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 liberal, federalist political party in Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats asserted that Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance has comprehended 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....
Aluminium is a non-toxic commodity that is utilised in the manufacture of woks, pressure cookers and many other household articles without dismay. The products are easy to clean and do not contaminate the food at any stage. Another most important reason for the usage of aluminium in household...
The global aluminium giant Norsk Hydro’s investment scales up Hydro Aluminium Deeside’s situation in the UK extrusion ingot domestic market delivering consumers with higher recycled aluminium from Q1 2023. Trond Olaf Christophersen, the head of Recycling in Hydro Aluminium Metal: "With this...
The Manchester-based asset-based lender, Praetura Commercial Finance has sanctioned an £11.4 million funding package to Evtec Aluminium for the acquisition of Liberty Aluminium Technologies. Praetura Commercial Finance arranged and provided the £11.4 million asset-based lending (ABL) facility...
According to a recent report, the United Kingdom Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan will press the United States Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Tuesday, December 7, to remove Trump-era tariffs on British aluminium and steel. “We’ve already made strong progress; from getting British beef and...
The founder of Liberty House Group and the Executive Chairman of GFG Alliance, Sanjeev Gupta has sold out two aluminium parts factories after Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) set its foot to acquire a vital part of its supply chain. The single source, a tier-one supplier of assembled products, working with...
The Govt. of Scotland has been compelled to reveal that the value of the taxpayer guarantee it delivered to distressed metal tycoon Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance was £586 million. This huge amount was the total gross guarantee provided when GFG Alliance in 2016 acquired the Lochaber aluminium...
Welsh aluminium fabricator, Dudley’s Aluminium has been awarded a project in Bridgwater that is destined to become an iconic attraction for locals and visitors alike. Dudley's Aluminium, which was created in 1993, will collaborate on Northgate Yard, a mixed-use revitalization project in the heart...
The UK government's Environment Act has finally got Royal Assent, more than two years after it was initially presented. Environment Secretary George Eustice thinks the Act would offer "the most ambitious environmental programme of any country on earth," outlining the government's sustainability...
According to research executed by the UK’s trade association, ALFED states that the UK's aluminium industry contributes far more than previously realised in terms of revenue and employment to the national economy. The voice of the UK aluminium industry, Aluminium Federation UK’s research has found...
The Glasgow International Airport (GLA) in Scotland has started off the trial run of eCOBUS, a zero-emission bus to transfer passengers between the terminal and aeroplanes parked at faraway stands. The new eCOBUS has been made operational to carry delegates and support staff during the ongoing...
HyNet, the UK's leading industrial decarbonisation programme, invited Greg Hands, the Minister for Energy and Climate Change, to Warrington to see Novelis, the world's largest aluminium recycling factory. The minister accompanied Warrington South MP Andy Carter to witness how HyNet hydrogen,...
The renowned manufacturer and supplier of aluminium flat-rolled products in the United Kingdom have obtained a £60 million asset-based lending (ABL) facility from HSBC UK to support the expansion of its product range and power its future growth plans. The metal strips for lithography printing...
On 11 th October 2021, the European multinational aerospace corporation, Airbus initiated the production of the introductory aluminium panel skin for the Skynet 6A military communications satellite at its facility in Stevenage, on an occasion in the presence of the UK’s minister of defence...
The not-for-profit communications programme working to inspire, encourage and empower people to recycle their empty drink cans, Every Can Counts has made public its partnership with global hard seltzer brand, White Claw, to succour inspire and encourage drink can recycling. The partnership beholds...
Novelis, one of the leading producers of flat-rolled aluminum products and the world's largest aluminum recycler, has joined hands with HyNet low carbon clusters. Novelis is one of the 24 major employers in the North West to work together with HyNet. Apart from this, other industries like the...
According to a recent report, the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) of the United Kingdom will review aluminium road wheels imports from the People’s Republic of China. The objective is to evaluate whether anti-dumping duties are required to countervail imports to the UK or whether the domestic...
Vetroplas Packaging Limited, a supplier of high-quality cosmetics packaging to the UK, is offering new aluminium bottles to personal care sectors, developed with fully-integrated in-line silk screen printing technology. The new technology, which can be used alongside the existing offset printing,...
