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Coffee capsules made of aluminum are ideal for recycling

Coffee capsules made of aluminum can be very effectively recycled when consumers deposit them in the Yellow Bin or the Yellow Sack in Germany. "We can recover a high proportion of the capsules’ material and return it to the aluminum circuit," says Michael Wiener, CEO of Duales System Holding.

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Aluminium semis producers upbeat for 2016

Despite a slight decline in production in 2015, the German aluminium semis industry is looking forward to 2016 with optimism. The aluminium rolling mills in Germany account for almost half of all European rolled aluminium products and the highest share of German aluminium semis production.

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Market for aluminium aerosol cans stable at high level in 2015

The production of aluminium aerosol cans worldwide remained stable at a high level in 2015. The member companies of AEROBAL reported total production of 5.4 billion aluminium cans and thus a repeat of the previous year’s record result.

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Utility vehicle manufacturer chooses Endur aluminium sheet from Alcoa

Utility vehicle manufacturer Fruehauf has designed a new series of tip-trailers, which, for improved strength, durability and weight-saving reasons, are manufactured using Alcoa's Endur-Al aluminium sheet.

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ALUMINIUM 2016 grows with the lightweight construction megatrend

Excitement is building for the 11th edition of the ALUMINIUM trade fair and conference, to be held in Düsseldorf from 29.11 to 1.12.2016. Eight months before the fair commences more than 700 exhibitors have registered for the world's largest branch event.

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Tube production stable at high level in 2015

The European tube manufacturers association (etma) presented the production figures for last year. Total production by etma members in 2015 was 10.5 billion tubes, exactly the same as the previous year’s mark, and thus remained stable at a high level. Aluminium tubes account for the largest share with about 40 per cent of the market.

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Record sales for beverage cans in 2015

2.08 billion beverage cans were sold in Germany in 2015, and roughly 80 percent of them were made of aluminium. The record sales are comprised of two strong half-years. Around 40 percent of the beverage cans sold last year contained beer.

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Pioneering Aluminum facade for the Wintergartenareal Leipzig

The modern headquarter’s façade consists of glass elements combined with Novelis pre-painted Aluminum ff2. For the façade the planning team chose Novelis coil-coated aluminium ff2® composed of an AIMg3 (5754) alloy it’s strength and flatness.

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AMAG places order for cold rolling mill

AMAG rolling in Ranshofen has placed an order with the SMS group in Düsseldorf for the delivery of a cold rolling mill, a heat-treatment line with attached passivation plant, a high-bay warehouse and a packaging line. The plants are to be put into operation in 2017.

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