ABB has secured two orders from China’s Southwest Aluminum to supply integrated automation and digital technologies for two six-high aluminium cold rolling mills, supporting the manufacturer’s wide-strip production expansion and upgrade. The projects involve a 2,500 mm two-stand mill and a 3,000 mm single-stand mill, with both lines expected to be fully commissioned and operational by the end of 2027. Chongqing-based Southwest Aluminum is a subsidiary of the Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco). The orders build on the longstanding cooperation between ABB and the aluminium producer, with the latest projects focusing on process stability, control precision and production performance. Explore insights and forecasts for the aluminium flat rolled products (FRP) market from our...
India-based PG Foils Limited plans to establish a downstream aluminium manufacturing facility in Bahrain, focusing on electric vehicle (EV) battery foil and pharmaceutical foil production. The proposed investment is expected to expand the kingdom’s aluminium downstream capabilities and strengthen its manufacturing base. Bahrain’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce signed a letter of intent with PG Foils for the project. The agreement was signed by Industry and Commerce Minister Abdullah bin Adel Fakhro and PG Foils Joint Managing Director Sahil Shah during the fourth edition of the Gateway Gulf expo, which opened on November 1 in Manama. Explore: The most comprehensive and forward-looking industry-focused report – Aluminum Foil Market Report Forecast Till 2035 Hosted by the Bahrain...
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Egypt is set to become home to a new aluminium composite panel manufacturing unit, announced Trade Minister Tarek Kabil on Sunday. China's Guangzhou Goodsense Decorative Building Materials Co. Ltd. will be setting up a factory at an aggregated cost of US$100 million. The ministry said in an official release that a 16,000 square-metre area has been allocated for the Egyptian-Saudi-Chinese joint venture in the industrial zone of Ataqa in Suez Governorate. Photo Courtesy: Egyptian trade ministry The Chinese firm specializing in aluminium building components and composite panel production aims to "benefit from the available major competitive advantages represented in the [Egyptian] market that exceeds 90 million consumers, and also benefit from several free trade agreements signed between...
Novelis Deutschland GmbH awarded Tenovo, worldwide partner for innovative, reliable solutions in metals and mining, the Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) for a state-of-the-art aluminium automotive finishing line at the Nachterstedt Plant in Germany at the end of 2016. Novelis, world’s leading supplier of aluminium flat rolled products, has invested $85 million to increase company’s annual production capacity by 120,000 tons of automotive sheet and will offer high-quality automotive sheet of alloys used in lightweight vehicle structures and body panels to the worldwide buyers. Nachterstedt Plant is located next to Novelis' existing rolling mill and the world's largest aluminium recycling centre. The aluminium automotive finishing line is processing automotive aluminium coils having a...
Aluminium extrusion is one of the most popular forms of aluminium products. Extruded aluminium products are being used worldwide every day in innovative application areas. The possibilities for using aluminium profiles have no bounds. They are used for their strength, flexibility, durability and sustainability in a number of end user sectors such as construction, transportation, electrical, machinery and consumer durables. They are 100% recyclable and the processing is easy and emits little hazardous gasses. Aluminium extrusion is replacing steel in transport and construction sector mostly for its lightweight and corrosion resistance quality along with infinite recyclability. Building and construction segment is the biggest market for aluminium extrusion. About 65% of the aluminium...
Spanish aluminium composite panel manufacturer Alucoil has raised its stake in Aluminium du Maroc- a Casablanca-listed company, reported industry sources. The aluminium fabricator for the construction, transportation and industry is learnt to have acquired, in a block transaction, 20,160 additional shares in the Moroccan company for an undisclosed amount. Alucoil now owns 7.32 per cent (34,115 shares) in Aluminium du Maroc- the manufacturer of high-quality aluminium alloy profiles. According to the release, the transaction, With an average share price of 1,100 dirham, is valued at around 22.17 million dirham minimum, making $2.18 million. For the half-year period ended June 30, 2016, Aluminium du Maroc registered an actual net income of 30.4 million dirham. During the same period, the...
The dosing furnace “Westomat Plus+” designed by StrikoWestofen of Gummersbach, Germany, recently won the renowned “Good Design Award” of the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design – putting it in line with lifestyle products such as Apple’s “iPhone”. “Demands can be made to improve the working environment in light metal foundries too” – that is the opinion of Rudi Riedel, manager of the StrikoWestofen company which makes the furnaces. “We are glad to assume the pioneering role here.” In practice, the design of mechanical designer Jürgen R. Schmid also excelled with regard to its technical values: the Westomat Plus+ consumes only one third of the energy required by conventional ladle systems. At 0.06 percent, its metal loss has also been reduced dramatically. We make the...
Automotive industry is a key resource generator for the Austrian economy. Rightly known as the 'land of cars,' the European country boasts the existence of a large number of major car manufacturers who have flourished here leveraging on the availability of a number of ancillary industries. The most common branches of the economy include aluminium processing, battery, tyre, engines, high-tech electronics, and gear and drive components manufacturing among others. The aluminium processing companies here manufacture a wide range of downstream aluminium products, of which aluminium plate sheets and strips remain a key category. They cater not only to the domestic auto manufacturers but also to the global industries. The export of aluminium plates, sheets and strips by Austria, hence, has...
According to data provided by the Aluminum Association and the Aluminium Association of Canada, total aluminium can stock shipments by the domestic producers reached 315.3 million pounds during December 2016, down 8.8 per cent from 345.5 million pounds as recorded in the same period previous year. Month-on-month shipments declined 8.3 per cent from the November 2016 total of 343.6 million pounds. Total aluminium can stock shipments for 2016 was recorded at 4,154.9 million pounds, off six-tenths of one per cent from 4,178.3 million pounds as estimated in 2015. The U.S. and Canada's producer shipments of can stock to the domestic markets were down 6.0 per cent from that in December 2015, to 272.6 million pounds. Exports for the same period also shrank 23.2 per cent to 42.7 million pounds....
Aluminium manufacturing market in Turkey is growing at a moderately steady pace. A recent market research report by Technavio suggests the market will grow at a CAGR of about 4 per cent until 2020. The demand for aluminium in the domestic building and construction sector is seen as a major growth driver for this market. Earlier, the market was focusing mainly on the exports of downstream aluminium products, since domestic demand was low. Aluminium extrusion and flat-rolled aluminium product manufacturers would produce over 900,000 tonnes of products in a year to supply to the global companies operating in construction, automotive, and packaging sectors. However, with demand rising in the domestic market, the export volumes of these products have come down marking a year-over-year decline...
The year 2016 is marked by a distinct shift towards value added applications in aluminium. Aluminium producers around the world fought out to find ways and means to survive the slump in the commodity market. Cost cutting and energy efficiency along with value added applications became the priorities for aluminium makers. Despite the bearish metal market, aluminium demand situation remained buoyant, especially because of the growing automotive and aerospace market. Downstream sector invested in expansion, divestment and merger & acquisition to capitalize on the growing end –user demand. Now is the time to watch out for whether these new strategies and plans will lead the industry towards the expected results or not. Automotive and aerospace sector to drive aluminium demand Aluminium in the...
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) announced its strong support for the new trade enforcement action against the People’s Republic of China announced today by the United States Trade Representative (USTR). The action seeks to have the World Trade Organization (WTO) address U.S. concerns that China’s subsidies to certain producers of primary aluminum is causing “serious prejudice” to U.S. interests by artificially expanding Chinese capacity, production and market share. “China’s subsidies have had and are continuing to have a significant adverse impact on the U.S. domestic aluminum industry, and ultimately are harmful to American jobs, workers and business,” said Matt McMahon, AEC’s Chairman. “The USTR’s action is an important first step towards addressing, and correcting, China’s...
Other than being the top aluminium producer in the world, China is one of the leading producers of aluminium semis. Chinese production and exports of semi-finished products (semis) hit six-month highs in mid 2016. China has been accused by competitors of selling semi-finished metal into oversupplied global markets below market rates. In fact, The U.S. International Trade Commission has launched an investigation into the global aluminium trade and into the allegations by the major U.S. aluminium producers about China’s unlawful export of semis to the U.S. market. Here, we are trying to analyse the trading trends of aluminium bars, rods, and profile in China to understand if there is any major upturn or downturn in the export of aluminium bars, rods, and profile by China. We would also try...
According to a recent market research report, the global low voltage cable market by overhead (conductors, fittings & fixtures, others), by underground (PVC cables, XLPE cables, cable transmission, cable joints, and others), by end user and by region is estimated to reach US$147.3 billion by 2020, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 7.0 per cent during 2015-2020. The growth will drive demand for aluminium wires that are fast replacing and/or being used along with copper and silver wires in cables, in major cities across the globe. Italy being home to some of the world's biggest low voltage cable manufacturers such as Prysmian S.P.A, is expected to witness a surge in import of aluminium wires. {newsStudioGallery} If we look at the year-over-year imports of aluminium wire by Italy...
A Turkish manufacturer of refrigerator is set to start aluminium frame production for electric bikes in Turkey. The recent reshoring initiative is focussed in helping companies to make their supply chain flexible in the European bicycle industry. According to reliable industry source report, the Turkish company has now started manufacturing robotized aluminium frame on a large scale basis after collaborating with one of Europe’s biggest bike makers. The company will manufacture about one million aluminium frames annually. The large Turkish company with a strong finance base has the potential to raise its total production capacity of four million aluminium framesets. The company is processes thousands of tons of raw aluminium with the help of its 15 or so extruders to make the bicycle...
The U.S is a growing market for semi –finished aluminium products and a considerable part of its consumption is taken care of by import. {newsStudioGallery} Preliminary estimates indicate that aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totalled an estimated 11 million tons from the period from January to October of 2016. Out of that, demand for semi- fabricated (mill) products totalled 7.7 million tons. Apparent consumption (demand minus exports) in domestic markets totalled an estimated 9.7 million tons YTD. Total aluminium consumption in USA was about 5.3 million tons in 2015. aluminium consumption in USA was about 5.3 million tons in 2015. Import of aluminium plates, sheets and strips by USA plays a very significant part in domestic...
Leading British aluminium processing company and trusted online supplier of aluminium extruded products, Gooding Aluminium announced that they have set up an online library featuring all aluminium profiles and extrusions from their product basket. The new addition is aimed to facilitate stress-free, smooth ordering of products by their clients and ensure prompt dispatch of the materials thereafter. The library stocks images along with detailed specifications of a wide range of standard and non-standard profiles with alternative surface finish options of mill and natural anodised. Gooding has also embedded an input option whereby sellers can put in their own finishing specifications. All aluminium extrusions and profiles supplied by the British manufacturer are available in both natural...
The aluminium industry in India is on the verge of witnessing a major leap in consumption over the next five years. Major producers are adding significant capacities and investing in new technologies to add more value to their downstream product portfolios. This, they are doing, in order to cash in on the increasing demand primarily in the building and construction sector followed by transportation (metro and high-speed railway coaches), electricals, electronic consumer durables, packaging (aerosol cans and pharmaceutical foils), and next-gen applications like solar reflectors. Defence is another sector where aluminium is being used for making naval ships and surveillance drones. Experts opine Indian aluminium companies with downstream operations should further consolidate their R&D...
Jindal Aluminium Ltd (JAL), the leading manufacturer of aluminium extruded profiles in India, announced that the company plans to invest upto INR 30 crores in AI focused start-ups for first-rate investment prospects. With the emergence of AI based technology start-ups in the last two years, JAL plans to invest start-ups focussed on developing technology for improving manufacturing operations through automation. JAL is interested to fund AI based start-ups that mostly concentrates on two areas- streamlining the manufacturing operations or in helping to improve B2B customer relations; along with start-ups which can enhance corporate services like HR and auditing/fraud detection. Their intention is to invest into a range of varied technologies that improve on areas that are related to JAL’s...
Rolled aluminium semi-finished products such as aluminium plates, sheets and strips can be used in many areas- automobile accessory and body element manufacturing being one of them. The high-strength, light-weight, durable, non-corrosive and highly-ductile material can be used to produce heat exchangers, license plates, car jacks, and panels. Of late, this particular aluminium downstream product category is being used by automakers in increased volumes to make automotive body sheets that make vehicles lighter and fuel-efficient. {newsStudioGallery} In the EU, which happens to be one of the world's prime automotive manufacturing hubs, the demand for aluminium automotive sheets is increasing. This is in direct correlation with the region's vehicle production. In 2015, 18.4 million motor...
