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 demand driven by metal’s versatility & green credentials
The future of aluminium use for signage, display, presentation, packaging, storage and promotional gift purposes looks bright, owing to the versatility, recyclability and ecofriendliness of the metal, reports South African aluminium fabrication and finishing specialist Metal Graphics. However,...
Hydro and Agder Energi sign LOI to establish a joint venture to develop Otra assets
Hydro and Agder Energi have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the possible establishment of a jointly owned company to operate and further develop their combined assets in the Otra River, southern Norway, where Hydro recently acquired the Vigelands Brug hydropower plant. The LoI is conditional on...
Romanian aluminum producer Alro invests EUR 10 mln on renovation
Romania’s aluminum producer Alro Slatina, controlled by Vimetco, has completed an investment worth some EUR 10 million (RON 43.6 million) to increase its competitiveness. The project, which started in March 2011 and was co-financed by the European Union, focused on strengthening and upgrading its...
Crown Holdings trims Q3 Guidance citing weaker demand
Crown Holdings, Inc. reduced its third quarter earnings per share guidance to a range of $1.05 to $1.10 citing weaker-than-expected demand in European food cans and North American beverage can markets. Shares of the packaging company fell 4.5% to $41.50 in after-hours trading on Tuesday. Crown...
Ball Packaging Europe presents special effect finishes for aluminium cans
Beverage can producer Ball Packaging Europe has revealed three new aluminium beverage can finishes at Munich's recent Drinktec exhibition. The company's new can designs include a silk & shine creation that combines the effects of high gloss and matt printing for a unique look and feel – a neon...
Rising Demand for ROLEC aluFACE and aluTWIN aluminium enclosures
Increased use of electronics in harsh industrial environments has been boosting demand recently for ROLEC’s aluFACE and aluTWIN enclosures. These two popular ranges of standard aluminium housings are perfect for a wide range of industrial electronics and electrical applications, including process...
Austria's AMAG names Alcoa's Wieser CEO
Austrian aluminium group AMAG on Thursday named Alcoa executive Helmut Wieser as its next chief executive, replacing Gerhard Falch from April 1, 2014 for a term of just over three years. Wieser, 59, was most recently global executive vice president and group president Rolled Products at Alcoa, the...
Alcoa may sell French, Spanish plants
US aluminium giant Alcoa is looking at selling its sole plant in France and two production sites in Spain, the head of the French facility said Monday. "Alcoa has decided to put up for sale its factory in France and two plants in Spain," the director of the plant in the southern French town of...
Six Lithuanians charged with embezzlement at Bosnia alumina plant
Police on Friday charged six Lithuanians with the embezzlement of 19.4 million Bosnian marka ($13.4 million) from Bosnia's alumina plant Birac Zvornik, which was forced into bankruptcy and taken over by the government. The ongoing investigation has revealed tax evasion and irregular spending by the...
Scrap tightness forces mills to buy more primary aluminium
Aluminium scrap tightness in Europe is forcing rolling mills and extruders to source more units from primary metal for their plants. “Scrap availability is at a critical level across central Europe too: southern Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Hungary,” one large buyer of aluminium units said. “Now we...
Concerns raised over bauxite residue at Aughinish Alumina
The former mayor of Limerick has said he has “serious concerns” about plans by Aughinish Alumina to extend the height of bauxite residue deposits to 100 feet on its lands adjacent to the Shannon Estuary. According to Fine Gael councillor Jim Long, the Russian-owned company, under terms agreed in...
European Tube Manufacturers Association to celebrate "YOUR TUBE AWARD" again
Following the great success of the “YOUR TUBE AWARD“ in 2012, the European Tube Manufacturers Association (etma) will again be celebrating excellent concepts in the area of product and graphics design for the aluminium tube. From September until February 2014, the etma will be looking for people...
AMG N.V. begins a new phase of integration with AMG Services Aluminum
AMG N.V. begins a new phase of integration with AMG Services Aluminum that is intended to produce greater efficiency and customer service for the global aluminum industry. According to a recent announcement from AMG Services Aluminum and Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V., as reported by Reuters,...
Alcoa Inc demands more transperancy from London Metal Exchange
Alcoa Inc has recently made the news for several reasons, some good, others not. The good news is the announcement that activity will double at its Kawneer asset located in Irurtzun, Spain. Production there is said to focus on standard and custom products for national and international projects....
Troubled alumina maker MAL cuts off 250 jobs
Hungarian alumina maker MAL is laying off about 250 people as it ceases processing its own bauxite, liquidator Judit Kemerle Szego said yesterday. About 72% of the layoffs are skilled workers. The layoffs will take place by next May, she added. MAL earlier laid off 183 people at its bauxite mine in...
European secondary aluminium producers frustrated by low LME prices
European secondary aluminium prices stayed flat on Friday September 13, as low London Metal Exchange prices continued to hinder any price increases that would otherwise spring from strong demand. “We thought prices would rise with increased demand, but they have remained stable for a long time,”...
GDA - Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie e.V. : Heinz-Peter Schlüter is new President of GDA
The new President of the Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie e.V. (GDA) in Düsseldorf is Heinz-Peter Schlüter. He was elected at GDA's general meeting in Düsseldorf on 12 September 2013, succeeding Friedrich Brökelmann, who held this position since 2007. GDA members again elected Oliver Bell,...
LME rule may change the playing field for aluminium players
In October, the London Metal Exchange (LME) will decide on a proposal to shorten delays in delivery of aluminium from the exchange’s warehouses. Investors would do well to keep a watch, as it could affect the performance of aluminium companies. Aluminium buyers, such as beverage can makers in the...
