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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A UK court ruling halting the London Metal Exchange’s plans to reduce the logjams in warehouses is pushing up aluminium prices globally. The metal, used for making cans to aircraft parts, gained 3.70 per cent last week with prices rising nearly nine per cent in a month. Last week’s gains were the...
Plans to build a large biomass plant and eco park on the site of the former Anglesey Aluminium works near Holyhead have taken an important step forward. The UK government has approved design changes to the proposals by Chester-based Lateral Power. Plans for a biomass plant at the site were first...
Sapa is strengthening its range of advanced aluminium solutions with the acquisition of UK-based Holden Aluminium Technologies Ltd. Sapa has taken over the operation with effect from April 1, 2014. Holden’s aluminium extrusion fabrication plant is located in Bromyard, England, and employs...
Bridgnorth Aluminium said their investment of £41m for expansion of an aluminium plant based in Shropshire will open up 65 jobs. The company will extend lithosheet rolling mill as well as the finishing line with the introduction of new machines for operations by 2015 end. The company also plans to...
Jaguar Land Rover, a company owned by Tata Motors, has invested 45 mn pounds in a new press line at the Halewood Operations in England in a bid to speed up the delivery of the vehicles of the company globally. The new line comprises of a combined press having a stamping capacity of 7,900 tons and...
An in-depth survey of 6,000 consumers, undertaken by IPSOS*, to discover consumer preferences on wine and spirit closures has confirmed that the majority prefer an aluminium closure over other closure options for its convenience. The study, which took place in five major European markets (France,...
European secondary aluminium prices were flat on Friday March 14, as exchange rates movements suggest a potential influx of UK material in the coming weeks. DIN226 pressure diecasting ingot stayed at €1,690-1,740 ($2,352-2,422) per tonne, and margins remain razor-thin as scrap prices were also...
UK secondary aluminium ingot prices were broadly flat on Wednesday March 12, as sellers reported better prices from the European market, where a weak euro has deterred UK exports so far this year. LM24 pressure diecasting ingot stayed at £1,420-1,480 ($2,362-2,461) per tonne, while LM6/LM25 gravity...
A collaborative business approach by two leading Midlands companies that make aluminium products is creating growth and recruitment in the sector. Superform, based at Blackpole in Worcester, has developed over the past 40 years unique “superforming” technology that gives designers unprecedented...
Alloy Heat Treatment has taken up apprenticeship schemes to repair skill gap, improve craftsmanship, and grow a successful business. “The selection process was performed by advertising in the local press and carrying out interviews, before selecting appropriate academic support from local colleges...
Metal Bulletin’s UK secondary aluminium ingot prices fell sharply on Wednesday February 12, after spot business was reported substantially lower than the contract deals to which activity has been mostly confined this year. LM24 pressure diecasting ingot fell to £1,420-1,480 ($2,333-2,432) per tonne...
Rexam plc today announced the acquisition of an equity stake in Magnaparva Packaging, a part of UK-based engineering group Magna Parva, to help develop new technological solutions for its beverage can-making process. Rexam didn’t disclose the value of its investment or the size of the stake...
AV Composites has developed a better insulated aluminium panels for conservatory roofs which are better than those made of either alveolar polycarbonate or double-glazed glass. The AV Composites panels are recyclable and100% recycled as the insulating foam is made out of recycled plastic bottles....
Defra is in talks with the UK metals industry to start a research project on the amount of metals packaging put onto the UK market. This would be to confirm that the current estimates for aluminium and steel packaging are accurate. UK and EU packaging recycling targets are set on the basis of these...
High energy costs in energy-intensive sectors are detrimental to manufacturing industries like aluminium says David Mowat MP in an exclusive video interview. Speaking exclusively to the Information Daily, David Mowat MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the UK Aluminium Industry, said...
Investment in Britain’s aluminium sector is being held back by the high cost of energy in the country, industry representatives have told a Government Minister. Members of the Aluminium Federation (ALFED) warned Minister for Business and Energy Michael Fallon at a meeting in Whitehall on Monday...
Aluminium makers insisted that the Government trims “punitive” energy taxes at a meeting yesterday with Michael Fallon, Business and Energy Minister. The concern of Aluminium Federation (ALFED) is UK firms are increasingly uncompetitive when compared to Chinese, European and Indian businesses. They...
North Lincolnshire Council and Leeds City Council have become the latest local authorities to launch Alupro’s “Leave Your Cap On” recycling communications campaign which encourages recyclers to screw the aluminium caps back on glass bottles before recycling. The new campaigns have seen ‘Leave your...
