aluminum Association
The Aluminum Association has announced the addition of two new member companies – Vulcan Inc. and Lethiguel Inc. Vulcan Inc. joins as a producer member – any firm that makes or fabricates aluminium – and Lethiguel Inc. joins as an associate member – any firm that supplies the industry with goods...
Norway’s aluminium scrap import fluctuates QoQ through FY2017-18
Aluminium scrap is a significant resource to be used as raw material to produce secondary aluminium and subsequently new aluminium products. According to the Product Complexity Index (PCI), scrap aluminium is the 303rd most traded product and the 820th most complex product. Norway’s import of...
Germany’s export of aluminium powder and flakes drops year-over-year
Aluminium powder and flakes are used as/for pigments and coatings for decorative purpose. The products are finding more and more application in automobile exterior and electric parts. The data shows a downward trend for aluminium powder and flakes export in Germany. The largest part of aluminium...
Germany’s aluminium stranded wire import grows in last three years
Aluminium stranded wires are mostly used in overhead power transmission and distribution applications in modern residential and industrial constructions. Aluminium stranded wire, cable, plait, uninsulated ne are the 2183rd most traded product. Germany has been following an upward pattern for the...
RUSAL’s LMZ SKAD lifts aluminium wheels production by 27% in 2017
RUSAL announced that LMZ SKAD has increased its aluminium wheels production. The company expects to increase the number of wheels produced by 27% YoY to 1.1 million wheels per year in 2017. The company is planning to launch more than 10 new models of aluminium wheels to the market in 2018. In April...
Aluminij to raise production after abolition of import tax on unalloyed aluminium
Bosnian aluminium smelter Aluminij on Friday, December 29, said that the company expects an increase in aluminium production following the abolition of import tax on unalloyed aluminium, according to Reuters report. This year, Aluminij will boost annual production by 15% to 184,000 tonnes and raise...
Alcoa’s Portovesme Aluminium Smelter to be Bought By Sider Alloys
Alcoa’s recently-sold smelter at Portovesme has already found a private-sector buyer, as Swiss firm Sider Alloys is on the cusp of closing a deal to purchase the plant from the Italian government. Per industry media, Sider Alloys is planning to close the transaction by mid-February. The assets of...
European institutions and member states agree to reform waste recycling rules
“Circular economy” is a sustainability goal being sought by E.U. institutions and member states in regard to end of life recycling of materials. The topic has been in the discussion phase among European institutions and member states for two years as the European Commission presented a revised...
Denmark’s aluminium tubes and pipes export to rise in 2017
The demand for aluminium tubes and pipes is estimated to increase in foreseeable future because of continuous expenditure in sectors such as construction, building, transportation and others. Denmark’s aluminium tubes and pipes export, which was down last year, is expected to rise in 2017.Most of...
Alcoa Corporation announces decisions on smelting assets
Alcoa Corporation, a global leader in bauxite, alumina and aluminium products, today announced decisions regarding smelting assets in the United States and Italy. The actions support the Company’s strategic priorities to reduce complexity and to strengthen the balance sheet. In the United States,...
Aluminium powder and flakes exports by France likely to pick up in 2017
Aluminium powder and flakes also known as metana is used for several applications such as manufacture of slurry, explosive and detonators, thermit process used for manufacture of ferro-alloys, specialised welding applications, and manufacture of aluminium paste, paints and several pigments used in...
