Reinforced aluminium side boards for Onnicar tippers Founded in 1969 with the name of C.F.M., the brand ONNICAR appeared in 1979 and is specialized in aluminium equipments for commercial vehicles. Onnicar has recently collaborated with Metra Spa in the development of 6xxx series aluminium profiles for fixed platform and three-side tipper for light commercial [...]

Click here to Subscribe to the Newsletter   Dear Reader, Welcome to the fourth edition of AluTransport, the commercial vehicles newsletter from the European Aluminium Association sponsored by Alcoa, Aleris, AMAG, Constellium, Hydro, Metra, Novelis and Sapa. For further information or comments: [email protected] or www.alutransport.eu Aluminium for safer trucks A new study demonstrates that the [...]

AluTransport Newsletter - Subscription to newsletter Manual “Aluminium in Commercial Vehicles” The Manual “Aluminium in Commercial Vehicles” has been compiled by the European Aluminium Association in answer to the needs of manufacturers and users of commercial vehicles and accessories. It is a compendium of basic information on such aspects of aluminium as: Read more Aluminium [...]

AluDrive Newsletter - Subscription to newsletter Warm forming of aluminium parts: A way to bridge the gap between aluminium and steel The effects of temperature on the formability of aluminium sheets can be exploited to push back the forming limits of aluminium sheet with a standard stamping process, involving conventional punch and die tooling for [...]

Return to Press Releases “With our new website which features - along with a vibrant new look - enhanced tools to improve the navigation - EAA has sought to better support its members and all stakeholders with a distinctive public tool to aid in understanding the wide range of policy and technical issues covered by [...]

Return to Press Releases From Ashes to Metals - Recycling from Waste-to-Energy bottom ashes contributes to a more “resource efficient” Europe The first joint seminar From Ashes to Metals organized by the Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants (CEWEP) and the Packaging Group of the European Aluminium Association (EAA) was very successful. The seminar gathered a [...]

Return to Press Releases Aluminium Beverage Can Recycling Makes Good Progress in Serbia On the occasion of the EAA Packaging Group annual recycling seminar organised this year in Belgrade in close cooperation with the Serbian Recan Fund, the promising beverage can recycling rates in Central & Eastern Europe were confirmed. With Poland on top (66%), [...]

Return to Press Releases Aluminium industry committed to resource efficiency Brussels, 20 September 2011: The European Aluminium Association (EAA) welcomes the European Commission‘s Resource Efficiency Road Map and highlights the properties of aluminium that can significantly contribute to achieve its objectives, namely endless recyclability, life-cycle perspective, and efficiency in the use phase. “The aluminium industry [...]

Past events Moving to a low carbon road sector: Effective solutions to “lighten the load” With the kind support and participation of MEP Chris Davies, ALDE, shadow rapporteur on CO2 and cars for the ENVI committee7th November 2012, 12h45-14h30, Buffet lunch from 12h30, Room PHS 5B001, European Parliament, Brussels. On 11 July 2012, the European [...]