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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Private equity house LDC has completed its re-investment in MB Aerospace, alongside Arlington Capital Partners in support of MB’s acquisition of Delta Industries. The deal enables MB to consolidate its position in the aero engine precision components market. Headquartered in Motherwell and with...
British manufacturer of rainscreen and bespoke architectural fabrications, Sotech, has designed diamond-shaped aluminium shingles for the façade of a new-build office building in the UK. The building, which will be the workplace for hundreds of people, has incorporated bespoke, Sotech-Optima IPC...
Local politicians warned of a jobs crisis on the island with confirmation that the Penhros plant will stop operations within two months, with 20 workers kept on until the site is sold. The Holyhead smelting operation shut in 2009 with the loss of nearly 400 jobs. The remaining 80 staffs have been...
UK secondary aluminium ingot prices rose on Wednesday February 20, under pressure from the tight scrap market and European ingot prices, after the stronger euro saw export prices rise above domestic UK levels. The euro was trading at about 1.145 to the sterling on Wednesday, after peaking above...
The leader of Anglesey Council will make representations to the Anglesey Aluminium Metals (AAM Ltd) Board, emphasising the importance of the site to the Island's economic plight. The former Anglesey Aluminium site in Holyhead still has the potential to provide a huge catalyst for new jobs and...
A crunch meeting will take place today to discuss the future of the last remaining 80 jobs at Anglesey Aluminium. A spokeswoman for the firm confirmed the business is currently consulting with workers and unions over the losses. Holyhead Mayor Cllr Jean Williams said: “This is a shock. We can’t...
Aluminium recyclers are anticipating a surge in the amount of foil trays and wraps set to be received following the Christmas period, but it is still unclear if the bulk of material is recycled. It is estimated that as much as 4,500 tonnes of aluminium foil is used every Christmas, in items such as...
A manufacturer of retail and exhibition display equipment is looking to expand in Greater Manchester after winning new accounts at home and abroad. United Aluminium has submitted a planning application to expand its purpose-built premises in Middleton with the aim of boosting manufacturing capacity...
Higher recycling targets for plastics, aluminium and steel packaging will be set for January 2013, following an agreement in Parliament to amend packaging waste regulations. The regulations will replace existing packaging recycling legislation, which expires at the end of this year, and set...
Recycling technology developer Enval has secured new premises in the recently designated Enterprise Zone at Alconbury in the Cambridge UK cluster. The buildings will house the world’s first commercial scale plant utilising Enval’s patented process for the recycling of laminated plastic and...
The UK's struggling automotive industry has been given a boost as two British car manufacturers announce significant investment in their UK sites. Jaguar Land Rover said it has spent £370m upgrading its manufacturing facilities in Solihull, near Birmingham, while Honda announced plans to invest...
Jaguar Land Rover has launched the world’sfirst all-aluminium body SUV as a result of extensive research and developmentinto aluminium manufacturing technology. The luxurious fourth-generation RangeRover vehicle will be manufactured in a new state-of-the-art plant at Solihull- the largest factory...
Coca-Cola revealed today that 10.5 million plastic bottles collected during the Olympics have already been recycled and returned to retail shelves. The 10.5 million bottles collected during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are now dispersed between 42 million new bottles each containing...
Commodities trading house Trafigura is the latest company to start allowing queues for metal to grow in warehouses monitored by the London Metal Exchange (LME), a practice critics say has tarnished the exchange's role as market of last resort. Latest inventory data from the LME showed that 47,700...
Giant aluminium Olympic Rings have being installed at iconic sites across the United Kingdom to excite and inspire people ahead of the London 2012 Games, with sets unveiled in Edinburgh, London, Cardiff, Belfast, Glasgow and most recently Box Hill in Surrey (around which the cycle road race will...
Union officials say they are in talks with management over redundancies at the Anglesey Aluminium plant. The smelting operation closed at the works at Holyhead in 2009 with the loss of nearly 400 jobs. About 110 staff have continued to work at the site as part of a decommissioning process and its...
GKN Aerospace,has installed 700 m of reflok Aluminium tube and connectors in 50,000sq ft premises in Bristol. The UK-first installation, carried out by GKN facilities manager Inviron and local contracting team J. Bracey Electrical and Lane Air, was part of a retrofit to replace an existing R22...
It is reported that proposed reforms of the laws governing the scrap metal trade have progressed to the committee stage, after MPs voted in favor of proposals at a debate in the House of Commons on July 13th 2012. The reforms have been tabled as a Private Members Bill by Conservative backbench MP...
