Novelis has supplied approximately 100,000 m² of aluminium façade materials for six construction projects across the UK, highlighting the metal's growing role in architectural design, infrastructure modernisation and urban regeneration. The materials have been used across developments in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and London, covering applications ranging from transport infrastructure and residential refurbishment to commercial and mixed-use buildings. The projects demonstrate the versatility of aluminium in modern building envelopes, with Novelis supplying architectural materials designed to combine durability, aesthetic flexibility and performance. Aluminium supports diverse architectural applications Commenting on the projects, Michael Hahne, Vice President Commercial of Novelis...
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...
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Honda introduced Honda NSX a mid-engined, hybrid powered and supercar at the 2015 North American International Auto Show that it took centre stage. It is the literal and importantly spiritual successor to the 1990 NSX that had its chassis tuned by Formula 1 legend, Ayrton Senna. Honda says it has the “world’s first all-aluminium supercar” body that complements a carbon fibre floor. It sits on 19” wheels at the front and 20” at the rear. It also has four-wheel-drive, aluminium suspension, multi-piston callipers and carbon ceramic discs. Honda has not confirmed the engine’s full specification, but it takes the form of atwin-turbocharged V6 petrol that is teamed with 9-speed, dual-clutch and transmission. NSX power is at least 550PS that most likely propels it to 62mph in about four seconds....
Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. is targeting high-end aluminum products to meet growing demand, China Securities Journal reported today. The company is looking to expand its aluminum extrusion capacity by 20,000-30,000-tpy in 2015 and bring its total capacity of industrial aluminum extrusion to 60,000-tpy, the media added. Nanshan Aluminum is planning to increase its annual capacity of cold-rolled aluminum products – mainly used to produce beverage cans – to 480,000 tonnes in 2015 from 430,000 tonnes in 2014. China’s annual demand for pop-top cans stands at 600,00-700,000 tonnes, growing at an annual rate of 10%, it reported. The company, whose high-end aluminum foil capacity stands at 30,000-tpy, has started construction on 40,000-tpy precision aluminum foil to capitalize on robust...
Supporters of the Global Aluminium Foil Roller Initiative (GLAFRI) have decided to establish a legal trade association. Manfred Mertens, head of Hydro's Packaging & Building unit in the Rolled Products business area, was elected president of this first-ever global foil association. GLAFRI is now operating as an association with 42 member companies, including five supporters, from all major foil producer areas worldwide. This follows the remarkable success of GLAFRI so far, particularly the three annual conferences held to spearhead its activities. Initially the major objective of the new association will be to continue ‘one voice’ on foil promotion and sustainability issues globally, with the aim to support foil market growth in general. The new organization will enable more continuity in...
Organized by Guangzhou Citiexpo Co Ltd, the 21st Aluminum Window Door Facade Expo will be the essential hub for the building envelope industry to view new products and innovative technologies, as well as networking with exhibiting companies and professional visitors. According to Navigant Research's recent report, the commercial and residential segments of global construction markets will experience compound annual growth rates over the next 10 years of 2.1 percent and 2.2 percent, respectively. In particular, China's construction boom has fueled extraordinary growth in that country's building stock, with nearly 2 billion square meters added each year. "Thanks to the continuously growing markets, we have increased the 2015 exhibition space 25% percent over last year," said Ms. Shea Xie,...
On 15th Jan 2015, Novelis China won the “2014 Excellent Supplier” award at the FAW-Volkswagen (FAW-VW) Purchasing Working Conference held in Changchun, Jilin province, becoming the only flat-rolled aluminum supplier to receive the award. The company was recognized for its strong local and global support and committed supply for FAW-VW’s fast growing production and its important role in assisting the customer with the development of aluminum parts for Audi cars, in cooperation with Novelis Europe. “It is a great honor for Novelis China and the Novelis global automotive team to receive full recognition from FAW-VW which is the biggest aluminum BIW user in China for our excellent service. It is definitely a team achievement from hard working and tremendous efforts through the coordination of...
The Manaksia plant that had issued work suspension notice in November 2014 in Haldia plant, Kolkata, India has announced on January 17, 2015 that they have resumed normal operations at the plant lifting the suspension order. In early November, the plant had shut down as a result of worker agitation demanding immediate raise in wages, ending in a violent attack on a the plant supervisor N.K. Singh. Singh had to be hospitalized for the injuries and the management decided to issue suspension of work notice. Now the Company has also informed that, the Aluminum Division factory at Haldia, West Bengal has been transferred as a going concern to Manaksia Aluminium Company Limited pursuant to the Scheme of Arrangement as sanctioned by Hon'ble Calcutta High Court effective November 23, 2014.
Aleris announced today that its new rolling mill in Zhenjiang, China has attained qualification to supply aluminum aerospace plate to Airbus. This achievement establishes Aleris as a qualified supplier of aluminum plate from its Zhenjiang mill for use in the production of various Airbus aircraft. Aleris' facility in Koblenz, Germany has supplied aluminum aerospace plate to Airbus for decades. Aleris Zhenjiang, which was opened in early 2013, was modeled after the Koblenz facility to meet the needs of both global and regional aircraft manufacturers by establishing a local supply of aluminum aircraft plate in Asia Pacific. "This qualification represents a major milestone in our growth strategy, and we are excited about our ability to supply Airbus from two strategically important locations...
Lion Trackshire, a builder of temporary aluminium roads, has won new contracts for building roads so that vehicles can cross the treacherous paths during the construction of the renewable energy projects like wind and solar farms. The company whose turnover has risen to £16m over the last four years, claims that they are the largest suppliers of aluminium roadways. Lion has secured many prestigious projects before this including the construction of the Olympics trackway, major infrastructure contracts with the National Grid, Wimbledon and several other outdoor events. The company was founded in 2009 but the founders have been in the construction industry since 1960 so that they never lacked expertise, says Gordon McKay, the General Manager. The winner of the 26th and 31st rank in the...
Bright Packaging Industry Bhd has secured a US$15mil (about RM53mil) contract to supply aluminium foil to a multinational tobacco manufacturing company in Russia. The company said on Tuesday it had entered into a purchase-sale agreement with Zao Philip Morris Izhora to supply the aluminium foil. “The agreement shall stay in force until Dec 31, 2016,” it said. Zao Philip Morris Izhora is an affiliate to Philip Morris International (PMI), an international tobacco company, with seven of the worlds' top 15 international brands, including Marlboro. Zao Philip Morris Izhora factory is located in St. Peterburg and it is PMI’s second-largest production plant in the world.
An important aluminium sheet manufacturer that catered to Coca-Cola Co. (KO) and MillerCoors LLC has been forced to slow down production after the 6,000-horsepower motor that drives the hot roller broke down last month on 29th December. The hot roller was capable of flattening 25-ton blocks of aluminium. The break down of the machine will constrict the output till late January as repair works take place at the Russellville, Kentucky facility, the spokesperson of Novelis Inc. Fiona Bell said. Novelis Inc. partly owns the plant that is the largest aluminium-rolling mill in North America contributing 44% of the beverage-can sheets used in U.S. Two of the largest beverage-can suppliers Rexam Plc and Ball Corp. get their aluminium sheets from Novelis, which are then fabricated for Coca-Cola...
Professionals from across the UK will gather in Telford for a major health and safety event. Organised by the Aluminium Federation (ALFED), the two-day health and safety workshop will take place on 11 and 12 March at the Telford Golf and Spa Hotel. Featuring speakers from Alcoa, Bridgnorth Aluminium, Boal, Toyota, Rio Tinto and the HSE, the workshop will address key health and safety issues facing manufacturers, including on-site transportation safety, Legionnella and the role of positive and negative behaviour in health and safety. The keynote address will be given by Simon MacVicker, ALFED president and managing director of Bridgnorth Aluminium. ALFED chief executive Will Savage said: “The format of the workshop is a mix of presentations, case studies and group discussion. It is a great...
Constellium N.V. today announced that it provides Ford Motor Co. with aluminium structural parts for the all-new Ford F-150 pickup truck that extensively uses high-strength, military-grade, aluminium alloy as a build material. Constellium, a global leader in the development and manufacturing of aluminium structural parts for the automotive industry, is one of Ford’s largest suppliers of these components for the F-150. The 2015 Ford F-150 delivers the industry’s best towing and payload capability among full-size light-duty pickups, enabled by reducing up to 700 pounds of weight through the use of high-strength steel in the frame and aluminium alloy in the body. To keep pace with increased demand, Constellium has doubled manufacturing capacity at its facility in Van Buren, Michigan, and...
Researchers have developed a simple strategy for trapping light and improving the optical absorption and efficiency of solar cells. The study, published in the Chinese Science Bulletin, uses aluminum foil in a nanobowl conformation and has achieved a 28 percent enhancement in power conversion efficiency. Solar energy is one of the most promising renewable energy resources and represents a clean and ultimate replacement for fossil fuels in the future. Over the past decades, enormous efforts have been invested in developing efficient and cost effective photovoltaic devices which are competitive to the fossil fuel. Organic photovoltaics (OPV) are regarded as one of the promising candidates for large-scale, low-cost and efficient solar energy harvesting. Typical OPV devices are fabricated on...
While the world faces low fuel prices, automakers fear that the time, effort and money spent to make cars more fuel efficient, like the much talked-about aluminium F-150, could be a complete waste, analysts paint a different picture for the future of liquid fuels. The North American International Auto Show at Cobo Convention Center in Detroit is displaying the all new F-150 and demonstrates how it is welded and major automakers are still aiming to launch more high mileage vehicles pointing towards the trend that current low oil prices are not dictating the terms for future vehicles just yet. The reason automakers are continuing to produce more fuel-efficient and electric cars is two-pronged. Firstly, oil prices are unpredictable and the current prices highly unstable and future decisions...
The aluminium closures market, particularly for wine, is expected to continue strongly growing in 2015. This growth is attributed to a number of factors including the convenience offered to consumers as well as to wine makers and fillers. An end-consumer survey by IPSOS in five major European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK) and the USA, demonstrates that the majority of consumers prefer an aluminium closure over other closure options for its convenience. Whether for opening, re-closing or avoiding wine spoilage due to cork taint aluminium closures scored top. *IPSOS is the world’s third largest market research company with more than 80 offices around the globe.
ALUMINIUM, the world’s leading trade fair partner of the aluminium industry, continues to expand its global activities. With the launch of ALUMINUM USA, this commitment will include a North American presence. With ALUMINUM USA, scheduled to take place from 11 to 12 November 2015 at the Cobo Center Detroit, Reed Exhibitions expands its event activities into one of the aluminium industry’s most important regions worldwide. The US market, the aluminium industry’s third-largest global market with total industry sales of USD 35.0 billion, has grown by 4.7% annually since 2009, resulting in overall growth of 30% over the last five years (source: IBISWorld Industry Report, July 2014). Key growth drivers include the automotive and aerospace sectors. In order to meet the rapidly growing demand in...
Alcoa declared its Q4 2014 results on Monday revealing a leap in the profits ending the year on a positive note amidst a major transformation in the company portfolio. The company is shifting its focus from the upstream aluminium market to the downstream value-add market, with a special focus on the automobile and aerospace sectors. The last year has been good in terms of global aerospace sales and the company expects the figures to jump another 9 to 10 percent in 2015 as the demand is robust in the large commercial aircraft, regional jets and jet engine sectors. Alcoa expects a steady growth in the automotive sector as well with forecasts of 2 to 4 percent global automotive production triggered by the replacement demand and low lending rates in North America. The growing awareness of...
Aluminum molds have been used for many years for applications that require lower piece part volumes such as prototype tooling for part R&D, and using materials that don't damage the cores and cavities. However, aluminum is being used more commonly today even in high-volume production molding applications. In fact, according to Darcy King, president of Unique Tool & Mold: "There are not a lot of applications where you can't use aluminum." Unique was one of the large automotive tooling suppliers that pioneered the use of aluminum for production molds, working in tandem with Honda Motor Co. more than a decade ago to collect data and perform comparison testing on the viability of using aluminum for production tooling. Unique "met or exceeded" Honda's expectations and the automaker chose...
