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15 EU nations back Warsaw Declaration to strengthen industrial competitiveness, energy security and aluminium scrap supply: European Aluminium welcomes the act
European industry is facing a difficult balancing act of maintaining global competitiveness while accelerating decarbonisation, securing critical raw materials and managing persistent energy-cost pressures. Against this backdrop, 15 European Union (EU) member states have endorsed the Warsaw Declaration 2026, calling for a stronger industrial policy that places competitiveness, economic security and manufacturing resilience at its core. Adopted following the 9th Friends of Industry Ministerial Conference in Warsaw on October 26, the declaration outlines a coordinated approach to protecting Europe's industrial base. Its priorities include affordable energy, reliable access to secondary raw materials, stronger trade defence mechanisms, technological sovereignty and reforms to the EU's carbon...
Europe’s beverage can shipments outpace the Americas by 6% as Ardagh expands in the UK and Spain
Europe’s beverage-can market outperformed other regions in the third quarter, prompting Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) to accelerate its investment plans with two new production lines at existing facilities in the UK and Spain. Global beverage can shipments rose 2 per cent year on year in the three months to September 30, while Europe recorded 6 per cent growth, contrasting with a 1 per cent decline across the Americas. AMP announced the expansion alongside third-quarter results that exceeded its own earnings guidance, allowing the company to raise its full-year adjusted EBITDA outlook. Chief executive Oliver Graham said demand remained resilient across the company’s markets, supported by strength in key beverage categories and continued gains for cans within the wider packaging mix. The...
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Europe’s beverage can shipments outpace the Americas by 6% as Ardagh expands in the UK and Spain
Europe’s beverage-can market outperformed other regions in the third quarter, prompting Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) to accelerate its investment plans with two new production lines at existing facilities in the UK and Spain. Global beverage can shipments rose 2 per cent year on year in the three months to September 30, while Europe recorded 6 per cent growth, contrasting with a 1 per cent decline across the Americas. AMP announced the expansion alongside third-quarter results that exceeded its own earnings guidance, allowing the company to raise its full-year adjusted EBITDA outlook. Chief executive Oliver Graham said demand remained resilient across the company’s markets, supported by strength in key beverage categories and continued gains for cans within the wider packaging mix. The...
Speira bringt CORIS an den Start
Speira erweitert sein Portfolio an fortschrittlichen Aluminiumlösungen mit der Einführung von CORIS, seiner neuen Marke für hochreine Aluminiumprodukte. CORIS wurde für Branchen entwickelt, in denen die Leistungsfähigkeit von Werkstoffen bereits auf atomarer Ebene beginnt, und vereint außergewöhnliche Reinheit, maßgeschneiderte Legierungszusammensetzungen und integriertes Verarbeitungs-Know-how, um anspruchsvolle Anwendungen zu unterstützen – von Halbleitern und Elektronik bis hin zur Luft- und Raumfahrt, Medizintechnik und Elektrifizierung. Hochreines Aluminium spielt eine entscheidende Rolle bei der Ermöglichung moderner Technologien. Da die Industrie immer höhere Anforderungen an Leitfähigkeit, Wärmeleistung, Präzision und Zuverlässigkeit stellt, reichen herkömmliche...
European Commission designates Arctial’s aluminium project as a strategic project
Aluminium is essential to European industries, with applications across renewable energy, defence, electrification, infrastructure, transportation, construction and packaging. Europe remains significantly dependent on imports for its primary aluminium supply, with more than 60 per cent imported from outside Europe, underlining the importance of strengthening European production capacity. “We are pleased that the European Commission has recognised the strategic importance of this project. Europe needs greater security of supply for the materials on which its industries, energy transition and defence capabilities depend. Finland has an opportunity to make a significant contribution to Europe while creating substantial long-term economic value at home,” says Torbjörn Sternsjö, CEO of...
IG Metall and IGBCE call for stronger action as Germany’s aluminium industry faces energy and trade pressures
Germany’s aluminium industry is facing growing pressure from energy costs, international trade conflicts, industrial competitiveness and the need for skilled workers as the country works to strengthen its industrial base and accelerate the economic transformation. These challenges came into focus at an Aluminium industry conference hosted by IG Metall and IGBCE in Düsseldorf today, bringing together policymakers, aluminium producers, industry representatives, works council members and trade unionists. Held at the opening of the Aluminium trade fair in Düsseldorf, the conference focused on the future of Germany’s aluminium industry and the conditions needed to maintain a strong industrial base in Germany and Europe. The discussions centred on European industrial policy, the competitiveness...
EU-India FTA, CBAM and carbon costs: Can Indian aluminium crack the European market?
A former Deputy Secretary General of the European Parliament and Director of the EPP Group, Paolo Licandro, has extensive experience in European policymaking, international relations, industry, energy and EU affairs. He is currently the Founder and CEO of eEuropa Belgium and Editor of eEuropa.Blog. He has worked with European prime ministers, ministers and EU commissioners and has held senior roles covering EU enlargement, Mediterranean and Middle East relations, and industry, research and energy. A nuclear engineer, he holds a master’s degree from Politecnico di Milano and has worked with ENI, ARS-Pragma and the EU Joint Research Centre. In this interview, Paolo Licandro shares his perspective on EU–India aluminium trade, CBAM and the opportunities for Indian producers in Europe. AL...
European aluminium premium hits $574/t as potential US tariff cut raises Canadian supply fears
European aluminium premiums have climbed to their highest level in almost four months as the market weighs the potential impact of lower US tariffs on Canadian aluminium supplies. The front-month COMEX European duty-paid aluminium premium rose 10 per cent to USD 574 per tonne on October 1, Thursday, according to LSEG data. The premium, which is paid on top of the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price for physical metal, reached its highest level since June 8. Canadian metal flows drive European supply concerns The European premium has risen in recent weeks amid reports that the US could reduce its 50 per cent tariff on Canadian aluminium imports to 25 per cent. A lower tariff could make the US market more attractive to Canadian producers, potentially reducing the metal available to...
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