As the UK navigates a competitive global industrial landscape, aluminium—an often overlooked "strategic material"—is gaining attention through a new campaign, The Element of Choice. Launched by ALFED in partnership with Content With Purpose and industry stakeholders, the initiative aims...
The UK recycled 157,049 tonnes of aluminium packaging last year, exceeding targets by 8,579 tonnes, per Environment Agency data.
Key Stats:
114,462 tonnes: Kerbside & public recycling
41,635 tonnes: Recovered from incinerator waste
81% recycling rate for beverage cans...
The UK aluminium industry has secured a critical win with the removal of US tariffs, boosting export confidence. Now, The Element of Choice: A Sustainable Future—a new digital series by ALFED and Content With Purpose—aims to spotlight aluminium’s role in the UK’s green econom...
Stockholm-based packaging innovator Meadow has forged a strategic partnership with Novelis, the global leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, to enhance the sustainability of its MEADOW KAPSUL™ pre-fill aluminum packaging system.
Key Details of the Collaboration:
Circular Economy Boo...
Tata Steel has invested in a D&I bodymaker at its R&D facilities in the Netherlands to test the production of food cans in what it calls a “dry-forming process” to save energy and water use. The initiative marks a significant step toward sustainable packaging manufacturing, aimin...
Breweries in Belarus are facing a shortage of beverage cans, as sanctions bite the country, which is a close ally of Russia. The crisis has disrupted production for major breweries, forcing them to scale back operations or seek alternative packaging solutions amid dwindling supplies.
Sanctions impo...
Malaysia’s government has imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of flat-rolled steel products and tinplate from several Asian countries, following a nine-month investigation. The move is aimed at protecting the domestic steel industry from what it deems as unfair competition due to cheap impo...
A second two-piece beverage can plant is being built in Cambodia, for Baosteel Can Making (Cambodia) Company, the fifth overseas facility in Southeast Asia. This new project, a significant expansion of Baosteel's operations in the region, is set to further strengthen its footprint in the beverage pa...
In a significant move highlighting the aluminium sector's shift towards sustainability, representatives from Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) and the Brazilian Association of Large Energy Consumers (Abrace) recently visited Alcoa Brazil. Their destination was the Poços de Caldas f...
In a development that sends ripples through the aluminium industry and local communities, Aluminium producer Novelis has made the tough call to shutter another one of its US manufacturing facilities. This announcement comes on the heels of a series of challenging decisions the company has had to ma...
Alcoa has charted a path forward for its San Ciprián aluminium complex in Spain. The company has entered a joint venture (JV) with Ignis Equity Holdings to breathe new life into the smelter's operations. Alcoa will hold a 75% stake and remain the managing operator, while Ignis takes a 25% sh...
In a significant development that sends shockwaves through the local community, Novelis has made the difficult decision to close its manufacturing facility in Fairmont, West Virginia. The news, delivered to the workers earlier today, April 1, brings with it the unfortunate loss of 191 jobs.
A Worke...