Aluminium beverage can recycling at 74%!

The overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the European Union, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland increased by 0.7% to a new record level of 73.6% in 2015.

G7 makes explicit urgency to avoid aluminium overcapacity

European Aluminium welcomes the G7’s communiqué stressing the “urgent need to avoid excess capacity” in the aluminium sector and the push to develop a stronger international rules on market distorting industrial subsidies and trade-distorting actions by state-owned enterprises.

Montreal Aluminium Summit: Calling for a Global Aluminium Forum & International Monitoring System

Aluminium associations from Canada, the U.S., Europe and Japan held a meeting of the aluminium industry from the G7 members where they called for a Global Multilateral and Governmental Forum on Aluminium Overcapacity.

Montreal Aluminium Summit on Overcapacity

G7 national aluminium associations, government officials and industry leaders will discuss a Global Aluminium Forum to tackle overcapacity during the Montreal Aluminium Summit on 3-4 June 2018.

The EU must respond to unjustified U.S. aluminium tariffs via WTO

European Aluminium regrets the U.S. decision to impose a 10% tariff on aluminium products from Europe starting from 1 June 2018. The European aluminium industry rejects the assumption that its exports are a threat to U.S. national security and calls on the EU to launch a WTO trade dispute over the unjustified measures.

It’s time to make the EU Circular Economy Package work

It’s time now for the 28 EU Member States to start delivering on reducing landfill of household waste to maximum 10% by 2035, measuring real recycling after the final sorting phase and promoting the use of materials which are reusable or multiple recyclable. Europe now has the framework to make the Circular Economy really work.

Short extension of temporary exemption from US tariffs prolongs uncertainty

European Aluminium regrets the US decision to exempt the EU from the 10% tariffs on aluminium for only one month.

Prior surveillance for aluminium a solid step forward and must have for our industry

European Aluminium welcomes the EU's decision to implement prior surveillance of imports of certain aluminium products.

Answers to public consultation on EU rules for construction products’

European Aluminium’s event on Industrial Policy unveils I+ Manifesto seeking to inspire 2019 EU elections

Today, European Aluminium launched its new I+ Manifesto during its public event New Industrial Policy: what role for strategic value chains? held in Brussels. I+ Manifesto’ is a voluntary online initiative to foster the debate about the EU’s role in industrial policies for the upcoming EU elections.

Aluminium Associations Joint Letter to G20 Leaders

US, European, Canadian, Japanese, Mexican and Brazilian Aluminium Associations urge G20 leaders to address Chinese overcapacity through a Global Forum on Aluminium Overcapacity.

Every Can Counts was at the Tour of Flanders

The cross-European drinks can recycling awareness programme Every Can Counts is inviting cycling fans to join in the ‘Recycle Race’ activity and make Every Can Count whilst cheering on elite cyclists from Trek-Drops team at the next major cycling race: the Amstel Gold Race on 13 April in Valkenburg, the Netherlands.

Lightweighting: a solution to low carbon mobility

Making every gram CO2 saving count

Temporary exemption from US tariffs a positive step but insufficient, says European Aluminium

The US announcement to temporarily exempt Europe from the aluminium tariffs is a positive first step but insufficient to dissipate uncertainty and negative impacts in our industry. The leading trade association applauds EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström's efforts to reach a solid deal with the US.

EU should speak with one voice and define a clear plan to respond to unjustified metal tariffs

During a EUROFER press conference, European Aluminium urged EU institutions to speak with one voice in response to the US tariffs.

10% US tariff on aluminium requires immediate EU action

European Aluminium is confident the EU Commission will do everything it can to exempt European countries from the 10% US tariff in the next 15 days, but requests immediate market surveillance and the implementation of safeguard measures if proven necessary.