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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Primary aluminium recap: Falling aluminium demand causes Hydro to partially curtail production at its Karmøy facility; Australia's largest aluminium smelter plans to fast-track its decarbonization drive
The global primary aluminium segment witnessed a lot of events. To begin with, on Thursday, September 29, the global aluminium benchmark price saw a dramatic expansion of US$181 per tonne due to the ban on Russian supplies by the London Metal Exchange. As a result of traders' worries about supply...
Energy crisis forcing Slovenia's aluminium producer Talum to axe its production
On 29 th September 2022, the Slovenian aluminium producer Talum, also one of the leading energy-consuming industries in the country, declared that the company had decided to reduce its primary aluminium production w.e.f 1 st October 2022 due to the energy crisis. Europe is facing a massive energy...
ASAŞ Alüminyum secures two high-end aluminium extrusion lines from Germany’s SMS Group
ASAŞ Alüminyum from Turkey has purchased two new aluminium extrusion lines from SMS Group to manufacture aluminium profile sizes that are yet to be found in Europe. ASAŞ has been dependent on the latter's extrusion technology for a long time now, and these new lines are 150 MN extrusion and a tube...
Primary aluminium production in Russia & Eastern Europe stands Y-o-Y muted in Aug'22; Output in Western & Central Europe declines 10%
According to the International Aluminium Institute, primary aluminium production in Russia & Eastern Europe stood at 350,000 tonnes of primary aluminium in August 2022, reflecting a monthly and yearly restraint. In the first eight months of the year, primary aluminium production in Russia & Eastern...
Anti-dumping measures sought by the French aluminium industry over Spain's cheap electric supply
In response to rising energy prices, Europe's aluminium plants started shutting down, while Russia and China increased imports. The Iberian gas price cap, supported by the EU, is allegedly causing unfair competition, according to representatives of the French aluminium industry, who are also...
Falling aluminium demand causes Hydro to partially curtail production at its Karmøy facility
Falling demand for aluminium billets in Europe due to the adverse European economic condition and rising energy prices has caused the Norwegian aluminium smelter to partially reduce its aluminium production in Hydro Karmøy and Hydro Husnes. The choice will result in a reduction in annual primary...
Vimetco Extrusion celebrates its 16th anniversary by increasing production
The leading vertically integrated aluminium producer in Europe, Alro, measured by production capacity, declares that Vimetco Extrusion, Alro's downstream subsidiary in charge of the extrusion business line, commissioned a new state-of-the-art automated extrusion line, following a EUR 10 million...
Stena Line acquires existing Anglesey Aluminium site supporting the Welsh community
Stena Line, the largest freight route network connecting all the major ports and trade ways of Northern Europe, has bagged the winning bid to take over the 213-acre Eco Parks' former Anglesey Aluminium site in Holyhead, North Wales. Stena Line, for the past 27 years, has held and operated the...
China’s aluminium extrusion exports slump 12.4% M-o-M attributing to sharp fluctuating exchange rate
According to China customs data, the country’s aluminium extrusion (HS code 76041010, 76041090, 76042100, 76042910, 76042990) export volume amounted to 81,800 tonnes in August 2022, registering a month-on-month fall of 11,500 tonnes or 12.4 per cent and a year-on-year drop of 3.42 per cent....
Downstream aluminium weekly: Hydro invests €11 million adding third aluminium extrusion press at Rackwitz facility; Aludium resumes operations at Alicante aluminium rolling plant
Hydro has incorporated a third aluminium extrusion press at its manufacturing facility in Rackwitz with Euro 11 million investment that will double the plant's extrusion capacity by 12,000 tonnes annually. Elkem, Hydro, and Altor-owned firm Vianode, the maker of sustainable engineered battery...
Primary aluminium recap: Rio Tinto to join First Movers Coalition forum aiming to reach zero emission; European market uncertain about ordering aluminium for 2023
This week, the global primary aluminium segment witnessed many important events. To begin with, on Wednesday, the LME aluminium benchmark price dropped to its lowest in 18 months since March 2021 as markets prepared for another significant increase in US interest rates that may stifle economic...
Swedish engineering company Heart Aerospace to develop world’s first zero-emission flights
The heart of Scandinavia is bracing itself to receive the world's first zero-emission aviation technology developed by a group of Heart Aerospace engineers. A hangar at Gothenburg is currently housing the discovery. As Fredrik Kampfe from the Swedish Aviation Industry Group correctly puts it: "If...
Aludium resumes its Alicante plant operation a year after the massive fire incident
Just one year after the massive fire at the factory that erupted early on April 3, 2021, Aludium resumed operation of its Alicante plant with the L2, its primary rolling mill. Given the difficulty of organising the work and the global circumstances impacting the supply of components, the repair and...
Hydro-owned Vianode to invest NOK 2 billion in its first industrial-scale plant for sustainable battery material at Herøya
Elkem, Hydro, and Altor-owned firm Vianode, the producer of sustainable engineered battery materials, has decided to invest NOK 2 billion in its first industrial-scale facility for sustainable battery materials in Herøya, Norway. By 2024, the industrial facility in Herøya will generate enough anode...
CEFLEX partners with eminent European Associations to deliver guidelines on flexible packaging with aluminium foil
CEFLEX, a collaborative initiative of 180 European companies representing the entire value chain of flexible packaging, has teamed up with European Foil Association and Flexible Packaging Europe to outline guidelines on flexible packaging containing aluminium foil. The manual will address critical...
European market uncertain about ordering aluminium for 2023: Ali Al-Baqali
Customers in Europe are hesitant to place orders for next year due to recession concerns, causing a decline in demand, as stated by Ali Al-Baqali, the Chief Executive of Aluminium Bahrain (Alba). Ali Al-Baqali commented on the sidelines of an aluminium conference in Barcelona, "The overall demand...
Gerhardi AluTechnik GmbH achieves ASI Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certification, with emphasis on Material Stewardship
On Friday, September 16, Gerhardi AluTechnik GmbH received ASI Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certification at their facility in Luedenscheid, Germany, emphasising Material Stewardship for the manufacturing and sale of semi-finished aluminium profiles. According to the ASI statement, Gerhardi...
Hydro, Elkem and Altor finalise transaction to establish Vianode as a leader in sustainable battery materials
According to a partnership announced on April 6, Elkem would retain 40 per cent of Vianode while Hydro and Altor Equity Partners would each purchase 30 per cent. As per the latest reports, the acquisition has received approval from the competition authorities, in which Vianode will have...
