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Algeria’s import of Aluminium household articles during 2018-20 exhibits robust growth
Algeria has extensive possibilities to boost its economic growth, including huge foreign-exchange reserves derived from oil and gas. However, the COVID-19 pandemic and concurrent crash in oil prices endangered Algeria’s vulnerable macroeconomic environment, and the new authorities are now grappling with a multifaceted crisis. Swift lockdown measures have helped slow down the pandemic, severely affecting activity in the meantime. The North African nation’s import of aluminium household articles during 2018-19 was recorded at 3946 tonnes and the expenditure occurred during the phase for the import remained at $18.70 million. The import for 2020 is supposed to reach 5547 tonnes and the expenditure to stand at $20.83 million. When the import volume and expenditure of aluminium household...
Hirschvogel Automotive gets new management; Appoints Walter Bauer and Dr Dirk Landgrebe at the top level
The shareholders of Hirschvogel Holding GmbH, one of the largest international automotive suppliers in the area of aluminium and steel forging as well as subsequent machining, initiated the first step by appointing Walter Bauer and Dr Dirk Landgrebe at the new top management, with the view to be able to take the steps for the change process towards a sustainable company without any further delay. According to its statements, the family company based in Denklingen intends to align its range of products and services as profitably as possible to the market potential for the next ten years and to bundle all forces for this purpose. By consolidating the company's perspective in the direction of innovative, market-oriented products, the long-term prospects of employees are also to be...
Aluminium foil container maker i2r Packaging eyes US market growth; appoints Dave Cobb as National Sales Manager
Over the last 12 months strategic investments, impressive growth and ongoing market penetration, especially overseas, has triggered in i2r Packaging Solutions to increase its global offering by initiating a presence in the US. i2r has appointed Dave Cobb, as National Sales Manager for the North American market towards the development of the operation. Cobb joins i2r from a similar account management role in the aluminium industry. Dave Cobb, while commenting on his new role said: “i2r is a rapidly expanding business with a fresh and unique take on the packaging market. Their innovation and ability to pivot in new directions seem to be unmatched.” “The North American market will undoubtedly present us with a range of opportunities, which I look forward to pursuing.” The aluminium container...
Al Ghurair Group in Dubai selects SirajPower for solar power project; Gulf Extrusions to manufacture the aluminium rails
The Dubai based Al Ghurair Group has selected SirajPower to design, construct, operate, and maintain a 1.8 MWp solar rooftop plant at its Gulf Extrusions’ facility located at Jebel Ali. The project engulfs 4,500 solar panels that will generate 3 GWh of clean energy annually, and neutralizing over 2,000 metric tonnes of CO2 emissions, corresponding to more than 8,000,000 kilometres driven by an average vehicle passenger or equivalent to more than 35,000 trees seedlings grown for 10 years. The aluminium rails that will be used to mount the solar PV panels will be manufactured by Gulf Extrusions. This is the premier project under a recently declared partnership between SirajPower, a UAE-based solar energy provider and Al Ghurair Group, one of the largest diversified family business groups in...
Aluminium treatment firm “Newalu” building new production lines for e-mobility in Delbrück
The aluminium treatment specializing company Newalu headquartered in Delbrück, Germany has gained a vital order worth multi million euros. Newalu GmbH, the supplier of heat-treated and ready-to-install aluminium components for the production of the Air e-sedan from Lucid Motors, a US automobile company from Silicon Valley. Lucid Motors develops luxury-class electric cars and body components for this vehicle are sent to Delbrück via a large German foundry for refinement. Martin Volpers, Managing Director, Newalu, said: “We are delighted with the prestigious major order for the most powerful and efficient luxury-class electric sedan in the world. The growing trend towards e-mobility offers lightweight construction with aluminium and our services great future opportunities.” According to...
Aluminium wire importation of Portugal during 2018-20 displays significant growth
Despite the well-founded economic performance and sustained reform momentum over the past few years, Portugal entered the COVID-19 crisis with undersized capital markets. As an open economy, the country is heavily reliant on exports and tourism, Portugal was been working to diversify its output by increasing activities in information technology and services. “Within Europe, Portugal will probably be among the most affected, with a double-digit recession rate in 2020,” says Paula Carvalho, Chief economist at Banco BPI. Aluminium delivers a better conductivity to weight ratio than copper; hence it is also used for wiring power grids, including overhead power transmission lines and local power distribution lines, as well as for power wiring of some aeroplanes. The Southern European nation’s...
RUSAL accomplishes the international registration of its Taressa mining port in Guinea
RUSAL, one of the leading aluminium producers in the world has been assigned with a unique IMO identification number (GNPMT-001) following the successful accomplishment of the international registration of its Taressa mining port in the Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Located at the mouth of the Rio Nunez River at Boké region in the Republic of Guinea, the mining port of Taressa, part of the production chain of COBAD SA (Dian-Dian project) is intended to meet the needs of RUSAL in terms of bauxite supply. The infrastructure of the port of Taressa includes a berth for bulk goods (bauxites), a ship loader, a set of technological equipment for the transhipment of bauxites, warehouses and storage spaces, lanes of...
Ghana Export Promotion Authority stresses for Alumina refinery
Ghana is home to three out of the four stages in producing aluminium. Only the alumina refining stage does not take place in Ghana. The rest, namely bauxite mining, aluminium smelter producing ingots and the casting of aluminium ingots into sheets, coils and profiles, take place here. The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has highlighted the need for the country to establish an alumina refinery plant to process raw bauxite and create an integrated aluminium industry. The establishment of the alumina refinery would inflate the country's revenue earnings from the mineral and also open up an industry that would create jobs, businesses and entrepreneurs. An observation followed by the export facilitation body that the country was earning less from its large deposits of bauxite materials...
Romanian Aluminium company “ALRO S.A.” supports hospitals for the treatment of patients affected by COVID-19
The leading producer of integrated aluminium in Europe ALRO S.A. pursues to support the efforts towards prevention and combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the local communities where it operates and donates seven pieces of vital equipment necessary to fight against COVID-19 deadly effects. The aluminium firm donated five integrated oxygen flow and aerosol treatment devices worth RON 122,500 to the Slatina County Emergency Hospital and another two similar devices worth RON 49,000 to the Municipal Hospital Caracal, for treating patients affected by this virus. Gheorghe DOBRA, CEO of ALRO, said: “We have always focused our attention on the health and safety of our employees and today, more than ever, the health of our employees, their families and relatives and in fact, the entire...
Chile’s import of Aluminium Plates, Sheets and Strips during 2018-20 validates de-growth; expenditure tends to remain high
Chile is considered as the richest country in all of South America with exceedingly high living standards as well as a well-developed economy. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Chile was worth $ 282.30 billion in 2019, according to official data from the World Bank and projections from Trading Economics. The GDP value of Chile represents 0.24% of the world economy. The Latin American nation’s import volume of aluminium plates, sheets and strips during 2018-19 was recorded at 52,950 tonnes and the foreign revenue expended during the phase for the importation remained at $219.94 million. The import for 2020 is marked to reach at 22,102 tonnes and the expenditure to stand at $133 million. However, when the import volume and expenditure of 2020 gets assorted with the existing two years, it...
GEWA Balkonsysteme GmbH produces maintenance-free and innovative balcony railings made of aluminium
There are multiple types of balcony railings made of aluminium and stainless steel that are water and dirt repellent and never have to be painted again. Now, GEWA Balkonsysteme produces maintenance-free and innovative balcony railings made of aluminium in attractive and timeless designs and the special trick is the innovative coating that the company uses. Balcony railings made of aluminium are not only modern and ageless but at the same time enhance the living object with a stylish finish. First and foremost, aluminium stands for stability, durability and a high-quality appearance. At the same time, however, it also offers an almost infinite range of creative and technical design options - and not just in terms of colour. The green metal can be shaped as desired and thus also fulfils...
Guinea ranks as the world's second-largest producer of Bauxite, keeping China behind: World Bank report
Guinea, the West African nation is now the world's second-largest producer of bauxite, as per the latest World Bank ranking, Guinea is ahead of China and is now behind Australia. The bauxite production in Guinea increased from 59.6 million tonnes in 2018 to 70.2 million tonnes in 2019. According to the analysis of data from the latest World Bank report on the outlook in the commodity market, this 18% upswing allows it to grab its place as the world's second-largest producer from China. Indeed, China produced last year practically the same volumes as in 2018, i.e. 68.4 million tonnes of bauxite. However, the Chinese production has not increased much in recent times that of Guinea has not ceased to panic counters since 2015. The West African country will now be competing with Australia,...
Egypt’s export of Aluminium scrap during 2018-19 reflects growth; marginal drop analysed for 2020
The economy of Egypt has weakened mostly in un-free category for more than two decades. Growth of GDP over the past five years, however, has been healthy. The construction and energy sectors are the main engines of growth. The disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic started in Egypt in March 2020 and has since interrupted a period of macroeconomic stability, characterized by relatively high growth, improved fiscal accounts, and a comfortable level of foreign reserves. The country of Pyramids export of aluminium scrap during 2018-19 has been recorded with 6691 tonnes and the revenue generated during the phase remained at $9.18 million. The export for 2020 is marked to reach at 3860 tonnes and the earnings to stand at $4.22 million. However, when the export volume and earnings of 2020...
French leader in Aluminium veranda “Gustave Rideau” enters the metal construction market by acquiring “Niortais BGN”
The Vendée group Gustave Rideau, a major player in aluminium verandas, has just acquired BGN, which delivers a pass to Gustave Rideau to enter the metal construction market. This company from La Crèche, near Niort, deploys a wide range of trades, from metal frameworks to locksmithing, including the production of roofing, cladding or aluminium joinery. Gustave Rideau, President and Founder of the group with the same name, said: "In particular, we had an additional need in the coverage of large-span swimming pools, and BGN provides us with the aluminium-steel mix necessary for that.” Rideau, which already supplied private swimming pools, is now targeting the larger ones of the 8,000 French campsites. The new expertise will also allow it to approach the games and water parks segment. BGN...
Amid “Corona crisis” PT Djuara Aluminium Nusantara in Indonesia indicates growth
The Covid-19 outbreak has been a tough challenge for most of the businesses. However, PT Djuara Aluminium Nusantara (Djuan), a vital aluminium distributor continues to seek solutions to keep growing amid this crisis and one of the ways out is by increasing partnerships with hundreds of aluminium craftsmen in producing various household needs. Tarsisius Tukijan, President and Director, Djuara Aluminum Nusantara "After making several improvements, we encourage the company to continue to increase partnerships with craftsmen, especially around the Citeureup, Cibinong and several other areas in Bogor Regency, West Java." PT Djuan is a distributor of aluminium for various purposes, ranging from household appliances to other industrial needs. The partnership with these craftsmen has been...
Romania’s export of Aluminium wire to the top 5 countries in 2020 reveals positive trend
Romania has been gravely stroked by the Covid-19 pandemic. GDP for the first half of 2020 plunged by 4.6% year on year, as the primary reason for this downturn is lower consumption and a drop in exports. In contrast, investments saw positive growth, driven by the construction sector. In 2020, the South Eastern European nation’s exports of aluminium wire to top five nations are Czech Rep., Hungary, Poland, Bosnia Herzegovina, and Bulgaria. These five nations will take up 71.81% of total Romania’s aluminium wire exports and contribute $92.28 million in revenue. The Czech Republic will stand at the top with 15,767 tonnes of aluminium wire import from Romania, Hungary to remain at number two with 13,905 tonnes, Poland with 10,545 tonnes import to ranks three in the list, while the fourth and...
Vedanta appoints Deeptaman Mukherjee as ‘Director’ in the Group Commercial Organization
Vedanta Limited announced Organizational changes last month, wherein it centralized the Procurement & Marketing functions across all it’s businesses into an integrated Group Commercial Organization. As part of these Organization changes, Vedanta appointed Deeptaman Mukherjee as the ‘Director, Group Commercial - Bauxite & Alumina’, in the Group Commercial Organization. Deeptaman has been a known face in the Bauxite & Alumina, and the larger Aluminium industry, and before this appointment, was the Head of Alumina Procurement, for Vedanta’s Aluminium Business. His association with Vedanta Group is approx. 12 years, with initial stints at Vedanta’s Iron-Ore & Copper business, wherein he has led/been part of Supply Chain, Commercial, Strategic Raw Materials, Strategy & Supplier Development,...
Ghana Aluminium Industry: A sector to be worth $10 billion, can create 30,000 jobs
Africa is a continent which is rich by raw materials, concurrently economically poor. The biggest reason for this situation of the African continent is the exports its precious raw materials that are processed somewhere else, thus failing to add value to the resources. This has been causing continuous economical fall-outs and many African governments are trying to figure out the problem. Ghana, a West African nation is working out to augment its economy, launched the campaign one district one factory project to create a factory in each of its 216 districts to transform raw materials into products with high added value. The government of Ghana has plans to open three bauxite mines and to build two new alumina refineries, as well as to upgrade the existing aluminium smelter, to transform...
