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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Rexam is delighted that Carlsberg has received the first ever Cradle to Cradle certification for a beverage can, having been awarded a bronze level certification from the Cradle-to-Cradle Products Innovation Institute for cans supplied by Rexam into the UK market. The certification is part of...
Bridgnorth Aluminium, producer of high quality rolled aluminium products based in Shropshire UK, is taking a step forward to protect the Shropshire Meres and Mosses and educate the local businesses on how to reduce environmental impact on this natural wetlands. The company, despite being a core...
One of UK’s leading aluminium component manufacturers, Birmingham Aluminium Ltd, is revamping its brand with a brand new name and logo. The company will now be called BAL GROUP: Global Aluminium Solutions. The new brand identity is aimed at maintaining the heritage of Birmingham Aluminium at the...
U.S. drinks can maker Ball Corp agreed to buy British rival Rexam Plc in a sweetened 4.43 billion pounds ($6.9 billion) deal, creating an industry giant that can better manage capital spending and costs as aluminium premiums rise. The cash-and-stock deal would merge the world's two largest beverage...
The Aluminium Federation (ALFED), the body that represents the UK aluminium sector, has welcomed Open Energi as a member. UK company Open Energi, which has offices in London and Manchester, has developed an energy demand response management product, which enables heavy electricity users, including...
REXAM’S board is keen to finalise a £4.3bn buyout offer from rival can-maker Ball, City A.M. understands. Bosses are thought to see the merger as the next obvious step in building the business, giving the two giants even more scale. UK-based Rexam’s share price has doubled since chief executive...
Rexam, the British aluminum can maker, said on Thursday that it was in talks to potentially be acquired by Ball Corporation in a deal that would value it at 4.29 billion pounds, or about $6.5 billion. The deal, if consummated, would combine two of the world’s largest makers of beverage cans. Rexam...
Aluminium recycling business Alutrade has replaced a six-year-old Mercedes Atego with a new Euro 6 version, after experiencing high reliability from the previous truck. Supplied by dealer Midlands Truck & Van, the Oldbury-based operator's Atego 1224 is powered by a 238bhp OM936 six-cylinder engine....
Professionals from across the UK will gather in Telford for a major health and safety event. Organised by the Aluminium Federation (ALFED), the two-day health and safety workshop will take place on 11 and 12 March at the Telford Golf and Spa Hotel. Featuring speakers from Alcoa, Bridgnorth...
New employees at Jaguar Land Rover in Solihull will help the firm build an aluminium car which will be unveiled at a motor show in Detroit. The new model is based on the C-X17 concept car which the company first showed off in Frankfurt in 2013. It will be a cross between a saloon and a 4x4 and it...
The Jaguar XE, announced last year at the Detroit Auto Show, is due to be released in 2015 and giving rise to 1,700 in-house jobs at Solihull, 700 at the DHL for parts supply and more than 2,000 across the supply chain. Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth said: “Today’s announcements once again...
As the LME aluminium prices fall and the buying activity lessens among the primary metal companies, the UK pure-grade aluminium scrap prices were also seen falling on Wednesday January 7. Commercial pure cutting which was £1,100-1,160 per tonne previously, fell to £1,020-1,100 per tonne. In the...
In South Derbyshire District the Council has introduced a new campaign called ‘leave your cap on’ to better facilitate recycling in the region. As per the new scheme, the public is urged to leave the cap on for glass bottles like that of wine, spirits and cooking ingredients so that the cap goes...
Some 60% of local authorities are now collecting beverage cartons for recycling from kerbside, according to the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK. The figure shows a leap from levels in 2006, when only 4% of local authorities took part in kerbside schemes. If bring bank...
Vulcanis has designed and built a new recycling plant to receive and recover steel and aluminium cans in Barking, UK, and purchased a Cross Belt Overband Magnet for steel can recovery from Bunting Magnetics Europe Ltd. Presently, consumers in the UK use approximately 13 billion steel cans and 50...
Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that it has begun deliveries of aluminum extruded shapes to Hitachi, Ltd. for use in the railway car body for the Intercity Express Programme (IEP)1 in the United Kingdom. Kobe Steel has received an order to supply nearly the total amount necessary to build the fleet of...
Design agency Pearlfisher impressed the judging panel with the new branding and structural design for this premium Lurpak product. The new structure comes in the form of an innovative, fully recyclable brushed-aluminium butter dish that is inspired by the materials of traditional butter churns....
Coventry-based Sarginsons Industries is gearing up for expansion thanks to a six-figure finance package. Established in 1936, the aluminium castings manufacturer services the automotive sector and its supply chain across the Midlands, UK and overseas. The company, which employs a team of 85 staff,...
