Aluminium Alloys in the Automotive Industry: a Handy Guide
Looking at the flurry of announcements of new aluminium alloys developed by some of the big aluminium producers (Novelis, Constellium,...
Features
The Venezuela Blackout Spells Doom for its Aluminium Industry
After Venezuela’s energy supply failed on March 8th, the directors of the CVG together with the presidents of each company decided to shut down Venalum and Alcasa. With a joint installed capacity of 600 thousand tons of primary aluminium per year, both...
Interview with European Aluminium’s Maarten G. Labberton and Magdalena Garczyńska
In the run-up to European Aluminium’s 15th International Aluminium Recycling Congress, which will take place between February 26-27 in Colmar,...
Unequal Loads – Why China Must Include Aluminium In Its ETS
Electricity has long been the largest single cost associated with the production of primary aluminium. Though understood in theory for...
Events
Auto Industry Looks to Aluminum Extrusions for Increased Performance and Cost-Effective Solutions
Automakers are employing an effective way to slim down electric vehicles, just as they have lightened their traditional combustion-engine lineup. They’re using more high-strength aluminum to provide the needed lightweighting. And they intend to continue to use the distinct capabilities of extruded solutions to make their vehicles more energy efficient, without sacrificing performance or aesthetics. […]
Increase In India’s Aluminium Import Duties May Be Death Sentence For SMEs
A renewal in calls by some in India’s aluminium sector for an increase in import duties on scrap and primary aluminium, has been seen since the fall of 2018. The country’s Commerce Ministry has taken up the baton and has urged that such a hike be part of the government’s next iteration of the budget. […]
Resurrecting Venezuela’s aluminium industry? The government has a plan
After a year marked by deep regression and economic paralysis, Venezuela has decided to revive its lagging economy by resurrecting a rescue plan for the country’s aluminum industry…that failed to deliver positive results in 2018. The companies that make up the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) closed 2018 in the red, reporting declining production values […]
Why Poland’s Aluminium Industry is Growing
Poland, one of the biggest economies in Central Europe, is also home to one of the fastest developing aluminium markets in the region. The country’s aluminium consumption grew by about 10 percent in 2018, reaching 1.43 million tons. According to information published by “Nowa Stal” Magazine, the driving force behind this growth came from secondary […]
Surviving the Aluminium Bear Market
“Aluminium drops as bears attack, others wait for news on China”, was the headline of a recent Reuters news report on base metals. The piece noted: “Aluminium prices slipped as bearish speculators kept up selling pressure, while other base metals were lacklustre ahead of the conclusion of U.S.-China trade talks”. The overall gloomy economic climate […]
Is Rio Tinto’s ISAL smelter a bargain or a smart investment?
At least three companies (including Swiss commodity trader Glencore and German Trimet Aluminium) have expressed interest in buying Rio Tinto’s aluminium assets in Iceland, Sweden and the Netherlands, priced at up to US$ 350 million, news agencies reported earlier this month. A ...
Aluminium Extrusions Are Winning The Race For Battery Enclosure In EVs
Battery enclosures for electric vehicles (also called frames, housings or battery packs) have a pretty straightforward purpose: holding and protecting ...
Half-Year Report: Aluminium Prices Still Under Pressure
Base metals prices continued to slide in May and early June, with metals traded on the LME witnessing some serious ...
Aluminium Prices in Q2: A Market Analysis
Base metals prices tumbled in the last week of April and at the start of May, with the aluminium price ...
