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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Sonaca 200 Aircraft, Belgium, gets an airframe made of semi-stressed aluminium
Sonaca 200 is a two-seater, single-engine aircraft designed by Sonaca Aircraft for pilot training and leisure flights. It is the first aircraft assembled in Belgium, to be exhibited at the Aero Friedrichshafen show in April 2016. The airframe of Sonaca 200 is constructed with corrosion-resistant,...
Sapa delivers record results in first quarter
Sapa has delivered the strongest first quarter since the company was established in 2013. The demand for lighter cars in both North America and Europe, resulting in aluminium substitution in the automotive industry, is contributing positively. Owners Orkla and Hydro reported to the financial...
Profit at aluminium extrusions maker Impol surges 80% in 2015
Impol Group, which operates under the auspices of its holding company Impol 2000, posted strong financial growth for the year ended December 2015. The net profit of the group jumped 80 per cent to EUR 22.5m in 2015 over 2014, according to audited results published on Tuesday. Revenues of the Group,...
EU General Court orders recovery of alumina tax exemptions
The General Court of the European Union issued judgments in joined cases upholding a decision of the European Commission ordering the repayment of tax exemptions granted by France, Ireland, and Italy for alumina production. Each of the countries- France, Ireland and Italy have only one producer,...
MWSD launches forged aluminium wheel option for Euro 6 tractor units
Motor Wheel Service Distribution (MWSD) has unveiled the latest Xlite and Xbrite+ forged aluminium wheels, designed predominantly for DAF vehicles and petrol and powder tractor units with a weight saving axle. The official UK distributor of Wheels India’s Xlite range has made two eight stud...
Constellium Board to nominate Jean-Marc Germain as an Executive Director
Constellium N.V. has announced that the Board will nominate Jean-Marc Germain as an Executive Director at the company’s next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2016, with the view to him becoming Chief Executive Officer of the company in the course of summer 2016. Jean-Marc...
Applications are being sought for the European Aluminium Award 2016
The Aluminium International Today announced that the process of accepting applications from leading business entities in the aluminium industry for the European Aluminium Award 2016 has already started. Presented for the 10th time, the most important prize of the aluminium industry honours the...
Audi banks on aluminium for its one-off 6.4m, six-door A8 limo
Audi has built an extended, custom-made version of the A8 L for an European customer. With a length of 6.36 meters and a wheelbase of 4.22 meters, the A8 L extended offers a total of six seats and six doors. Less than a year’s time has been invested in development and construction of the unusually...
Aluminium made pharma blister solutions celebrated for resource efficiency
The European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) is honoring achievements in pharmaceutical blister packaging in its annual Alufoil Trophy Awards in the category of Resource Efficiency. According to EAFA, the program is open to products either made from aluminium foil or containing aluminium foil as...
Alufoil Trophy 2016 winners set the standard for originality and performance
Once again the Alufoil Trophy competition has underlined the versatility and practical advantages of aluminium foil to create highly original new developments as well as fresh ideas to enhance existing products. The aluminium foil sector’s annual premier awards competition, the Alufoil Trophy...
Fears grow for future of Rio Tinto jobs in Lochaber aluminium smelter
Reports that a company with no connection to the aluminium industry is interested in acquiring the Rio Tinto aluminium smelter at Fort William have raised job fears. The smelter employs 150 people and Rio Tinto is currently carrying out “a strategic review” of all its assets in Lochaber. Highland...
BIR updates on non-ferrous scrap markets and aluminium recycling in major geographies
Labour costs have increased ‘very rapidly’ in China and some lower-end projects have moved to other developing countries in the region with wage and logistics advantages as well as lower environmental standards, according to Ma Hongchang, BIR’s advisor on local policy and regulatory developments....
Alcoa signs bauxite supply contracts worth more than $350 million
Alcoa, the world’s largest bauxite miner, today announced that Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals (AWAC) has secured multiple bauxite supply contracts valued at more than $350 million over the next two years. Under the contracts, the Company will supply bauxite to external customers from three of...
Hydro to release First Quarter 2016 Results on April 27
Norsk Hydro has announced that the company's first quarter results 2016 will be released at 07:00 CET (01:00 AM EST, 06:00 UK time), on Wednesday April 27, 2016. The quarterly report and presentation slides will be available on Hydro's website at the same time. Hydro will host a combined analyst...
Pepsi becomes ‘first brand’ to adopt tinplate, aluminium can recycling marque
Pepsi has demonstrated its commitment to drinks can (aluminium or tinplate) recycling by becoming the first brand to feature the marque of a major European recycling initiative on pack. Every Can Counts – or Jede Dose Zaehlt in German – has been encouraging consumers in Austria to reuse drinks cans...
CME Group announces first trades of new Aluminium European premium duty-paid futures
CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that the first Aluminium European Premium Duty-Paid (Metal Bulletin) futures contracts were traded on Thursday, March 24, 2016. A total of 96 futures contracts were traded, equalling 2,400 metric tons. "We are...
Assesment of the supply chain risk and risk management in Amsterdam
A Leading business intelligence service group, BIS Group s.r.o., announced that is organizing an exclusive Supply Chain Risk Management Forum with the senior executives, industry leaders, experts and decision-makers within Supply Chain Industry. BIS group s.r.o. informed Supply Chain Risk...
Sapa: Automating production to stay ahead in Europe
Sapa has signed an agreement with the international flooring solutions company BerryAlloc for the delivery of aluminium skirtings for BerryAlloc’s wet room panels and laminated floor products. Sapa will deliver 37.5 million skirtings from its extrusion plant in Magnor, Norway. “I find it exciting...
