Three Out Of Four Aluminium Cans Recycled In The U.K. In 2018
Three out of four aluminium beverage cans in the United Kingdom find their way back into the aluminium value stream,...
Europe
Constellium Earns Corporate Social Responsibility Award From Groupe PSA
Amsterdam rolled and extruded aluminium leader Constellium N.V. announced yesterday its acceptance of the Groupe PSA 2019 Supplier Award for the category of “Corporate Social Responsibility.” In bestowing the award to Constellium, Groupe PSA said the firm has displayed a robust commitment...
Europe’s Downstream Aluminium Sector Calls For End To Import Tariffs On Raw Aluminium
European downstream trade group Federation of Aluminium Consumers in Europe (FACE) called upon Europe’s governments to end import tariffs on...
FK Group Purchases Premo Fabrication For Undisclosed Sum
Greater Manchester, England building envelope contractor FK Group last week announced their acquisition of long-time partner Premo Fabrication after revealing...
Events
Rising Raw Material Costs And Stoppages At Alunorte Take Toll On Norsk Hydro’s Q1 Numbers
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA reported results for the first quarter of 2019 yesterday. The firm struggled in the quarter mainly due to a spike in raw materials costs, mandatory curtailments at Alunorte, and the cyber attack against it earlier this year. In the first quarter, Hydro posted an underlying EBIT of NOK559 million, […]
ASI Certifies Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products Plants In Germany Against Chain Of Custody Standard
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced yesterday the certification of two of Norwegian aluminium firm Norsk Hydro ASA subsidiary Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH’s plants in Grevenbroich, Hamburg, and Neuss, Germany against ASI’s Chain of Custody Standard. Also certified in this action was operations at the joint venture site of Alunorf. Yesterday’s announcement comes only […]
Constellium To Provide Aluminium Auto Body Sheet And CMS For Citroën And Peugeot Commercial And Passenger Vehicles
Amsterdam rolled and extruded aluminium leader Constellium N.V. revealed yesterday that it has been chosen to be a supplier of aluminium auto body sheet for a pair of Groupe PSA’s new automotive offerings, the Peugeot Partner and Citroën Berlingo Van. Constellium says that, despite Groupe PSA’s already robust usage of automotive aluminium in its products, […]
Gränges Purchases Utilities Infrastructure At Finspång From Jernbro For SEK93 Million
Swedish rolled aluminium firm Gränges AB announced on Friday the acquisition of the entirety of the utilities infrastructure at its plant in Finspång from industrial services provider Jernbro for SEK93 million (US$9.65 million). Per the firm, the buy-out of Finspång’s utilities infrastructure from Jernbro will insure the plant continues to receive a reliable and safe […]
EGA Becomes First Mideast Firm To Gain ASI Certification
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced on Wednesday the successful certification of Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) against the ASI Performance Standard, making it the first Middle-Eastern firm to receive such certification. ASI certified EGA’s Al Taweelah plant, which boasts a nameplate capacity of 1.5 million metric tons. The certification attests to EGA’s adherence to […]
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 losses, causing the index to drop by 6.6% in May. The reason for this fall remains the same: investors are cautious about ...
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 ...
Research and Investment Hail Changing Tides for Montenegro’s KAP
On April 25, Montenegro’s Uniprom D.O.O. (owners of Kombinat Aluminijuma Podgorica, KAP) started construction works on a €15 million aluminium ...
Aluminium Industry Riding To Higher Demand In Electric Vehicles
This is an exciting time indeed for aluminium consumption, with demand for this highly versatile metal continuing to rise to ...
