Experts See Increasing In-Roads in Western Aluminium Industry by Chinese Firms
Industry analysts see an expansion of aluminium firms from the People’s Republic of China into the worldwide automotive and aerospace...
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Constellium Opens New Automotive Aluminium Sheet Line in Eastern France
Amsterdam’s Constellium N.V. announced the official opening of its newest finishing line at its plant in Neuf-Brisach, France. The €180 million line is intended to help the firm meet rising demand for aluminium auto body sheet. The almost 800’ line has a...
Noranda Inks Agreement with Remaining Creditors, Nominates Stalking-Horse Bidder for Remaining Upstream Assets
Franklin, Tennessee’s Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation announced on Friday that it has negotiated a global settlement agreement with several of...
Constellium Inks Contract to Supply Aluminium Alloy to US Army R&D Program
Dutch aluminium products firm Constellium N.V. announced yesterday that it has secured a deal with the United States Army Tank...
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Constellium to Provide Aluminium for Peugeot 3008
Dutch aluminium products firm Constellium N.V. announced yesterday that it will be the supplier of Crash Management Systems and Automotive Body Sheets for French automotive maker Peugeot’s compact sport-utility vehicle (SUV) model 3008. The model, complete with aluminium components, will make its debut at the 2016 Paris Motor Show early next month. According to the […]
Constellium-UACJ US$150MM Joint Venture Plant Opens in Kentucky
Constellium-UACJ opened its new auto body sheeting plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky this week. The 225,000-ft2 plant, built at a cost of US$150 million, will produce finished auto body sheet for sale to major American auto manufacturers. Construction of the plant began in 2014 in the Kentucky Transpark. The plant will employ 65 workers and […]
Constellium Reports Second Quarter Earnings
Amsterdam aluminium semi producer Constellium reported second quarter results yesterday. Numbers were down due to seasonal factors, but strong otherwise. The firm’s Q2 shipments this year totaled 387 thousand metric tons, down slightly year-on-year by one thousand metric tons. Revenues for the quarter were €1,233 million, also off slightly from last year’s second quarter, which […]
Ebbesberg Replaces Vareille as Head of European Aluminium
Yesterday European Aluminium announced the ascension of Kjetil Ebbesberg to Chairman, stepping into the position as Pierre Vareille steps down. Vareille, who has been the CEO of Constellium since 2012, was the Chairman of European Aluminium for the past two years and a member of the Executive Committee for the past four. He has retired […]
Jean-Marc Germain Takes Reins at Constellium
Dutch aluminium semi producer Constellium N.V. announced Thursday that Jean-Marc Germain has been appointed as the firm’s Chief Executive Officer by its Board of Directors. Germain begins his new role on Monday, succeeding Pierre Vareille. Vareille announced his retirement earlier this year, but has agreed to stay on in an advisory capacity so as to […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
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 ...
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 ...
