FACE President Malcolm McHale cited in Reuters

Buyers’ complaints prompted EU enquiry into metals markets LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Frustrated buyers of aluminium and other industrial metals prompted the European Commission’s current enquiry into record high surcharges and access problems linked to warehouse backlogs, according to industry sources. The Commission’s Enterprise and Industry department is looking […]

The Gulf Aluminium Council (GAC), the regional industry trade association, is building links with the Federation of Aluminium Consumers in Europe (FACE) as part of its campaign to lobby for lower tariffs on GCC aluminium exports to the EU, the MEED Middle East Aluminium 2012 Conference was told. “FACE represents […]

It is a great pleasure to announce that the 7th International Congress on aluminium technologies “Aluminium Two Thousand” which will be held in 2011 in Bologna, Italy, May 17-21 is already obtaining a great response from speakers (record number of 100 papers!) and from delegates from all countries including the […]

Aluminium flat rolled products producer Novelis is lobbying the European Union in an attempt to have import duties on aluminium lifted or reduced, Tadeu Nardocci, president of Novelis Europe, said The import duties were cut to 3% on unalloyed primary aluminium from 6% in March 2007. The duty on alloyed […]

UC RUSAL aims to pursue its dynamic business development through the company’s existing competitive advantages, also benefiting from global industry trends. FACE provides an effective platform for building industry alliances to resolve common concerns and explore future opportunities jointly with international aluminium consumers. Global consumption of aluminium is currently growing […]

EU urged to act over 6pc aluminium import duty Europe’s aluminium consumer group has called on European Commission President Romano Prodi to suspend the European Union’s (EU) six per cent import duty on primary aluminium imports, it revealed yesterday. Europe’s aluminium consumer group has called on European Commission President Romano […]

The Czech republic has asked the European Commission to suspend the European Union’s 6-percent duty on imports of aluminium, according to Federation of Aluminium Consumers’ in Europe (FACE) spokesman Roger Bertozzi. Bertozzi believed the request would be looked on favourably by the commission as it comes from a new EU […]

The six-percent duty levied on imports of unwrought aluminium into the EU is under the spotlight. The failure of the WTO to table it at Cancun, the prospect of EU enlargement and the takeover of Pechiney, signal the need for a speedy resolution, writes Sandra Buchanan. Although production in the […]

EU aluminium levy ‘outdated’ London – A 6 percent duty levied on imports of primary aluminium into the European Union (EU) is outdated, unfair on consumers and should be disposed of as soon as possible for the industry to move on, analysts say. Angus MacMillan, a minerals strategist at Prudential […]