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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Nanping Aluminum Products Engineering Co. recently secured a 77.93 million yuan ($12.64 million) decoration and finishing contract, local media reported. The contract, signed with Rongxin (Zhangzhou) Real Estate Co., requires the company to install glass curtain walls, aluminum alloy shutters, balcony balustrades, aluminum alloy doors and windows, stone curtain walls, etc, it said.
Progressiveness and market leadership characterize Hydro, which is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its innovative aluminium powerhouse in Germany, the Research and Development Centre in Bonn. Within the framework of a symposium at the Petersberg Grandhotel near Bonn, the main focus of the anniversary was on innovative strength and the investment plans for the future. "To me, the value-added chain for rolled products at Hydro begins with highly competent research and development," Oliver Bell, a member of Hydro corporate management responsible for aluminium rolled products, told the more than 100 symposium guests. "To endorse the inventiveness of our scientists, EUR 175 million has been earmarked for the construction of new facilities in 2014 alone. With new processes in the pipeline,...
In an industry first the Perimeter Systems division of Southern Aluminum Finishing Co., (SAF) introduces its Vertical Radius Arch. The new Vertical Radius Arch was created using the company’s proprietary extruded cornices which are stretched-formed the ’hard way.’The Vertical Radius Arch Cornice eliminates the need for less desirable materials requiring maintenance, or costly methods like segmented aluminum profiles or continuously welded cornices. The Vertical Radius Arch Cornice joins the company’s Designer Series Aluminum Cornice system which also includes a Horizontal Radius Arch and is used in commercial and residential buildings throughout the US. Architects and design/build contractors can now complete virtually any cornice condition with interchangeable moldings that easily...
• $2.85 billion acquisition, $2.35 billion in cash, $500 million common stock; additional $150 million potential earn-out • Significantly accelerates Alcoa’s portfolio transformation, builds out value-add business, grows innovation capabilities and broadens multi-material product mix • Increases Alcoa’s 2013 pro forma aerospace revenue by 20 percent to $4.8 billion and expands product suite in growing jet engine segment • Expected to contribute incremental $1.6 billion revenues and $350 million EBITDA in 2016 • Firth Rixson’s sales are expected to grow through 2019 at a rate more than double the global aerospace market • Expected annual synergy cost savings of more than $100 million by year five Alcoa has announced it is significantly accelerating its portfolio transformation. The Company...
A total of $20,000 was awarded to professional designers and students in the 2014 International Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition. Ninety-five entries were received for the competition, including more than 80 designs from students and universities and technical schools. The awards, sponsored by Sapa Extrusions North America, included a Grand Prize, Professional Class prizes, and Student Class scholarships, which included the Sapa Sustainable Design Award. The Grand Prize of $3,500, awarded across all classes and categories went to David Hornbach, Senior Product Designer for The Morel Company in Batesville, Indiana, for his design of the “Hercules” Patient Repositioner. The Hercules allows a single caregiver to reposition a patient in bed with a simple push of a button. The...
Following a selection process, Hydro decided on BWG Bergwerk- und Walzwerk-Maschinenbau GmbH as general supplier for this part. BWG, headquartered in Duisburg, Germany, develops and designs process lines, machines and special constructions. Hydro has worked with BWG on previous projects. “We are pleased that our important project for the growth market, automotive, is proceeding on time. Thus we will meet the surging demand from our customers for high-performance sheet for lighter car bodies,” says Executive Vice President Oliver Bell, head of Hydro's Rolled Products business area. The new line will increase annual capacity for aluminium car body sheet to 200,000 tonnes. Start of production is scheduled for the second half of 2016.
Shares of Constellium NV have been given a consensus recommendation of “Buy” by the thirteen ratings firms that are covering the company, Analyst Ratings Network reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation and eight have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $31.51. A number of analysts have recently weighed in on CSTM shares. Analysts at Sterne Agee initiated coverage on shares of Constellium NV in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. They set a “buy” rating and a $30.43 price target on the stock. Separately, analysts at Deutsche Bank reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Constellium NV in a research note on Monday, May...
Wheeler Industries, the country's leading aluminum bearings manufacturer, is helping companies achieve more reliable performance with lowered environmental impact by switching to Wheeler-manufactured aluminum fluid film bearings. The harmful lead and cadmium content contained in leaded-bronze and Babbitted bearings, www.wheelerfluidfilmbearings.com/babbitt-bearings, has long been a source of concern for companies seeking to reduce their impact on the environment, yet needing a bearings material option, able to decrease cost and weight, at the same time offering improved strength and fatigue resistance. An increasing number of companies in the automotive, transportation, construction, packaging, oil prospecting and applications industries are finding that solution in the aluminum fluid...
Jiangsu ALCHA Aluminium Co. will get its capacity building of a 100,000-tpy aluminum plate, foil and sheet/strip project late this year,reported cnal.com today. 8 casting rolling lines were put online for this project this January, it added.
In response to Morgan Stanley’s concerns about potential delays, Ford Americas chief Joe Hinrichs said the new aluminum-bodied F-150 truck remains on track for its introduction later this year. Ford is retooling two factories to make the pickup, part of a plan this year to add 16 new models in North America. The company says its new F-150 is about 700 pounds lighter than the steel version it will replace. “Everything is on schedule and everything is going as planned” with the F-150 introduction, Hinrichs told reporters today at the automaker’s headquarters. “I’m very confident in this vehicle,” he said. The company had previously said that it would lose production of more than 90,000 of its F-Series pickups, its best-selling and most profitable model, as it retools factories for the new...
China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd. has secured $500 million of low-cost financing from a group of banks and institutions, the company announced on its website June 23. China Zhongwang entered into a facility agreement with 19 international financial institutions, which allows the company to obtain $500 million of loan facility for a term of 36 months. The loan carries an interest rate of 275 basis points over LIBOR, the company said. As China’s largest industrial aluminium extrusion developer and manufacturer, China Zhongwang posted a 17.7% year-on-year rise in net profit for the 2013 fiscal year. Its satisfactory performance was said to have laid the foundation for its success in securing low-cost lending.
Average operating rate at Chinese aluminum wire and cable producers slid to 59.11% in May, Shanghai Metals Market survey showed. Some producers cut output since demand from the power sector did not grow markedly, while others rejected some orders as banks have tightened lending. Both factors sliced 4.35 percentage points off April’s average operating rate, SMM learnt. Although the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) announced bid winners in May, the immediate boost for orders at surveyed wire and cable producers was limited. This is because delivery deadline is months later or as late as the end of this year. Cash-starved SMEs, in particular, are focusing their marketing on the housing and infrastructure sectors against payment delays from the SGCC.
The use of aluminum in mass-market vehicles is becoming more widespread, and training for how to repair those vehicles is paramount. CARSTAR recently held an Aluminum Information Event at CARSTAR Vision Park in Hamilton, Ont. The session was attended by more than 50 CARSTAR owners, technicians, and insurance and vendor partners. The event focused on the impact that aluminum based vehicles will have on the collision repair industry, beginning with the release of the 2015 Ford F-150 later this year. Bill Davidge, CARSTAR’s National Technical Manager, began the session with an overview of the changes that are coming and the investment in equipment and training that stores will need to make to equip themselves to repair aluminum based vehicles. Following Davidge, representatives from Chief,...
Aleris today announced that it has attained Nadcap accreditation for its new rolling mill in Zhenjiang, China, an industry standard for the production of aircraft aluminum plate and a prerequisite for inclusion on the Qualified Product List (QPL) for major aircraft manufacturers. The certification follows audits performed by the Performance Review Institute in May 2014, with respect to Nadcap requirements for heat treating and non-destructive testing. "Nadcap accreditation represents one of the final major hurdles in the qualification process for the production of aircraft material at our new state-of-the-art facility in Zhenjiang," John Zhu, President, Aleris China said. "Achieving this milestone in accordance with our projected timeline represents an extraordinary accomplishment for our...
With the NOK 80 million investment in casting tables with Adjustable Flexible Moulds (AFM), and new liquid distribution systems, Hydro strengthens its position as a supplier of advanced sheet ingot. “This investment is strategically important, and fits very well with our strategy to high-grade our product portfolio and to become experts on advanced casthouse products,” says the head of the Primary Metal business area in Hydro, Hilde Merete Aasheim. The AFM technology, which is an abbreviation for adjustable, flexible moulds, has been developed by the Hydro-owned casthouse technology provider Hycast, in cooperation with the researchers at Hydro’s Technology Center at the primary plant in Sunndal, Norway. The technology represents several advantages over the previous casting technology. “In...
JLR’s global sales presence has improved beyond its traditional major markets from below 15% in 2008 to more than 40% at present. Last week,Jaguar Land Rover received 2014 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade. Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands, Mr Paul Chandrasekharan Sabapathy CBE did the honours, and Dr Ralf Speth, Jaguar Land Rover’s CEO was at Whitley to receive it. On growth front, JLR sales has risen from 274,280 vehicles in 2011 to 425,006 vehicles sold in 2013, up 19% from 2012. 80% of cars made at Jaguar Land Rover’s three UK manufacturing plants are exported. JLR’s largest export regions are mainland Europe, North America and China, regions which collectively account for 60% of its export sales. These past 3 years saw Jaguar Land Rover create 11,000 new jobs, which...
ALUMINIUM giants Alcoa and Novelis spent decades wooing Detroit’s vehicle makers to toss out their heavy steel vehicle bodies and overhaul their factories in order to mass produce vehicles made out of lighter aluminium. This year, with Ford Motor ’s launch of its new aluminium-intensive F-150 truck, they are finally reaping the benefits of that long campaign, a once-a-generation shift in demand for an industry struggling with weak metal demand. Their triumphant moment is being marred, however. A handful of up-and-coming rivals are riding their coattails into an industry that could be worth $10bn in a decade. Since Ford unveiled the truck’s new design, Constellium has announced plans to build a US body sheet plant while Aleris and Wise Metals are considering a foray into the burgeoning US...
Sapa has developed a supplier declaration to ensure that the 27,000 firms in its worldwide supply chain are working in line with the values and culture of sustainable development as outlined in the company’s Code of Conduct. The new supplier declaration states that improper payments, corruption and bribery are strictly prohibited, as is child labor or forced labor. Suppliers must pay fair wages that comply with local laws and regulations and compete in a fair manner, complying with anti-trust laws. Sapa rolls out supplier declarationThe document also declares that suppliers will comply with relevant environmental laws and regulations and work to minimize harmful emissions and waste production. The declaration is being rolled out to Sapa’s largest suppliers. Eventually, all suppliers will...
