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EU urges China to tackle aluminium overcapacity

06/26/2018

The European Union and China discussed the economic and trade relations at the 7th High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue this Monday in Beijing. Covering a range of issues under the overall theme “Harnessing Globalisation”, the Dialogue sets the ground for the upcoming 20th EU-China Summit taking place in July in […]

Industry

Alro’s major stakeholders Vimetco and Conef to launch public offering

06/20/2018

Romanian aluminium producer Alro Slatina has announced that its major shareholders – the globally integrated aluminium producer Vimetco N.V. and Romanian private gas company Conef-Gaz – will launch a secondary public offering of their Alro stocks. Marian Nastase, Chairman of Alro, said: “This is exciting news for Alro. Alro […]

EU Adopts Countermeasures Against Trump Aluminium Tariffs

06/20/2018

The European Union will start to impose duties on U.S. imports of aluminium on Friday, in retaliation for the Donald Trump administration’s blanket 10 percent tariffs on the metal. The measures, aimed at products worth €2.8 billion, aim to rebalance the trade with the U.S., and is based on the […]

Innovation

ASI Certifies First Aluminium Roller Under New Responsible Sourcing Standard

06/13/2018

Global standards and certification organization The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announcedyesterday the first certification of an aluminium foil roller and converter under the organization’s new standards for responsible production. Per the association, Constantia Teich of Weinburg, Austria, is the recipient of the distinction, making it just the third holder of the […]

Competition

USW Chief Girard Defends “Crucial” Trump Aluminium Tariffs

06/13/2018

The head of North America’s biggest union offered a counterpoint to the global condemnation of the Trump aluminium tariffs in an editorial over the weekend, reaffirming the United States president’s reasoning behind enacting the broad tariffs earlier this year. United Steelworkers president Leo W. Girard wrote in an opinion piece published on […]

Alumina Prices Putting Pressure on Downstream Products

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. […]

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