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Ardagh Metal Packaging raises 2026 EBITDA outlook after 14% Q2 growth
25 Jul 20263MINS
End User
Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) reported stronger second-quarter earnings, supported by improved profitability in Europe despite a slight decline in global beverage can shipments, and raised its full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance. The company posted revenue of USD 1.71 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, up 18 per cent from USD 1.46 billion a year earlier. On a constant currency basis, revenue increased 16 per cent, reflecting higher input cost pass-through to customers and favourable v ...
US Fed keeps interest rates 1.75% higher than its target: What it means for the aluminium industry
25 Jul 20267MINS
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The US Federal Reserve has kept the interest rates unchanged, keeping the benchmark federal funds rate at 3.50-3.75 per cent for the fourth consecutive meeting. The decision, approved unanimously in a 12-0 vote by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), was widely expected by financial markets and keeps the benchmark rate at its lowest level since November 2022. At first glance, the decision appears to be a routine policy hold. But for the aluminium industry, it offers a clearer picture o ...

24 Jul 20269MINS
Downstream
For the people in the aluminium casting industry, the metal is the single largest line on the cost sheet. So, when aluminium moves, casting moves with it and in 2026, aluminium is moving in ways the industry has rarely seen. Tariffs, regional premiums and the evolving energy costs have pulled the price a US foundry pays sharply away from the price a foundry in Asia or Europe pays for the same tonne of metal.  In 2026, numbers like price, tariff, premiums and so on are deemed crucial for the a ...
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