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Member exclusive

28 April, 2026 Features

Trade Insights: The Welsh and Scottish trade picture ahead of the May local and regional elections

26 March, 2026 Trade News

The Day in Trade: Major domestic procurement drive in UK, WTO Ministerial Conference kicks off in Cameroon and Middle East latest

Scotland Member Forum

23 March, 2026 Chartered Institute News

Building a ‘resilient, supportive community’ enacting real change in trade – looking back at your member events so far in 2026

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Warehouse full of steel bars stacked on pallets

20 March, 2026 Features

Commodity in Focus: ‘Ambitious’ UK Steel Strategy released but can government support help industry overcome barriers?

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26 February, 2026 Opinion

Opinion: Trade deal headlines, but UK businesses need practical support on the ground

Cartoon showing a global map overlayed with the word 'SANCTIONS' and images of money and calculators on the edges of the picture

23 February, 2026 Trade News

Export Controls Alert: Company director jailed for attempting to export military-trade equipment without a proper license

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19 February, 2026 Trade News

The Day in Trade: ‘Made in EU’ plan not economic protectionism, says EU diplomat

Member exclusive

12 January, 2026 Features

Elections and trade preview: Hungary, South American contests and US midterms among elections to watch in 2026

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7 January, 2026 Features

Commodity in Focus: AI, net zero and infrastructure fuel optimism within aluminium industry despite CBAM and economic pressures

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1 December, 2025 Features

Trade Insights: ‘Joined-up’ thinking in UK’s Critical Minerals Strategy welcomed but lack of funding raises questions

27 November, 2025 Trade News

The Day in Trade: Budget announcements include higher taxes, de minimis change and enterprise incentive shift

Rolls of aluminium stacked in a factory

26 November, 2025 Trade News

ALFED and the Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade launch new whitepaper to support aluminum businesses trading internationally