Bahrain’s aluminium wire exports continued to gain momentum in the second quarter of 2026, with shipments rising significantly compared with the corresponding periods of 2025 and 2024. The country exported 80,895 tonnes of aluminium wire in Q2 2026, taking its total shipments during the first half of the year to 143,518 tonnes. The export data covers aluminium wire under HS code 7605, excluding stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and similar products, electrically insulated wires and strings for musical instruments. Export volume registers strong Y-o-Y growth Comparing the quarterly figures, Bahrain’s aluminium wire export volume increased by 23.76 per cent Y-o-Y in Q2 2026, against 65,366 tonnes shipped during Q2 2025. The latest quarterly volume also marked a considerable rise from Q2...
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...
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A recently published market research report reveals the U.S. aluminium die-casting industry for automobiles is all set to dominate the global market in tandem with the growing automobile industry in the country. The report says the market has grown steadily over the past couple of years, and despite ongoing economic crisis and government tax policies that have affected the small firms, the regional market, as a whole, will continue to do well. Over 95% of the aluminium die-casting produced in the U.S. is made from post-consumer recycled aluminium, subsequently leading to aluminium content of municipal solid waste decline to less than 1% in 2014. In a nutshell, the study indicated at the enhanced focus that the U.S. automobile makers are now riveting on collaborating with the part die...
Bending machine manufacturer Inductaflex will launch its first ever fully electric CNC bending machine at Fabtech, North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event at McCormick Place Chicago, between November 9th and 12th. The all-new AL-1 is intended to provide automotive, aerospace, commercial vehicle and other customers with a cost effective, high precision, multiple bend solution. AL-1 can bend most materials and profiles, from complicated aluminium extrusions to polished stainless steel tubes. During development, the machine has already demonstrated its capabilities by successfully curving a 45mm wide x 65mm high extruded aluminium window section to a 165mm outside radius and 120mm inside radius - a task that has traditionally been considered to be...
Lightweight materials are the key components for making lightweight vehicles. Currently, majority of lightweight vehicles that are being manufactured contain materials such as high-strength steel, plastic and composites, carbon fibre, magnesium alloy, and of course, aluminium alloy. Among them, although the percentage contributed by aluminium alloy in vehicle making is still low at around 8%, recent tie ups with aluminium behemoths like Alcoa and Hydro with leading automakers suggest that it will soon go up in the near future. In terms of weight, body, powertrain and chassis system together occupies almost 60% of a vehicle. Body, especially, shares more than 20% of the total weight of the vehicle. So, it remains the main target for reducing weight and a key application area for automotive...
Lightweight metals leader Alcoa today announced a contract to supply titanium for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II aircraft program, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Under the contract, Alcoa becomes the titanium supplier for airframe structures for all three variants of the F-35 over nine years, from 2016 to 2024. At current projected build rates, the contract has an estimated value of approximately $1.1 billion. In addition to the forged titanium bulkheads, Alcoa already supplies several key, multi-material components for the F-35, including: • Multiple structural aircraft body components including the largest forged aluminium bulkheads, which Alcoa manufactures in one piece—as opposed to multi-piece assemblies • Advanced aluminium die forgings for the critical wheel and...
MAN Industries shares surged over 7 per cent in the morning trade on September 8, Thursday, after the company informed Bombay Stock exchange (BSE) on Wednesday post market hours that it has received orders worth approximately INR 700 crore from international and domestic customers for supply of pipes for Oil, Gas and Water sector projects. In a BSE filing, the company said, “With these new orders the outstanding order book as on date stands at approximately INR1,300 crore to be executed over a period of 6 to 8 months, this will result in significant improvement in the coming quarters.” The company has upgraded its Pithampur plant with the enhanced capabilities to become pioneer to produce Pipes up to 3600 mm dia metere with coating facilities. The company has outstanding bids around $ 1.5...
Construction and installation work at the $2.4 billion aluminum alloy plant in the Pineville area, Louisiana, will still continue, but it will do so under a new name. American Specialty Alloys has changed its name to Revolution Aluminum LLC, although its original name is yet to show up on its website. As American Specialty Alloys, often referred to as ASA, the company announced earlier this year that it will build an aluminum alloy plant at the former site of the International Paper mill near Pineville. “The project is still moving ahead,” said Jim Clinton, president of the Central Louisiana Economic Development Alliance. He was familiar with the company name change. The company has been planning the name change for a while, and documents involving the company are being changed to reflect...
Rexam has teamed up with WeCan Solutions to produce aluminium cans for the first ever mobile canning facility in the UK, one of only a handful in Europe. The pioneering service, backed by Rexam, offers onsite canning solutions for craft brewers and smaller beverage brands with a minimum filling run of 5,000 cans per day. The collaboration sees Rexam providing 330ml (33cl) size cans in a range of formats, including unprinted, one-colour printed and bespoke designs, on demand. In addition, WeCan Solutions offers the application of pressure sensitive labels (PSL) for onsite filling. The partnership highlights both companies’ dedication to helping craft brewers recognise the benefits of cans as an alternative packaging format, whilst reducing investment costs on filling lines and...
Ornamental Fence Depot is the service provider in the area of aluminum fence structures. The products offered by Ornamental Fence Depot have managed to gain the market competitive position because of the authentic design and high quality. Ornamental Fence Depot is one of the main fence product development and installation company in Northeastern Ohio. Aluminum fences are one of the main attractions and security measures in commercial and residential buildings structures. The company has managed to serve all the customers irrespective of the building structure and have been able to serve their needs using the high quality aluminum fence. The company provides high quality reasonable priced products. The products of the company include the wrought iron fences for residential grade yards and...
Old-fashioned steel has been one of the most reliable and ubiquitous building materials for centuries, so it might seem a bit outmoded to talk of a steel breakthrough. But researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea may have made steel cool again, not to mention stronger and lighter, reports Popular Mechanics. The researchers have devised a method for creating an aluminum-steel alloy that is more flexible, lightweight and stronger than any kind of steel ever made. This isn't the first time anyone has thought to add aluminum to the steel mix. Back in the 1970s, Soviet scientists recognized that by blending steel and aluminum, they could forge an ultra-strong, lightweight metal, but these advantages were always superseded by one major drawback: it was...
After aggressively adding more than 350 craft beer clients in 18 months, Crown Beverage Packaging - a leading supplier of aluminum cans for beverage manufacturers - is now struggling to keep up with demand from the very customers it sought, and is considering altering the ways it services craft customers. Over the last week, Crown began informing a number of craft breweries that it would no longer be able to fill orders of printed aluminum cans. “We were told that they wouldn’t be able to reprint our cans at any time and that we needed to find a new supplier or a new package variety,” said Heather Sanborn, the co-founder of Portland, Maine’s Rising Tide Brewing Company. Rising Tide isn’t alone. At least three other brewers shared similar stories on an online forum hosted on the Brewers...
Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economico or CADE concluded the first stage of its investigation and the General Superintendent issued an opinion that expresses competition concerns regarding unconditional clearance of Ball Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Rexam Plc. While Ball respectfully disagrees that the proposed transaction would harm competition in Brazil, the company said it is looking forward to working with CADE's Commissioners to find a solution that would address any concerns that CADE's Tribunal may have. It is expected that all necessary regulatory clearances will be obtained to enable the proposed acquisition to close during the first half of 2016. Following closing of the transaction, Ball will remain a New York Stock Exchange listed company domiciled in the U.S. In...
The deadline for submission of aluminium cast pieces for the Aluminium Pressure Die Casting Competition 2016 has been extended to 1 November 2015. For years the competition has been a proven platform for showing off the high standard of quality in aluminium pressure die casting. The goal of the competition is to bolster interest in aluminium as a versatile working material, and to identify new areas of application. The cast pieces submitted to the Aluminium Pressure Die Casting Competition 2016 will be evaluated according to the suitability of the construction for pressure die casting and the construction's efficient use of resources. Foundries are free to submit any number of die cast pieces. The submissions will be evaluated by an expert jury the beginning of December 2015 following...
China’s copper and aluminium industries are battling it out to secure lucrative tenders to wire up the country’s growing cities amid waning demand for the metals. The rout in commodities has seen copper and aluminium prices drop by about 20 per cent since the beginning of the year on the back of China’s slowdown. Both aluminium and copper are saddled with overcapacity, making any pockets of demand all the more sought after. Hence the interest in this summer’s publication of national standards for aluminium alloy to be used in cables in local electricity distribution grids. China targets investment of RMB300bn in city power distribution this year alone, and RMB2tn by 2020 to keep pace with rapid urbanisation. Switching to aluminium alloy for factories and city distribution networks could...
Ningbo Mayyard Photoelectricity Co., Ltd has combined an LED light source and driver together in a new LED light engine to address the changing LED lighting market with multiple lamp and luminaire configurations on the market. The new engine is designed to be competitive in the market, better meeting customer demands with high heat dissipation, high efficiency, convenient operation and a mirrored aluminum configuration. Mirrored aluminum has high reflectivity. Electronic components of the LED light engine are thermally separated. The light-emitting chip is directly fixed onto the mirrored surface of the aluminum reflectors, through gold wire connection on the electrode. BT is used as the insulating dielectric layer. This results in the most suitable COB package, with good heat...
America’s fastest growing truck bed manufacturing company in America, CM Truck Beds, announced the retooling and opening of the new aluminum truck bed manufacturing plant. Located in Madill, OK, CM Truck Beds’ new facility is equipped to produce our unsurpassed, top-quality aluminum truck beds. Manufacturing aluminum truck beds since 2014, CM Truck Beds recognizes the explosive growth and development of these truck bed models. With their rich featured products, CM Truck Beds offers customers and dealers across America the best in class, standard featured truck bed models with competitive pricing, and top-quality. And now with this new manufacturing plant, CM Truck Beds will be able to produce more and continue to reign as the top truck bed company in the U.S. This new manufacturing plant...
Lightweight metals leader Alcoa has signed an approximately $1 billion contract with Airbus for high-tech, multi-material aerospace fastening systems. The deal is Alcoa’s largest fastener contract ever with the aircraft manufacturer. Alcoa’s fasteners fly on every Airbus platform. “Our growing aerospace capabilities, technology strength and global, first-rate customer service continue to strengthen Alcoa’s decades-long partnership with Airbus,” said Alcoa Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Klaus Kleinfeld. “Alcoa is proud to partner with Airbus to provide breakthrough technologies for some of the most advanced aircraft in the world.” Alcoa’s fasteners will be used to assemble some of Airbus’s latest high-growth airplanes, including the A350 XWB, Airbus’ newest commercial airplane, and...
According to a study conducted by the Industrial Info Resources, Sugar Land, Texas, aluminium smelters across the United States have gone through a distressed phase of cutbacks and closures, amid a global oversupply and resultant price decline. Even so, downstream aluminium-related projects in the U.S. continue to start up, especially those tied to aluminium sheet and extrusion products. Industrial Info is tracking 11 active U.S. aluminium production projects worth $2.48 billion that are slated for kickoff in fourth-quarter 2015. However, all but $80 million of that amount is tied to one grassroot, flat-rolled aluminium minimill. Some of the notable aluminium project kickoffs expected in Q4 2015 in the U.S include those of big names such as Alcoa, Century Aluminum Company, Constellium...
One of the quieter, more subtle reveals of the recent Frankfurt Motor Show, the A8 L Security sedan debuted as Audi's most secure car ever. It leaps two levels beyond its predecessor and packs enough reinforcements to survive armor-piercing assault rifle fire and hand grenade explosions. Last year, Mercedes introduced its VR9-certified Mercedes-Benz S600 Guard, and now Audi is meeting the same benchmark with its luxury flagship. The black A8 makes an appropriately stately but low-profile platform for an armored package. Audi has built the unitary occupant safety cell up from lightweight but high-strength materials including aramide fabric, special aluminum alloys and hot-formed armor steel. That gives it full VR9-level protection, which in layman's terms, means it can withstand fire from...
