Trump Aluminium Tariffs Are Short-Sighted and Demand Unified Response by EU: Denmark PM
Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen leveled withering criticism at the coming 10-percent tariffs on aluminium imported into the United...
European Union
U.S. Trade Reps At Negotiating Table with E.U., Australian, and Argentinian Reps Over Trump Aluminium Tariffs
A top trade official in the Trump Administration told a United States legislative committee that the executive branch is discussing exclusions to the blanket 10-percent aluminium tariffs with trade representatives from the European Union, Australia, and Argentina, and indicated that talks may...
European Aluminium Calls Upon EU for Relief from Trump’s Aluminium Tariff
Europe’s biggest aluminium trade group added its voice to the chorus of condemnation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 10-percent blanket...
Aluminium May Be Winner in Likely EU Plan to Boost Electric Car Sector
According to sources who spoke to Reuters, the European Union will soon be considering a proposal to use carbon credits...
Events
Europe’s Aluminium Industry May Back EU Action Against China’s Subsidies: Gerd Götz
The head of Europe’s leading aluminium trade organization said last week that his group may support Brussels if the European Union initiates a complaint against the People’s Republic of China over aluminium subsidies at the World Trade Organization. Gerd Götz, director general of European Aluminium were prompted by the complaint filed by the United States […]
No threat of closure for South East Europe’s smelters in near future
Latest on SEE primary aluminium industry In the Balkan region, there are currently five operational smelters producing some 610,000 tonnes of primary aluminium a year, with total capacity of 672,000 tonnes/year. However, production has decreased by over 180,000 tonnes in 2015, compared to 2006. Today, there are just over 6000 workers employed compared to over […]
Study Projects Use of Aluminium in Cars to Increase by Almost One Third Over Next Decade
A study released yesterday projects that the percentage of aluminium in automobiles to increase by roughly one third in the course of the next decade. According to a study by consulting and research company Ducker Worldwide and commissioned by European Aluminium, the use of aluminium in the automotive industry is expected to rise significantly through […]
European Commission: New Aluminium Technology Could Make Production Cleaner, More Efficient
Utilizing new technology now under development could reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) production in the aluminium industry by two-thirds and energy consumption by over one-fifth in 2050 according to a report released yesterday by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre. Achievable reductions for primary aluminium production in the intervening years may be higher, according to the […]
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 ...
