ALUMINIUM 2026

ALUMINIUM is the global meeting place for the aluminium industry, held at the Exhibition Centre Düsseldorf and organised by RX. Over three days, producers, processors, machinery makers and buyers across the whole value chain meet to see innovations in automation and technology and to discuss sustainability, recycling, the circular economy, economics and regulation.

Who exhibits

The exhibition covers the entire value chain from extraction and production to processing, finishing and recycling.

• Raw materials: primary and remelted products
• Semi-finished products
• Value-added products
• Machinery, accessories and equipment
• Software
• Toll services
• Sustainability solutions

Conferences

Two conference formats are included in the exhibition ticket: the ALUMINIUM Conference, produced with Aluminium Deutschland, on energy transition, industrial transformation and competitiveness; and the new Sustainability & Recycling Conference with CRU in Hall 6, on circular economy strategies, recycling technologies and low-carbon production.

Awards

The Women With Metal Awards celebrate women in the industry, and the new ALUMINIUM Innovation Awards, with International Aluminium Journal, recognise products, technology, automation and sustainability.

Key figures

The organiser describes the show as hosting 800+ exhibitors and 20,000+ visitors over three days.