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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Rio Tinto reaches agreement to sell its Lochaber smelter assets to SIMEC
<p>Rio Tinto has reached an agreement to sell its assets at Lochaber, Scotland to SIMEC for consideration totalling $410 million (£330 million).<br /><br />The sale purchase agreement comprises the sale of Rio Tinto’s 100 per cent shareholding in Alcan Aluminium UK Limited which...
Hydro's auto line in Germany starts rolling
<p>The new large facility at the aluminium company Hydro´s plant in Grevenbroich, Germany, got started recently: Hydro is producing first coils for customers at automotive line 3 (AL 3).</p> <p>This follows weeks of trials on how the new machines for EDT rolling, continuous annealing and...
Sapa's Urban Water Shuttle project is a high-speed passenger ferry made of aluminium
<p>The world leading aluminium extrusions manufacturer and downstream technology provider Sapa announced updates of its project Urban Water Shuttle that aims to realize a zero-emission and high-speed passenger ferry made of aluminium. Named- the Tesla of the Seas, the aluminium ferry project is...
New report gives details about the global aluminium window profile market 2016
<p>Building & Construction Market Research has recently published a new report on Aluminum Window Profile Market 2016. It is a deep market research report that has focused on global and regional market, major manufacturers, as well as the segment market details based on different...
Novelis wins European award for Jaguar recycling programme at ALUMINIUM 2016
<p>Rolled aluminium and recycling giant Novelis has bagged the prestigious European award for its closed loop car production project - the REALCAR (REcycled ALuminium CAR) at ALUMINIUM 2016, in Düsseldorf, Germany. The project with Jaguar and Land Rover won the award in the automotive and...
Will Volvo consider automotive aluminium for lightweighting? Sensors to replace wiring soon
<p>Global automotive manufacturer Volvo has joined the European Union research project which aims at replacing copper and aluminium cables in heavy commercial vehicles with wireless sensors. The result of the project is expected to be an overwhelming reduction in the volume of metal and plastic...
Fata Aluminum announces new group general manager
<p>FATA Aluminum has announced that on November 21, 2016, Mr. Marco Meneguzzo joined the group as Group General Manager.<br /><br />Mr. Meneguzzo will be based in Turin and will be responsible for managing the FATA Aluminum group of companies based in Italy, United States, Mexico, China (Joint...
Sapa AS-Chargestorm JV to produce aluminium chargers for electric vehicles
<p>Norway based Sapa AS has announced signing of an agreement with Sweeden's Chargestorm whereby the downstream aluminium manufacturer and technology leader provides aluminium profiles for wall-mounted chargers (for electric vehicles) made by the latter. The product is meant to capitalize on the...
European Aluminium data shows steady growth for aluminium despite global challenges
<p>From primary to recycling, the total demand for aluminium is increasing by an average of 2% each year. These figures released today at the ALUMINIUM 2016 trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany, confirm aluminium to be the material of choice for a broad range of strategic applications.</p>...
ALUMINIUM 2016 sets to welcome global aluminium fraternity in Messe Düsseldorf, Germany
<p>ALUMINIUM 2016- the 11th World Trade Fair & Conference begins in Messe Düsseldorf, Germany. The mega aluminium industry event, to be held from November 29- December 1, is being organized by Reed Exhibitions Deutschland GmbH and Project ALUMINIUM. Around 1,000 exhibitors from across the...
Aluminium closures recycling rate increases more than 50% in Europe, says EAFA
<p>According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, the global metal recycling market is estimated to be worth US$ 446,472 million, registering a compound annual growth rate of 4.5% during 2016-2022. Non-ferrous metals have by far, remained the fastest growing segment; by 2022 it is...
Germany’s export of aluminium tubes and pipe fittings drops YoY while domestic demand surges
<p>Germany's contribution in the progress of technology, engineering and innovation across industries has remained unparalleled since years. Ever since aluminium industry has felt the urge of riveting enhanced focus on downstream manufacturing to cater to the rising demand of the metal in various...
Rio Tinto agrees sale of its Lochaber assets for $410 million
<p>Rio Tinto has reached an agreement to sell its assets at Lochaber, Scotland to SIMEC for consideration totalling $410 million (£330 million).<br /><br />The sale purchase agreement comprises the sale of Rio Tinto’s 100 per cent shareholding in Alcan Aluminium UK Limited which...
Export headwinds and destocking drive down aluminium foil deliveries
<p>Deliveries of aluminium foil from European rollers fell by 1.6% in Q3, putting year-on-year targets under pressure, according to figures released by EAFA, the European Aluminium Foil Association. Total deliveries for the first nine months of 2016 stand at 655,800 tonnes, down slightly, by...
European aluminum alloy 226 oversupply bites; StockachAlu to close
<p>Oversupply of commodity grade aluminium alloy, 226, has continued to put pressure on prices and squeeze European producer profit margins. German producer Stockach Aluminum (StockachAlu) was one of the first casualties this week following its decision to close its 25,000 mt/year facility by the...
Top Five Aluminium Can Manufacturers in the World
<p>Metal cans, especially aluminium cans used for beverage and aerosol packaging, are the most recycled packaging units across the globe. They can be recycled at the end of their lifecycle without degradation in quality, and that makes them the preferred packaging material for brands across...
A bright future ahead for AMAG
<p>AMAG Austria Metall AG, the leading Austrian premium supplier of high-quality aluminium cast and flat rolled products, reported significant year-on-year profit growth in the January to September period, continuing its positive earnings trend in the third quarter of 2016.<br /><br />The...
Oleg Deripaska sues of Montenegro government over KAP aluminium plant's bankruptcy
<p>Central European Aluminium Company, CEAC, which is owned by Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska is suing the government of Montenegro for “hundreds of millions of euros” over the failure of its KAP plant in the capital Podgorica, a press release by the firm says.<br /><br />The case...
