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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The European aluminium market might counter a downcast at the start of 2023
The entire European aluminium market is currently streaming through a disquiet following a moreover better H1 2022. During the first quarter of 2023, the manufacturing industry is expected to counter a very gloomy prospect. While delivering their ambitious purchasing strategies earlier in 2022,...
ASI enlists Stemin S.p.A against Performance Standard Certification for the recycling and remelting facility in Bergamo
Stemin S.p.A., an Italian aluminium recycling expert and a pioneer in producing secondary aluminium alloys, achieved the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certification at its recycling and remelting facility in the Italian region of Bergamo. A total of 70,000...
Hitachi Rail undertakes €368 million contract to deliver 46 new aluminium trains for Milan metro, Italy
Hitachi Rail has received a €368 million infrastructure contract for producing and delivering 46 new aluminium metro trains for the Milan metro in Italy. Managed by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (ATM), the Milan metro is one of the busiest routes in the country. This arrangement is just the beginning...
Alumina production in Europe (incl.) Russia edges 6.2% downfall sequentially for September quarter
In Europe (incl.) Russia, alumina production for the third quarter of 2022 totalled 1.968 million tonnes, reflecting a decrease of 6.2 per cent sequentially from 2.098 million tonnes, found the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). The quarter-on-quarter decline in Europe’s alumina output...
Downstream weekly recap: Mississippi lawmakers finalize tax incentives for the $2.5 billion aluminium mill project; Alcomet announces US$17.3 million net profit in the first nine months of 2022
This week the downstream sector of the aluminium industry witnessed the finalization of one of the biggest economic initiatives of Mississippi, where Gov. Tate Reeves and the Mississippi Legislature announced the finalization of tax incentives for the $2.5 billion aluminium mill project by Steel...
Sweden’s Digital Cellulose Center develops paper supercapacitors with aluminium coating
Researchers from Sweden’s Digital Cellulose Center have come up with an enhanced version of their previously developed paper supercapacitor yielding 10F through a demonstration drive. In the former version, one would come across aluminium-coated plastic substrates, but in the latest one, they have...
Kuusakoski’s upcoming facility in Finland to recycle aluminium and copper from cables
Kuusakoski, one of the leading industrial recyclers known for processing waste materials on an industrial scale with years of experience and expertise, is planning to complete its €7 million processing facility for materials comprising aluminium and copper in Heinola, Finland. This is a part of the...
Challenging Q3 for Ardagh Group: Adjusted EBIDTA drops 15% while global shipments of beverage cans are up by 9%
Ardagh Metal Packaging, the international supplier of sustainable and recyclable aluminium and glass packaging solutions for brand owners worldwide, announced its financial result for the third quarter of 2022 (Q32022), which ended September 30. According to the results, shipments of beverage cans...
Downstream weekly recap: AMAG reports record-breaking EBIDTA of EUR 217.4 million in 3Q2022; Kaiser Aluminum reports marginal dip in net sales for 3Q2022
AMAG Austria Metall AG, the largest company in the Austrian Aluminium sector, has claimed an affirmative third quarter, with a Y-o-Y growth of 47 per cent, the first time in the company's history, generating an operational result (EBITDA) of almost EUR 200 million. The American producer of...
ProfilGruppen welcomes Mats Johansson as new Chairman of the Board
Swedish Company ProfilGruppen AB's Nomination Committee has selected Mats Johansson as the Board's new Chairman. The decision was finalised in the Extraordinary General Meeting held on October 31, 2022. ProfilGruppen is a Swedish manufacturer that develops, commercialises and produces aluminium...
Dutch aluminium maker Aldel files for bankruptcy due to soaring energy prices
The Dutch aluminium producer Delfzijl Aluminum commonly known as Aldel, filed for bankruptcy with the court on Thursday, October 27. The news was confirmed by Eric Wildschut, director of finance. High energy costs are the primary reason for the financial issues, resulting from which they had...
Symetal fully optimises its Mandra facility in Greece with BOBST MASTER CO 5000 coating machine
Symetal and BOBST are breaking boundaries in the aluminium foil coating and rolling sector with the MASTER CO 5000 coating machine, which was installed during the first quarter of 2022 in the former's production facility in Mandra, Greece. The coater accomplishes Symetal's process quality...
AMAG reports record-breaking EBIDTA of EUR 217.4 million in 3Q2022; shows Y-o-Y growth of 47% in revenue
AMAG Austria Metall AG, the biggest company in the Austrian Aluminium industry sector, announced a positive third quarter, with sales and profitability showing significant Y-o-Y growth. In the company's history, this was the first time an operational result (EBITDA) of over EUR 200 million was...
Netherlands pulls back some sanctions imposed on Russia, including those on aluminium
As a result of a geopolitical crisis between Ukraine and Russia, Russia has been subjected to numerous EU restrictions since February 2022. Our source from Europe unveiled that during the nine months of the crisis, the government in the Hague issued 91 decisions exempting individual entities from...
Altech appoints German service provider Leadec as lead engineer for its CERENERGY project
Altech Chemicals Limited has chosen leading German company Leadec Automation & Engineering GmbH (Leadec) as the primary engineer to conduct the Definitive Feasibility Study for its CERENERGY(R) 100MWh Sodium Alumina Solid State Battery project enabling grid energy storage. The project is presently...
Sanctions on Russian aluminium may drive several companies out of business: European industry associations
On October 24, 2022, five European industry associations stated that they had urged European authorities to stave off sanctions, tariffs or boycotts against Russian aluminium. Otherwise, it might create a situation where thousands of companies would go out of business, and develop unemployment. The...
Demand for aluminium screw caps in Europe passed seven billion in 2021
Over the past few decades, aluminium has unlocked new dimensions, as endless objects have been developed that simplify and improve the quality of daily human life. Compared to the prior year, 2021 saw an increase of over 100 million units in the usage of aluminium screw caps for liquor bottles....
Global trade leader in refined metals inks $800 million loan agreement backed by the German government
The Singapore-incorporated multinational commodity trading company Trafigura, also acknowledged as the global leader in trading refined metals, including aluminium, has entered into a USD800 million five-year loan underwritten and arranged by Societe Generale and syndicated to seven participating...
