ASI Certifies Quartet Of Amcor Plants In Germany, France, And Switzerland
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) on Wednesday revealed certifications for Swiss packaging firm Amcor plc’s operations in Teningen Tscheulin-Rothal, Germany,...
Switzerland
Novelis Begins Net Zero Carbon Aluminium Research Lab In Switzerland
Atlanta’s rolled aluminium firm Novelis announced an agreement to collaborate with Swiss innovation and research hub HES-SO Valais-Wallis in collaboration with EPFL of Energypolis Campus and energy firm OIKEN to cooperate on discovering and developing advanced carbon-neutral methods for production of aluminium...
European Aluminium Can Recycling Rates Set Record High Of 74.5 Percent In 2017
Aluminium recycling rates in Europe rose again in 2017 to 74.5 percent, a 2.3-percent bump from the year prior and...
United States Turns Down First Request For WTO Dispute Panels Lodged By India, Switzerland
The requests lodged by the governments of India and Switzerland against the Trump administration’s blanket import tariffs on aluminium and...
Events
Switzerland Files Complaint Against Trump Aluminium Tariffs At WTO
Yet another country has taken the Trump administration’s blanket aluminium and steel tariffs to the World Trade Organization this week, with the Swiss government announcing yesterday that it too has filed a request for consultation with the United States government at the global trade body. Noting that the Swiss head of the Federal Department of […]
Constellium Agrees to Sale of Leased Assets At Sierre Plant to Novelis
Amsterdam rolled and extruded aluminium leader Constellium N.V. and Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. both announced yesterday a plan for Constellium to sell a portion of its operations at Sierre in the Swiss Alps to Novelis for €200 million (US$250 million). The deal will have Constellium transferring ownership of the North Building […]
Strong Fourth Quarter Boosts European Aluminium Foil Deliveries to Highest Level in a Decade
Delivery numbers just released by the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) showed a strong showing for aluminium foil during the latter half of 2016, boosting the year’s total to its highest level in a decade. In addition, domestic deliveries were up year-on-year as well, and exported aluminium foil numbers surpassed expectations. According to EAFA’s numbers, […]
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 ...
