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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Important milestone reached in ¡VAMOS! mining project
¡VAMOS!, the Viable Alternative Mining Operating System, a project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, has reached a major milestone with the successful delivery of conceptual design plans of the prototype and all associated equipment. The work was carried...
Ball-Rexam deal may increase price of aluminium cans and bottles
Ball has allegedly received a statement of objections (SO) from competition watchdogs over its deal with Rexam, warning it may increase the price of aluminum cans and bottles. Ball agreed to buy Rexam for $6.7bn in February this year, which is one of the biggest takeovers in metal and glass...
Lightweight vehicles demand to spur growth of aluminium in global automotive industry
The market for aluminium in the global automotive industry is likely to grow at a CAGR of 7.4% over 2015-2020, a recently published market report data reveals. A high demand for lightweight vehicles will catalyse the growth across major economies of the world. The demand of lightweight vehicles is...
Norsk Hydro split-up seen as likely following Alcoa's separation
Norsk Hydro ASA, Europe’s third largest aluminum producer, is likely to follow its larger competitor Alcoa Inc. in splitting itself to better cope with a slump in the aluminum market, according to an analyst at Norway’s Fondsfinans AS. It’s “just a matter of time” but Hydro is “not known as a fast...
CME Group announces first trades of aluminium European premium futures
CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced the first Aluminium European Premium Duty-Unpaid futures contracts were traded on Tuesday, 22 September 2015 by Crunch Risk, LLC. A total of 10 futures contracts traded at a price of $72.50 per metric tonne. "We're...
Bulgarian authorities order suspension of operations at Montupet aluminium casting plant
The regional environment inspectorate of Bulgaria’s Ruse has ordered Montupet EOOD, a part of France-based Montupet SA group’ to suspend operations at its Carousel 1 aluminium casting installation in the city suspecting the plant is creating excessive air pollution. The inspectors before commencing...
Ulrich Schridde: a strategic appointment by Aludium
Ulrich Schridde is joining Aludium on the 1st of October as Director of Metal Management. With over 30 years of experience in the industry and over 20 years in metal management, planning, procurement and sales of primary aluminum and aluminum products, he will be developing Aludium’s capacity to...
Aludium installing new recycling technology in Amorebieta
With operations in Spain and France, Aludium is now installing new recycling technology in Amorebieta that, by the end of 2016, will increase the production volume of this plant substantially. The new technology will melt down and recycle lacquered aluminum and aluminum cans, profiles, and slag,...
Ball Corp's Rexam deal faces list of EU antitrust concerns
The European Commission issued a statement of objections expressing concerns over Ball Corp's 4.4 billion-pound ($6.9 billion) purchase of Rexam Plc. This comes months after the regulators said the deal may increase the price of aluminum cans and bottles. Ball is likely to be asked sooner or later...
Bauxite Residue Valorisation and Best Practices Conference sets the stage for next-level R&D
KU Leuven (University of Leuven) is organizing the “Bauxite Residue Valorisation and Best Practices Conference” in Leuven, Belgium from 5-7 October, 2015. The European Training Network for Zero-Waste Valorisation of Bauxite Residue (Redmud) will participate in the event. The organizing committee...
Krumbacher appointed as Group General Counsel for Sapa AS
Florian Krumbacher has been named Group General Counsel for Sapa AS. The appointment was effective September 1. Krumbacher had been serving as interim Group General Counsel since May 2015. He will report to President & CEO Egil Hogna and continue to be part of the Corporate Management Team. Florian...
Rexam offers customers two new Sleek® aluminium can sizes
Rexam has added two new can sizes to its Sleek® family, reaffirming its position as a leading global can maker with the largest range of can sizes in the industry. The new 400ml and the 473ml super sleek cans, both with 202 ends, are manufactured in Ejpovice, Czech Republic, and are available to...
More innovation needed to bridge the packaging-recycling gap in Romania
European Aluminium’s packaging group chairman Mr Raphael Thevenin (Constellium) calls upon local authorities and waste management operators to invest in innovative packaging collection and recycling systems, on the occasion of the annual packaging recycling seminar of European Aluminium in...
Buoyant doors and windows market to drive demand for aluminium fenestration products
According to a recently published market research report, the demand for doors and windows in the global housing market will increase at the rate of six percent approximately through 2019- a deceleration from the growth rate recorded in the 2009-2014 period. Value-wise the market size will cross...
Debt deal helps Bosnia's Aluminij return to profit in first-half
Bosnian aluminium smelter Aluminij Mostar returned to profit in the first half after a deal to settle debts helped it stabilise production. The smelter, which is due to be privatised, reported first-half profit of 7.5 million Bosnian marka ($4.3 million) compared with a loss of 49.1 million marka...
Busy 100 days for Sapa’s new CEO
President & CEO Egil Hogna intends to spend his first 100 days gaining deep insight into the operations of his new company and its global team, with travel around the world of Sapa. He started this week in Denmark and Austria. Already during his first week on the job, between meetings with the...
Alcoa to commercialize MicromillTM Technology in Worldwide Licensing Deal
Lightweight metals leader Alcoa today announced it will commercialize its breakthrough MicromillTM technology, working with the Danieli Group, a global supplier of plants and equipment to the metals industry. Danieli will license Alcoa’s intellectual property associated with manufacturing advanced...
2016 Hyundai Sonata update unveiled at Frankfurt show
Hyundai has officially unveiled the mildly updated 2016 Sonata sedan at the Frankfurt Motor Show, featuring a revised exterior design and more standard equipment. The 2016 Sonata continues to showcase Hyundai’s latest styling language, but at the front is a more aggressive bumper bar layout for the...
