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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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...
An amazing discovery was made earlier this year when Chris Coates, site manager at the Halton Mill received a phone call from one of his factory workers. It was reported that an unidentified aluminium car chassis has been uncovered in the corner of the scrapyard at the Wicks recycling yard in...
The UK Aluminium Federation (ALFED) has announced a Net Zero Report, aiming to achieve the long-standing goal of decarbonisation, sustainability, and a circular economy. While its actions outlined in the early roadmap remain the same, the new report includes contributions and challenges from...
UK’s superior aluminium extrusion provider, Capital Aluminium Extrusions Ltd. or Capalex in short, is planning to expand its business further with a £500,000 investment at its Cleator Moor manufacturing site. The company’s facility in West Cumbria currently has an employee list containing at least...
The European Aluminium Foil Association said that while exports continued to fall at -15%, European aluminium foil deliveries for containers and technical applications stabilised in H1 2022. (EAFA). According to EAFA statistics, the continent's overall demand for aluminium foil increased in the...
The Wrexham-based Hydro aluminium recycling factory achieved another security milestone. The business had gone five years without an accident as of this week. This year, Norsk Hydro added £2.4 million to their Wrexham investment to boost production capacity to 70,000 tonnes. Apart from this, on...
On August 23, Tetra Pak released its annual sustainability report for 2022, where the Switzerland-based packaging expert justified the sudden change in material preference of retailers in packaging their products was due to sustainability issues. Tetra Pak’s report illustrates that 1.2 million...
Conwy County Borough Council joins hands with Crest, UK’s central securities depository, to implement the ‘Podback’ coffee pod recycling scheme, which helps consumers return used plastic or aluminium coffee pods via a kerbside collection drive. Podback is a nationwide programme that receives...
Recycling aluminium is one of the main elements for a greener and emission-free environment. Focussing on the same, Alupro, the aluminium packaging and recycling organisation have come up with an initiative which will make the concept of recycling aerosol cans more prevalent amongst the public in...
One of the UK's leading aluminium facilities, Alucast, located in the West Midlands, the country's industrial core, has stepped in to harvest the fruits of 'servitization', a process by which a company can directly involve customers in its revenue collection by offering them some chargeable...
Caribbean Blinds, a window and door maker based in Sadbury, England has added some extra ground to gain a cumulative floor space of 30,000 sq ft to enhance the production of their flagship premium external shading system made of aluminium. The 10,000 sq ft upgradation would be utilised for hoarding...
JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS UK (JDE), a sister concern of JDE Peet's, the globally acknowledged pure-play coffee and tea company based in the Netherlands, has launched its latest coffee system to meet the local demand for freshly brewed coffee. The L'OR BARISTA coffee machines created in collaboration...
The end user aluminium sector had ample good news this week with MIT and Peking University scientists researching an aluminium-sulfur battery with molten-salt electrolyte that could prove to be more efficient and cost-effective than the traditional lithium-ion battery in an electric vehicle. On...
Nissan has announced the closure of its Wearside cylinder head-making plant, which will disrupt employee statuses around the company, directly affecting 250 jobs. From the year 2024, the production line of cylinder heads that are either made of cast iron or cast aluminium will be discontinued at...
The infinitely recyclable Ball Aluminum Cup is set to hit the UK market this autumn after making a triumphant debut at three Super Bowls and Coldplay's Music of the Spheres US Tours. Ball has teamed up with Re:Water as the exclusive distributor of the cup. This collaboration marks the UK's first...
The Finance Secretary of Scotland has been approached by the Scottish Liberal Democrat economy speaker, Willie Rennie, as she and other individuals are concerned as to what will be the financial guarantee that the Scottish Government might provide in the event of a complete shutdown of the Lochaber...
There have been reports of a management buyout costing US$2 million in Alcomet, the UK's component provider to the electricity transmission and distribution market. The founder of Alcomet, Gary James, hosted the session while declaring his separation from the brand. Chris Beasley, the managing...
According to news reports, the GFG Alliance-owned Lochaber aluminium smelter, also subject to a £586 million Scottish Government guarantee, counted a loss of more than £4 million in FY20-21. As part of the Government's agreement with GFG Alliance, the company has been required to meet specific...
