The "Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie (GDA) e.V." (General association of the aluminium industry), headquartered in Düsseldorf, was founded in its present form in Dresden in 1992. It is an association of aluminium companies, who produce raw aluminium or aluminium products also in conjunction with other materials. As an industry association, it represents the interests of a powerful aluminium industry and its jobs.
The congress held in Düsseldorf at the end of November 2019 was the sector’s meeting point of the year for experts from the international aluminium industry. 2019 was organised under the auspices of the ‘D-A-CH, Alliance for Aluminium’ umbrella with the support of alu.ch, the Swiss aluminium association, and Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, Fachverband NE-Metallindustrie, the non-ferrous metals trade association of the Austrian Economic Chambers.
Photos: Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie e.V.