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,...
Sustainability
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...
Noranda Bauxite Praised For Land Reclamation Efforts In Jamaica
Jamaica’s Mining Minister Robert Montague lauded Noranda Bauxite for its responsible land reclamation efforts last week, noting the success the...
Ball Corporation Inks Twin Deals To Move North American Operations To 100 Percent Renewable Energy
In a bid to transition to utilizing exclusively renewable energy, Colorado’s Ball Corporation announced late last month that it executed...
Events
Jaguar Land Rover Launches New Aluminium Recycling Initiative
British multinational automaker Jaguar Land Rover Limited announced the next step in its aluminium closed-loop program will be a new method for harvesting aluminium from old vehicles for use in aluminium alloys destined to continue on in new vehicles. The initiative, christened REALITY, is under development at present, with initial testing being carried out on […]
Nespresso Calls Upon Competitors To Join In Aluminium Coffee Capsule Recycling Plan
Swiss coffee company Nestlé Nespresso S.A. called upon its competitors in the portioned-coffee market to team up with it in developing a worldwide recycling program for aluminium coffee capsules. At the annual convergence of the Nespresso Sustainability Advisory Board (NSAB) in Geneva, the firm issued the invitation to establish such a global standard, with hopes […]
SIG’s Aseptic Aluminium Cartons Certified By ASI
Swiss food and beverage packaging firm SIG Combibloc Group AG announced last week that it has become the world’s first supplier of aseptic carton packs made from aluminium certified by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). Per the firm, the new offering will allow its buyers to add value by promoting responsible materials sourcing. Users of […]
Leaders Emerge In The Aluminium Industry’s Race To Zero Carbon
One of the aluminium industry’s major goals continues to be the production of metal in a manner that emits the smallest carbon footprint possible. Man-made climate change has become an ever more critical issue, and many of the major players in the global aluminium industry have taken the initiative and made great strides in limiting […]
Gränges Kicks Off Series Of Long-Term Sustainability Goals
Swedish rolled aluminium firm Gränges AB announced yesterday an initiative to achieve benchmarks for sustainable production and global competitiveness along the entirety of its value chain. The firm’s press release described a set of five sustainability targets that Gränges expects to meet by 2025, consisting of a reduction in accidents per million hours worked 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 ...
