Aluminium International Today

What Aluminium International Today does

Aluminium International Today is an English-language B2B trade journal dedicated to the global aluminium production and processing industry, published by Quartz Business Media Ltd from Redhill, Surrey, UK. The publication serves managers, CEOs, research organisations, technical consultants, and business consultants across the aluminium value chain — from primary and secondary producers through extruders, rollers, and R&D functions.

The core product is a bi-monthly print and digital magazine (six issues per year), complemented by an annual printed directory and an online searchable directory platform, on-demand webinar library, weekly e-newsletter, and three annual event formats (Aluminium Outlook, Future Aluminium Forum, and Greener Aluminium Online Summit). The publication distributes 4,180 average net copies per issue across 100+ countries, with European (31%), North American (27%), and Asian (21%) readership representing the largest geographic concentrations.

Revenue is generated through a diversified mix of subscription fees (digital: £259/year; print+digital: £270/year), display advertising (full page rates £2,475–£3,300 per insertion), directory unit sales (£94 UK / £110 overseas), and event sponsorship and registration. The business operates within the portfolio of Quartz Business Media Ltd, a diversified UK-based private media company, with no disclosed external investors or funding activity.

Name

Aluminium International Today

Legal name

Quartz Business Media Ltd

Website

https://aluminiumtoday.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aluminium International Today is a UK-based B2B trade journal and events portfolio covering the global aluminium production and processing industry, serving producers, suppliers, consultants, and researchers through a bi-monthly magazine, directory, webinars, and three annual conferences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Publication

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

Keywords

• Aluminium industry news
• Trade publication
• Metals journalism
• Industry directory
• Industry conferences

Headquarters

HQ city

Redhill

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Magazine subscriptions in digital, print, or combined formats. Digital Only subscription provides digital magazine, annual directory, archive access, weekly newsletter, and Furnaces International access. Print + Digital adds physical copies and annual wallplanner. Monthly digital option available at introductory rate.
2. Advertising Revenue: Magazine and website advertising including full page, half page, quarter page placements, special positions (covers), website banners (leaderboards, rectangles), and directory advertising enhancements
3. Directory Sales: Annual Aluminium International Today Directory sold as printed publication (UK £94.00, Overseas £110.00) and digital version. Contains comprehensive company listings, product information, classified listings by services/products, associations, and country listings.
4. Event Sponsorship and Registration: Aluminium Outlook conference (held 17 February 2026 at Business Design Centre with ~70 attendees) and Future Aluminium Forum generate sponsorship revenue. Events cover industry challenges, scrap metals, CBAM, government policies with expert speakers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

B2B trade journal covering news, analysis, and market intelligence for the global aluminium industry. Delivered through a print magazine, digital edition, an online industry directory, and supporting conferences/events aimed at aluminium producers, processors, suppliers, and end-users.

Product overview

Aluminium International Today is a publishing and events company operating a portfolio of media products for the aluminium production and processing industries. The core product is the Aluminium International Today Magazine (print and digital), supported by the Aluminium International Today Directory (print and online versions). The company organizes three major annual events: the Future Aluminium Forum (conference), Aluminium Outlook (industry conference), and Greener Aluminium Online Summit (sustainability-focused). Additional content offerings include On Demand Webinars, Online Showcase event content, and a Weekly E-Newsletter. Subscription products include Digital, Print+Digital, and Monthly Digital options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Greener Aluminium: Online summit focused on carbon-free aluminium production and sustainability initiatives.
• Future Aluminium Forum
• Aluminium Outlook

Products and services

• Aluminium International Today Magazine
• Aluminium Industry Directory
• Aluminium Industry Conferences and Events

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,180 average net circulation per issue distributed to 100+ countries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ALFED (Aluminium Federation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALFED is the association partner for the Aluminium Outlook event, serving as the unified voice of the UK aluminium industry. Through the UK Aluminium Alliance and its Trade Committee, ALFED engages with Government on CBAM, BICS, scrap policy, energy pricing, and industrial support. ALFED contributes to policy discussions and provides industry insights.
• AL CirclecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner for Aluminium Outlook event. AL Circle is an integrated virtual ecosystem bringing the entire global aluminium value chain under one roof through news, business, and event platforms. They publish daily news, interviews, blogs, event details and price updates.
• InnovalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Aluminium Outlook 2026. Innoval is a collective of expert consultants working with partners to develop products and production methods focused on sustainability, usability and efficiency.
• StorvikminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Aluminium Outlook 2026. Storvik is a mechanical and technical company specialising towards the process industry, delivering products and services worldwide with sustainable solutions.
• MQP (Microsphere Quality Products)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Aluminium Outlook 2026 and Greener Aluminium Online Summit. MQP aims to become world leader in advancing melt quality, helping casthouses produce better aluminium with cost efficiencies and reduced carbon emissions.
• PrecimeterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Aluminium Outlook 2026. World leading supplier of sensors, actuators, electromagnetic pumps for molten metal applications, trusted by leading metal casting facilities worldwide.
• QForm UK (MICAS Simulations Ltd)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Aluminium Outlook 2026. Professional engineering software for simulation, analysis, and optimization of metal forming processes used by manufacturing companies and research establishments.
• ACT Ltd (Aluminium Casthouse Technologies)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Aluminium Outlook 2026. Associate company of MQP providing aluminium industry casthouse products including Refinal fused fluxes and BatchPilot automated furnace weight measuring equipment.
• TotalEnergiesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAdvertiser on aluminiumtoday.com (banner placement). Global multi-energy company with advertising presence on the publication's website.
• GPX (Gillespie Powers)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAdvertiser/banner sponsor on aluminiumtoday.com. Company providing industrial solutions with advertising presence on the publication website.
• ICSOBA (International Committee for the Study of Bauxite, Alumina, and Aluminium)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAluminium International Today provides coverage and promotional support for ICSOBA's annual conference (44th edition, November 2026 in Bengaluru, India). Conference features three keynote sessions and over 160 technical papers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Argus Media: Argus Media is a leading global commodities price reporting and intelligence provider covering metals, including aluminium, plus energy and other markets. It competes with Aluminium International Today for advertising, sponsorship, and audience in the aluminium intelligence space, though it operates across a much broader commodity portfolio and offers price assessments rather than trade journalism.
• S&P Global Commodity Insights (Platts): S&P Global Commodity Insights (formerly Platts) is a major commodity intelligence and price assessment provider with coverage of aluminium markets. It competes with Aluminium International Today at the high end for enterprise intelligence subscriptions and event sponsorship from large aluminium producers and trading firms, though its broader multi-commodity scope differentiates it from a focused trade title.
• Industrial Minerals: Industrial Minerals (part of Fastmarkets/Metal Bulletin group) covers industrial minerals including bauxite and alumina — upstream feedstocks for aluminium production. It serves overlapping audiences (producers, processors, traders) with a similar trade-publication and events model, providing coverage upstream of Aluminium International Today's primary scope.
• Fastmarkets: Fastmarkets (formerly Metal Bulletin) is a major price reporting agency and metals intelligence platform covering aluminium, steel, and other metals. It overlaps directly with Aluminium International Today on industry news, pricing, events, and audience targeting of aluminium producers, processors, and traders, though at a much larger scale and with broader commodity coverage.

Direct peers

• Steel Times International: Steel Times International is a sister trade publication also published by Quartz Business Media, focused on the global steel industry. It shares the same business model (B2B trade magazine, digital subscriptions, events, directory, advertising) and operational platform, making it the most structurally comparable peer though operating in the adjacent steel vertical rather than aluminium.
• AL Circle: AL Circle is an integrated digital media ecosystem serving the global aluminium value chain through daily news, interviews, blogs, events, and price updates. It is the closest direct competitor to Aluminium International Today in English-language aluminium trade media, and notably is also a media partner on the Aluminium Outlook event, evidencing both competition and collaboration.
• Furnaces International: Furnaces International is another Quartz Business Media sister title covering furnace technology and thermal processing, which is directly relevant to aluminium casthouse and smelting operations. It shares the same publishing infrastructure, subscription tiers, and event ecosystem, and is bundled with Aluminium International Today digital subscriptions.
• Light Metal Age: Light Metal Age is a long-established US-based trade publication covering aluminium and magnesium production and processing. It directly competes with Aluminium International Today for global advertising, editorial coverage of the same producers, and audience share among aluminium industry professionals, particularly in North America.

Regional players

• International Aluminium Journal: International Aluminium Journal (published under Aluweb) is a German-language trade publication serving the European aluminium industry. It competes for European advertising and subscribers in the same niche as Aluminium International Today, though it does not directly contest English-language global readership outside the DACH region.

Emerging players

• Recycling Today: Recycling Today covers the broader recycling industry with significant coverage of aluminium scrap and secondary smelting — a key growth segment for the aluminium value chain. While not aluminium-specific, it overlaps on the secondary aluminium and sustainability beat that Aluminium International Today addresses through the Greener Aluminium summit.

Market position

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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