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...
Aluminium extrusion 2035 demand nears 44.22Mt: Industry experts decode next decade drivers
Global aluminium extrusion demand is entering a phase with consumption projected to rise from 35.25 million tonnes in 2025 to 35.93 million tonnes in 2026 and 44.22 million tonnes by 2035, representing a 2.29 per cent CAGR. While building and construction will remain the largest end-use sector and...
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Hydro bags the Mercedes-Benz Supplier Award for its drive towards sustainability
The leading Norwegian aluminium company committed highly to a sustainable future, Norsk Hydro was recently honoured with the Mercedes-Benz Supplier Award in the sustainability category. The Mercedes-Benz Supplier Circle event occurred on June 19 in Stuttgart, Germany. "This award is a fantastic...
Canadian Solar exhibits TOPCon solar modules with aluminium-alloy frames at Intersolar Europe
Canadian Solar, a Chinese module producer, is exhibiting its 700 W bifacial TOPCon solar modules this week at Intersolar Europe in Munich, Germany. Canadian Solar said in December 2022 that it will commence mass manufacturing of TOPCon solar modules in the first quarter of 2023. IP68 junction boxes...
AMAG Austria wins ‘Accredited Supplier’ award from Airbus for the second time
According to a report on Monday, June 19, AMAG Austria Metall AG has yet again received the ‘Accredited Supplier’ award from Airbus. It is a supreme award that the European aircraft manufacturer presents to its suppliers, and AMAG is the only aluminium rolled products supplier to have received this...
VDL Group joins ASI as the new downstream supporter member
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced the joining of VDL Bike Frame Technologies as the new downstream supporter member. Founded in 2022, VDL Bike is a manufacturer of 100 per cent European-made aluminium bicycle frames. The worldwide industrial family enterprise VDL Group and applies the...
“After the Covid period, Europe's building & construction industry has grown well, thanks to the Government's incentive offerings, particularly in Italy,” Alberto Pomari, Development Director of FACE
We have with us Mr Alberto Pomari, Development Director of FACE – The Federation of Aluminium Consumers in Europe. The Brussels-based Federation of Aluminium Consumers in Europe (FACE) is the voice of Europe’s aluminium users and consumers, having members from many of the top aluminium downstream...
Recycling weekly: Hydro produces world’s first batch of recycled aluminium with green hydrogen, also acquires land for recycling plant in Spain
Hydro is breaking boundaries with a latest land acquisition in Torija, Spain to build an advanced aluminium recycling plant. The plant will have an annual production capacity of 12,000 tonnes and will use carbon-free green hydrogen instead of natural gas. At Hydro's extrusion plant in Navarra,...
Benefit’s POREfessional bags etma’s aluminium tube of the year award
The European Tube Manufacturers Association (etma) announced the "Tube of the Year 2023" winners and the winning tubes were presented in Amsterdam at the end of May. This year, the POREfessional tube by Benefit Cosmetics, part of the luxury company LVMH, won under the aluminium tube category....
Arriva orders 18 WINK trains with lightweight aluminium superstructure from Stadler Rail
The WINK is a regional train made by Stadler Rail, a Swiss rolling stock company. It's a two-car multiple-unit train with a lightweight aluminium superstructure designed for branch lines with minimal passenger footfall. WINK is a German acronym for "convertible, innovative short train for local...
Italtecno onboards 1200+ global community of verified sellers’ platform AL CircleBiz
Italtecno boasts a storied history as a trailblazing enterprise in the realm of surface treatment technologies for aluminium and its alloys. The company’s foundations were laid in 1974, and since then, it has dominated the entire supply sector. However, its impact extends far beyond Europe, as it...
Europe's leading aluminium extruder Vimetco joins AL CircleBiz
Europe's leading aluminium extruder, Vimetco Extrusion , an ISO and CE-certified firm, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alro S.A., has been in operation since the end of 2006. Vimetco Extrusion is a fast-growing firm based in Slatina, Romania, that strives to live up to its slogan of "Committed to...
MCC Group announces partnership with Europe’s leading aluminium foil tray manufacturer
MCC Group Ltd, an independent, family-owned company specialised in retail packaging solutions, is pleased to announce a partnership with Europe's premier aluminium foil tray maker Cuki Cofresco to sell their revolutionary foil tray products in the UK market. Due to a lack of foil resources in the...
Gautam Solar debuts N-type TOPCon solar modules featuring black aluminium alloy frame
Gautam Solar, a solar module producer, debuted N-type TOPCon (Tunnel oxide passivated contact) and Mono PERC Solar modules at Intersolar Europe, a key event for the solar industry. In contrast to the traditional design with a white back-sheet and silver anodised aluminium alloy frame, the new solar...
Eggersmann’s new facility in Liège to recycle elements like aluminium and PE films
On behalf of the Belgian recycling business SITEL, Eggersmann Anlagenbau has completed a light packaging waste (LPW) processing facility in the province of Liège. The processing facility will separate various recyclable elements like aluminium, HDPE, or PE films, apart from separating different PET...
GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS, and NEWCAST 2023 begin in Düsseldorf, setting the stage for innovation and collaboration
The prestigious quartet of international trade fairs—GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS, and NEWCAST—has commenced in Düsseldorf, Germany, marking the beginning of an exceptional showcase of advancements and expertise in the foundry, metallurgy, thermal processing, and casting industries. As industry...
Hydro signs land agreement to build a new state-of-the-art aluminium recycling plant in Torija, Spain
Hydro is reportedly purchasing land in Torija, Spain, to construct a state-of-the-art aluminium recycling plant with an annual capacity of 12,000 tonnes. As per the report, Hydro has already signed an agreement for land purchase with a subsidiary of the Pulsar Properties Group. The facility will...
RMIT Europe receives funding to develop recycled aluminium alloy coatings for steel products
RMIT Europe, a global university of technology, design and enterprise, has received funding of AU$434K from the EU Research Fund for Coal & Steel (RFCS) for its new research project ALCOAT. ALCOAT is a 42-month project to develop two new families of aluminium alloy coatings by recycling metal scrap...
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Alumina production in Europe (incl. Russia) records an annual plunge of 26% during April’23
Alumina production in Europe (incl. Russia) stood at 505,000 tonnes during April 2023, facing a fall of 52,000 tonnes or 9.34 per cent month-on-month, found the International Aluminium Institute. In March, the output was 557,000 tonnes, up by 13.21 per cent from 492,000 tonnes in February. On a...
Aludium’s coil manufacturing unit in France achieves ASI Performance Standard V2 Certification
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced that Aludium France SAS subsidiary in Castelsarrasin has been accredited with the ASI Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certification for coil manufacture. Aludium has now certified all three of its manufacturing facilities to the ASI Performance...
