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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MWheels provides Xlite forged aluminium wheel to RTN Clayton Vallely
<p>MWheels, distributor of a wide range of aluminium wheels across Europe, has supplied 500th Xlite forged aluminium wheel to RTN Clayton Vallely. The Barnsley-based company is a manufacturer of specialist tankers for the environmental, food and chemical industries.</p> <p...
France’s aluminium scrap export is estimated to increase in 2017
<p>France is <span>one of the key growth</span> markets in European aluminium industry which grew by 2.4% year on year. Packaging, building and the automotive sectors are the major demand drivers for the aluminium in the country.</p> <p>Aluminium scrap remains a significant resource to be...
Germany to import 4,94,807 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and strips in H2 2017
<p>Germany’s import of aluminium plates, sheets and strips witnessed a drop in the first six months of 2017 ended June 30. The shrinkage in import volume and value is in line with the new-car sales figure for Germany which declined 3.5 per cent last month to 327,693 vehicles, according to...
KEMPER GmbH completes 25 years of its site in Czech Republic
<p align="left">KEMPER GmbH, a manufacturer of extraction and filter systems for the metal-processing industry has completed 25 years of its site in Czech Republic, a press release confirms. KEMPER spol. s r.o. developed its first international production site there 25 years ago. Initially set up...
TOR Minerals reports strong recovery in profitability in Q2 2017, alumina revenue up 18%
<p>TOR Minerals International, Inc. announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017. The company reported sales increased 9 per cent to $10.7 million for the second quarter as compared to $9.9 million during the same period of 2016. The increase in revenue was mainly due...
Germany to witness a slight increase in export of aluminium tubes and pipe fittings in 2017
<p>According to the Product Complexity Index (PCI), aluminium tube or pipe fittings are the 939th most traded product and the 279th most complex product. Germany is the top exporter of aluminium tube or pipe fittings after the United States and China.</p> <p>{newsStudioGallery}</p>...
Global aluminium casting market estimated to grow at a CAGR of 5.87% during 2017-2021
<p>The global aluminium casting market is slated to grow at a CAGR of 5.87% CAGR during the period 2017-2021, reveals data published in a recent report by Marketstudyreport.com. Automobile industry and OEM manufacturers will drive the demand for aluminium casting during the forecast...
Data shows alumina import by Norway to grow in 2017
<p>The capacity of alumina refining has increased massively across the major alumina producing regions driven by a humongous demand for aluminium in the world, especially in China. The global alumina capacity is estimated to grow by 29.6% over the next ten years.</p> <p>{newsStudioGallery}</p>...
Aluminium products manufacturer Alcomet reports profit fall in H1 2017
<p>Aluminium products manufacturer Alcomet from Bulgaria announced its consolidated results for the first half of 2017 on Monday July 31.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"...
EAFA announces entries are open for Alufoil Trophy 2018
<p>The European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) announced that the entries for the Alufoil Trophy 2018 are now open. The deadline for the entries is 24 November 2017.The competition which is being organised by EAFA hunt for the best products which are either made from aluminium foil or aluminium...
Italy’s import of aluminium wire fluctuates quarter on quarter
<p>The aluminium wire rods market in Europe is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 1.4 per cent during the years 2017-2021, the report noted. Analysts projected that aluminium wire will replace 30 per cent to 40 per cent of copper wire in the coming years. Aluminium wire producers are investing in...
An Interview with Piero Starita, Director of Laviosa Minerals S.p.A., Italy, at METEF 2017
<p>Mr. Piero Starita, Director of Laviosa Minerals S.p.A.- the Advanced Minerals Solutions company of Italy, talked to AlCircle ahead of Metef 2017 exhibition in Verona, Italy. He spoke about his company’s bentonite and other industrial mineral excavation, processing and distribution...
Aluminium major Vedanta sees great business collaboration between India and Italy
<p>“In Italy, aluminium consumption has increased by twelve times in the last twenty years. We need expertise on metals and we think that your country can offer a lot of skills and technologies.” Maurizio Sala is delighted to hear the words of Harssha Shetty, Indian Manager from Mumbai,...
Sapa announces results for Q2 2017; the best quarterly performance in company history
<p>Sapa, a joint venture of Norsk Hydro, yesterday announced result for the second quarter of 2017. The company’ EBIT for the second quarter stood at NOK 914 million, a significant improvement over the same period last year. Underlying EBIT for the first half of 2017 also improved compared to...
Demand up for aluminium in European car industry –Automotive MMI rises in June
<p>The Automotive Monthly Metals Index for European market rebounded from a dip in May to move up in June this year, revealed a recent analysis by MetalMiner analyst Fouad Egbaria. This is in contrast with the total car sales number that witnessed a drop in some European markets, including in the...
European aluminium alloy spot price steadies as market reaches floor
<p>Secondary aluminium prices stabilized this week in Europe, appearing to reach a floor after slipping for several weeks. The key grade of recycled aluminium, ingot 226, reached a peak of Eur1,820-1,880/mt delivered plus credit at the start of April and has fallen week by week over the past three...
Parker Hannifin launces new Transair aluminium pipework products
<p>The Transair® business unit of The Fluid System Connectors Division Europe of Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, presented its latest Transair aluminium pipework products for compressed air, vacuum and inert gas applications in plant technical...
G20 concludes with no concrete solution reached on global aluminium excess
<p>The G20 Summit which was held on 7-8 July 2017, at Haburg Messe, Germany, saw leaders from each country agreeing on the need to remove market-distorting factors and work together to address the global excess of aluminium capacity but no concrete solution could be reached in this regard.</p>...
