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12/31/2018
FACE Aluminium brings you a roundup of last week’s aluminium news. Rusal Appoints New Board Chairman As part of the corporate restructuring agreement with the U.S. Treasury in order to lift sanctions, Rusal appointed Jean-Pierre Thomas as the company’s new chairman. Thomas, who starts his mandate from […]
12/17/2018
FACE Aluminium brings you a roundup of last week’s aluminium news. Among the latest main news: In Europe, Spanish aluminium products company Baux is acquired by the American Jupiter Aluminium, Liberty completed the purchase of Dunkerque Aluminium, and the Irish government is asking the US for assurances over Aughinish future. […]
12/10/2018
FACE Aluminium brings you a roundup of last week’s aluminium news. Among the latest main news: In Europe, Constellium continues its partnership with Audi and will supply aluminium for the new Audi A6 model. FACE members: Emirates Global Aluminium is recognised by the UAE’s government for its contribution to […]
12/04/2018
Amsterdam-based aluminium semi-products producer Constellium announced today a new partnership with German carmaker Audi AG to supply aluminium automotive body sheets for the new Audi A6. Building on a long-term partnership with Audi, Constellium supplies the German carmaker with two aluminium alloys designed specifically for the automotive sector. […]
10/05/2018
Producers of aluminium aerosol containers experienced a significant expansion of their business, with nearly 3.3 billion cans manufactured in the first half of 2018, reported on October 1st the International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL). The output figure represents a market growth of around 5 per cent […]
09/20/2018
Aeromet, supplier of advanced aluminium and magnesium cast parts, is one of the six UK-based companies selected by Boeing to supply raw materials to the multinational’s new factory in England. The new facility, which will open in autumn this year, will make components for the 737 and 777 passenger […]
09/13/2018
Amsterdam-based aluminium semi-products producer Constellium N.V. announced today the expansion of its operations at its Neckarsulm – Dahenfeld plant in Germany. The expansion will allow the company to increase supply of aluminium automotive structures. The Dahenfeld production facility opened in 1998 in the heart of Germany’s automotive industry, and produces […]
06/26/2018
Emirates Global Aluminium and Aludium have signed a five-year agreement for rolling slabs. EGA has been supplying Aludium with the metal since 2017. The rolling slab is processed into plate, sheet and foil products and used in the automotive and packaging industries. Signing the agreement at EGA’s Al Taweelah […]
06/13/2018
For years — decades, even — the price of alumina was taken to be one-third of the primary aluminum price. For many years, such a relationship was enshrined in long-term supply agreements with alumina producers sharing in the ups and downs of the primary aluminum price experienced by the smelters. […]