Norsk Hydro Says Production Up But Sales Down In April And May Thanks To COVID-19
Noting the unique situation in which the global economy has found itself in recent months, Norwegian aluminium smelter Norsk Hydro...
Europe
Alcoa Begins Process For Layoffs At Spanish Aluminium Smelter
Pittsburgh aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corp said yesterday it has begun the process of laying off the workforce at its aluminium plant in San Ciprián, Spain. According to the firm, it has been in talks with the labor force at the plant since...
Pair Of Eurofoil Plants Certified Against ASI Performance Standard And Chain Of Custody Standard
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced yesterday the certification of two of Eurofoil’s plants against the organization’s Performance Standard and...
LME To Debut Trading Platform For Low-Carbon Aluminium In Coming Months
The London Metal Exchange announced late last week its plans to establishing a trading platform that will offer low-carbon aluminium...
Events
Constellium Lands Ten-Year Agreement To Supply Specialty Aluminium Alloy To Airbus
Amsterdam rolled and extruded aluminium leader Constellium N.V. said yesterday that it has entered into a decade-long contract with Airbus to supply specialized aluminium for the aerospace firm’s entire product lineup. Per the firm, the ten-year agreement will have Constellium supply a wide variety of specialty rolled and extruded aluminium, including components like wing-skin panels, […]
Egil Hogna To Depart Norsk Hydro Upon Successor’s Appointment
Norwegian aluminium smelter Norsk Hydro ASA announced yesterday the departure of executive vice president Egil Hogna at the end of the year. The Oslo native joined Hydro upon its full acquisition of Sapa Group in 2017, becoming the head of its Extruded Solutions business group. Hogna said he would remain in office until either his […]
Constellium Named Sole Supplier Of Aluminium Sheet To Toyota’s European Corolla Model
Amsterdam rolled and extruded aluminium leader Constellium N.V. announced yesterday that it has been chosen to supply auto body sheet to Toyota’s European production plants for use in the new Corolla model. Constellium will be the sole provider of auto body sheet aluminium to Toyota’s plants in Burnaston, United Kingdom and Arifiye, Turkey, where it […]
Lotte Aluminium To Build Anode Foil Plant In Hungary
South Korean packaging firm Lotte Aluminium announced earlier this week its plans to construct an aluminium anode foil production plant in Hungary. Per the firm, the ₩110 billion (US$90.6 million) plan will involve the construction of an industrial complex in Tatabanya, Hungary to be completed by mid-2021. The plant will produce aluminium anode foils for […]
CNIA Denies Aluminium Dumping Allegations, Citing Better Tech And “Internal” Factors In Europe
The People’s Republic of China’s aluminium trade group denied dumping allegations by their counterparts in the European Union, responding in a statement that it is being unfairly punished for “internal” factors occurring at the complaining companies. “China’s aluminum extrusion products have not caused damage to the EU’s relevant industries and there is no dumping in […]
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 ...
