Fun Kids, the UK’s leading radio station for children, families and parents, released the final episode of the Amazing Aluminium podcast series on 2nd September. Co-created by the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro), Amazing Aluminium touches on the metal’s composition, its...
The Aluminium Federation (ALFED) has issued an urgent briefing to government setting out key concerns from the UK aluminium industry around the implementation of the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) ahead of its planned introduction in January 2027. The briefing has been shared with...
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The voice of the UK aluminium industry ALFED (The Aluminium Federation) on June 20th hosted members from throughout the aluminium supply chain in the House of Lords for its annual legislative lunch. The event, hosted by Lord Rupert Redesdale, highlighted critical challenges affecting the industry...
As part of the UK government's £55m Industrial Fuel Switching Competition, the larger regional HyNet initiative, and the £1bn Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP), Novelis has been granted £4.6 million to carry out hydrogen burning experiments. The trial run will be conducted at Novelis' Latchford...
One of the biggest consumers of energy and raw materials is the aviation sector, where aluminium plays a vital role for its lightweight and tensile properties. With the protocols implemented by the Paris Environment Act 2015, the world is moving toward a greener future as many big firms like...
Farnborough-based TISICS has introduced new lightweight metal composite landing gear that it says may save £650k per aircraft per year in fuel expenses. Light Land, developed in collaboration with Safran Landing Systems, is believed to be the world's biggest metal composite built for civil...
QIC Trims provided custom aluminium extrusion profiles to support the ceiling installation of a city hall development in Sunderland. The project is expected to save the city council £22 million in operational costs over 25 years and will house 1,200 employees. The project's main contractor, Bowmer...
Chong Zi En, a 26-year-old National University of Singapore (NUS) student, created Paw Wheels, an assisted walker for mobility-impaired elderly canines. The WINK is a regional train manufactured by Stadler Rail, a Swiss rolling stock manufacturer. It's a two-car multiple-unit train with a...
Blackboxstocks Inc., a fintech and hybrid social platform based in Dallas, has announced that it has successfully formulated an SEC deal with the U.K.-based Evtec Group. This is the first step toward completing the planned merger between the companies. The merger will involve Blackbox, Evtec Group...
Ark, a London-based EV startup, has just launched the Ark Zero electric quadricycle, which is being touted as the UK's most affordable electric vehicle. The tiny aluminium vehicle measures 2,500 millimetres in length, 1,202 mm in width, and 1,625 mm in height, making it more compact than the...
MCC Group Ltd, an independent, family-owned company specialised in retail packaging solutions, is pleased to announce a partnership with Europe's premier aluminium foil tray maker Cuki Cofresco to sell their revolutionary foil tray products in the UK market. Due to a lack of foil resources in the...
Marlish Waters from the UK has launched a new 150ml beverage can for its tonics and mixers range. To be retailed by mid-June, the new glass-free aluminium format launch will focus on four of the Northumberland-based brand’s most popular SKUs – English Tonic Water, Premium Lemonade, Ginger Ale and...
With October 2025 being envisaged as the earliest feasible 'go live' date for the Scottish deposit return scheme (DRS), the scheme's implementation will likely be coordinated with similar ideas for other regions of the UK. Commenting on this announcement Tom Giddings, executive director of Alupro ,...
Marks & Spencer has partnered with HANDLE, a beauty recycling company, to launch a Beauty Takeback Scheme in over 40 UK stores. This initiative permits customers to recycle any form of plastic or aluminium beauty packaging. Packaging solutions may vary from plastic or aluminium bottles and tubes to...
Stellantis, the proprietary brand for Peugeot, Citroen and Vauxhall, has partnered with metal recycling firm Galloo to improve its circular economy and achieve its net zero targets by 2038. The joint venture involves purchasing and refurbishing aluminium parts from end-of-life vehicles that have...
Alupro's executive director, Tom Giddings, will be a part of this year's Environmental Packaging Summit, which will be held on the 13th and 14th of June at the Eastside Rooms in Birmingham. He will discuss the parameters required to reach an 'aluminium-friendly' Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). Tom...
Every Can Counts (ECC) has launched its newest brand collaboration with Pernod Ricard UK, a major wine and spirits firm. Under this initiative, Pernod Ricard will engage with ECC, other drink can manufacturers, and a broader recycling sector to increase awareness of the need for recycling. Pernod...
Two members of Alupro, a not-for-profit aluminium packaging recycling organisation in the United Kingdom, are reportedly named in the list of 2022/23 Resource Hot 100, an annual poll to choose the best 100 in the recycling industry. They have been recognised as the leading names in the UK recycling...
SDE Technology has laid the foundations for an extraordinary 1000-tonne Chin Fong press and coil handling line at its Brixton Way factory in Shrewsbury. This latest implementation will permit the application of larger dies that particularly aid in forming larger aluminium components for the...
Net zero, or the urge to shift towards a greener and sustainable environment, can be called the need of the hour. But what is Net zero, and how well is the industry moving towards it? Is the industry making compromises as a sector to strengthen long-term efforts? Get all the answers on Monday, June...
