Forum
with European representatives, February 2005, Brussels,
Belgium
The European aluminium association organised
a high-level forum to discuss the important issues that
face the European aluminium industry in term of competitiveness.
Participants from the European Council, Commission and
Parliament welcomed this open exchange of views on current
industrial issues.
This cooperative approach, with authorities
and representatives, covered issues such as the needs
of energy intensive users, the unbundling of producers
and traders, the reliability of infrastructures and
interconnections or the improvements in capacity and
new investments.
Conference on Sustainability of
Aluminium in Architecture, October 2004, London, United
Kingdom
The European Aluminium Association has
supported the keynote Conference at the Royal Institute
of British Architects (RIBA). The conference, organised
by the Aluminium Federation (ALFED) is a must for anyone
who specifies or is considering specifying aluminium
products in the architectural arena. Various well-reputed
speakers from university, industry and architecture
sectors interviewed. The main topics of the conference
covered, among others, designing for sustainability,
the future of aluminium and the latest recycling and
environmental aspects.
“Aluminium in the kitchen”, October 2004,
Parma, Italy
The EAA and Centroal, the Italian aluminium
association, organised a seminar on the theme of ‘Aluminium
in the kitchen' within the framework of the Aluminium
for Future Generations programme. Scientific bodies,
consumer organisations, political institutions, industry
and member of the press from various European countries
were present to discuss the myths and define truths
about aluminium's use in the kitchen.
Parma was chosen as the location
for this event, as it will be the seat of the European
Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
The theme of aluminium in contact with
food and in particular its use in cookware and domestic
life was largely debated during the event. A demonstration
of the unique properties of aluminium in the kitchen
has been made by the famous Italian chef Federico Coria
who prepared dinner in front of participants using,
of course, aluminium pots and pans. He commented “the
clear advantage of using aluminium pans, besides the
question of lightweight, is its great heat conductivity
– as the heat transmission is constant and homogenous
it keeps the heat uniform and avoids zones of over heat”.
Aluminiumdagarna 2004, “The Aluminium
Days”, September 2004, Stockholm, Sweden
The Aluminium for Future Generations programme
organised a two days event which allowed to open a dialogue
between industry representatives, NGOs, GOs, industrial
designers and people from the Educational Sector.
Aluminium for design, October
2003, Paris, France
On the occasion of the exhibition “L'âge
de l'aluminium” sponsored by Pechiney and the Alcoa
Foundation, at La Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
de Paris, an information day meant at schools' students
was organised in October 2003. This event gathered 150
students from 5 major design schools, 3 designers and
an historian. It proposed guided tours of the exhibition,
as well as a conference on the aluminium design applications
in transport, architecture and packaging.
First German Ecumenical Church Day, May
/June 2003, Berlin, Germany
More than 200 000 visitors were present
at the first ecumenical Church Day.
Representatives of the European aluminium
industry participated at the event, during which they
opened a dialogue on sustainable development and education,
with German politicians and media representatives, through
meetings, discussions on a podium and dialogues between
visitors, representatives of the confessions and the
industry.
Green Week, June 2003, Brussels,
Belgium
  The
Green Week was organized by the European Commission
in June 2003. It was a clear example of the importance
to ‘think loud', create ideas and exchange opportunities
between civil society, industry and authorities for
the benefit of future generations. The EAA actively
participated with a stand at the Green Week exhibition
that gathered some 4 000 people from all over the world.
For the EAA it was an opportunity to meet
face to face and interact with the EU institutions,
NGOs, students and teachers.
Establishment of the All-Party Parliamentary
Group for the aluminium industry, UK
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for
the UK aluminium industry was established in 1996. As
it is listed in the official Parliamentary Guide for
the
UK, the Group has the right to arrange
meetings in the Palace of Westminster for the purposes
of briefing MPs and members of the House of Lords. Some
90 members of Parliament are listed on the All-Party
Parliamentary Group membership.
As legislative issues may cover environmental,
economic and social aspects, the Aluminium Federation
briefs members of the All-Party Group on all of these
issues, with relevance to aluminium. Briefing to politics
and plant visits have been arranged to demonstrate the
aluminium industry in action. |
