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European Aluminium

Secondary aluminium in Italy, France and Belgium: 65 Kt recycled, 490 Kt produced & over 1 Mt processed annually
Recycled AL
Europe's aluminium industry is undergoing a structural transformation as manufacturers increasingly turn towards secondary aluminium to address rising energy costs, decarbonisation requirements and supply-chain challenges. While the European aluminium market is projected to grow from USD 30.84 billion in 2025 to USD 57 billion by 2035, the region’s primary aluminium production base has continued to shrink, creating a stronger reliance on recycled metal and circular material flows. The number ...
Destinations for the EU’s aluminium scrap exports in Q1 2026 – India and Thailand top the list despite annual declines
Recycled AL
The European Union is one of the largest generators and collectors of aluminium scrap in the world, with over 80 per cent recycling rate. The demand is also robust, with an average annual volume of 8 million tonnes. Yet, the European Union exports 1.2 to 1.3 million tonnes of scrap during a year, which reflects 15 per cent of the volume collected domestically. In Q1 2026, the European Union exported 328,134 tonnes of aluminium scrap, - 69 per cent of which were destined to the Asian countries, ...

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The European aluminium industry has renewed its call for stronger safeguards to protect aluminium scrap and shield Europe from the incomplete framework of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). As the European Union finance ministers prepare to finalise their position on revisions to the CBAM, European Aluminium strongly warns that the existing framework still falls short of protecting the sector from carbon leakage. The industry body European Aluminium welcomed recent progress in the ...
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How high aluminium prices and energy costs are reshaping Europe's aluminium market
Primary AL
11 Jun 2026
Europe's aluminium market is facing fresh pressure as higher energy costs and tightening global supply combine to create a more challenging environment for producers and consumers alike. The disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has raised concerns over energy security, while reduced aluminium availability outside China has kept physical markets tight and premiums elevated. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's most important trade routes for oil and liquefied natural gas ( ...
Europe’s aluminium scrap policies: Strengthen recycling but leave export challenge unresolved
Recycled AL
09 Jun 2026
As the world is accelerating its shift from primary to recycled aluminium, Europe is finding itself at a difficult crossroads. Strong demand, advanced recycling technologies and clear sustainability ambitions are one part of the story, while tightened scrap availability is another part. More than a Europe-wide problem in equal measure, the pressure is most visible in the European Union, where scrap leakage, as what they call, has become a serious challenge due to the increased overseas exports ...
Global Aluminium Associations welcome new OECD Data on industrial subsidies
Primary AL
02 Jun 2026
The aluminium associations of the United States, Europe, Canada, and Japan welcome the release by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) of The OECD MAGIC database of industrial subsidies 2026. The OECD release makes publicly available an extensive database of subsidy estimates across 15 industrial sectors over the 20-year period 2005-2024. These data show that industrial subsidies globally have been increasing in recent years, and in 2024 reached their highest level ...
European aluminium sector braces for oversupply; seeks stronger EU trade shield
Sustainability
27 May 2026
European aluminium sector warns that excess aluminium volumes, particularly from China, are distorting competition, weakening profitability and threatening the long-term resilience of Europe’s upstream and downstream value chains. As global overcapacity and unfair trade practices continue to mount and pressure Europe’s industrial base, its aluminium industry seeks a stronger and more effective EU trade defence framework. Delve deeper into the recycled aluminium and secondary aluminium marke ...
Here’s how European Aluminium maps out innovation pathways to reach climate neutrality
Sustainability
27 May 2026
Aluminium has proved indispensable to modern industry, being lightweight and recyclable, with global demand projected to grow from 106 million tonnes in 2025 to 130 million tonnes by 2035. Although playing a critical role in the global energy transition, the sector remains carbon-intensive, emitting nearly 270 million tonnes of CO2 in 2022, or about 3 per cent of global industrial emissions. European primary aluminium production had a carbon footprint of 6.6 kg CO2 per kg of aluminium based on ...
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