ElvalHalcor: High aluminum and copper demand, despite geopolitical turmoil

Higher request for flexible packaging products successful the Aluminum sector, the income premix with accrued conversion rates and the improved effect from the use of scrap successful the accumulation process combined with investments successful some the aluminum and copper sectors boosted ElvalHalcor’s fiscal show successful the archetypal fractional of 2025, contempt precocious vigor costs, tariffs and the uncertain geopolitical environment, arsenic the company’s absorption emphasized during the analysts’ briefing.

In the aluminum sector, income volume accrued by 2.8% compared to the archetypal fractional of 2024, contempt planetary challenges and the 25% import tariff imposed successful the US successful March. This betterment is owed to higher request from the packaging assemblage and income volume directed to the transportation sector, with an yearly summation of 8.6% and 7.8% respectively. In total, the institution sold 303 thousand tons of aluminum successful the archetypal fractional of 2025.

In the copper sector, contempt the adverse trading environment, characterized by constricted availability of earthy materials owed to concerns astir the imposition of tariffs and accrued mean prices connected the LME, the radical efficaciously managed its working superior needs.

The sector’s income volume recorded a marginal summation of 0.6%, owed to higher request successful the vigor and operation sectors by 8.3% and 2.4% respectively.

In contrast, income volume for products intended for concern applications decreased by 4.4%. It is worth noting that income of copper extrusion products of our subsidiary Sofia Med accrued successful the archetypal fractional of 2025, arsenic a effect of request for applications intended for information centers and powerfulness grids, peculiarly successful the US market. This confirms the competitiveness and strong presumption of the copper assemblage successful planetary markets. Supply concatenation disruptions, arsenic a effect of concerns astir tariffs connected copper products, negatively impacted the availability of earthy materials and scrap, frankincense impacting the industry’s operating profitability.

Investments roseate by 12% successful the archetypal fractional of 2025 compared to the aforesaid play past year.

ElvalHalcor is successful a strong presumption to leverage its wide and diversified merchandise portfolio, arsenic well arsenic its strategic advantages, such arsenic its customer-centric philosophy, innovative technology and strong planetary income orientation, without dependence connected specific countries oregon geographical regions, which allows it to capitalize connected immoderate aboriginal opportunity.