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...
Europe
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...
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...
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...
Events
European Commission Launches Anti-Dumping Investigation Targeting Chinese Aluminium Extruders
Late last week the European Commission announced that it has begun an official inquiry into allegations that aluminium extrusions producers from the People’s Republic of China are dumping their product on the continent’s market, thereby undercutting local producers. The Commission issued the notice on Friday as part of its regularly-published journal. The EC’s investigation is […]
BMW Implements Aluminium Scrap Recycling Program At Plant In Dingolfing
German automaker BMW AG said last week its press shop in Dingolfing is the company’s first-ever site to separate out and recycle aluminium sheet waste generated by the plant. The plant, which is BMW’s largest, required a €6.5 million retrofit to accomplish the goal of fully recycling the entirety of its scrap aluminium waste, but […]
Hydro’s Fourth Quarter Results Sag Thanks To Sluggish Demand And Anemic Metals Markets
Norwegian aluminium smelter Norsk Hydro ASA released results for the final quarter of 2019 on Friday. Falling demand and weak metals prices took its toll in the period, resulting in a tepid bottom line. In the prior quarter, Hydro posted an underlying EBIT of NOK560 million. Underlying EBIT for Bauxite & Alumina fell on the […]
World’s Largest Aluminium Rolling Plant Achieves Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Certification
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced three new certifications for Novelis plants in Germany earlier this week, as its Ohle operations are now certified under ASI’s Performance standard, while Ohle and Alunorf are now certified to ASI’s Chain of Custody guidelines. Per the firm, the Ohle plant is dedicated to the production of aluminium foil […]
Airbus Names Constellium Its Best Supply Chain Performer
Amsterdam rolled and extruded aluminium leader Constellium N.V. said yesterday it has been awarded the “Best Performer Award” by French multinational aviation firm Airbus SAS at its yearly Supply Chain and Quality Improvement Program (SQIP). Per the firm, the award by Airbus was to recognize Constellium’s long-term partnership with the aviation firm, in which it […]
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 ...
