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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Recycled aluminium weekly: Gas crisis in Europe impacts non-ferrous recyclers, primarily aluminium; Speira secures EU antitrust approval for Real Alloy Europe deal
The ongoing Ukraine-Russia geopolitical has been a cause of discrepancies worldwide. With the Russian gas lines closed, Europe is on the brink of losing its primary aluminium products line and the aluminium recycling units. The European Commission stated that KPS Capital Partners' portfolio...
KPS Capital Partners Speira secures EU antitrust approval for Real Alloy Europe deal
On October 19, 2022, the European Commission stated that KPS Capital Partners' portfolio company, German aluminium smelter Speira had received the EU antitrust approval to acquire aluminium recycler Real Alloy Europe after offering to sell two plants. The private equity firm KPS Capital Partners...
Speira all set to obtain EU antitrust approval for its Real Alloy Europe acquisition offer
A recent report from Europe indicates, that the private equity firm that has grown substantially over the past two decades, KPS Capital Partners, whose portfolio company Germany's aluminium smelter Speira ready to receive EU antitrust approval for its plan to acquire aluminium recycler Real Alloy...
Gas crisis in Europe impacts non-ferrous recyclers, primarily aluminium
The gas supply restriction by Russia has propelled the energy prices to surge, resulting in the aluminium smelters slashing production, which are big customers for secondary non-ferrous metals. The European metal sector is countering a massive challenge following the Ukraine-Russia geopolitical...
AMAG consecutively bags the "Effective Sustainability Communicator Award"
AMAG Austria Metall AG, the leading Austrian premium supplier of high-quality cast and rolled aluminium products used in a wide range of industries, has received the "Effective Sustainability Communicator Award" for the second time successively for its holistic and transparent sustainability...
Romanian aluminium producer Alro to construct a natural gas fired power plant along with Complexul Energetic Oltenia in Işalnița
According to the Romanian aluminium producer, Alro SA, one of the largest vertically integrated aluminium producers in Europe, measured by production capacity, the company was declared a "selected investor" following a public tender organized by Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CEO) to build a natural...
AFRY helps Hydro Extrusion Sweden reduce climate footprint of aluminium production using AI
AFRY, a pioneer in engineering, design, and advising services in Europe, has decided to help reduce the climate footprint of aluminium production for Hydro Extrusion Sweden by using Artificial Intelligence (AI). The goal of using artificial intelligence to evaluate production data is to decrease...
Eurometaux elects Evangelos Mytilineos as its new President
The chief executive of Greek aluminium and energy company MYTILINEOS, Evangelos Mytilineos, has been elected as the President of Eurometaux (Europe’s metals association) at the association’s General Assembly. He succeeds Mikael Staffas, CEO of Boliden, who has held this post since October 2018. Guy...
ASI certifies RONAL GROUP against Performance Standard Certification for designing and manufacturing light aluminium alloy wheels
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has granted RONAL GROUP, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of light aluminium alloy wheels, with Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certification. The company has bagged the recognition with a Material Stewardship focus at production sites RONAL POLSKA Sp. z o.o....
Software solution enabler PSI Metals enters into a strategic partnership with Seresco to cover new local markets
PSI Metals signed a strategic partnership with Seresco, a Spanish software company, in July. Within this partnership, Seresco will support the distribution of the PSI Metals products and launch them into new local markets. With a worldwide presence in Europe and Latin America, Seresco forms an...
Energy prices forcing German aluminium manufacturers to cut production, lack of state aid may worsen the situation
The silvery metal aluminium has unblocked new dimensions in the last decades, as endless objects that can be simplified and upgrade the quality of daily human life are relatively made from aluminium. Aluminium is essential in converting to a climate-friendly economy. Electric vehicles, renewable...
Aluflexpack’s 2021 sustainability report reveals Y-o-Y decline of 11% in scope 1 and 2 CO2 emission intensity
Aluflexpack, one of the leading international manufacturers of outstanding flexible packaging, published its 2021 Sustainability report, highlighting the company's progress against key environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives. As per the report, more than 80 per cent of the products...
Norway’s budget proposal for 2023 impacts Norsk Hydro’s domestic activities
On October 6 2022, the Government of Norway presented a budget proposal for 2023, and the draft incorporates several elements affecting Hydro's activities in the Norwegian market. The Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company Norsk Hydro headquartered in Oslo, produces 9.4 TWh of equity...
Alcoa signs PPA with Endesa to reopen the San Ciprián aluminium smelter
On Thursday, September 6, Alcoa Corporation announced a new power purchase agreement (PPA) with Endesa to facilitate reopening the San Ciprián aluminium smelter in Spain. Endesa is a well-known power provider in Spain and a division of the Enel Group. From 2024 through at least 2030, the agreement...
Alumina production in Europe (incl. Russia) reflects a 4.76% downfall M-o-M during August’22
In Europe (incl. Russia), alumina production during August 2022 stood at 660,000 tonnes, reflecting a downfall of 33,000 tonnes or 4.76 per cent month-on-month, found the International Aluminium Institute. In July’22, alumina output in Europe (incl. Russia) amounted to 693,000 tonnes, which...
Wroclaw will benefit from Alstom's EUR 10 million investment in aluminium welding line
The largest producer and exporter in the Polish railway industry, Alstom, which employs over 4000 people in 11 sites and has operated for over 25 years in Poland, launched an aluminium welding line at its rolling stock production plant in Wrocław. As part of the sustainable mobility strategy and...
Top Newsmakers for September 2022: Hydro's Karmøy facility operations on hold due to low demand for aluminium; Australia's largest aluminium smelter plans to fast-track its decarbonization drives
The global aluminium industry continues to stay in the limelight again in September. Yes, off-course, Aluminium 2022 - Dusseldorf stands to be a key event that the aluminium industry has been waiting for for some time but was postponed due to the Covid pandemic. However, other than this gala event,...
PSI witnesses strong demand for its advanced atomising system to process aluminium powder
Phoenix Scientific Industries (PSI), based in Hailsham, East Sussex, UK, has seen an increased demand for sophisticated aluminium atomising devices. PSI offers clients ATEX-rated machinery to create premium spherical aluminium powders with its HERMIGA atomiser line. The HERMIGA portfolio includes...
