India-based KEC International Limited is pushing ahead with Phase II of its aluminium conductor capacity expansion, even as a difficult second quarter dragged consolidated profit down. The Q2 FY27 investor presentation, dated November 2, lists the expansion as underway in its Cables & Conductors business, one of the few segments that grew in the quarter. The update comes over a year after KEC’s commissioning of the first phase of the plant in Vadodara in February 2025, marking an investment of about INR 600 million (USD 6.33 million). The company has not disclosed the capacity to be added, the investment or a completion date. Explore AL Circle’s report ALuminium Wires & Cables - Insights & Forecast to 2030 for insights into aluminium applications, industry developments and opportunities...
Canadian aluminum fencing supplier PrimeAlux has appointed Shapes Unlimited, Inc. as its authorised US distributor, giving American contractors, fence dealers and builders a local channel to access its aluminum fence panels, gates and privacy screens. Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, PrimeAlux said Shapes Unlimited, based in North Jackson, Ohio, will manage pricing, orders and customer support for its products across the US. The arrangement allows buyers to source the company's aluminum fencing systems through a domestic distributor rather than importing them independently. Shapes Unlimited is a privately held fabricator and wholesale distributor of aluminum building products that has served the trade since 1996. Under the agreement, the company will make PrimeAlux's product range...
Grow with
AL Circle
National Aluminium Products Company SAOG (NAPCO), one of the leading extruders of aluminium profiles in the GCC, has announced that it was the official extruder for the Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort located 2,000 meters above sea level on Saiq Plateau in the Al Jabal Al Akhdar area, set to open in 2016. The company was appointed by a renowned European firm known for its revolutionized architectural aluminium concepts, to extrude doors and windows for the premier resort by Thai luxury hospitality brand Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas. Robert Holtkamp, CEO, NAPCO, said: "NAPCO extended its extruding services to the soon-to-open Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort in Oman. We are delighted to see a surge in new luxury commercial properties in the country and will continue to offer our...
The United Kingdom’s Ashmore Fund will invest $80 million in setting up the first aluminium and steel can manufacturing plant in Pakistan. The factory will be set up in the Faisalabad Industrial Estate, said the Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company (FIEDMC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Amer Salem. He said it will be the first-ever international-standard tin packaging plant in Pakistan. Ashmore Fund has already registered as a company in Pakistan with the name of Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans Limited. The UK-based company has bought 24 acres of land to install the mega unit of tin packaging, he added. Currently, Pakistan meets its tin packaging requirements through imports. In September 2014, Ashmore Head of Research Jan Dehn had disclosed his intention to...
For nearly 50 years, aluminium extrusion technology breakthroughs have been delivered through the International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar series, the premier educational event for the aluminium extrusion industry. Now the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has made available for sale The Proceedings from the past International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminars (ET Seminars) on the website at www.AEC.org, including - for the first time - individual papers that are available to purchase. A link to the Seminar Proceedings for sale is also available on the website for the Eleventh International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar (ET '16) at www.ET16.org. The International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminars are well known in the aluminium extrusion industry as the...
Ess Dee Aluminium has dipped 16% to INR 216 on the BSE after rating agency CARE downgraded the company’s debt. “CARE has revised rating assigned to bank facilities of Ess Dee Aluminium. The ratings for fund-based long term bank facilities worth INR 180 crore and long term non-convertible debentures of INR 30 crore to D from BBB- each,” the rating agency said in a release dated January 6, 2016. It also revised rating for non-fund-based short term bank facilities worth INR 335 crore to D from A3. The rating agency said the revision in the ratings of Ess Dee Aluminium Limited takes in to account the ongoing delays in debt servicing owing to the strained liquidity position. Since November 9, 2015 the stock declined 33% from INR 323 after the company reported consolidated net loss of INR 15.44...
Rexam, a leading global can maker, has partnered with Irish craft brewer, Metalman, to launch the brand’s first ever range of canned beers; marking a move from traditional draught to a single serve in can. Designed by Rexam’s own creative team in the recently expanded Graphics and Design Centre, Luton, the colourful and unique cans were created for the brand’s Pale Ale, Equinox and Heat Sink beers. The stylish designs, heavily influenced by the brand’s passion for the Art Deco Movement, utilise the aluminium material of the can to neatly incorporate the Metalman logo. Gráinne Walsh, Managing Director for Metalman, comments, “We first met the Rexam team at Drinktec back in 2013 and were impressed with their approach to design and innovation. They visited our brewery shortly after and their...
The first Rolls-Royce to be underpinned by an aluminium spaceframe platform will appear in 2018, the British luxury marque has confirmed. As revealed in February last year, that new model will come in the form of an SUV - or, as Rolls-Royce described it at the time, “a high-bodied car”. The new SUV will compete with the Bentley Bentayga, although Rolls-Royce would be loathe to recognise anything with wheels as a rival. “Our competitors are actually your yachts, your jets, fine arts,” the company’s design director, Giles Taylor, told CarAdvice in September. In a statement today, the company said that on-road testing of the new platform is now underway, which suggests that earlier photos of a high-riding development mule may have been testing other aspects of the new model. The British...
Primary aluminium production curtailments plus rumours of imminent stockpiling of aluminium helped lift prices in December 2015. From an all-time time low of RMB9870/t hit in late November, the SHFE cash price has since rallied, and reached RMB11,200/t by the end of the year. At the start of 2016, prices again dipped as concerns developed over the financing of any stockpiling program. However, despite the pick-up in SHFE prices, the Chinese market remains soft. Demand is still struggling in key sectors such as construction and consumer durables although the automotive market has picked up in the last two months, thanks partly to cuts in auto sales taxes. The CNIA in China has called for semis VAT export rebates to be increased further. As of yet the Chinese government has not heeded this...
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation announced yesterday the appointment of Keith A. Harvey as President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Harvey has served as the company's Executive Vice President - Fabricated Products since June 2014 with full responsibility for the sales, marketing, manufacturing and advanced engineering functions of the company's Fabricated Products business. "Keith's new appointment reflects his current role and responsibilities and recognizes his performance and contribution to the company's success," said Jack A. Hockema, CEO and Chairman. "For the past twenty years Keith has been instrumental in the company's growth and transformation to a position of industry leadership in its chosen end markets. He is well-regarded within the industry and has the respect of his peers and...
Shipments of aluminium extruded products (extruded shapes, pipe & tube, and rod & bar) by U.S. and Canadian producers totalled an estimated 407.9 million pounds during November 2015, a rise of 4.4 percent over the November 2014 total of 390.9 million pounds. Compared to the previous month, shipments decreased 10.1 percent from the October 2015 total of 453.7 million pounds. Year-to-date shipments through November 2015 totalled 4,788.2 million pounds, up 5.1 percent over the 2014 year-to-date total of 4,555.1 million pounds. Preliminary estimates indicate that aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totalled an estimated 21,741 million pounds through October 2015, up 1.0 percent over the same period last year. Demand for...
AMAG has certified final acceptance of the innovative twin-coiler rolling mill developed by Danieli Automation. This hot rolling mill is used to process products ranging from medium-thickness plates to thin-strip coils, for alloys ranging from series 1xxx to 8xxx for aerospace, marine, transportation and commercial applications. The aluminum ingots are rolled to produce either plates or coils. The rolling stock is precisely and automatically measured in line (i.e., thickness, crown, wedge, and length) in order to comply with the stringent tolerance targets. After cutting, the plates are marked and stacked for the next process phases. Alternatively, the slabs can be rolled in multiple passes to produce coils, that are automatically removed from the mandrel, strapped, weighed and marked....
Aluminum extrusions systems and equipment manufacturer, Granco Clark has recently announced the promotion of long-time team member Jason Luscombe to the position of Customer Service Manager. Mr. Luscombe has been a dedicated employee of Granco Clark for more than 16 years. He has worked previously for the company as both a Controls Engineer and a Service Engineer. His performance in these roles has resulted in an impressive history with efficient on-site installations, and unmatched support of the customers. His contributions and quick attention to customer requests have helped the North American aluminum extrusions equipment manufacturer improve their reputation as a full-service company. His strong technical abilities and his dedication to customer success are the qualities that this...
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. has lost 1.5% during the past week and dropped 1.03% in the last 4 weeks. The shares have underperformed the S&P 500 by 0.68% during the past week but Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. has outperformed the index in 4 weeks by 1.29%. Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. is up 6.23% in the last 3-month period. Year-to-Date the stock performance stands at -2.9%. Shares of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. ended Thursday session in red amid volatile trading. The shares closed down 0.53 points or 0.91% at $57.91 with 287,850 shares getting traded. Post opening the session at $58.3, the shares hit an intraday low of $57.91 and an intraday high of $58.72 and the price vacillated in this range throughout the day. The company has a market cap of $4,149 million and the number of...
Philipsburg Brewing Company’s Maddy Mason knows Montanans work hard and play hard in Big Sky Country. That’s a big reason the company chose to package one of its most popular beers-Tramway Rye Pale Ale-in Alumi-Tek® reclosable aluminium bottles from Ball Corp. “Montanans spend much of our time outside-hiking, fishing, floating, skiing, and ice fishing, to name a few examples, in settings that go well with a cold beverage,” says Mason, Sales and Marketing for Philipsburg. “We chose Ball’s Alumi-Tek bottle because we want to make sure that the beer ends up in your mouth and not in your boat! The smooth pour and distinctive look and shape of Alumi-Tek offers a premium drinking experience to our fans, and a look that makes our beer stand out on retail shelves in a growing craft beer market.”...
There is a good chance for China to raise export rebate on deeply processed aluminium semis in 2016 after dosing so during the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, SMM predicts. SMM's prediction is based on the fact that such products have high value-added, and encouraging exports of such products can help alleviate overcapacity in domestic aluminium market. SMM sees low possibility for China to remove export duty on aluminium ingot and intermediate aluminium products, such as aluminium coil, in 2016. Cancellation of export duty on aluminium ingot and intermediate aluminium products runs against China’s intention of encouraging exports of deeply processed products. Besides, massive exports of such products will cause overseas aluminium prices to slump, which will send ripple effects into...
SOM, one of the largest and most influential architecture, interior design, engineering, and urban planning firms in the world, made conspicuous use of aluminium made architectural components while conceiving the new Chinatown Branch Library in Chicago. Encompassing 16,000 square feet (1,490 square metres), the new library is located in Chicago's Near South Side, on an urban site near a busy intersection and elevated metro station. "The building sits at the key intersection of South Archer Avenue and South Wentworth Avenue – the nexus of Chicago's historic southern and emerging northern Chinatown neighbourhoods," the firm said. The two-storey building with featuring a striking circular form has a double-layer glass curtain-wall that is wrapped with 118 vertical fins of varying heights....
American Aluminum Extrusion plans to move all of its operations and employees to its Roscoe, Ill. facility this year. The company has operated its facility in Beloit since 2001. In 2011, the company opened its Roscoe facility in the former Warner Brake and Clutch complex on McCurry Road. It currently employs 90 people in Roscoe and 70 people in Beloit. When the move is complete, the company expects to employ 150 people in Roscoe. American Aluminum Extrusion provides reliable service to some of the most demanding industries such as transportation, distribution, building, linear motion, and electronic OEM markets. A specialist manufacturer and supplier of custom-made and standard aluminium extrusion products, American Aluminum Extrusion designs specialty equipment for large volume or close...
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.was downgraded by a leading investment research firm from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, December 29. According to the investment firm “KAISER ALUMINUM is a leading producer of fabricated aluminum products for aerospace and high strength, general engineering, automotive, and custom industrial applications. Repeatedly acknowledged as Best in Class among its global customer base,Their 11 fabrication plants typically produce and ship more than 500 million pounds of product annually. “ A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Kaiser Aluminum Corp. stock. Eagle Asset Management boosted its stake in shares of Kaiser Aluminum Corp. by 99.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure...
Auto component makers including aluminium and aluminium alloy based die-cast component manufacturers may finally turn in a decent performance in the year to March. A few quarters ago, the industry was worried, given the prolonged auto slowdown in global markets, especially Europe and the US, and sluggish sales across most segments in domestic markets. These concerns were mirrored in the underperformance of shares of leading auto component makers over the last one year. Stocks of companies like Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd and Bharat Forge Ltd that have supplies to overseas original equipment (OE) makers have been battered more as exports slowed down. But there are reasons for optimism now, observe analysts. Domestic sales in India, which account for most part of the total auto component...
