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...
Europe
BYD Showcases Popular All-Aluminium 12-Meter eBus At Stockholm Conference
Chinese vehicle manufacturer BYD Co Ltd showcased its all-aluminium 12-meter (39-foot) eBus last week at Stockholm’s UITP Global Public Transport Summit. The model is an all-electric, emissions-free eBus that is produced in trim levels with either two or three doors. The Hungarian-built...
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’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...
Events
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 strong financial results for the just-ended quarter. FK Group said that the year ending on March 31 yielded turnover of £107 million, up by 60 percent on the year. All in, the firm said they […]
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 […]
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 and industry experts from all over the world to hear and exchange information on latest developments related to base metals and their ...
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 ...
International Aluminium 2019 Conference – Key Takeaways
The FastmaketsMB aluminium conference is the sequel to the Metal Bulletin aluminium conferences, which have traditionally been one of oldest ...
