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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Next Renault Clio to go hybrid, aluminium used in body to save weight
The next-generation Renault Clio could feature hybrid technology drawn from the new Euro-market Scenic MPV – but it won’t be a plug-in, according to a UK report. The body of the car employs a mix of high-strength steel, aluminium, magnesium and thermoplastics to save weight. The current...
JPMorgan reduces aluminium stockpile at LME
JPMorgan Chase has quietly reduced its multibillion-dollar stockpile of aluminium as the London Metal Exchange moves to introduce new rules on the reporting of outsized positions. Until last week, one party - identified as JPMorgan by traders, brokers and warehouse owners - was holding more than...
Best welding solution: KEMPER's CleanAirTower wins at STOM trade fair in Poland
Excellent KEMPER technology- CleanAirTower has been awarded as the best product in the field of welding at the STOM trade fair, Poland's most important platform for metal finishers. The general ventilation system was singled out by the independent panel of experts in particular due to its...
German aluminium semis producers upbeat for 2016
Despite a slight decline in production in 2015, the German aluminium semis industry is looking forward to 2016 with optimism. 'Although we recorded growth in the automotive sector, other markets like the building and construction industry remained flat,' explained Bernd Schafer, chairman of the...
EAFA launches ALUNCH to make a point about value of aluminium closures and recycling
The European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) has launched a unique programme, whereby young professionals in Brussels are being invited to join ALUNCH at the prestigious Grapevine restaurant, near the European Parliament each Thursday through April and May. To ‘pay’ for their meals the lunchers...
European cars to use more aluminium downstream products to meet CO2 targets
The amount of light, recyclable aluminium in European cars will rise to 180 kg on average by 2020 as automakers look to cut harmful carbon emissions, a senior metals industry official said. Global targets to curb greenhouse gases are prompting a shift to aluminium away from other, heavier metals...
Gartner to supply aluminium facades for the largest building project in Switzerland
New Major Contracts from Los Angeles to Frankfurt - Europe’s highest skyscraper will be clad with an aluminium-glass façade made in Gundelfingen, Bavaria. Josef Gartner GmbH was awarded the contract for the building shell of 460m high Lakhta Centre in St. Petersburg. Gartner will also manufacture...
GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST to return in Düsseldorf on June 25-29, 2019
The dates for the mega trade fair quartet- GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST have been announced. The event combo, the biggest in the metallurgy and automation space covering aluminium industry, will be held at the same four-year interval in Germany's Düsseldorf from June 25-29 in 2019....
“Foil based flexible packaging…can have a far greater positive impact on the environment, even with zero recycling...” Stefan Glimm, Chief Executive Director (EAFA)
The European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) is an international body that represents companies engaged in the rolling and rewinding of alufoil and in the manufacture of aluminium closures, alufoil semi-rigid containers and of all kind of flexible packaging. In a mail conversation with AlCircle,...
Dutch company Prolyte opens new aluminium structures factory in Romania
Dutch group Prolyte has opened a new factory in Romania, in Olt conty. The factory will produce light aluminium structures for public events. The group has invested some EUR 4 million in the factory, for which it got EU funds. Local lender Eximbank has financed the company with over EUR 3.5 million...
Constellium to record an impairment charge against carrying value of Wise Metals' asset
Constellium N.V. yesterday announced that the company intends to record an impairment charge of approximately €400 million in the fourth quarter of 2015 against the carrying value of the Wise Metals asset. This charge, which has no impact on cash flows, reflects management’s view of the future...
Market for aluminium aerosol cans stable at high level in 2015
The production of aluminium aerosol cans worldwide remained stable at a high level in 2015. The member companies of AEROBAL (International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers) reported total production of 5.4 billion aluminium cans and thus a repeat of the previous year’s...
Advisory Committee on Packaging publishes PRN guide
A guide explaining the operation of the UK packaging recovery note (PRN) system has been published by the Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP). The guide is designed to provide comprehensive information for all interested parties on how the system for packaging waste recycling operates and what it...
ASI opens registration for inaugural AGM on April 26
The inaugural Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Aluminium Stewardship Initiativ (ASI) will be held on Tuesday April 26, 2016 at the Audi Forum, Ingolstadt, Germany. More than 80 people have now registered to attend the AGM. The event is open to industry, civil society and all interested...
KAP smelter update: CEAC welcomes European Parliament’s resolution on Montenegro
The Central European Aluminium Company (CEAC), a Cyprus-based major shareholder and one of the largest creditors of Montenegro’s Kombinat Aluminijuma Podgorica (KAP), today has welcomed the European Parliament’s strong-worded resolution on Montenegro with reference to the European Commission’s 2015...
Aluminium-clad blocks used for University of Portsmouth's new architecture school building
The new architecture school building at the University of Portsmouth, England, is donning a suave, contemporary look, thanks to the designing expertise of architects from Penoyre & Prasad. Aluminium-clad blocks on concrete piers have been used for construction of this building around a landscaped...
Rexam showcases European wide support for craft brewers with Spanish Arriaca partnership
Embracing the global trend (which has seen a number of craft brewers move to the packaging format), the Spanish craft brewer will package its Rubia, IPA and Vikingathor expressions in Rexam’s 330ml aluminium cans, launching in March 2016. Designed by Arriaca with the support of Rexam, the...
Aleris Q4 and Full-year 2015 results reflect demand growth for aerospace & automotive products
Aleris Corporation today reported results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2015. Except as otherwise indicated, all amounts reflect the divested recycling and extrusions businesses as discontinued operations. Fourth Quarter Summary • Adjusted EBITDA of $39 million, in line with the...
