The development of busineB activity in the aluminium sector in Germany was mixed in the first half of 2019: aluminium producers and proceBors had to reduce their production significantly while semis producers were able to moderately increase theirs. Expectations for 2019 as a whole are subdued: "The economic slowdown in our key industries is also reflected in the call-off figures so we are expecting production in our industry to decline,” explains Marius Baader, executive director of GDA, the German aluminium industry aBociation. "However, this will be offset partly by activity in the construction industry, which is still good, and a pleasing development in the packaging sector.”
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