EUROPEAN ALUMINIUM

📢 We are happy to announce the launch of our 5 key policy priorities for 2024 in view of the EU institutional renewal aimed at strengthening the European aluminium industry. 👏 Our Director of Public Affairs and Communications, Giulia Forgnone, highlights our commitment to work hand in hand with policymakers to ensure a robust and competitive aluminium sector in Europe. 🤝 As a strategic raw material, #aluminium plays a crucial role in the EU's journey towards climate neutrality by 2050 and achieving a green transition #madeinEurope. Aluminium is not just a metal; it’s an indispensable component of our daily lives, having diverse uses from electronics, buildings, solar panels to electric vehicle technology. With forecasts pointing to a substantial rise in aluminium demand, it is crucial to establish a strong and internationally competitive aluminium industry in Europe. 🌍 🔗Explore our key policy priorities ➡ https://lnkd.in/dK8ePZ4k #Aluminium4Europe

We are excited to partner with SolarPower Europe, AVERE - The European Association for Electromobility, the European Heat Pump Association, and RECHARGE – European Association of the Advanced Rechargeable & Lithium Batteries Value Chain for the Rooftop RE-connect: Networking Event post-Summer! 🍹 #DYK that aluminium is essential in the solar industry? Its lightweight properties and durability make it a key component for solar panels, which are expected to meet a third of the world’s electricity demand by 2050. Additionally, recycled #aluminium could meet 21% of the solar PV demand by 2040, contributing to a sustainable supply chain. Given this potential, we fully support initiatives to decarbonise the EU energy grid and boost renewable energy consumption, as affordable solar energy is vital for maintaining a competitive edge in our sector. Join us on 4 September at Rooftop 58 with 300+ key stakeholders for delicious refreshments and stunning panoramic views of Europe’s vibrant centre! Learn more about the event here👉 https://lnkd.in/dg8eCrTP View the video below to discover the relationship between aluminium and solar ☀️🤝 #sustainability #networking #solar

We’re happy to back European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's new Circular Economy Plan in her next mandate! ✨ Aluminium is a total game-changer in the #circulareconomy. It's 100% recyclable and keeps its original properties no matter how many times it goes through the process. Plus, recycling #aluminium cuts energy use by a whopping 95% compared to primary production, slashing the carbon footprint of industries like construction, mobility, and packaging 🏗️📦 We're already hitting up to 90% recycling rates for certain applications, but to fully unlock the circular economy's potential, we need better laws for collecting and sorting #waste. This means designing for recycling, having dedicated collection systems, advanced sorting tech, and improved access to secondary raw materials. Supporting this new plan means boosting these efforts, cutting our carbon footprint, and driving sustainability in the aluminium industry and beyond. Let's make it happen! 💪 #circularchampions #recycling #sorting

When industry leaders and pioneers gather at ALUMINIUM - World Trade Fair and Conference, Düsseldorf becomes the hub of the aluminium industry, uniting major international representatives and experts from the entire sector and its main application industries, along with the most exciting SMEs, start-ups, and their customers. From 8-10 October 2024, the world's leading trade fair will open the doors of the Düsseldorf exhibition halls, showcasing the many innovations and applications of aluminium. ✨ Wanna join? 👉 As an official supporter of this event, we offer free tickets to our followers ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dDD8ZNYw And when you’re there make sure to visit our booth and take part in our prize wheel competition! 📍 Stand 3J12 #ALUMINIUM2024 #wearealuminium 

📢 The aluminium associations of the US, Europe, Canada, and Japan welcome the new OECD Trade and Agriculture report on the role of state enterprises in industrial subsidies. The report highlights that state-owned enterprises, particularly in China, are more likely to benefit from below-market finance, favourable competition rules, public procurement practices, and forced technology transfers. This analysis underscores the need for updated multilateral #trade rules to ensure fair competition globally. We also fully support all efforts, including new trade defence measures, to address non-market practices and create a global level playing field in the #aluminium industry. Read more in our joint press release with The Aluminum Association, Aluminium Association of Canada and Japan Aluminium Association. 👉 https://lnkd.in/edCcXiAC

Heartfelt congrats to Ursula von der Leyen on her re-election as President of the European Commission! 👏 We look forward to continuing our collaboration under your leadership to strengthen European industries, including the aluminium sector. With the Commission's support, we can realise a growing, decarbonised, competitive European aluminium industry that supplies strategic sectors such as packaging, building, mobility, clean technologies, and defence with ‘made in Europe’ #aluminium! 💪 #EU #commissionpresident #reelected

🗣 Today, European Commission President candidate Ursula von der Leyen presented her Political Guidelines for 2024-2029 to the European Parliament We are pleased to see the focus on: ✔ Simplifying regulations, investing in, and ensuring access to cheap, sustainable, and secure energy and raw materials ✔Stronger collaboration and dialogue with industry ✔Supporting industrial decarbonisation with the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act ✔Activation and extension of the aggregate demand system to include hydrogen and critical raw materials ✔Developing Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships to secure supply chains for raw materials, clean energy, and clean tech globally ✔Strengthening and reforming the WTO, while ambitiously enforcing trade agreements and using all trade defence instruments when needed ✔Increased public financing and investment, including a new European Competitiveness Fund ✔Building a true European Defence Union This is a great base to create the foundation for a competitive, decarbonised, and resilient #aluminium industry during the next 5 years! 💪 Explore our 5 policy priorities for 2025-2029 ➡ https://lnkd.in/eC4CE8ku #Aluminium4Europe

The EU's latest sanctions package hits Russian LNG imports, marking a key step in reducing Europe's energy reliance on Russia. But there's one major sector still largely untouched – Russian #aluminium. 🤔 ➡️ The European aluminium industry has proven it can manage without Russian imports, cutting dependence on Russian imports by 35% in 2023. Russia now holds just an 8% market share of the EU's aluminium ingot imports in 2024. 📉 It's time for the EU to go all in! Let’s extend sanctions to include all major aluminium product categories, from ingots to slabs and billets. This move will further cut economic support for actions against European values and boost our #madeineurope industry. 💪 We’ve shown that decoupling from Russia is possible – now, let’s make it happen fully! 📢

Today, newly elected MEPs gather for their first session in Strasbourg! ✨ We look forward to collaborating with MEPs to build a resilient, environmentally conscious, and globally competitive European aluminium industry. To ensure Europe continues to benefit from locally produced, sustainable aluminium, we need a strong and visionary #EUIndustrialDeal that builds on the #EUGreenDeal. Top priorities also include a revitalised EU trade policy with stronger defences against unfair trade, internationally competitive green energy prices, and support for industrial decarbonisation. 👉 To achieve a thriving aluminium industry in Europe, we have outlined 5 key policy priorities. Discover them here: https://lnkd.in/eC4CE8ku MEPs, we count on your support to lay the groundwork for a sustainable future! Giulia Forgnone

#DYK that 40% of the EU's energy consumption comes from buildings? 🏨 With the EU facing an energy crisis, making our buildings energy-efficient is more important than ever. Our Director of Engineered Products & Business Development, Bernard Gilmont, emphasises the importance of the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (#EPBD) and Minimum Energy Performance Standards (#MEPS) in addressing this challenge. So, what's the solution? A real and effective Renovation Wave! 🏗️ This initiative is key to meeting the EU’s 2030 and 2050 climate targets, and it should continue to be a top priority in the next legislative cycle. 🗞️ Don't miss out—subscribe to our #Aluminium4Europe newsletter to stay informed! #buildings #EURenovationWave