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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<p>Operators of a Rio Tinto smelter in western Scotland confirmed late last week that they were in talks to sell it to a “preferred bidder.”<br /><br />The Lochaber Smelter in Fort William, which is one of the region’s largest employers, is Rio’s last operational smelter in...
<p>A-Plant, one of the UK's leading equipment hire companies, has acquired Lion Trackhire for £38 million (€42.5 million). A-Plant said that it wants to merge the business with its temporary access specialist operation Eve and re-position the combined business as a new brand. At the...
<p>Residents of Ascot in the United Kingdom are being encouraged to participate in a novel recycling programme whereby they would be bringing in their used aluminium aerosol cans to the collection centres at the Maloney's Budgens supermarket on the High Street.</p> <p>The recycling programme named...
<p>A demolition notice has been lodged with the island’s council planners by the Orthios Group to make way for the billion-pound project.<br /><br />The application will see the flattening of several one-storey buildings which used to house the potlines, metal products and green carbon...
<p>UK's leading independent construction and property services company Willmott Dixon has awarded Dudley’s Aluminium a works contract for a new office development in Bristol. The contract worth £1.25 million requires the Cardiff-based aluminium building systems manufacturer to provide...
<p>The UK based leading distributor of commercial vehicle wheels- Motor Wheel Service Distribution (MWSD) is planning to establish a new company in Germany early next year to expand its aftermarket distribution network in Europe and then use it to establish strategic partnerships with truck trailer...
<p>Aluminium recycling is percolating deeper inside the system in varous parts of the world, especially in the Americas and Europe where the demand for aluminium packaging solutions is increasing steadily. Even the smaller businesses are cashing in on the opportuities that are being thrown at them...
<p>Metal scrap consumers in Russia, especially those dealing in aluminium scrap, have been taken aback lately by the speculations regarding Kazakhstan imposing export barriers on some types of scrap. ‘This is in obvious contradiction of many Customs Union regulations and other free trade...
<p>Cowley's residential tower block in Oxford, UK, is abuzz with the sounds of drills and machinery as the biggest refurbishment work in the locality's history is currently under way. Workers from Willmott Dixon Energy Services have started work on Hockmore Tower in Pound Way. Plans are on to...
<p>The UK based Eltherington Group Ltd has announced the completion of its Hedon Road development project which was a part of its expansion plans. The completion of the new £4m factory facility on the Seven Seas site marks the end of an era for a Hull aluminium supplier.<br /><br...
Spot aluminium prices on the European market traded slightly lower last week as worries over Brexit and its impact on future demand influenced buyers. Wrote Donald Levit of Economic Calendar: “While there is not expected to be a huge shift in aluminium demand as the U.K. slowly decouples itself...
Carl F Groupco has extended its range of Siegenia hardware with the addition of the TITAN AF, a tilt and turn system newly introduced to the UK market. Key features include the AF concealed axxent 24+ variant, a completely new design, providing a completely jigless solution for the majority of...
We agree that “the UK’s decision to leave the EU has sent shockwaves through the continent, and the secondary aluminium industry has no idea how this decision will affect business – even among those in the UK who voted for Brexit”. Industry participants across Europe echoed these sentiments...
Britain's exit from the European Union is now a given. The British people have voted by a narrow majority 51.8/48.2 to leave the EU. What happens now to the UKl and to the world economy is pretty uncertain. David Cameron, Britain’s Prime Minister, has already made it official that he will step...
LME aluminium will move in a wide range next week, SMM says. Market attention will focus on what monetary policies major economies will introduce after the UK leaves the EU. The US dollar index will have big impact on LME aluminium. SMM sees LME aluminium at $1,580-1,640 per tonne, with support at...
Aluminium prices hovered near one-month high this week with the metal benefiting from an overall increase in risk appetite on the sentiment that the UK will remain in the EU. Prior this week, the sentiment leaned toward the expectation that the UK would exit and concerns over that it would send...
Kirkby Tyres, “one of the largest stockists of truck trailer and industrial wheels in the UK and Ireland," is introducing Accuride forged aluminium wheels for the European market, a brand that occupies top supply positions to American OEMs. The long established brand, manufactured in USA for over...
SHFE 1608 aluminium will consolidate at highs of RMB 12,250-12,400/mt today, with eyes on UK referendum. LME aluminium will move at highs of USD 1,625-1,645/mt. In China’s spot aluminium market, spot premiums of RMB 90-130/mt are expected over SHFE 1607 aluminium contract. Key macroeconomic...
