Integrated Report 2023

37.1. Forward and futures contracts

The Group applies hedge accounting to mitigate the adverse impact of the currency risk and of the risk related to a change in aluminium prices. The Group recognised in equity:

31.12.2023 31.12.2022
Open currency forward contracts 2,573 (2,789)
Open futures and swaps contracts for the purchase of aluminium 4,867 (1,193)
Total 7,440  (3,982) 

The aforementioned items will affect the Group result in 2024. The effectiveness of hedging transactions is monitored on an ongoing basis and in 2023 and 2022 there were no non-effective hedging transactions whose result or part of result should be recognised in the statement of profit or loss.