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 managers load ship with aluminium
A ship carrying three thousand tons of aluminium from Rio Tinto Alcan in Straumsvík will leave harbor this afternoon, headed for the Netherlands, despite the limited strike meant to prevent all shipping of aluminium from the harbor. Ólafur Teitur Guðnason, spokesperson for Rio Tinto Alcan, says...
CME Group introduces Aluminium European Premium Duty-Paid futures
CME Group is expanding its base metals offering with the introduction of a new Aluminium European Premium Duty-Paid (Metal Bulletin) futures contract to begin trading on 21 March, 2016. Pending relevant regulatory review periods, the new contract will be available for trading on CME Globex, for...
Accuride adds ROI calculator to mobile app
Accuride Corporation- a leading supplier of components to the North American and European commercial vehicle industries - announced it has launched two new marketing tools to help customers understand the performance, specifications, value and return on investment (ROI) of its wheel and brake drum...
Ardagh Group prepares binding bid for Ball, Rexam assets
Ardagh Group, the packaging conglomerate controlled by Irish billionaire Paul Coulson, is preparing a binding offer for the assets being divested by drinks can makers Ball Corp and Rexam Plc, according to people familiar with the matter. Ardagh Group is competing against three private equity firms...
New, eco-friendly technologies could transform the European aluminium industry by 2050
Adopting innovative technological solutions - currently in early research phase - instead of following a conservative technology development path could slash the direct greenhouse gasses (GHG) emissions of aluminium production by 66% in 2050 and reduce the associated energy consumption by 21%,...
Apollo, Blackstone said among bidders for Ball-Rexam assets
Apollo Global Management, Blackstone Group LP and Madison Dearborn Partners are in the second round of bidding for assets being sold as part of Ball Corp.’s acquisition of Rexam Plc, people familiar with the matter said. The divested operations could be valued at about $4 billion based on combined...
Sapa appoints new business area president from within own organization
Sergio Luiz Vendrasco is the new president of Sapa’s Precision Tubing business area, the area in Sapa providing aluminium solutions for heat transfer applications to the automotive and HVAC&R industries. Vendrasco has been appointed business area president of Sapa Precision Tubing, succeeding...
German aluminium packaging market: Over 2 bn beverage can deliveries in 2015
In a recently published EUWID quarterly report on the German aluminium market, it has been observed that the the omens for suppliers of aluminium packaging are positive all round at the beginning of 2016. EUWID respondents were predicting volume growth in all segments which might vary depending on...
European Parliament’s resolution on Montenegro vindicates Central European Aluminum Company
The resolution on the European Commission’s 2015 Progress Report on Montenegro was adopted by the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee on February 23. The vote was hailed by the Central European Aluminum Company (CEAC). In a press release, the CEAC said: “We are heartened by the...
“Our aim is to strengthen the relationship between GCC & EU,” Mahmood Daylami, Founder & General Secretary, GAC (Gulf Aluminium Council)
The GAC (Gulf Aluminium Council) is an organization that represents, promotes and protects the interests of the aluminium industry within the Gulf region. One of the main objectives of the Council is to provide a forum for the aluminium industry, such as the recent Meeting in Brussels, which was...
Volvo Cars gives new face to V40 with aluminium interiors
Volvo Cars gives its bestselling V40 and V40 Cross Country the new face of Volvo for Model Year 2017 with trim updates across the range. V40 will feature upscale aluminium interiors along with other critical components made from the lightweight metal. Central to the model year exterior updates are...
Aluminium export from Rio Tinto Alcan smelter comes to a halt
Aluminium offloading at the Rio Tinto Alcan aluminium smelter has finally come to a halt after workers went on strike at midnight last night. Rio management is hoping to do the jobs of the employees, but who may work where is being disputed. The workers involved in the strike all belong to the...
Hydro signs long-term power contract for its Norwegian aluminium portfolio
Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro ASA's fully owned subsidiary Hydro Energi AS has signed a long-term power contract with Nordic Wind Power DA, a Norwegian wind power consortium, for annual baseload supply of between 0.6 and 1 TWh in the period from 2020 to 2039. "We are happy to contribute...
Rexam on track to complete a merger with Ball by June end
Drinks can maker Rexam said it was on track to complete a merger with American packaging company Ball by the end of June, as it it unveiled flat annual profits. The FTSE 100 company made £362m in underlying pre-tax profits in 2015, an increase of 1pc on last year, driven by rising sales and higher...
Global primary aluminium market ends in deficit in 2015
The latest report published by the World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS) indicates that global primary aluminium market has recorded a deficit during the year 2015. As per the report, the market reported a deficit of 356,000 tons when matched with the deficit of 589,000 reported during entire...
Rexam supports Swedish craft brewer with first canned beer range
Southside Brewing Company has produced its first ever canned Western pacific IPA, boosting the company’s sustainability credentials. The 330ml aluminium cans, manufactured at Rexam’s Malmö plant, are available in select regions and retail channels throughout Sweden. Tommy Eriksson, owner of...
JVM Castings appoints Group Sales Manager to steer growth in new markets
JVM Castings has announced the appointment of Bob Freeman as the new Group Sales Manager. Bob, who brings with him 32 years of experience in the castings and automotive industries, will help JVM meet and exceed its growth targets over the next few years. In recent years, Bob has served important...
Biosca new business area president for Sapa Building Systems
Karsten Lundgaard is leaving his role as president of Sapa's aluminium building systems business area to seek new opportunities outside the Sapa group. He had been responsible for the operations since July 2014. As of Monday, February 15, Salvador Biosca will assume the role as business area...
