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Steel: prices in Europe fall due to economic problems
Hot-rolled coil (HRC) prices in northern and southern Europe have continued to fall in recent weeks due to the European economic slowdown and overcapacity. Concerns are mainly centred on Germany. The German economy is the largest in the European Union (EU), but the...
Aluminium: European Aluminium wants sanctions on Russian-supplied product
The industry group European Aluminium wants the European Union to impose sanctions on Russian-supplied aluminium, but not on EU-based companies owned by Rusal, which produces bauxite and alumina outside Russia, partly imported from Europe. The group lobbied the EU for...
China launches consultation for the registration of aluminium smelters in the carbon compliance market
The Chinese government has opened consultations for accounting, reporting and emission verification guidelines for aluminium smelters, paving the way for another industry to be enrolled in the national compliance carbon trading system. China has the largest ETS in the...
India imposes anti-dumping duty on Chinese cast aluminium alloy wheels
The Indian Ministry of Finance has imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of cast aluminium alloy wheels or Alloy Road Wheels (ARW) from China. The definitive anti-dumping duty, which will remain in force for five years, varies between USD 0.23 per kg and...