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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Novelis opens new aluminium automotive heat treatment line in Europe
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today celebrated the opening of a state-of-the-art aluminum automotive heat treatment line in Nachterstedt, Germany, to serve European and global automotive customers. Located adjacent to Novelis' existing rolling mill and the world's...
‘Wings’ sculpture soars with aluminium from Hydro
World-famous architect Daniel Libeskind has created an extraordinary large-scale sculpture: Wings. The four-part artwork is made primarily of aluminium provided by Hydro. Libeskind’s artwork is the size of a tree and opens towards the top like the petals of a bloom. Its two pairs of wings anchor at...
Aluminium premiums in Europe seen stabilising after rise
Surcharges for physical aluminium in Europe levelled off after recent gains and may come under pressure from additional supply if Chinese exports rebound and some inventories are liquidated. The surcharges, or premiums, which consumers pay on top of the London Metal Exchange (LME) cash price for...
Alro reports an adjusted net profit of RON 145 million in the first nine months of 2015
Alro SA,one of the largest aluminium producers in Central and Eastern Europe, registered an adjusted net profit of RON 145 million in the first nine months of 2015, compared to a adjusted net loss of RON 115 million in the similar period of 2014. The company’s turnover was of RON 1.77 billion,...
Mumtalakat to buy 49 percent stake in Spanish aluminium firm Aleastur
Bahrain' s Mumtalakat Holding Company plans to buy a 49 percent stake in Spanish aluminium products group Aleastur, an executive at the Bahraini sovereign fund said on Monday. "We are taking a minority stake and helping the company to expand into the Gulf," said Joseph Kirikian, head of industries...
Rusal elaborates on aluminium industry trends for the first nine months of 2015
Global aluminium market trends in the first nine months of 2015 • Global aluminium demand grew by 5.6% in the first nine months (“9m”) 2015 year-on-year (“YoY”). Demand growth in North America, India, Middle East and the EU compensated for a contraction in demand from Japan, Russia and South...
Rexam issues Q3 2015 trading update
Rexam, a leading global beverage can maker, issued the following trading update for the period from 1 July 2015. Results for the Group are in line with the plans. Overall global beverage can volumes were up 3% (1% excluding the acquisition of UAC) in the third quarter. Volume growth in Europe...
Denmark's Multicut A/S to produce aluminum parts for F-35
Multicut A/S, a precision component manufacturer located in Vildjberg, Denmark, has been notified by Lockheed Martin that it would be awarded the contract for making aluminum machined parts for F-35 fighters. Under the contract to be issued, the Danish company will produce items such as brackets...
EAFA (European Aluminium Foil Association) organizes a conference during the SITEVI exhibition in Montpellier, France
For the first time, the EAFA (European Aluminium Foil Association) is organising a conference in France that will take place on 25 November during the SITEVI exhibition in Montpellier. The conference entitled ‘Turn 360° and discover the benefits of aluminium closures’ will cover a broad spectrum...
Continued recovery of European demand keeps aluminium foil production on track
The steady recovery of demand for aluminium foil products in Europe has continued to see the gap between 2014 and 2015 production narrow to just a 0.3% drop by the end of Q3, compared with 2.5% in the first quarter of the year. This continues the trend seen in Q2. Deliveries for the first 9 months...
Participants to visit Hydro’s plant in Madrid post 23rd International Recycled Aluminium Conference
Aluminium recycling will be in focus at the 23rd International Recycled Aluminium Conference in Madrid, November 16-18, 2015. As part of the conference, participants will visit Hydro’s recycling plant in Azuqueca. Roland Scharf-Bergmann, head of Recycling in Hydro, the lead sponsor of the event,...
Plans for establishing more aluminium frame production in Europe
Next to the new Triangles factory for making aluminium e-bike frames in Portugal there is a second frame facility in the making close the Europe’s main markets. The plans for that facility are now being developed. Speculations are underway that there is another aluminium frame factory to be set-up...
Continued recovery of European demand keeps aluminium foil production on track
The steady recovery of demand for aluminium foil products in Europe has continued to see the gap between 2014 and 2015 production narrow to just a 0.3% drop by the end of Q3, compared with 2.5% in the first quarter of the year. This continues the trend seen in Q2. Deliveries for the first 9 months...
Jaguar Land Rover drafts £4.5 billion cost-cutting plan
Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has drafted a new £4.5-billion cost-cutting plan to offset rising emissions cost and the slowdown in China, one of the biggest automotive markets in the world. The project—known as Leap 4.5—will scrutinise almost every area of spending at Britain’s luxury...
Huge participation expected in Detroit Automotive Lightweight Procurement Symposium
The third Automotive Lightweight Procurement Symposium will be kicked off At the Cobo Center in Detroit, USA on Monday, the 9th of November. The event is the ideal location to listen and interchange with executive speakers & delegates from leading OEMs & Tiers like FORD, MERITOR, BOCAR, DAIMLER,...
Constellium reports Q3 2015 financial results
Constellium N.V.reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015. Highlights below are in comparison to the third quarter of 2014 and include the acquisition of Wise Metals. • Shipments of 374 thousand metric tons, up 41% • Revenue of €1.259 billion, up 36% • Adjusted EBITDA of €79...
Aleris reports Q3 2015 results- adjusted EBITDA up 24% Q-o-Q
Aleris Corporation reported results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. Except as otherwise indicated, all amounts reflect the divested recycling and extrusions businesses as discontinued operations. Third Quarter Summary: • Adjusted EBITDA of $68 million, up 24 percent compared...
Non-ferrous margins fell in 2015, costs escalated: BIR Convention
The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) Annual Autumn Round-Tables Conference held recently in Prague noted that non-ferrous industry had a very tough year in 2015. The confidence level among industry participants hit lowest level during the year. The industry suffered large due to thin margins...
