Aurea to end smelting of aluminium alloys at French subsidiary Affimet

French recycler Aurea intends to end the smelting of secondary aluminium alloys at its Affimet subsidiary in France, a senior company official told Fastmarkets this week.

The move follows a series of production cuts in mainland Europe this year, with the secondary aluminium sector struggling to compete, and with ample supplies of European alloy against relatively...