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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Base metal prices are expected to rise at first, and then drop this week, Shanghai Metals Market foresees. “A series of risky events will be released later this week, and risk aversion sentiment will grow as the week progresses,” SMM says. Key Macroeconomic Indicators for Base Metal Prices:...
In a bid to reduce the amount of metal packaging sent to landfill, MetalMatters campaign supported by Rexam targets 79,355 households. It includes a series of leaflets, online advertising, social media posts and posters have been developed carrying the ‘make your metals matter’ messaging to educate...
Webro Cable & Connectors, the high-end electric cable manufacturer based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, has introduced a range of alarm cables to suit all requirements and budgets, including Cabnex Webro's CCA alarm cable. Copper-clad aluminium (or CCA as it is frequently known) has an aluminium...
WernerCo, based in the United Kingdom, has invested over $100k in increased nitrogen generation, which is used in the aluminium laser cutting production, making the company self-sufficient in nitrogen generation. In addition the company has also improved external storage, general facilities and...
Luton Borough Council in the UK is encouraging residents to recycle more of the estimated 94 million aluminium cans, aerosols, aluminium foil trays and wrapping foil used in Luton every year. The ‘Make your Metals Matter’ campaign, jointly funded by MetalMatters, an industry partnership comprising...
A hull manufacturer is on target with its multi-million-pound investment in a new factory site in east Hull, United Kingdom. Eltherington, which supplies architectural aluminium and fabrication services to the construction, modular and leisure home sectors, is due to complete the latest phase of...
Logistics company C M Downton has won a three-year, £12 million renewal contract with aluminium extrusion producer Sapa Profiles UK. It will continue to run the company’s national distribution, delivering from Cheltenham, Tibshelf, Redditch and Birtley. The logistics company also runs an inter-site...
Magellan Aerospace earlier this month announced a contract extension between Magellan Aerospace UK and Airbus for the supply of aluminium and titanium structural wing components. The contract, valued at about C$700 million, includes precision machined details and assemblies for use in the Airbus...
Magna International Inc. today announced it will build a new world-class aluminium casting facility in Telford, United Kingdom, to support Jaguar Land Rover, the UK's leading vehicle manufacturer. The new facility is expected to be approximately 225,000 square feet and will create up to 295 jobs at...
A range of free communication resources to help local authorities in the UK encourage residents to recycle aluminium packaging throughout the year has been further extended by Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro). The materials, which include advertisement templates, animated banners...
Magellan Aerospace announced an agreement today between Magellan Aerospace (UK) Ltd and GKN Aerospace for a contract extension to deliver precision aluminium and titanium components and assemblies to GKN Aerospace's Filton facility where complex wing structures are manufactured and assembled for...
Clondalkin Flexible Packaging Bury has invested in Berhalter’s SMARTembossing system to increase print quality on aluminium lids. Clondalkin is claimed to be the only pre-cut lids manufacturer in the UK to have the SMARTembosser technology, which increases branding opportunities on foil lids....
Wrightstyle, the leading steel and aluminium advanced glazing specialist, has been appointed by Secco Sistemi as a fabricator and supplier of their systems in the UK. The Italian company is a worldwide leader in the production of designer aluminium glazing systems for doors, windows and facades,...
Britain is all set to become home to the world’s first ever mass-produced extended-range electric delivery van this year. The Emerald T-001, expected to debut late next year, will be built exclusively on an aluminium chassis, reported sources close to the vehicle manufacturer. Based around a...
As the Jaguar XE celebrates its first full-year of sales, ‘REALCAR’, the pioneering recycled aluminium project that contributes to the awarding winning saloon’s aluminium-intensive body has reached a significant milestone. Jaguar Land Rover has reclaimed over 50,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap, the...
Staff at world class foundry MRT Castings is celebrating after winning a Queen’s Award For International Trade on Her Majesty’s 90thbirthday. Family-owned and managed MRT joined the prestigious list of UK achievers after growing export turnover by 330 per cent over the last three years. Overseas...
The British aluminium pressure diecasting manufacturer JVM Castings has invested more than £1m into its Tamworth site in a move that has will create 14 jobs. The business has installed additional machinery and invested in sustainable processes at its facility on the Lichfield Road Industrial...
A study commissioned by the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) into the UK’s ‘real’ recycling rate for aluminium packaging in 2015 has revealed that over 10,000 tonnes of material went unreported. According to official figures the UK’s recycling rate for all aluminium packaging hit...
