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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Jaguar's XF to migrate to aluminium
Jaguar is believed to be saddling up for a successor to the XF – Jaguar's rival to the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class – built on a scaled-up version of the iq[AI] platform developed for a new 'C/D segment' prestige sedan and the C-X17 SUV concept. What's more, the platform – or...
Brazil Exports, August 2013: Aluminium down as buyers reduce purchases
Brazilian aluminium exports fell 35.8% year-on-year in August as European countries like the Netherlands received fewer shipments. Volumes sent abroad totalled 30,262 tonnes, from 47,162 tonnes in August 2012. Revenues in the month totalled $57.51 million, compared with $87.81 million a year ago....
European Aluminium Association : The aluminium industry calls to unlock the recycling potential
On the occasion of the closing of the public consultation on the review of the EU Waste management targets, the European Aluminium Association (EAA) urges the Commission to improve the EU waste rules and increase the availability of scrap for the European recycling industry. The aluminium sector is...
Norsk Hydro ASA : Sapa to sell Raufoss extrusion and Swedish assets to SKA Invest
Under the agreement, SKA Invest will buy the former Hydro Aluminium Profiler AS extrusion plant at Raufoss, including its affiliated fabrication plant in Vetlanda, Sweden. SKA earlier acquired other businesses from Hydro - Hydal, Extrusion Tools and Hytrans. "SKA Invest has in the past acquired...
Inventories, surplus output pile pressure on aluminium prices
Tepid demand from principal consumption points like automobile, packaging and construction, yet to recover from the mauling of the world recession, has left the aluminium industry in deepest crisis. Industry giants from the US to Europe to China are sufficiently bedraggled by aluminium prices...
LME prices shackle European secondary aluminium
European secondary aluminium prices remained stable on Friday September 6, with both ingot and scrap values being shackled by low London Metal Exchange aluminium prices. DIN226 gravity diecasting ingot stayed at €1,800-1,860 ($2,371-2,450) per tonne. Ingot producers reported good-volume sales for...
European 1050 aluminum prices, US bar fuel surcharges spike
On the weekly Construction MMI, European 1050 aluminum rose 5.0 percent to finish as the week’s biggest mover. Chinese aluminum bar remained unchanged for the week. Chinese H-beam steel saw a 0.6 percent decline over the past week. US shredded scrap prices were off slightly, down $2 per short ton...
Monthly aluminum price forecast suggests weakness
Rising 3-month LME aluminum prices and European semis pricing, which improved against a more optimistic manufacturing performance by many of the countries within the EU, drove MetalMiner’s monthly Aluminum MMI up 1.1% for September. Long-time aluminum industry observers know that September serves...
Montenegrin bauxite miners continue with strike
The Montenegrin government on Thursday said it was uncertain the demands of striking bauxite miners in Niksic could be met. Some 300 mine workers have been on strike several times this year after not having received their salary for 12 months. Since Aug. 21, workers blocked the export of ore from...
Two important aluminium conferences in November 2013
The Aluminium in Road Transport Conference 2013 (The road ahead with aluminium) is taking place on 5-6 November 2013 at Birmingham, UK. The Aluminium in Road Transport Conference 2013 brings together key speakers from major vehicle makers, the recycling industry, automotive suppliers and academics...
Aluminium scrap scarcity raises the price of European magnesium
European magnesium prices rose on Friday August 30, on substitution buying due to the lack of availability of aluminium scrap, market sources said. “Magnesium consumption grows on substitution in Europe when the market lacks aluminium scrap,” a trader said. “We’ve been doing more [deals], and...
Norsk Hydro and Sapa complete aluminum extrusion joint venture
The transaction to combine Norsk Hydro's aluminum extruded products business area and Orkla's Sapa into a 50:50 joint venture has been completed as planned, the two Norwegian companies said Monday. Last October, the two companies announced a proposed joint venture which would own and operate the...
Aluminium premiums stay in wide ranges as market views differ
Aluminium premiums are being offered within a huge range for spot deals in Europe, with some sellers desperate to offload material into a market from which consumers continue to hold back, ahead of anticipated falls. Metal Bulletin’s European duty-paid aluminium premium stands at $245-265 per...
UK secondary aluminium producers seek scrap
UK secondary aluminium producers are trying to source scrap metal ahead of expected price increases due to tight supply, Metal Bulletin has been told. “It’s hard to get out in front, but we’re doing what we can to buy scrap in,” one producer said. “Buying scrap now is the right thing to do.” Scrap...
Hammerer Aluminium Industries to use QlikView business discovery platform
QlikTech,a leader in Business Discovery - user-driven Business Intelligence (BI), today announced that the Hammerer Aluminium Industries GmbH (HAI), one of the leading European manufacturers of high-quality aluminum profiles, is using QlikView enterprise-wide to help drive a range of business...
Belgium BBQ Championship boosts aluminium recycling
The Belgium BBQ Championships 2013 took place last week in Oostende, Belgium and were supported by the European aluminium industry. The jury was composed of the main Belgium Michelin star chefs and it was, in general, very impressed by the high quality of the dishes served by the teams. The new...
Romania’s aluminum producer Alro reports a loss in first semester
Romania’s Alro, a subsidiary of aluminum producer Vimetco, reported a loss of RON 17 million (EUR 3.8 million) in the first semester against a profit of RON 26 million (EUR 6 million) in the same period of last year, citing high energy costs and disappointing aluminum prices that reached fresh...
Rio Tinto invests in French aluminium plant to cut power costs
Rio Tinto has invested nearly 80 million euros in its Dunkirk aluminium plant in the past 18 months and plans to invest at least that much again over the next five years on energy saving and efficiency improvements. The largest aluminium plant in the European Union with 2012 production of 260,000...
