Media Releases
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Aluminium foil deliveries see steady growth in first quarter of 2021
The first three months of 2021 saw deliveries from European foil rollers reach 245.000 tonnes, up by 2,3% compared to 2020 (239.500t) led by very satisfactory performance in overseas markets, where growth of over 10% was achieved, according to figures released by the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA). Domestic demand also showed modest improvement, achieving 0,9% growth in the same period.
Statistics 2020 - European aluminium foil rollers deliver solid performance in a disruptive year
Despite major disruption to markets, supply chains and production during 2020, European deliveries of aluminium foil, to both domestic and overseas markets, ended the year only fractionally (0,2%) lower than the previous year. Total production was 930.700 tonnes, compared to 933.100 in 2019. Overall domestic deliveries were 0,5% lower, while exports showed an encouraging 0,8% increase, according to the latest figures released by the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA).