On April 11, the prime minister of Egypt met with the officials of the Chinese company "Henan Zhengfu" to review their plan to establish an aluminum production plant with an investment of USD 2 billion. The project will create 3,000 direct job opportunities. The project will be established on the Suez Canal Economic
The Trump administration has rejected requests from Ford and other U.S. automakers for relief from aluminum tariffs, despite supply disruptions caused by fires at Novelis’ Oswego, New York plant. The facility, which serves about a dozen OEMs, suffered two fires in late 2025 and is not expected to return to full opera
On April 2, SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) conducted exchanges on matters, such as deepening the regional synergy in the aluminum industry and promoting the in-depth integration between the automobile and aluminum processing industries, with Guangxi’s Baise City.
SGMW will support Baise City’s aluminum industry in enhancing i
On April 3, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) provided an initial assessment of operations following the recent Iranian attacks on its Al Taweelah site. The site sustained significant damage because of the Iranian missile and drone attacks at Khalifa Economic Zone, Abu Dhabi. The site, including the smelter and casthou
On March 15, 2026, Hindalco Industries updated that a media article claiming it had halted aluminum product sales amid the Iran conflict was “factually incorrect and misleading,” and clarified it has not stopped operations in its aluminum extrusions business.
Hindalco said in a recent communication to extrusions cus
On March 3, Norsk Hydro ASA (Hydro) announced a controlled shutdown of aluminum production at its joint venture, Qatalum, in Qatar. After confirmation from its gas supplier about continued reduced supply, Qatalum will stop further curtailment and keep aluminium production at about 60% capacity.
Together with continui
On February 23, AMAG Austria Metall AG announced that the European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing it with a loan of EUR 75 million. It supports AMAG's investments, with planned total costs of EUR 168 million over the period 2025-2028. This is an important boost for AMAG to further advance key research projects,
On February 13, 2026, Craftsman Automation announced that its board had approved starting an evaluation of a potential internal restructuring and consolidation of its aluminium products business.
The review will examine moving the aluminium products operations of the company and its aluminium-focused wholly owned su
On February 11, SIGIT Group held a meeting with Sohar Aluminium, Oman, to explore opportunities for collaboration in the development of automotive aluminium products. The discussions focused on establishing a strong industrial framework in Oman to support the production and export of high-quality aluminium components
On January 27, 2026, Hindalco Industries announced an INR 210 billion expansion of its aluminium smelter at Aditya Aluminium complex in Sambalpur with 360,000 tonnes-per-annum capacity. The company also commissioned a 170,000-tonnes-per-annum Flat Rolled Products (FRP) and battery-grade aluminium foil manufacturing f
Hydro Extrusion Italy s.r.l., a subsidiary of Norsk Hydro, has announced the potential closure of its Feltre plant by 2026, affecting around 250 employees.
On January 20, 2026, the Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy (MIMIT) held an initial roundtable discussion to address the situation. During the meeting, the
On January 20, 2026, Ramkrishna Forgings Limited announced that it had commenced commercial production at its Aluminium Forging facility at Plant V, Village Baliguma, PO Kolabira, Saraikela - Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, with a production capacity of 3,000 Tonnes Per Annum (TPA). The company invested INR 575 millio
Norsk Hydro ASA (Hydro) has joined Alumobility, a non-profit association of leading aluminum producers and downstream technology partners, to accelerate the adoption of aluminum in the automotive industry.
The move reinforces Hydro’s commitment to supporting automotive OEMs in producing lighter and more sustainable v
On December 17, ALUKO Group officials announced the company has selected Halls, Tennessee, for its second U.S. manufacturing facility.
ALUKO Group will create 285 new jobs and invest USD 107.7 million to locate its integrated aluminum manufacturing operations in an existing building in Halls, Tennessee. Once operatio
On December 12, the European Commission welcomed a provisional agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on new rules for end-of-life vehicles (ELVs). The regulation covers how vehicles are designed, produced, and recycled at the end of their life. Better collection, dismantling, and recycling will he
Benteler Group has completed a comprehensive modernization of its casthouse at the Raufoss plant in Norway. This investment increases the site’s use of recycled aluminum from around 30% to approximately 40%, with a target of 50% by 2030.
The upgrade, part of the “BAR Green” project launched in 2023, also reduces CO₂
On December 3, Constellium announced the inauguration of its new finishing lines at its Singen plant in Germany. This milestone marks the completion of the EUR 30 million investment announced in 2024 in partnership with Lotte Infracell, a subsidiary of Lotte Aluminium, to supply high-quality aluminum foilstock for ba
On November 21, Ford Motor Company and Novelis jointly announced an update following another fire incident at the Novelis Oswego aluminum plant on November 20. The fire had been swiftly contained and the plant was safely evacuated with no injuries to employees, contractors or first responders.
As of November 21, the
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