Aluminium: supply chain meets at METEF for a more sustainable and innovative future

Innovation and sustainability stars at METEF 2025: March 5 – 7 at BolognaFiere, focus on decarbonisation, energy efficiency and new industry challenges;

Innovazione e sostenibilità protagoniste di METEF 2025: dal 5 al 7 marzo a BolognaFiere, focus su decarbonizzazione, efficienza energetica e nuove sfide del settore;

Among the scheduled contents, a focus will be set to the new challenges of aluminium alloys from recycling.

Milan, Jan. 15, 2025 – Aluminium is a key element in the global economy and a strategic material for many industrial sectors, thanks in part to its ability to be endlessly recycled without losing quality and its role in reducing environmental impact. Italy, in particular, stands out as one of the leading countries in Europe in recycling.

From March 5 to 7, 2025, METEF, the international trade fair of reference for the aluminium supply chain organized by Senaf, comes back to BolognaFiere together with MECSPE, for its thirteenth edition, confirming its role as a strategic appointment to face the new challenges of the sector. The focus will be on sustainability and ecological transition, central topics wide program of this event, which is preparing to welcome companies from the supply chain, offering a unique opportunity to stimulate discussion and promote the latest innovations. Organized in close collaboration with companies and industry associations, METEF, for 25 years, has covered the entire production cycle: from raw materials to recycling, via machinery, technologies and semi-finished products.

A pivotal event at METEF 2025 will be the third Aluminium Energy Summit, where industry leaders and experts will discuss strategies for decarbonisation and energy efficiency, providing a platform to discuss innovative solutions and best practices that will facilitate the transition to a more sustainable industry. The event will offer real insights into optimizing processes and reducing environmental impact throughout the supply chain.

METEF Awards are back: they will reward the most cutting-edge companies in the management of the entire supply chain, recognizing the most original and innovative innovation content proposed, capable of providing high performance and competitive advantages, with particular emphasis on aspects of energy saving, eco-sustainability and safeguarding resources. New this year, in particular, will be the new category “Closing the STEM Gap,” dedicated to boosting female access in the aluminium sector: a strong signal to enhance talent and promote diversity.

A special focus will be devoted to the new challenges of aluminium alloys from recycling and the importance of having increasingly innovative processes and technologies, offering an overview of the key role played in this field by Italian companies.

In addition, thanks to the collaboration of ICE, Agency for the Promotion Abroad and Internationalization of Italian Companies, the event will welcome buyer delegations from 12 countries, such as Algeria, Bosnia, Croatia, India, Mexico, Poland, Czech Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, Hungary and Uzbekistan creating new business opportunities for exhibitors to expand their network through a matching program, one-to-one business meetings and international networking activities.

In conjunction with MECSPE, the event will offer visitors an integrated and comprehensive experience, bringing together the excellence of the manufacturing industry and the aluminium supply chain.

The next edition of METEF will be held March 5–7, 2025, in conjunction with MECSPE.

About METEF

For 25 years, the METEF exhibition has been Italy’s only point of reference for the aluminum industrial supply chain: from raw, primary, and recycled materials, to machinery, equipment, production and processing plants, semi-finished products, castings and finished products in the diecasting, gravity and low-pressure foundry, extrusion, rolling and stamping sectors, to machining, assemblies, finishes and recycling technologies.

METEF is an event created and shaped in close collaboration with businesses and industry insiders. Today, in a global context of heated and difficult competitiveness, it is revived by focusing on the established expertise and experience of the industry segment.

As is customary, the industry’s top national and international associations’ unwavering support helps refocus attention on the industry’s development through an extraordinary cultural heritage that must tackle the new frontiers of technology and sustainable innovation.

METEF, for which Senaf has been appointed as the organizer, will be held concurrently with MECSPE, a landmark event for the manufacturing industry in Italy. The two events will be located in separate pavilions but adjacent to develop synergies and achieve common goals. A strong alliance between two events that are well known and established in their respective target markets, as well as complementarity and completeness of the product range offered, aim to offer visitors a complete and unmissable experience.

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