On June 1, U.S. President Trump signed a proclamation amending his Section 232 national security tariffs on some aluminum, steel and copper imports. The proclamation:
Adjusts the tariffs on agricultural equipment, like combines and harvesters, as well as other equipment, like residential heating, air conditioning and
On May 18, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) and European Aluminium advocated expanding the compensatory mechanism under the CO2 Regulation for cars and vans to include low-carbon materials, such as aluminium. The inclusion of aluminium will ensure regulatory coherence with other files like th
On May 7, AKFA Aluminum Solutions LLC announced it has begun work on a new manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky, which will bring 331 new jobs.
The new facility will serve as a full-cycle production hub, featuring advanced extrusion, anodizing and finishing capabilities aligned with U.S. energy and envi
On April 28, multiple sources reported that Guangdong Haomei New Materials will build a new aluminum extrusion production plant in Morocco. It will invest MAD 691 million in this project. The plant will be located within the Mohammed VI Tangier Tech City. The project targets European and North African markets, partic
Norsk Hydro ASA (Hydro) has supplied low-carbon, recycled aluminum made from Hydro CIRCAL to the Daimler Truck reECONIC concept project. The material was used in the Mercedes-Benz Trucks eEconic-based waste collection vehicle. Hydro provided 31 different extruded aluminum parts totaling 600 kg, used in structural and
On April 23, the U.S. government announced that the Trump administration is offering relief from tariffs on steel and aluminum to individual companies if they make detailed commitments to increase U.S. capacity of primary steel and primary aluminum that supports U.S. production capacity for automobiles, medium- and h
On April 26, a Guangxi high-end aluminum alloy component innovation consortium for New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) led by SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) was inaugurated.
The consortium established a new system for in-depth IURA (Industry-University-Research-Application) integration, and will collaborate with eight other institutio
On April 23, Hirschvogel Components México, part of Hirschvogel, announced the start of construction of two new production halls at its facility in San Juan del Río as part of an expansion driven by a major OEM contract.
Each building will have an area of 7,500 square meters and will support the production of aluminu
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
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