AL Circle Analysis: Import rise meets demand growth on aluminium extrusion chessboard
Aluminium’s downstream trade network is getting more fragmented as import dependence, changing end-use demand and trade-policy interventions reshape regional markets. From North America and Europe to Asia-Pacific, the aluminium industry is navigating a market where access to supply, competitive...
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...
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Chalco Shandong Branch Signed Foreign Orders Successfully
In order to widen market, Chalco Shandong Branch adjusted products structure based on market demand. It got successful breakthrough. Recently, it gained first orders from some buyers from Germany. It is reported that the Germany purchaser mainly ordered processed aluminum body materials. Demand of...
Hydro’s Rockwool contract benefits the environment
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro has signed a contract with Rockwool to transform spent pot lining (SPL) into firesafe insulation. The deal ensures that SPL, which is classified as hazardous waste because it contains fluorides (among other things) is turned into rock wool, an important...
Nicholl Food Packaging will showcase their latest aluminium tray ranges at Pro2Pac 2013
Sustainability and convenience will be key themes of the Nicholl Food Packaging stand at Pro2Pac 2013 where the company will showcase a variety of latest tray developments, including an ‘eco-friendly’ hybrid format and further additions to its market leading aluminium tray ranges. Nicholl is the...
New Hydratight aluminium in-line test tools set to expand weld testing capabilities
A new range of aluminium in-line weld test tools from Hydratight is set to expand the capabilities of weld testing operations. Hydratight’s new aluminium in-line test tools find application primarily in branch-line pipework where they can be used to isolate the line completely, create a vapour...
Demand for aluminum alloy in Europe is steady, prices stay under pressure
Demand for aluminum alloy in Europe increased this week as buyers re-entered the market for fresh supplies after the winter break having kept stocks to a minimum at the end of the year. Spot prices, however, remained under pressure losing a further Eur10/mt ($13/mt) the week ended January 18. "It's...
Primary Aluminium surplus at 365100 tonnes in Jan-Nov 2012
WBMS has said that the calculated market surplus for primary aluminium for January to November 2012 was 365100 tonnes which follows a surplus of 1.88 million tonnes recorded for the whole of 2011. Global Aluminium production in January to November 2012 rose by 901000 tonnes from the same period in...
European Aluminium Association appoints Aleris boss as new chairman
Roeland Baan, executive vice president and CEO of global rolled and extruded products at Aleris has been appointed chairman of the European Aluminium Association (EAA). Mr Baan said he was delighted to take on the role, especially in these challenging times, and claimed he was confident that the...
Norsk Hydro Declines as Goldman Cuts Rating to Sell
Norsk Hydro fell the most in a month in Oslo as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. advised selling the shares amid weak demand for the lightweight metal and said Vale SA could sell its stake in the market. Hydro, Europe’s third-largest aluminum producer, fell as much as 3.2 percent, the most since Dec. 7,...
Closures campaign promotes aluminium
Organised through the European Aluminium Foil Association, the “Aluminium Closures – Turn 360°” campaign will run throughout 2013, spearheaded by the launch of a multilingual website, www.aluminium-closures.org. Backed by scientific research findings, the site highlights areas where this closure...
70-ton aluminum furnace shipping out of Zeeland
Zeeland’s StrikoDynarad last week readied a 70-ton aluminum furnace for shipment. For some perspective, that’s 140,000 pounds — heavier than a U.S. Army M1 Abrams Tank and about the top weight of a North Atlantic right whale. StrikoDynarad specializes in devices that melt and handle molten...
Quaker launches eco-friendly coolant for machining aluminum alloys
Quaker, a global leader in metalworking process fluids has introduced QUAKERCOOL® 7000 ALF BAF, a European approved machining and grinding coolant, to the U.S. aerospace industry. QUAKERCOOL® 7000 ALF BAF is an environmentally friendly water soluble coolant designed for the machining of aluminum...
Norsk Hydro sticks to its outlook for primary aluminium demand
Norwegian aluminium maker Norsk Hydro maintained its outlook for primary aluminium demand this year, even as rival Alcoa released a bullish projection a day earlier, its top executive said on Wednesday. "We haven't changed our position for the future growth of aluminium," Chief Executive Richard...
Aleris restructures leadership of its global recycling business
Aleris has restructured the leadership of its global recycling business following the depature of executive vice president Alan Dick who was also chief executive officer of global recycling. Terrence J Hogan, senior vice president and general manager of recycling and specification alloys...
AMG consolidates its global aluminum operations into one centralized unit
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. announces that it has completed the consolidation of its global aluminum operations into one centralized unit, AMG Aluminum, consisting of AMG Aluminum North America, LLC (formerly KB Alloys, LLC), AMG Aluminum UK Limited (formerly part of London & Scandinavian...
Global Aluminum Markets Up as Weekly European, Asian Prices Rise
The Indian aluminum cash price saw the largest upwards shift on the weekly Aluminum MMI®, rising 2.4 percent on MetalMiner’s pricing service. The cash price of primary aluminum rose 2.3 percent on the LME to $2,093 per metric ton after falling 1.3 percent during the previous week. The aluminum...
Aluminium S.A. signs new large $200 million contract
Mytilineos Group subsidiary Aluminium S.A. has signed with Swiss-based multinational Glencore a contract for the sale of 75,000 tons of aluminium in billets and slabs, for a total price of $200 million. These quantities will be exported to the European and US markets from January 2013 to June 2014....
S & B Industrial Minerals S.A. : Bauxite spin off to fully owned subsidiary
The Board of Directors of S&B Industrial Minerals S.A. (S&B) and Greek Helicon Bauxites, 100% subsidiary of S&B, approved in their meetings held on 18/12/2012 and 28/12/2012, respectively, the spin-off of S&B's bauxite sector and its contribution to HB. The spin-off is an internal rearrangement to...
NHO urges for more power cable between Norway and the rest of Europe
The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) believes more power cable between Norway and the rest of Europe can make it more favorable to invest more in aluminum production in Norway. Norway could become Europe's green battery, said NHO. But it requires a comprehensive energy policy - and...
