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The French aluminum market is estimated at around 1.2 million tons of aluminum
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1.1 Definition
France was the first country to industrialize the use of aluminum in the late 19th century, thanks in particular to French chemist Paul Héroult (1863-1914) and American chemist Charles Martin Hall (1863-1914), in 1886. The following year, the first Société Electrométallurgique Française opened in Froges, followed in 1907 by the Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne plant in Savoie, with tanks powered by 10,000-ampere currents.
Today, the primary aluminum production market is dominated by China, which possesses large reserves of bauxite, the ore used to produce this light metal. In France, the two primary aluminum production sites produce almost 400,000 tonnes of aluminum, i.e. 100,000 tonnes less than the output from the recycling sector. This French industrial sector can benefit from promising customer markets, notably the transport industry (aeronautics, automotive), which favors this metal for its physical properties and low cost.
However, French aluminum forges and foundries suffered several years of decline over the period 2012-2016, despite a rebound in 2017, and a more tenuous one in 2018. The US government's announcements of import taxes on this metal are negative signals for the industry, which remains subject to the volatility of raw material prices.
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- Primary aluminum production
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- Aeronautical and saptial production
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Constellium expands its Auvergne foundry - 28/05/2024
- -Manufacture of aluminum sheets and profiles, mainly for the aerospace, automotive and packaging industries.
- - Investment in new foundry: 40 million euros
- - Production for the aviation and space markets.
- - The Issoire site currently employs 1,600 people. -
- - Number of Constellium Group employees: 12,000 at a dozen sites in France and abroad.
- - Sales 2023: 7.1 billion euros.
Derichebourg penalized by the price of recycled metals and its arrival at Elior - 08/12/2023
- The environmental services group has contributed its multiservices division to the Elior catering group
- For fiscal year 2022-2023) Derichebourg reports sales of 3.62 billion, down 16.7%, and net income, group share of137 million
- Deterioration in the scrap metal and non-ferrous metal recycling market, where Derichebourg is the French leader.
Aluminium Dunkerque: Europe's largest smelter begins its long process of decarbonization - 10/07/2023
- Aluminium Dunkerque has been owned by American Industrial Partners since 2021.
- Aluminium Dunkerque had to reduce its production by a quarter in the short term in response to the energy crisis.
- Europe's largest producer of primary aluminum is now focusing on decarbonization with a plan called "LocAL".
- In 2025, an eighth melting furnace will be launched at a cost of €12 million. This equipment will facilitate a recycling activity for the first time, making it possible to produce 20,000 tonnes of ingots by integrating 7,000 tonnes of recycled aluminum, increasing the site's production to over 300,000 tonnes per year.
- Regulated nuclear power currently covers 65% of Aluminium Dunkerque's consumption.
Noe Industries acquires Constellium Ussel - 01/07/2023
- The Ussel production plant was sold in February by the Constellium group to the investment holding company Noe Industries.
- The Ussel site specializes in precision molding for the aerospace and defense sectors.
- The plant employs 250 people. Sales for the Ussel site were forecast at around €20 million in 2021.
EDF offers 10 years of low-cost electricity to Trimet (Savoie) - 27/06/2023
- Trimet aluminum production site in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.
- Signature of a specific electricity supply contract for the plant
- 22 TWh of electricity reserved for the site for 10 years.
- The price of electricity represents 30% of the plant's production costs.
- EDF acquired a 35% stake in the plant through the electricity supply contract in 2013.
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