GDA European Aluminium Congress 2009

At the European Aluminium Congress 2009 with its motto Aluminium Automotive Applications - Material for Lightweight Construction and design, the various applications of aluminium currently used in cars will be presented. Potential future developments will be outlined that will make vehicles of the future even lighter and more energy efficient while maintaining or even improving todays safety standards.

Metef-Foundeq 2010

Garda Exhibition Centre Brescia (Montichiari) Italy

metef - international aluminium exhibition
foundeq - international foundry equipment exhibition

The best technological innovation of entire aluminium and metals chain: raw materials, machinery, systems, tools, products, applications extrusion diecasting foundry rolling finishing machining welding recycling Two events, one great international appointment which has reached its 8th edition with constant growth: a unique opportunity to seize the recovery of the market , to get together and do business.

EAA Spring Meetings

Winners of the European Aluminium in Renovation Award 2009 unveiled at the European Parliament - Brussels

Isabelle Durant, vice-president of the European Parliament and co-president of Belgium's green party Ecolo, presented the winners of the second European Aluminium in Renovation Award 2009, in the European Parliament's Brussels premises.

It is highly symbolic that such an award ceremony should be held on the very day and in the very place when and where, a few hours earlier, the European Parliament, Council and Commission had announced their agreement on Europe's next directive on the energy performance of buildings...

New aluminium packaging design keeps flowers fresh

The new florists packaging keeps flowers fresh for longer. The packaging acts as a protective envelope, conserving fragrance and humidity during transport.

Sponsored by the Packaging Group of the European Aluminium Association, the Nordic Aluminium Packaging Design Award is a design competition for packaging of the future, made partly or fully from aluminium. The competition is being held for the fifth year, nordic for two years. This years winners have now been chosen...

The European Aluminium Association welcomes the EC's initiative to reduce CO2 emissions from Light Commercial Vehicles but regrets that the current proposal still discriminates lightweighting technologies

The European Aluminium Association is fully supportive of efforts for a low carbon future in automotive and transport and has contributed in close cooperation with the European Automotive Industry to introduce numerous innovative light-weighting solutions based on aluminium and aluminium alloys.

However, EAAs Automotive and Transport Market Group chairman Roland Harings points out: Our industry is highly concerned that, in its current shape, the proposal ignores the most straightforward option for emission reductions which is lightweighting, and which can be applied immediately.