Featured Events
2026
February
February 1-3
Aluminum Symposium – Coral Gables, FL
For info: Lorne Grout, S&P Global
Tel: (339) 223-9499
email: lorne.grout@spglobal.com
Conference Website
February 12-14
74th Indian Foundry Congress & IFEX 2026 – Mumbai, India
For info: Institute of Indian Foundrymen.
Tel: (91) 73035 11171 / +91 92744 17224
email: admin@ifcindia.net
Conference Website
February 24-25
Automotive Circle’s Joining in Car Body Engineering Conference in North America – Rochester, MI
For info: Paula Reisner, Vincentz
Tel: (49) 511 9910-373
email: paula.reisner@vincentz.net
Conference Website
February 25-26
AFSA International Aluminium Conference – Johannesburg, South Africa
For info: Aluminium Federation of South Africa.
Tel: (27) 11 455 5553
email: conference@afsa.org.za
Conference Website
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March
March 4-5
Seminar: Joining Aluminum Profiles and Sheets – Duisburg, Germany
For info: Janine Licata Tiso, Aluminium Deutschland
Tel: (49) 211 4796-162
email: janine.licatatiso@alu-d.de
Conference Website
March 4-6
Combustion System Design and Application to Industrial Furnaces – Mt. Pleasant, SC
For info: Judy Dominiak, Bloom Engineering
Tel: (716) 580-3741
email: seminars@bloomeng.com
Conference Website
March 9-13
Certificate in Aluminum Metallurgy – Course 1 – Aluminum Casting – Lexington, KY
For info: Secat.
Tel: (859) 514-4989
email: info@secat.net
Conference Website
March 10-12
Innoval Course: Introduction to Aluminium Metallurgy – Online
For info: Jordan Holland, Innoval.
Tel: (44) 7739296194
Conference Website
March 15-19
TMS 2026 Annual Meeting Exhibition – San Diego, CA
For info: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
Tel: (800) 759-4867
email: mtgserve@tms.org
Conference Website
March 17-19
AEC 77th Annual Meeting & Leadership Conference – Hilton Head Island, SC
For info: Mandy Vazquez, Aluminum Extruders Council
Tel: (847) 416-7219
email: mvazquez@tso.net
Conference Website
March 23-25
Fastmarkets Bauxite and Alumina 2026 – Miami, FL
For info: Fastmarkets
email: conferences@fastmarkets.com
Conference Website
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April
April 8-10
AICE 2026 SMM’s 21st Aluminum Industry Conference & Expo – Shanghai, China
For info: Kexin Lou, SMM
Tel: (86) 190 6801 9380
email: loukexin@smm.cn
April 13-15
AWS Shipbuilding & Aluminum Conference – New Orleans, LA
For info: American Welding Society
Tel: (800) 443-9353
email: customercare@aws.org
Conference Website
April 13-16
ReMA 2026 Convention & Exposition — Las Vegas, NV
For info: Recycled Materials Organization
email: convention@recycledmaterials.org
Conference Website
April 14-16
Automotive Circle’s Joining in Car Body Engineering 2026 — Bad Nauheim, Germany
For info: Amanda Beyer, Vincentz
Tel: (49) 511 9910-380
email: amanda.beyer@vincentz.net
Conference Website
April 19-22
NCCA 2026 Annual Meeting — Sonoma, CA
For info: National Coil Coating Association
Tel: (216) 241-7333
Conference Website
April 20-24
Innoval Course: Aluminum Rolling Technology – Rotherham, UK
For info: Jordan Holland, Innoval.
Tel: (44) 7739296194
Conference Website
April 21-22
Automotive Circle’s Car Body Xperience 2026 — Rochester, MI
For info: Paula Reisner, Vincentz
Tel: (49) 511 9910-373
email: paula.reisner@vincentz.net
Conference Website
April 22-23
Seminar: Aluminium Continuous Casting – Technology, Properties, Applications – Düsseldorf, Germany
For info: Janine Licata Tiso, Aluminium Deutschland
Tel: (49) 211 4796-162
email: janine.licatatiso@alu-d.de
Conference Website
April 22-24
2026 Aluminum Association Spring Meeting — Cedar Creek, TX
For info: Katie Rosebrook, The Aluminum Association
Tel: (703) 358-2960
email: krosebrook@aluminum.org
Conference Website
April 27-29
ALUMINIUM Arabia 2026 – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
For info: RX Global
Conference Website
April 27-29
ESAFORM 2026 — Thessaloniki, Greece
For info: ESAFORM
email: info@esaform2026.org
Conference Website
April 29- May 1
FIA Annual Meeting 2026 – Forging Wonder: Metal, Magic and Momentum – Scottsdale, AZ
For info: Kathy Edwards, Forging Industry Association.
Tel: (216) 781-6260
email: kathy@forging.org
Conference Website
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May
May 12-14
CRU World Aluminium Summit – London, U.K
For info: CRU International Ltd
Tel: (44) 20 7903 2000
Conference Website
May 12-15
Horizon Aluminium 2026 – Delta Saguenay, Québec, Canada
For info: Société de la Vallée de l’Aluminium (SVA)
Conference Website
May 16-18
China Int’l Metal & Metallurgy Exhibition – Guangzhou, China
For info: Mei Wen, Guangzhou Julang Exhibition Design Co., Ltd.
email: julang@julang.com.cn
Conference Website
May 17-19
IMA 2026 – International Magnesium Conference– Montreal, Canada
For info: International Magnesium Association
Tel: (651) 379-7305
email: info@intlmag.org
Conference Website
May 18-22
PSFE 2026 (Control of Potline Scrubbers & Fugitive Emissions for Aluminum Smelters) – Bruges, Belgium
For info: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
Tel: (724) 776-9000
email: meeting.services@tms.org
Conference Website
May 18-22
Anode Technology for the Aluminum Industry (Anode 2026) – Bruges, Belgium
For info: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
Tel: (724) 776-9000
email: meeting.services@tms.org
Conference Website
2026
June
June 1-4
Harbor’s Aluminum Summit – Chicago, IL
For info: Patricia Martinez, Harbor Aluminum
Tel: (512) 640-4075
email: patricia.martinez@askharbor.com
Conference Website
June 2-4
Welding Automation Expo & Conference – Minneapolis, MN
For info: American Welding Society
Tel: (800) 443-9353
email: customercare@aws.org
Conference Website
June 9-11
FABTECH Canada – Toronto, Canada
For info: Mark Hopper, FMA.
Tel: (815) 339-8775
email: https://canada.fabtechexpo.com
Conference Website
June 9-11
Innoval Course: Aluminium Structure & Surface Essentials inc. – Rotherham, UK
For info: Jordan Holland, Innoval.
Tel: (44) 7739296194
Conference Website
June 17-18
Metal Recycling Conference & Expo 2026 – Frankfurt, Germany
For info: Trans-World Events Ltd.
Tel: (44) 1483 330 018
email: info@trans-worldevents.com
Conference Website
June 23-26
Automotive Circle’s Car Body Parts 2026 – Bad Nauheim, Germany
For info: Jannike von Kampen, Vincentz
Tel: (49) 511 9910-384
email: jannike.von.kampen@vincentz.net
Conference Website
2026
July
July 7
Welding, Joining and Manufacturing Conference and Exhibition (WeldJoinExpo26) – Cambridge, UK
For info: The Welding Institute, TWI.
Tel: (44) 1223 899000
email: contactus@weldingjoiningexpo.com
Conference Website
July 8-10
ALUMINIUM CHINA 2026 – Shanghai, China
For info: RX Global
Tel: +86 10 5933 9325
email: aluchina@rxglobal.com
Conference Website
2026
August
August 5-7
AWS Welding Summit – The Woodlands, TX
For info: American Welding Society
Tel: (800) 443-9353
email: customercare@aws.org
Conference Website
2026
September
September 9-10
MSCI 2026 Safety Summit – Schaumberg, IL
For info: Metals Service Center Institute
Tel: (847) 485-3000
email: info@msci.org
Conference Website
September 14-18
Certificate in Aluminum Metallurgy – Course 3 – Thermal Treatments – Lexington, KY
For info: Secat.
Tel: (859) 514-4989
email: info@secat.net
Conference Website
September 21-23
NCCA Fall Technical Meeting – Pittsburgh, PA
For info: National Coil Coating Association
Tel: (216) 241-7333
Conference Website
September 22-24
AEC Management Conference – Chicago, IL
For info: Mandy Vazquez, Aluminum Extruders Council.
Tel: (847) 416-7219
email: mvazquez@tso.net
Conference Website
2026
October
October 1-2
International Critical Minerals and Metals Summit – Bali, Indonesia
For info: Fastmarkets
email: conferences@fastmarkets.com
Conference Website
October 4-7
MS&T26 (Materials Science & Technology 2026) – Pittsburgh, PA
For info: The Materials Science & Technology team
Tel: (724) 776-9000
email: meeting.services@tms.org
Conference Website
October 6-8
ALUMINIUM 2026 – Düsseldorf, Germany
For info: Reed Exhibitions Limited
Conference Website
October 12-14
Furnaces North America – Indianapolis, IN
For info: FNA Show Office.
Tel: (904) 249-0448 x101
email: fna@heatreat.net
Conference Website
October 15
Seminar: Rolls of Aluminum – Düsseldorf, Germany
For info: Janine Licata Tiso, Aluminium Deutschland.
Tel: (49) 211 4796-162
email: janine.licatatiso@alu-d.de
Conference Website
October 19-23
Innoval Course: Aluminium Rolling Technology – Rotherham, UK
For info: Jordan Holland, Innoval.
Tel: (44) 7739296194
Conference Website
October 20-22
Automotive Circle’s European Car Body 2026 – Bad Nauheim, Germany and Online
For info: Amanda Beyer, Vincentz.
Tel: (49) 511 9910-380
email: amanda.beyer@vincentz.net
Conference Website
October 21-22
MSCI 2026 Economic Summit – Schaumberg, IL
For info: Metals Service Center Institute
Tel: (847) 485-3000
email: info@msci.org
Conference Website
October 21-23
FABTECH – Las Vegas, NV
For info: Mark Hopper, FMA.
Tel: (815) 339-8775
email: https://fabtechexpo.com
Conference Website
October 28-30
Aluminum Association Annual Meeting – Washington, DC
For info: Katie Rosebrook, The Aluminum Association.
Tel: (703) 358-2960
email: krosebrook@aluminum.org
Conference Website
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November
November 4-5
UK Metals Expo – NEC Birmingham, UK
For info: UK Metals Expo team
email: team@ukmetalsexpo.com
Conference Website
November 6-7
Aluminium and Its Alloys – Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
For info: Janine Licata Tiso, Aluminium Deutschland e.V.
Tel: +49 211 4796-162
email: janine.licatatiso@alu-d.de
Conference Website
November 16-18
MSCI Aluminum Conference – Palm Beach, FL
For info: Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI).
Tel: (847) 485-3000
email: info@msci.org
Conference Website