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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Global aluminum output, excluding China, declined in June
The most recent statistics released by the International Aluminum Institute (IAI) indicates that the global aluminum output during the month of June this year, excluding China, dropped when compared with the prior month. As per IAI data, the total aluminum production during June this year totaled...
Wrightstyle completes ten years of aluminium glazing systems business
Wrightstyle, a brand synonymous with bomb blast safety in the whole of Europe completed a decade of successful glazing systems business this year. In 2000, the company introduced its first ground-breaking glazing system which had the capacity to withstand the pressure impact of a powerful lorry...
Ball's £4.3bn takeover of can maker Rexam probed by EU
The EU's competition regulator has opened an in-depth probe into the proposed takeover of Rexam, the British maker of beverage cans, by US peer Ball Corporation in an offer worth £4.3bn. In a statement, the European Commission, the EU's executive body, said it had concerns that the proposed...
ETS reform proposal fails to restore competitiveness of aluminium sector
European Aluminium regrets the absence of an EU-wide solution to shield the most exposed industries from the indirect costs of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in today’s proposal from the European Commission. Without a harmonised scheme for full compensation of carbon costs passed on by...
MWSD promotes Xlite forged aluminium commercial vehicle wheels
Motor Wheel Service Distribution (MWSD) has launched a major campaign to promote polished Xlite forged aluminium commercial vehicle wheels in response to news that a major manufacturer has phased these products out of its portfolio. The exclusive Xlite distributor for the UK and Europe states that...
Romanian aluminum producer Alro borrows USD 200 million
Romanian aluminum producer Alro Slatina will get USD 200 million (EUR 179 million) loans from local and international banks. It will borrow USD 60 million from the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB), a financial institution whose shareholders are the 11 countries bordering the Black Sea....
Cost-saving ultrasound degassing now possible in continuous processing of molten aluminium
Having proved that ultrasound degassing of molten aluminium alloys is cleaner, greener and cheaper than current methods, a team of scientists from Brunel University London working within a European consortium has now taken the breakthrough a step further. De-gassing the melts of aluminium alloys is...
Agreement reached to end production at Sapa Extrusion Perfialsa
Sapa has reached an agreement with the workers to end production at the Perfialsa extrusion plant in Arteixo, Spain, on September 30, 2015. The company announced its intention to cease operations of the plant one month ago, and after a peaceful negotiation process, an agreement has been reached....
Hydro enters into new long-term power contract for Neuss aluminium plant in Germany
Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro ASA’s fully owned subsidiary, Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH , has secured a power contract with Axpo Trading AG, a Switzerland-based energy company with captive power production and international trading activity, totaling 0,9 TWh (100 MW) annually in...
Alro continues the long-term development strategy
Alro SA, one of the largest aluminium producers in Central and Eastern Europe, invested over USD 500 million to modernize and to increase the efficiency of its operations. The Company will continue to focus on the increase of the production capacity for high added value products and the improvement...
Rusal may sell Armenia-produced aluminum in Europe
Russian UC Rusal, the world's largest aluminum producing company, is able to restructure its logistics in order to sell in Europe the foil produced by its Armenian subsidiary ArmenAl if the European Commission moves to set a 34% duty on imports of Russian aluminum , head of Rusal packaging...
European Union imposes anti-dumping duties on Russian aluminium foil
The European Union will impose anti-dumping duties on imports of Russian aluminium foil after an initial investigation showed the product was sold in the 28-nation EU at below normal market prices, the EU's Official Journal said on Saturday. It said a provisional anti-dumping duty of 12.2 per cent...
ALRO Slatina continues investment in aluminium
The Slatina-based plant was built 50 years ago and, all this time, has produced over 9.5 M tons of aluminium. The highest production was recorded in 2008 - 265,000 tons of primary aluminium. The crisis caused a notable decrease of production, but, in the last 2-3 years, the company has managed to...
AMC boosts production
UK’s Aluminium Marine Consultants (AMC) celebrated its acquisition of ISO 9001 quality management certification in June by placing four High Speed Support Vessels (HSSV) under build simultaneously in its new Isle of Wight building hall. By mid-June, the hull of the first 21m vessel for wind farm...
New aluminium smelter could be on the way
A partnership between a Chinese and an Icelandic company has been struck to build an aluminium smelter in north Iceland. Kjarninn reports that Klappir Development ehf. and China Nonferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering and Construction (NFC) have signed an agreement to build a smelter in...
Jaguar Land Rover to move production to Austria
Jaguar Land Rover has announced that it has teamed up with Austria-based manufacturer, Magna Steyr, to help relive pressure on its struggling UK plants. So far JLR hasn’t revealed what will be made at Magner Steyr’s plant at Graz in Austria, which makes the RCZ coupe for Peugeot, the E-Class...
Mubadala in joint venture with Trafigura to operate Spanish mines
Mubadala Development has bought a 50 per cent stake in a base metals mining interest held by the global trading house Trafigura as part of plans to expand its mining footprint. The Abu Dhabi investment fund will form a 50-50 joint venture with Trafigura to operate Minas de Aguas Tenidas (Matsa),...
Sapa Extrusion France invests in Puget
Sapa Extrusion France is investing EUR 2 million in casthouse and fabrication equipment at its extrusion plant in Puget-sur-Argens. At the same time, the plant will adjust production capacity to improve its efficiency in a competitive French market. “The new investment will help Sapa strengthen its...
