Aluminum to take center stage in London

Research and consulting firm CRU will host World Aluminium Conference 2018 in London in late April.


London-based consulting and research firm CRU will convene a global assembly of aluminum industry decision-makers at its World Aluminium Conference 2018, taking place in London April 23-25.

The event will start on the afternoon of April 23rd with a three-hour workshop examining global aluminum demand factors. That session will feature in-depth presentations from CRU analysts Paul Williams, Eoin Densmore and Henry Van.

The following two days, topics discussed will include aluminum’s supply side, profitability, pricing, trade situation, downstream applications and raw materials supply factors.

In addition to CRU analysts offering insight, executives from the following companies and organizations will be making presentations and taking part in panel discussions:

  • Hydro, Norway;
  • CHALCO, China;
  • RUSAL, Russia;
  • Braidy Industries, United States;
  • Assan Alüminyum, Turkey;
  • SALCO, Iran; and
  • Hammerer Aluminium Industries, Austria.

Officers from global and national trade organizations also will serve as presenters and panelists at the three-day event, which is being hosted at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London’s Knightsbridge neighborhood.

More information on the event, including how to register, can be found on this web page.