This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. On 12 March, the United States imposed tariffs of up to 25% on imports of steel, aluminium, and certain products containing steel and aluminium from the European Union and other trading partners. In response, the Commission is launching a series of countermeasures to protect […]EU countermeasures on US steel and aluminium tariffs explained
March 12, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. On 12 March, the United States imposed tariffs of up to 25% on imports of steel, aluminium, and certain products containing steel and aluminium from the European Union and other trading partners. In response, the Commission is launching a series of countermeasures to protect […]‘I have a fantastic team, and I don’t speak first’: Leadership lessons from Hydro’s Hilde Merete Aasheim
May 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: David Elliott, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda On the face of things, there might not seem to be many parallels between baking cakes and leading a green aluminium company. For Hilde Merete Aasheim, though, a job in a bakery […]4 targeted initiatives ramping up decarbonization of aluminium
February 8, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Pernelle Nunez, Deputy Secretary General and Director of Sustainability, International Aluminium Institute, Jelena Aleksić, Lead, Industry Decarbonization, Aluminium and Non-Ferrous Metals, World Economic Forum As the world descended on Dubai for COP28, a strong aluminium industry contingent gathered to take […]Aluminium demand will rise 40% by 2030. Here’s how to make it sustainable
November 28, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jelena Aleksić, Lead, Industry Decarbonization, Aluminium and Non-Ferrous Metals, World Economic Forum, Daniel Boero Vargas, Specialist, Industry Decarbonization, World Economic Forum Global aluminium demand will increase by almost 40% by 2030, according to a recent report conducted by […]Mergers: Commission opens in-depth investigation into Hydro’s proposed acquisition of Alumetal
October 10, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the proposed acquisition of Alumetal by Norsk Hydro under the EU Merger Regulation. The Commission is concerned that the proposed acquisition may reduce competition in the production and supply of aluminium foundry alloys and […]The answer to the aluminium industry’s emissions issue? Aluminium’s infinite recyclability
December 10, 2021 by 7 Comments
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Renée van Heusden, Project Lead, Materials Cluster – Aluminium & Steel, World Economic Forum & Jörgen Sandström, Head of Energy , Materials, Infrastructure Program – Industrial Transformation, World Economic Forum & Shaun Chau, ANZ Sustainability Lead, Accenture & […]Joint EU-US Statement on a Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel and Aluminium
November 1, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The United States and the EU have today taken joint steps to re-establish historical transatlantic trade flows in steel and aluminium and to strengthen their partnership and address shared challenges in the steel and aluminium sector. As a part of that partnership, they intend […]US-EU trade war: Berlin fearful of the second round
June 4, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Finally, Trump did it. He declared war against his country’s closest and more loyal allies Canada, the European Union and Mexico. In the case of the EU though, things may be more complicated than the super tariffs on steel and aluminum products of 25% and 10% respectively, imposed as from 1 June by the US […]
