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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US sanction threat on Russian President puts Aughinish alumina refinery’s jobs at risk
Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has reportedly put an alert that the threat of sanctions on Russia’s President Vladimir Putin could take a toll on Rusal’s Aughinish Alumina refinery, Europe’s largest bauxite refinery, in County Limerick. Aughinish Alumina refinery employs nearly 900 people...
European aluminium releases its 'Sustainability Roadmap Towards 2025 report'
The results of the mid-term evaluation of the sector's Sustainability Roadmap Towards 2025 were released today by European Aluminium, the voice of the European aluminium value chain. The mid-term assessment created new industry commitments and set the path for the region's common definition of...
European Energy signs PPA with lightweight aluminium components maker 595 Solutions
The developer, financer, constructor and operator of wind and solar farms as well as large-scale PtX plants European Energy has inked a power purchase agreement (PPA) with light metals components producer 595 Solutions for power from its German wind portfolio. 595 Solutions is a European supplier...
Cameroon sorting out to recapitalize Alucam with the aid of three European financial institutions
The aluminium company in Cameroon is presently sorting out with a group of three European financial institutions to recapitalize Cameroon Aluminium Company (Alucam), the only primary aluminium producer in the CEMAC zone. As per our report from the Technical Commission for the Rehabilitation of...
Denmark’s import of aluminium stranded wire during 2019-21 exhibits volatile movement; 25% dip estimated for 2022
Aluminium stranded wire has the deficient resistance empowering long fences to be powered up, diminishing the number of energizers required. The flexibility feature offered by the stranded aluminium wire makes working with this wire easier during installation and upshots in a neat clean look on the...
Aluminium collection and recycling specialist ‘NOVA MET’ initiates for a secondary aluminium production facility
The emerging company in the metals recycling industry, NOVA MET is mounting its secondary aluminium production facility in the Le Havre port area of France. The specialist in the collection and recycling of aluminium scrap, NOVA MET has now inked a land-use agreement with HAROPA PORT, while from...
ASI certifies OETINGER Aluminium against Performance Standard Certification with Provisional status
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has certified OETINGER Aluminium against the Performance Standard Certification with Provisional status for the production of aluminium alloys from scrap and recycled materials at Weißenhorn and Neu-Ulm plants in Germany. The two plants together produce nearly...
Eurometaux seeks EU policymaker’s aide for domestic producers of aluminium and others in delivering energy transition
Eurometaux, a trade organisation, has called EU policymakers to enable member states to use state assistance to boost local producers of aluminium, zinc, and silicon, which are critical for the transition to low-carbon energy. The European Union has set a goal of cutting net greenhouse gas...
Aluminium Dunkerque to detain current production anticipating govt. relief on power prices
On 14 th January 2022, a spokesperson from Europe’s largest aluminium smelter, Aluminium Dunkerque in France stated that the company is not scheduling to regulate further production following the contemporary curbs, as it anticipates for government subsidy on energy prices to enforce. The smelter...
Primary Aluminium Weekly Recap: Valuation of Lochaber aluminium smelter scales up by £100 million, NALCO puts its 960th potline into operation
Some of the important news spotted in the global primary aluminium industry this week included the valuation of Lochaber aluminium smelter scaled up by £100 million, which was acquired from Rio Tinto Alcan and a very small amount was further invested. The news came on Monday, January 10, after the...
Europe: Aluminium price elevates due to increasing energy cost and production curbs
Aluminium prices are reaching new highs for European consumers as a result of rising energy costs and production cuts, which have worsened metal shortages in the power, building, and packaging industries. Consumers who buy aluminium on the physical market normally pay the London Metal Exchange's...
Dunkirk aluminium smelter to trim production by 15% in total due to towering energy rates
In reaction to rising power rates, a large aluminium smelter in northern France will cut production by 15%, according to a representative for the plant. According to a spokesperson, Dunkirk aluminium smelter, which has an annual capacity of roughly 285,000 tonnes, has already reduced output by 10%...
Alro to reduce energy consumption in compliance with curtailing aluminium production
Romania’s one of the biggest vertically integrated aluminium producers, Alro has notified Transelectrica, the nation’s electricity transmission system operator in regards to the curbing of the proposed electricity consumption, as the metal company is supposed to shut down some of the electrolysis...
Romania: Aluminium component manufacturing units for aerospace depressed over high energy prices
In the south-eastern European nation, Romania, a total of four aluminium component manufacturers for global aerospace organisations like Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier, which are managed by the Swiss group Montana Tech Components AG, is highly depressed, as their energy provider has forced them to...
Netherlands import of aluminium household articles during 2019-22 reflects excellent demand upswing
The metal aluminium is an excellent heat and electricity conductor and in correlation to its weight is almost the least when compared to steel and copper and hence aluminium is a preferred metal today for household articles. It is also a superb heat sink for many applications that require heat to...
New aluminium cans deposit return system launched in Slovakia
Slovakia launched a new deposit return system for aluminium cans to increase its recycling rate, this year. In Slovakia, almost 1.5 billion aluminium beverage containers are sold each year. The government believes now is a suitable moment to integrate them into the drop-off recycling system that...
Impol-TLM to invest 24 million euros in building an aluminium block casting plant
On 6 th January 2022, Croatia decided to declare the 24.30 million euros (182.87 million kunas) investment by Impol-TLM towards the building of an aluminium block casting plant, which is considered as a project of strategic importance, a drive that focuses to gear up the momentum for the execution...
Alro employees to rally protest against management’s decision on curtailment of aluminium production
The Romanian aluminium producer Alro’s trade unions and also the employees of the company and its suppliers will rally a protest on 6 th January 2022 to show a protest against the management’s decision to axe production of 60% and functionalize with 40% of production capacity due to the surge in...
