The European Union (EU) is preparing a broader restriction on aluminium scrap exports to non-Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, replacing an earlier trade proposal that would have covered only part of the bloc’s scrap flows. The move could largely impact...
As smartphones, laptops, televisions, electric vehicles, and household appliances become an integral part of modern life, electronic waste (e-waste) is emerging as one of the world's fastest-growing waste streams. Yet, every discarded electronic device contains more than just obsolete technology—it...
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The European Commission expects to complete a review by October of ways to help Europe's struggling aluminium industry, looking at policies such as on import duties and long-term power contracts. About 2 million tonnes of aluminium production have been shut down in Europe since the 2008 financial...
Further production cuts are likely at Europe's aluminum smelters as the industry struggles with high operating costs and low metal prices, Citi's director of metals research and strategy said Thursday. Around 28% of the European Union's aluminum smelters are losing money at current aluminum prices,...
Norsk Hydro ASA Monday said it has received approval from the EU Commission for a joint transaction with branded consumer goods group Orkla ASA to form a joint venture within aluminium solutions to be named Sapa. The transaction has already been approved by the U.S. Department of Justice and...
Following the agreement between Norsk Hydro ASA and Orkla ASA to combine their respective aluminium extrusion businesses, the European Commission has expressed preliminary concerns regarding the possible competitive effects of the intended merger in certain markets. The concerns relate to...
The European Commission has adopted a decision that renders legally binding the commitments offered by Rio Tinto Alcan to address concerns raised by the Commission about competition on markets for aluminium smelting equipment. The Commission was concerned that the company may have infringed EU...
The European Union's competition watchdog has received a complaint against owners of metal warehouses for being so slow to release aluminium that it is forcing up prices for manufacturers, a consumer body said. FACE and other consumer sources did not name the warehouse companies concerned in the...
Higher recycling targets for plastics, aluminium and steel packaging will be set for January 2013, following an agreement in Parliament to amend packaging waste regulations. The regulations will replace existing packaging recycling legislation, which expires at the end of this year, and set...
The European Commission will discuss aluminum premiums and “difficulties” in getting metal from warehouses monitored by the London Metal Exchange, at a time when consumers pay record fees to obtain metal. “We can confirm that industry, especially aluminum industry, has brought to our attention the...
The European Union imposed five-year tariffs on aluminum radiators from China to help Italian and Polish producers compete with cheaper imports. The duties as high as 61.4 percent punish Chinese exporters such as Zhejiang Guangying Machinery Co. for selling the radiators in the EU below cost, a...
The European Commission is investigating whether Chinese producers of aluminium foil are evading anti-dumping duties imposed by the European Union in 2009, it said on Tuesday. The EU executive said there was evidence that tariffs imposed in 2009 were being circumvented by China exporting rolls of...
The European Union added new anti-dumping duties against Chinese producers of aluminium foil on Tuesday, adding penalties against low weight rolls used for consumer food storage. The bloc imposed duties ranging from 13 to 35.4 percent on aluminium foil rolls from China not exceeding 10 kg, to...
The European Commission is investigating the electricity supply arrangements between Romanian hydropower producer Hidroelectrica and aluminium producer Alro Slatina and seeking comments from interested third parties, the EC said Wednesday. Alro, a unit of the Netherlands-based Vimetco group, is the...
Ireland is proving it really is green at heart with households recycling almost ten per cent more last year compared to 2010. Repak figures released yesterday show 208,000 tonnes of household waste was recovered while the total amount of packaging recycled was 652,000 tonnes — the equivalent of...
European Union antitrust regulators are seeking comments on commitments that Rio Tinto Alcan offered to solve competition concerns about the contractual use of a technology to process aluminum, the European Commission said Friday. "The European Commission is inviting comments from interested...
The European Commission has offered €1.5 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 616 redundant workers from Zalco Aluminium Zeeland Company NV and two suppliers with their re-integration into the labour market. The proposal now goes to the European Parliament and the...
Maspion (Maspion Group) is projecting its exports of household wares to reach $450 million in 2012, which is a 12.5 percent increase from last year, CEO Alim Markus said. “This year, our exports can reach $450 million, composed of $250-300 million from aluminum products, $100 million from...
In line with the region's ambitions to grow product sales in Europe, the potential contribution of the UAE's primary aluminium industry to the European market will again be highlighted at the 9th Metef International Aluminium Exhibition (Metef 2012), thanks to the joint participation of Dubai...
The Gulf Aluminium Council (GAC), the regional industry trade association, is building links with the Federation of Aluminium Consumers in Europe (FACE) as part of its campaign to lobby for lower tariffs on GCC aluminium exports to the EU, the MEED Middle East Aluminium 2012 Conference was told....
