ASI Certifies AMAG Ranshofen Under Its Chain of Custody Standard Certification
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced last week the certification of AMAG Austria Metall AG’s plant in Ranshofen, Austria against...
Europe
Sale Of Duffel Plant To Alvance Clears Path For Novelis Purchase Of Aleris
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. yesterday announced the completion of the sale of its operations in Duffel, Belgium to GFG Alliance’s international aluminium subsidiary Alvance in compliance with conditions placed on it by the EU and China for purchase...
Gränges Obtains Regulatory Green Light For Purchase Of Aluminium Konin
Swedish rolled aluminium firm Gränges AB announced earlier this week that it has obtained clearance from the EU Commission to...
Gränges To Purchase Remaining Interest In GETEK From Erbslöh For €8.5 Million
Swedish rolled aluminium firm Gränges AB said yesterday it has agreed to buy the remaining 49-percent interest in aluminium billet...
Events
GFG Optimistic On San Ciprian’s Future, Alcoa Not So Much As Deadline Nears
The GFG Alliance and Alcoa are continuing talks over the fate of their aluminium smelter in San Ciprian, Spain, and an official from GFG remains highly optimistic that a long-term solution for the plant’s viability is within reach. GFG Alliance’s Chief Investment Officer Jay Hambro said in an interview with S & P Global Platts […]
Italy’s Raffmetal Achieves ASI Performance Standard Certification
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced on Tuesday the certification of Italy’s Raffmetal S.p.A. under its Performance Standard for responsible production of aluminium. The plant, which is located in Casto, Italy, recycles both primary and secondary aluminium scrap, which includes pre- and post-consumer aluminium scrap content. Raffmetal’s current nameplate capacity stands at over 300 thousand […]
Alvance Looking For Raw Materials And Value Added Components In Quest For Vertical Integration
British commodities maven Sanjeev Gupta is shopping around for new components for its aluminium business Alvance, which it hopes to see triple production and become a fully vertically-integrated aluminium production firm. According to comments made yesterday by CEO Arnaud de Weert at the virtual CRU World Aluminium conference, Alvance aims to be carbon neutral within […]
Jaguar Land Rover Aluminium Recycling Project Could Cut CO2 By 26 Percent
Jaguar Land Rover said last month that a recycling process they developed could cut carbon dioxide emissions by over a quarter. The firm’s REALITY aluminium project is a process developed by the automaker to blend recycled aluminium with primary aluminium to achieve aluminium of a quality matching that of the grade they currently use. The […]
Zhongwang Limiting Aluminium Operations In Europe Due To COVID-19 Market Effects, Ongoing Anti-Dumping Investigations
A pair of sources alleging knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday that China Zhongwang Group is drawing down its sales in Europe due to the ongoing anti-dumping investigations and the pandemic-affected market. “We do not know if we are closing in Frankfurt yet, but we are going through a restructuring with some people […]
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both businesses and policymakers to accelerate decarbonization efforts. However, with COVID-19 disrupting lives and economies in an unprecedented manner, countries across the globe ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
Aluminium of Greece (AOG): is the Pechiney spirit still alive?
Between September 24-25, FastmarketsMB organized its annual aluminium conference in Athens. A day before the conference, in accordance with an ...
