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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Slovenian aluminium producer achieves double profits in spite of low revenue
<p>Talum, a Slovenian company in Kidricevo specialised in alumina and aluminium products, has earned EUR 300m in sales revenue in 2016. Even though the company has generated 5 per cent less vs 2015 despite low aluminium price, the unaudited data shows the company doubles profits to a million...
California Company supplies high-quality aluminium machine parts for BMW R nine T
<p>BMW Motorrad, the German luxury motorcycle manufacturer, shows-off machined parts produced in high-quality aluminium for the R nine T range. BMW Motorrad offers machined parts for their R nineT, Pure, Scrambler, Racer and Urban G/S.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block;...
Italian shipyard unveils all-aluminium superyacht in Miami
<p>Italian shipyard Benetti has unveiled the new Benetti Now Fast designs to their existing fleet of Now superyachts. The company had already announced yachts at the recent Yachts Miami Beach boat show. The superyachts runs at a top speeds in excess of 20 knots.</p> <p><img...
European Aluminium Packaging Group advocates ambitious and realistic recycling targets
<p>Maarten Labberton, the director for the Packaging Group at European Aluminium, a member of the Executive Committee of Metal Packaging Europe and a member of the European Steering Committee of Every Can Counts makes his statement on Circular Economy in Europe.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align:...
Danieli Fata Hunter installed aluminium rolling plants in Europe
<p>Danieli Fata Hunter, a manufacturer of machinery for the production of aluminium strip and foil, has supplied and installed a cold rolling mill and a tension leveling line at the new Eurometal greenfield plant located in the new Kleszczow Industrial Park in Poland. </p> <p><img...
MWSD launches Xbrite+ forged aluminium wheels for European market
<p>Motor Wheel Service Distribution (MWSD), one of the leading independent European distributors of India’s forged aluminium wheels, has introduced the latest Xbrite+ forged aluminium wheels for the European market. The size of the Xbrite+ wheels is 17.5, 19.5 and 22.5 inch.</p> <p><img...
Data shows constant rise in aluminium import by the Netherlands in 2015-2016
<p>The Netherlands is one of the twenty largest economies in the world. The country is a top aluminium importer being one of the largest producers of aluminium downstream products. Aluminium has had the third fastest-growing increase in value among the top 10 import categories to the Dutch country....
Secondary aluminium ingot producer Metalcorp posts strong earnings growth for FY2016
<p>Metalcorp Group B.V., one of the leading manufacturers of secondary aluminium ingots in Europe, posted impressive growth across all consolidated earnings figures for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2016. The company's profit margin remains constant in back-to-back transactions requiring no...
Ardagh Group to convert its UK beverage can plant from steel to aluminium
<p>Ardagh Group, a Luxembourg-based producer of glass and metal packaging products will invest in its Rugby manufacturing plant in the UK in order to convert its beverage can production capabilities from steel to aluminium.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block;...
Aluminium of Greece ties-up with GE to enhance its aluminium smelting process
<p>GE and Aluminium of Greece (AOG), a Mytilineos Group subsidiary, yesterday signed a 10- year contract in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates to create the world’s first-of-their-kind digital smelter solutions to improve AOG’s aluminium smelting process and help the company to drive...
EU continues to impose aluminium wheel duties, China believes unfairly blamed
<p>The European Commission has decided to continue to impose a 22.3 per cent anti-dumping duty on imports of aluminium wheels from the Peoples’ Republic of China. The anti-dumping duty is on original equipment and aftermarket wheels.<br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display:...
International Aluminium Recycling Congress reiterates commitment towards a circular economy
<p>The 14th International Aluminium Recycling Congress that took place in Manchester on 7 and 8 February played host to over 150 delegates from across Europe. European Aluminium firmly reiterated its commitment towards the conference theme “Recycling at its best: the circular economy...
Bosnian smelter proposes government to abolish import tax on unalloyed aluminium
<p>Bosnian aluminium smelter Aluminij on Monday, February 6, proclaimed that the company has proposed to the state-level government to put an end to the import tax on unalloyed aluminium in order to reduce cost of production and boost productivity.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle;...
Spain's aluminium scrap import to grow 7.6% YoY valued at US$0.19 bln in 2017
<p>Spain is home to Europe's largest machinery scrapyard. Some of the industry's biggest aluminium scrap dealers and recyclers also have their facilities located here in the Iberian Peninsula country. According to a recent report, secondary metal production in Spain will grow at an estimated CAGR...
Top Five PV Aluminium Frame Manufacturers of 2017
<p>Aluminium has been widely used in creating light, durable frames and structures for solar panels as it offers heat bearing capability, corrosion resistant and weather-resistant advantages to solar panel architectures. The malleability of aluminium allows the manufacturers to give shapes as per...
Non-alloyed aluminium ingot import by the Netherlands estimated to rise 6% YoY in 2017
<p>Aluminium demand in the European market is on the rise. Fuelled by carmarkers that are increasingly using aluminium, consumption of the lightmetal has been rising in the U.S. and Europe. There is no gainsaying the fact that aluminium glut is worsening globally- China singlehandedly driving the...
The 6th Global Automotive Lightweight Materials Europe Summit 2017
<p>GALM - The largest automotive lightweighting conference series in the world is returning to Europe - bringing brand new insights into the latest breakthroughs in lightweight materials for conventional and electric vehicle ranges<br /><br />The 6th Global Automotive Lightweight Materials Europe...
LME aluminium rises as dollar slumps after Trump’s advisor calls euro “grossly undervalued”
<p>The U.S. dollar fell against the euro and other major global currencies on Tuesday, January 31, extending its year-to-date decline after Peter Navarro, the newly elected head economic policy advisor to President Donald Trump called Europe’s currency "grossly undervalued." The dollar...
