Austrian packaging manufacturer Conseal followed in the footsteps of the aluminium processing company Alufix and entered insolvency this week. The companies cited difficulties in production and the fluctuating price of the raw material behind these developments. Conseal requested reorganisation procedures at the Graz Civil Enforcement Tribunal and said to […]

  STEP-G – ST Extruded Products Group – acquired two facilities in Germany, expanding its business in distributing high-quality semi-finished aluminium products. The company took over the aluminium foundry business of Aluwerk Hettstedt GmbH and the entire business of RMG Metallfachhandel GmbH.   The two production facilities specialise in the […]

  Chinese automotive supplier Minth Automotive Europa has started work on a new aluminium car parts factory in Lozinca, western Serbia. The investment is worth €100 million and is scheduled to begin production as early as October.   The groundbreaking ceremony marking the beginning of the construction of Minth’s facility […]

  Aludium – a leading European manufacturer of flat rolled aluminium products – announced changes in its organisational structure effective from April 1st.   Markus Plakolm is promoted from Director of Aludium’s plant in Amorebieta (Spain) to Vice President of Manufacturing reporting directly to the CEO of Aludium – Arnaud […]

  Romanian aluminium company ALRO published its consolidated and separate financial full-year results for 2018 showing a net profit decrease of 29 per cent. Meanwhile, the company’s turnover saw a slight increase thanks to favourable market conditions and sales mix.   The company – one of the biggest vertically integrated […]