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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More needs to be done to increase the amount of UK-produced components for the country’s burgeoning automotive sector. This was the message from the head of the Aluminium Federation (ALFED) ahead of the trade body’s annual Aluminium in Road Transport Conference. The two-day event, which brings...
Jaguar’s new XE car is using a new aluminium alloy that means 50 per cent of the body is made from recycled aluminium. Funding for the development of the new alloy came from Innovate UK (the new name for the Technology Strategy Board) in 2007 when it provided 69 per cent of the £2 million total...
A new technology is introduced in the world’s largest industrial waste gasification plant at Oldbury, West Midlands which is due to commission this month where nearly 100 percent of old vehicles can be recycled or turned into energy. This technology is part of the newly emerging “cleantech” sector...
Warwickshire aluminium forming company Impression Technologies has announced a £300,000 to further aid growth. The company specialises in developing processes that maximise the strength and lightweight properties of aluminium in the automotive sector, where it works on weight reduction to impact on...
A factory of Coastal Aluminium Ltd. situated at Poole, suddenly shut down last Monday, as reported by the Daily Echo. The company is the main title sponsor of speedway team Poole Pirates and is based in Sterte Close. In 2012, they had signed a six-figure deal worth more than 200,000 pounds. On...
The Italian coach builder, Touring is designing the new Mini Superleggara Vision with handcrafted aluminium bodywork. This car has been designed to create the look of a classic two-seater roadster but integrating it with all the modern technologies. This stunner will debut at the Salob Privé...
Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) has developed a new protocol for aluminium packaging recovered from Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA). This protocol for recycling will allow issuing of PRNs on this material from 1st Jan 2015. This is acknowledged by the Environment Agency (EA) and it...
Nespresso, which is the premium coffee brand of Nestlé, has announced its aim to achieve a 100 percent recycling of its aluminium capsules by expanding their recycling capacity. At present the capacity is at 75% where customers can order recycling bags when the order their coffee online as...
Canyon have introduced the Endurace AL – an aluminium-framed version of the German’s firm’s ‘comfort’ bike, first launched back in May. We’re at Eurobike and Canyon used the cycling industry’s annual mega-show in Friedrichshafen, Germany, to unveil the Endurace AL, which is now available in the UK...
The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (ALUPRO) is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year, and is using the milestone to take a reflective look at its many achievements, which have encouraged and increased the recycling of aluminium packaging in the UK. The not-for-profit organisation...
Representatives of the world’s aluminium industry will gather in Gloucestershire in September for a meeting to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the sector globally. The meeting will be hosted by the Aluminium Federation (ALFED), the trade body which represents the UK’s aluminium...
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. announced that, effective August 1, 2014, it has acquired all of the capital stock of Aluminium Services UK Limited, the holding company parent of All Metal Services ("AMS"), the world's largest independent raw material service provider to the aerospace and defense...
It’s been a year since the U.S. Senate held a hearing on logjams at metal storage facilities and rising fees. Since then, costs have gone up and waiting times for delivery at some sites are even longer. The London Metal Exchange, which oversees more than 700 warehouses, has been blocked from easing...
Technal-brand aluminium curtain walling and casement window systems have helped the Beacon Centre for Health in Swansea achieve a BREEAM “excellent” rating and a high level of energy efficiency. The building is designed around a central four-story atrium which has large spans of Technal’s GEODE-MX...
More Scottish companies are recycling after the introduction of new regulations, according to a report. Since the start of the year businesses have been required to separate all waste metal, plastic and card for recycling. The Every Can Counts programme, which focuses on recycling aluminium, said...
A Bristol-based building that features extensive use of Technal’s aluminium curtain walling, has won an award for its outstanding design and contribution to the local community. Designed by LA Architects and operated by Parkwood Leisure for Bristol City Council, the £35m Hengrove Park Leisure...
A total of 93 ex-employees at the Incanite Foundries Ltd Smethwick have been awarded around £2,000 each following the closure of the site in May following cash flow problems. Following major investment at the base, including a £1.4 million new aluminium foundry, it was hit by falling turnover and...
LRS Consultancy (LRS), a London-based research firm, in partnership with the environmental services company Enval, the waste management and recycling firm SITA UK, the consumer products companies Nestlé UK & Ireland and Coca-Cola Enterprises and the retailer Tesco UK, is undertaking a study that...
