The Aluminum Association, the Aluminium Association of Canada, and European Aluminium issued an open letter in advance of the upcoming G-20 Summit 2017 to take place July 7-8 in Hamburg, Germany, calling for the creation of a Global Forum to address global aluminum overcapacity. This is the first time that a global coalition of aluminum producers have […]
The aluminum content in cars to increase by up to 30% over the next ten years, according to a new Ducker Worldwide study. This surge is mainly from rolled and extruded products, where auto body sheet leads the growth with an expected increase of 110% over the same period. The growth is largely attributed to […]
European Aluminium issued a statement regarding the deal under consideration by the European Commission for the steel sector in exchange for granting China the coveted Market Economy Status (MES). According to the organization, this approach ignores the enormous Chinese overcapacities in industries like aluminum and creates unfair distortions on the EU market. “The European Commission is […]
Aluminum is a solution to many of the societal and economic challenges that Europe faces as it seeks to build a competitive and sustainable industrial sector. Hence, aluminum is a key enabler of Europe’s transition to a low carbon and resource efficient economy. On this basis, the European Aluminum Association (EAA) along with the European […]
Pierre Vareille, European Aluminium Association chairman and CEO of Constellium, at the launch of the Sustainability Roadmap for the aluminum industry on April 23, 2015 discussed the aluminum effect — 75% of all of the aluminum ever produced is still in use today. Other video interviews from the Sustainability Roadmap event, include: Our Sustainability Roadmap: […]
Every two years, the European Aluminium Awards are given to products or projects in which aluminum has been applied in an innovative manner. Industrial designers, manufactures, importers, architects, builders, and artists can enter the competition in various categories.Judging criteria includes originality and functionality of the use of materials, functionality of the product, design, durability (in […]
The December 2014 issue of Light Metal Age is now available. The digital edition has been released to subscribers and the print edition will be shipped next week. The cover features as-rolled aluminum foil produced by Hydro’s Grevenbroich rolling mill in Germany. The foil is only 15 μm thick but completely free from grease. […]
The European Aluminium Association released a new video about the unique lifecycle story of aluminum.
