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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Aluminium future, Jaguar Land Rover Ingenium and all-new XE
JLR’s global sales presence has improved beyond its traditional major markets from below 15% in 2008 to more than 40% at present. Last week,Jaguar Land Rover received 2014 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade. Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands, Mr Paul Chandrasekharan Sabapathy CBE...
Sapa rolls out supplier declaration
Sapa has developed a supplier declaration to ensure that the 27,000 firms in its worldwide supply chain are working in line with the values and culture of sustainable development as outlined in the company’s Code of Conduct. The new supplier declaration states that improper payments, corruption and...
Hydro aluminium trafo strip within a week
Being in the business for 30 years, Hydro holds the leading market position and is the most experienced partner for all big producers of electric transformers across Europe, increasing shipments to manufacturers overseas, notably in the Middle East, South America and Australia. The top product is...
Banbury aluminium plant to be restructured
An aluminium factory located in Oxfordshire that made parts for Spitfires in Second World War is expected to turn into a distribution warehouse. The Sapa plant located in Southam Road, Banbury was closed in the year 2007 with 300 people loosing their jobs. In the year 1930, the majority of the...
Deeside recycling plant unveils new equipment, offers new products, cuts energy consumption
This week, customers were invited to tour the Deeside plant and see its latest investments. Through installing a new sawing and continuous homogenizing line, the Deeside recycling plant now can offer seven-meter-long extrusion ingots, the standard length of such products in Europe. With the ability...
Aluminium gains at 0.91%, trading range is 108.2-112.6
Aluminium settled up 0.91% at 110.75 finished higher on demand hopes after European car sales rose for the ninth consecutive month in May and as China’s Premier Li Keqiang said he is confident that China will meet its economic growth target of 7.5% this year. Three-month aluminum on the London...
Bridgnorth Aluminium secures £62million finance package
Bridgnorth Aluminium, a specialist manufacturer of aluminium coils for the food, pharmaceutical and printing industries, has secured a £62million finance package from the Birmingham office of Lloyds Bank. The finance package encompasses a £45million asset based lending facility from Lloyds Bank...
Innovation in packaging technology awarded
European Aluminium Foil Association annual awards this year included three innovative drinks packaging applications. The EAFA this year included a discretionary award – a cross-category award that recognises an exceptionally remarkable achievement, application or design using alufoil, which takes...
Alba CEO is a distinguished guest speaker at NorCast 2014
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)’s Chief Executive Officer, Tim Murray is a distinguished guest speaker at the renowned NorCast 2014 - Nordic Aluminium Casthouse Conference, being held from June 19 to 20, 2014 at Arendal, Norway. In his address on Friday, June 20, 2014, Mr. Murray will present...
Hydro signs new long-term power contract for Norwegian aluminium portfolio
Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro ASA has signed a long-term power contract with Axpo Trading AG, a Switzerland-based energy company with captive power production and international trading activity, for annual supply of 0.5 terawatt hours (TWh) over 10 years from 2021. Hydro recently signed...
European BBQ Championship 2014 in Poland supported by Europe’s aluminium industry
The European BBQ Championship will take place 20-21 June at the Charlotta Valley Resort and Spa on the Polish Baltic Sea coast and will be supported by the European aluminium industry. About 12,000 visitors are expected to watch more than 30 BBQ teams from 15 European countries displaying their...
Aluminium wire market in Greece to 2018 – Market Size, Trends, and Forecasts
Aluminium Wire Market in Greece to 2018 – Market Size, Trends, and Forecasts is a new market research publication announced by Reportstack. This industry report offers the most up-to-date market data on the actual market situation, trends and future outlook for aluminium wire in Greece. The...
Constellium invests €15 million in new casthouse and extrusion line in Decin
Constellium N.V. announced today that it has finalized a €15 million investment in its site located in Decin, Czech Republic, to further its strategy of boosting production capacity of high-volume specialty alloy products to supply primarily the European automotive market. The investment includes a...
Novelis casts first ingot at new aluminium recycling center in Nachterstedt
Novelis, the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, announced today that it successfully cast the first production-sized ingot – almost 10 meters long – at its 200 million Euro aluminium recycling and casting center in Nachterstedt, Germany. Located adjacent to the company’s existing...
Montenegro sells bankrupt aluminium plant to local firm
The biggest industrial employer in Montenegro, the bankrupt aluminium plant was sold to a local firm on Tuesday for 28 mn euros. Uniprom, the new owner of the aluminium firm promised to invest a total of 76 mn euros in the KAP plant in the coming next four years. "We are starting today a new...
European secondary aluminium prices edge higher on lack of imports
European secondary aluminium ingot prices edged up on Friday June 6, as the relative lack of UK material on the continent led to a tightening of supply. DIN226 pressure diecasting ingot rose to €1,680-1,740 ($2,286-2,368) per tonne from €1,670-1,730 previously, as the strong sterling continued to...
Rusal sees aluminum premiums exceeding $500 on increasing demand
Premiums paid to secure aluminum are poised to exceed $500 a metric ton as soon as the coming quarter on stronger demand and limited supplies, according to United Co. Rusal (486), implying a jump of at least 20 percent. At least 75 percent of stockpiles in London Metal Exchange warehouses are tied...
Nespresso launches compostable collection bag for coffee capsule recycling
Made from paper-based materials with a biopolymer coating, a new collection bag for Nespresso allows Austrian customers to conveniently gather coffee capsules for recycling. Nespresso has introduced a collection and recycling system for used aluminium capsules as part of the Nespresso...
