Aleris Europe Announces Price Increase for Aluminium Coil and Sheet Products

NEUHAUSEN AM RHEINFALL, Switzerland, November 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Aleris Europe announced today a price increase of 50 Euros per ton for deliveries to mainland Europe and 60 GBP per ton for deliveries to the UK on the total conversion price of aluminium coil and sheet products delivered to European distributors and industrial end users. The price increase is effective for all new monthly and quarterly orders and contracts booked on or after November 16, 2009, that are not covered by existing contractual agreements. Aleris Europe is a business segment of Aleris International Inc. a global leader in aluminum rolled products and extrusions, aluminum recycling and specification alloy production. Headquartered in Beachwood, (Ohio, USA), Aleris operates approximately 40 production facilities throughout the world, and employs approximately 6000 employees. For more information on Aleris, visit HTTP://www.aleris.com or HTTP://www.aleris-europe.com. Eddy Caers Product Director Rolled & Extruded Products Aleris Europe, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Victor-von-Bruns-Str. 19, 8212 Neuhausen, Switzerland, http://www.aleris-europe.com; For further information: Marketing Communication Europe, Carl-Spaeter-Strasse 10, 56070 Koblenz, Germany, T +49-261-891-7545, ursula.berndsen@aleris.com, Product Director, Aleris Aluminium Duffel, BVBA, A.Stocletlaan 87, 2570 Duffel, Belgium, T +32-15-30-2727, M +32-476-221103, eddy.caers@aleris.com