On November 12, South32 Hillside Aluminium announced a partnership with the Automotive Industry Transformation Fund (AITF) and the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (DTIC) to provide around ZAR 200 million in concessional financing to support Bingelela Alloys' continued production of rim alloys in Richar

On November 4, while reporting Q2 FY26 financial results, Novelis said that its aluminum plant in Oswego, New York that was damaged in a September 16 fire, disrupting production for Ford, Nissan and Stellantis, is expected to fully reopen in December. 
Novelis CEO Steve Fisher said construction crews are working arou

Nissan told its suppliers on October 30 that parts shortages had reduced October production at its plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, by about 7,400 vehicles as is scale back U.S. production of its bestselling model, the Rogue crossover.
Nissan halted output on both production lines at the 6.4-million-square-foot Smyrna pla

Norsk Hydro ASA (Hydro) has collaborated with the University of Michigan to launch the Center for Recycling, Extrusion and Aluminum Technology (CREATe) partnership, investing USD 2.5 million over five years for this research initiative.
The project aims to advance aluminum recycling and extrusion alloy development wh

On October 30, the Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria inaugurated the high-tech automotive parts of Zies Europe (ZS Europe) in the Trakia Economic Zone (TEZ) near Plovdiv. The company has invested BGN 19 million in this plant. It will create 100 new jobs. The plant will produce aluminum parts. ZS Europe is associated

Nissan temporarily canceled production in Smyrna, Tennessee, on October 24 and 27 due to an “ongoing shortages of aluminum and vehicle components provided by Marelli and other suppliers”, according to an internal document.
It is not clear what components are in short supply. Marelli is a major lighting and interiors

Stellantis is the second OEM to be affected by a September 16 fire at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego, New York.
The Warren Truck Assembly Plant, where Stellantis builds the Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer, is being idled for three weeks because of a parts shortage emanating from the fire.
“Due to a parts short

Ford informed workers at its Kentucky Truck Plant that it will be pausing production of the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator beginning the week of October 14, due to issues with its aluminum supply chain used in its body panels. The pause is currently slated to last one week, according to the memo, but Ford is a

A memo sent to workers at Ford’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan notified that production of the Ford F-150 Lightning will be paused the week of October 13. The news was subsequently confirmed by administration of the plant that the shutdown is a direct result of the fire at Novelis’ aluminum plan

On October 9, Canada’s Linamar Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire select assets of Aludyne Incorporated’s North American operations. 
Southfield, Michigan-based Aludyne is a Tier 1 automotive supplier specializing in lightweight aluminum chassis and structural technologie

Norsk Hydro ASA (Hydro) has decided to finalize the integration process of Alumetal S.A., two years after its acquisition.
Alumetal operates as a standalone company under Hydro. Its operations in Poland and Hungary will be rebranded as Hydro Kęty, Hydro Gorzyce, Hydro Nowa Sól, and Hydro Komárom respectively in early

On September 29, Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill B.S.C. (GARMCO), in a social media post, announced that it had held extensive meetings with several major European manufacturers of electric vehicle battery components to discuss long-term supply agreements for aluminum metal. 
The discussions represent a strategic step ai

On September 19, multiple sources reported that the Saudi National Environmental Recycling Company (Tadweeer) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. to conduct technical and financial feasibility studies on the establishment of an aluminum plant and smelter in the Kingdom. 
The

On September 12, the European Commission approved Oaktree Capital’s acquisition of full control of Superior Industries International (SUP) under EU Merger rules.
The deal mainly concerns the production and sale of aluminium wheels for light vehicles.
The Commission found no competition issues, as the companies do not

Norsk Hydro ASA (Hydro) has expanded its premium recycled aluminum product, Hydro CIRCAL, to include foundry alloys in addition to extrusion ingots.
The new offering maintains a minimum of 75% post-consumer scrap content, allowing automotive companies to use it for critical parts such as wheels, battery boxes, and st

On September 2, Stahl, a Netherlands based firm specializing in coatings for flexible materials, launched RelcaDur, a new bonding agent that connects rubber to surfaces such as steel, aluminium, and plastic.
It is a two-layer system i.e., a primer and a bonding agent. Unlike traditional solvent-based adhesives used i

On August 21, Mercedes Benz and TSR Group GmbH & Co. KG announced that they are expanding their 2024 partnership with an “urban mining” pilot project to recycle end-of-life vehicles. The goal is to recover high-quality raw materials and reuse them in new Mercedes-Benz cars.
Starting in summer 2025, vehicles in northw

On August 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it is expanding the list of goods subject to Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The Department of Commerce will add 407 additional product categories to the list of derivative steel and aluminum products covered by the sectoral tariffs

On August 7, 2025, Sandhar Technologies Limited announced that its board of directors approved the slump sale of two manufacturing units—Sandhar Technologies Limited (Tamil Nadu) Unit-I and Sandhar Technologies Limited (Haryana) Unit-V—to Sandhar Ascast Private Limited, its wholly owned subsidiary. The transfers will

On July 15, Constellium announced the completion of the FlexCAR project, its latest effort with ARENA2036, Germany’s leading research campus for future mobility and production technologies. It worked alongside project partners such as Mercedes-Benz, Siemens, Bosch, and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to complete th