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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EU-funded HyInHeat project explores hydrogen fuel sources to decarbonise aluminium industry
The EU-funded HyInHeat project explores the possibility of utilizing hydrogen as a fuel source in the aluminium and steel sectors. With a budget of €24 million, the project intends to incorporate hydrogen into the high-temperature heating processes of energy-intensive sectors, with €17.7 million...
Achieving net-zero: Bridging the gap between policy and plants
The ongoing global energy crisis has exposed the fragility of our energy systems and supply chains, putting European manufacturing industries, especially the energy-intensive aluminium sector, in a vulnerable position. Despite the growing demand for aluminium in clean technologies like solar...
ALRO S.A., the first European aluminium facility to have received the new ASI Performance Standard V3 Certification
ALRO, one of the largest vertically integrated aluminium producers in Europe, has reportedly bagged the new updated ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification for its ALRO S.A. operations in Slatina, Romania. ASI has issued its new updated ASI Performance Standard certification for the first...
Assan Alüminyum continues to invest in sustainable technologies in 2023
Assan Alüminyum, a subsidiary of Kibar Holding, is not only one of the leading flat-rolled aluminium producers in the world but also one of the two largest aluminium foil manufacturers in Europe. Its renewable energy production facility in Manavgat produces clean energy equivalent to the annual...
Trimet and Nexans use recycled aluminium creating sustainable ecosystem for electrical cables
Trimet and Nexans have implemented a fundamental rule for enhancing the eco-balance of power cables. Through a joint development project, the two companies have yielded a material with recycled aluminium content for manufacturing aluminium rods instrumental in creating electrical wires. Together...
Malta’s BCRS initiative recycles over 20 million aluminium cans and bottles in two months
Since the launch of the Beverage Container Refund Scheme (BCRS) in Malta, more than 20 million aluminium cans and bottles have been returned, enabling the firm in charge of the programme to meet the goal it set for the first two years of operations, said BCRS Malta Ltd chairperson Pierre Fava....
Critical minerals need more funding from European banks; Hydro CEO calls for sanctions against Russian aluminium
As the European Union developed its Green Deal industrial plan, European Commissioner Thierry Breton encouraged European bankers to provide finance to producers of minerals essential for the energy transition. On March 8, the EU will introduce its Critical Raw Materials Act, ensuring that the bloc...
Gränges intends to invest SEK 600 million to double its capacity for producing battery cathode foil in Finspång
Gränges plans to invest SEK 600 million over two years to double its battery cathode foil production capacity in Finspång, Sweden, to meet Europe's growing demand for battery components. The new capacity is expected to be operational in 2025. Jörgen Rosengren, the CEO of Gränges, said, “Gränges...
World Economic Forum, Davos: Climate change discussions restrained by lack of Russians, Rusal praised for low-carbon production
The year 2023 marked the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began that the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, was attended by attendees. The theme of the meeting was “co-operation in a fragmented world.” Coronavirus limitations, trade tensions between the US and China, and the...
toolcraft AG yields high quality aluminium components with Farsoon’s FS422M-4 laser machine
German metal processing company toolcraft AG has installed a new FS422M-4 Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) Additive Manufacturing machine in their Georgensgmünd facility. The laser machine has been imported from Farsoon Technologies, Changsha, China. The new FS422M-4 multi-laser device flaunts...
ALRO S.A. reveals company Trading Update Report for Q4 2022
On January 20, ALRO S.A., one of the biggest vertically integrated aluminium producers in Europe, published the Trading Update Report for Q4 2022 that showcases prime data on the economic environment of ALRO Group's key performance indicators for the quarter ending on 31 December 2022 ("Q4 2022"),...
HAI’s Chisineu-Cris extrusion area in Romania enters ASI Performance Standard
On January 18, Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI) was awarded the Performance Standard certification by Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) for the company's extrusion facility at the Chisineu-Cris site located in Romania. This certification has been preceded by the company-owned foundries...
Goldman Sachs projects bullish global aluminium price trend in 2023 buoyed by higher demand
The Goldman Sachs Group, a leading global investment bank and financial services company, shared aluminium price forecasts whereby it projected a growth led by soaring demand in Europe and China. But the setback it might create is supply shortages. As per the prediction noted by analysts like...
Primary aluminium weekly recap: Slovalco closes aluminium operations after 70 working years; Aluminium Dunkerque to begin operations surpassing electricity problems
This week the primary aluminium sector has marked various shortcomings, with Slovalco closing the only aluminium smelter in Slovakia after 70 years of successful operation. The rising energy crisis in Europe and the impending effects of the Russia-Ukraine crisis have started showing their shades...
World Economic Forum proposes long-term goals for addressing the energy crisis
On January 12, 2023, a new World Economic Forum report stated that inflation and sluggish economic growth result from the current energy crisis. However, taking short-term risks like broad-based consumer subsidies and increasing the power produced from coal is dangerous. The paper, ‘Securing the...
Carrefour Poland to reward customers with 15 cents for returning aluminium cans
Carrefour Poland and the EKO-Punkt Packaging Recovery Organization have come together to test a new bottle vending machine scheme in the Silesian area, enabling customers to recycle empty aluminium beverage cans and plastic bottles. Customers will receive 15 cents from Carrefour in the form of...
Romanian PVC joinery firm Casa Noastra eyes the UK market with its introductory aluminium products
The leading manufacturer in Romania for PVC joinery under the QFort brand Casa Noastra is building a new factory to include aluminium products in its offering. It has also publicised that in 2023 it would open a showroom in London, UK. Ştefan Cherciu, the company owner, stated, "The demand is very...
Aluminium Dunkerque to reactivate its idled capacity
On January 11, 2023, one of the largest aluminium smelters in Europe, Aluminium Dunkerque's spokesperson, said that the primary aluminium producer had begun resuming production capacity that had been idled when it was stung by skyrocketing electricity prices last year. The spokesperson added that...
