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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Kaiser Aluminum Corp. SVP Pete Bunin sold 2,500 shares of Kaiser Aluminum Corp. stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.17, for a total transaction of $175,425.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 39,844 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,795,853. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Kaiser Aluminum Corp. traded up 0.07% during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $70.37. The stock had a trading volume of 122,867 shares. Kaiser Aluminum Corp. has a one year low of $60.26 and a one year high of $74.27. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $71.90 and its 200-day moving average is $69.43. The company has a market cap...
Materion Brush Beryllium & Composites, a Materion Corp. company based in Elmore, Ohio, has entered into a strategic manufacturing and marketing partnership with Aristo Cast Inc., Almont, Mich., for its proprietary AlBeCast aluminum-beryllium investment castings product line. The two companies initiated their partnership in October 2013. Aristo Cast has received numerous awards for best in class magnesium castings from the American Foundry Society, the Investment Casting Institute, and the International Magnesium Association. Leveraging its lightweight alloy investment casting experience, Aristo Cast provides Materion with a breakthrough shell technology that in qualification proved not only to improve casting quality, but dramatically reduce production costs of aluminum-beryllium...
Aluminium industry leaders say their campaign against damaging red tape is starting to bear fruit, with the UK now being seen as a more friendly environment towards heavy industry and manufacturing. However, more needs to be done. During the past decade, a raft of energy legislation aimed at cutting CO2 emissions has made Britain globally uncompetitive, leading to the loss of 87 per cent of the country’s primary aluminium production capacity. But a series of meetings with parliamentarians and government ministers during the past 12 months appears to have had a significant impact on policymakers’ approach to aluminium and the wider manufacturing sector, heralding growth in sector confidence. The aluminium industry is hailing: moves to compensate energy intensive industries (EIIs) for costs...
Novelis Inc. will report its earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2014 on Thursday, May 8, 2014. Following the release, President and Chief Executive Officer Philip Martens and Chief Financial Officer Steve Fisher will discuss the results via a live conference call for investors at 9:30 a.m. ET the same day. The conference call will also be webcast live via the Novelis website. The audio portion of the meeting will be available via telephone at: U.S. and Canada Toll-Free Number: 800 743 4304 India Toll-Free Number: 0008001006992 International Toll Number: + 1 212 231 2902 Following the meeting, the webcast will be available for replay at Novelis website.
Constellium N.V. today announced that the Company has priced a private offering (the “Offering”) of $400 million of U.S. dollar denominated senior notes due 2024 (the “U.S. Dollar Notes”) and €300 million of euro denominated notes due 2021 (the “Euro Notes” and, together with the U.S. Dollar Notes, the “Notes”), in each case, at an offering price of 100%. The U.S. Dollar Notes will bear interest at a rate of 5.75% per annum, and the Euro Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.625% per annum, in each case payable semiannually in arrears. The Notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. The Offering is expected to close on May 7, 2014, subject to customary closing conditions. The Company intends to use a portion of the proceeds from the...
Sydney Metal Fabrications has added balustrades to their extensive fabricated products range. Sydney Metal Fabrications’ expansion into the balustrade industry follows its entry into the cut-to-size steel segment with sister company Sydney Steel Supplies last year. The new division, Smart Balustrade will offer customised design, manufacture and installation of aluminium and stainless steel balustrades, glass pool fencing (frameless and semi-frameless), handrails, stair rails, fencing and all barrier solutions as well as custom bathroom fittings and stainless steel waste grates. Smart Balustrade will be led by new manager Jamie who brings with him 15 years of experience in the stainless steel fittings and balustrade industry. All work will be carried out in-house by experienced and skilled...
Alcoa, the global leader in aerospace sheet and plate products, today announced it has signed a long-term agreement to supply aluminum sheet to Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. in a contract valued at approximately $290 million over five years. On April 8, Alcoa increased its 2014 global aerospace growth expectation by one percentage point to 8 percent to 9 percent, on strong demand for both large commercial aircraft and regional jets and continued growth in the business jet market. “Alcoa produces lightweight metallic solutions for the aerospace industry that deliver strength, aerodynamic efficiencies, and corrosion resistance,” said Mark Vrablec, President, Global Aerospace, Transportation and Industrial Rolled Products at Alcoa. “This new multi-year contract with Spirit deepens our...
Research and Markets has published “Prefeasibility Report on an Aluminium Powder Manufacturing Plant”, a guide to setting up an aluminium powder manufacturing plant. The study covers all the necessary aspects of the aluminium powder plant including commercial and technical. It ranges from macro overview of the market to micro details of the industry performance, processing and manufacturing requirements, project cost, project funding, project economics, expected returns on investment and profit margins. Written by advisory firm the IMARC Group, It is suitable for entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, consultants, business strategists, and all those who are planning to enter into the aluminium powder industry.
ALUCAST INDIA is a registered trade body that has emerged as a resource center for the existing and prospective members on global trends and techniques and is a shared platform for all Indian Casters for sharing matters of interest and concerns. The ALUCAST is hosting its annual mega event; ALUCAST 2014 which will take place from the December 4th-6th 2014 and will be held at one of the finest exhibition and conference facilities in India – Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, Bangalore. Organised by The Aluminium Casters’ Association of India – the event will be one of India’s most active industry forums that connects the industry Members.. ALUCAST aims for this event to provide a platform for the industry to enhance knowledge and gain expertise in Die-Casting Technology. It...
Preliminary estimates for aluminum demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totaled an estimated 1,864 million pounds during February 2014, down 4.0 percent from a year ago. Demand for semi-fabricated (mill) products totaled 1,240 million pounds, down 2.6 percent. Apparent consumption (demand less exports) in domestic markets totaled an estimated 1,616 million pounds, increasing four-tenths of one percent. April 22 – Shipments of Aluminum Extruded Products (extruded shapes, pipe & tube, and rod & bar) by U.S. and Canadian producers totaled an estimated 389.0 million pounds during March 2014, an increase of 13.2 percent over the March 2013 total of 343.5 million pounds. Compared to the previous month, shipments rose 15.1 percent over the...
Recently there was a ceremony at Sohar Industrial Estate under Shaikh Said bin Humaid al Harthy, to inaugurate Aluminium Coating project considered as an expansion project of aluminium rolling factory. The total amount to be spent for the project is 32 mn and this is the first time this kind of a project is being done in the Sultanate. The new plant’s production capacity is approx. 25,000 tons per annum of the coated rolled aluminium. Many industries make use of coated aluminium for the manufacturing of containers for packing food, construction materials, roofing and others. The construction work of this project will require less than a period of two years to end and it is expected that commercial production will start in the month of September 2015.
Faced with increase in cheaper imports of ingots some of India’s aluminum producers now demand a safeguard duty, but cheaper aluminum auto component imports continue to worry Indian domestic producers. The ugly specter of cheap imports has raised its head in India’s aluminum sector once again, almost five years since a similar contention was raised in 2009. India’s three leading aluminum producers – Hindalco Industries Ltd. (HALC.NS), Sesa Sterlite Ltd (SESA.NS) and Bharat Aluminium Company have petitioned the Indian government to impose “safeguard duty” on imports of a bricklike aluminum product for four years to protect domestic producers. The three companies together account for 71 percent of total domestic production. In 2009, some aluminum producers had proposed a similar tax,...
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.had its target price boosted by Cowen and Company from $73.00 to $76.00 in a report issued on Friday, Stock Ratings Network.com reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the stock. Cowen and Company has also taken action a number of other materials stocks recently. The firm raised its price target on shares of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. from $77.00 to $80.00. They have an outperform rating on that stock. Also, Cowen and Company lowered its price target on shares of Allied Nevada Gold Corp. from $7.50 to $4.50. They have a market perform rating on that stock. Finally, Cowen and Company reiterated its market perform rating on shares of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. They have a $16.00 price target on that stock, down previously from $23.00. Shares of Kaiser...
HLG, operating as Leighton Middle East, has landed a contract with the Oman Aluminium Rolling Company (OARC) valued at $32mn (OR12mn) for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a new coil coating plant. The plant is part of OARC’s new rolling facilities that began commercial operations in 2014, which is set to hit full 160,000-ton production capacity by 2019. The coil coating plant will be based opposite an existing rolling mill plant at Sohar Industrial Estate. The work will also include a waste water treatment plant, natural gas reducting station, a scrap yard., solid waste yard, a hazardous waste area, offices, canteen, warehouse and other facilities. HLG’s CEO and managing director, Mr. José Antonio López-Monís, said the plant project is an important milestone for HLG...
Invento Americas is launching dual-material beverage containers geared toward consumers thirsty for stand-out packaging. The company introduced the containers, composed of transparent PET bodies and aluminum ends, two years ago in Europe. According to the company, the container improves upon the performance and branding potential of conventional cans and bottles, and it can be produced on existing can-filling lines. Marty Brown, co-founder of Invento Americas, told FoodProductionDaily the container satisfies a number of consumer demands. “Consumers want to see what they are drinking, but the most popular container is a can,” he said. “With this technology, we’ve been able to marry the two ideas together to offer consumers exactly what they’ve desired.” Brown added American beverage...
Reed Exhibitions has announced that Aluminium China 2014 will boast three value-enhancing pavilions. The Surface Treatment Pavilion, the Furnaces & Heat Treatment Equipment Pavilion and the Extrusion Aluminium Product Pavilion are a direct response to customer feedback gathered after Aluminium China 2013. This year's show will be held from July 9 -11 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), incorporating a new layout that allows visitors to explore the show site by focusing on categories of most interest to them. Aluminum China is Asia's top trading, sourcing, networking and branding platform for the complete aluminum industry chain. It features leading industry figures, cutting edge technologies and advanced applications. The event engages the global Aluminium community...
The HVAC&R market is accepting aluminium more and more as a replacement for copper in heat transfer applications. As the preferred supplier of aluminium tubing solutions, Sapa will present both new and established products at ISK-Sodex 2014 in Istanbul. Organized every second year, ISK-Sodex is the primary trade exhibition for the HVAC markets in Turkey and the Middle East – and one of the three main HVAC exhibitions in Europe. This year’s event takes place from May 7-10. Sapa will attend the exhibition together with its strategic partner in the region, Konveyor. The companies will stand side-by-side, presenting new aluminium tubing products as well as the established products for customers in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration segment. Products and solutions on...
The length of power transmission lines of and above 220 kV newly built in March slid 38% from a year ago, Shanghai Metals Market learnt. In March, 2,793 kilometers of power lines of 220-kV and above were constructed, while the country’s power grid investment increased 3% year-on-year to 26 billion yuan ($4 billion) during the same period, according to data from National Energy Administration. Average operating rate at Chinese aluminum wire and cable producers was 51% in March, down from 55% a year ago, SMM survey showed. The arrival of peak demand period in the domestic aluminum wire and cable industry has delayed this year, and the growth of orders has also slowed down, those surveyed producers said.
