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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Henkel and Ball Corporation have collaborated to launch a new, lighter weight industrial aluminium aerosol can for the popular beauty care brand, Fa. Ball describes the metal technology with which it manufactures the new, lighter extruded aluminium can as “revolutionary”, as it utilises recycled aluminium to create a metal alloy that exhibits increased strength and allows lightweighting of the container without affecting package integrity. It is a breakthrough technology, the company says, that allows Ball Corporation to lightweight its extruded aluminium aerosol packaging by as much as 10%, with further lightweighting expected in the future. Currently, almost all extruded aluminium aerosol packaging is made from virgin aluminium slugs (metal disks for impact extrusion). “As global...
Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today recognized the Chinese government for its support in the construction of the company’s first manufacturing plant in China. Phil Martens, President and Chief Executive Officer of Novelis, visited the city of Changzhou and conveyed appreciation to Mayor Fei Gaoyun for the high degree of mutual cooperation between Novelis and the local government. On April 11, 2012, Novelis signed an agreement with the Changzhou National Hi-Tech District to build China's first aluminum automotive sheet manufacturing facility with an annual capacity of 120,000 metric tons. Since 2012, the company has invested more than 100 million USD in construction of the plant, which is wholly owned by Novelis, to meet the rapidly growing demand for...
The U.S. Association of Women in the Metal Industries (AWMI) has named Sapa’s Carol Chizmar as recipient of its 2013 International Member of the Year Award. The announcement was made on April 11 at AWMI’s International Board of Directors meeting. Chizmar, who is AWMI’s International Membership Chair and member of the Philadelphia Chapter, will be presented with the award later this year at the 2014 AWMI International Conference. The Member of the Year award is the highest honor awarded by AWMI. Members are nominated and selected by their peers for exemplifying the Association’s goals of education, mentoring, networking and growth. Carol Chizmar began her career in the metals industry in 1979 with Cressona Aluminum Company in Pennsylvania. She currently serves as Fabrication New Business...
In February, Siemens received the final acceptance certificate for the extension of an aluminum hot strip mill of Novelis Korea Ltd. in Ulsan. The first coil had been rolled in the third quarter of 2013 within two years from the date of contract effectiveness. The existing twin-coiling hot-reversing mill line, built by Siemens in 1993 was expanded to include a light gauge shear and three-stand hot-finishing mill. The objective of the expansion project was to more than double production capacity, achieve lower end thicknesses and further improve overall product quality, to meet the increasing demand for high-quality aluminum automotive sheet. The aluminum hot rolling mill, located in the Korean city of Ulsan is able to roll strip up to 2,200 millimeters wide with a thickness spectrum from...
Jaguar Land Rover’s giant new manufacturing operation in China will begin production before the year is out. The Gaydon giant’s China president has revealed “a product from the Land Rover stable” will be produced at the plan in Changshu within a matter of months. The plant will have an initial annual production capacity of 130,000 vehicles – more than double the number it sells in the UK, according to JLR’s China president Bob Grace. Meanwhile, talks are ongoing over another major plant in Saudi Arabia, as JLR’s giant global expansion continues apace. “They start to make the first prototype bodies this week, and it’s almost a miracle that’s come out of the ground in such a short period of time,” Mr Grace told reporters today at the Beijing motor show. “It’s going to be a product from the...
Constellium N.V. today announced that the Company intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, approximately €590 million of senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”) consisting of U.S. dollar denominated senior notes due 2024 and euro denominated notes due 2021 (the “Offering”). The Notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. The Company intends to use a portion of the proceeds from the Offering to repay all amounts outstanding under its existing term loan, with the balance to be used for general corporate purposes. There can be no assurance that the Company will successfully complete the Offering on the terms described here in or at all. The Notes will be offered and sold to qualified institutional buyers in the United States...
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. will be releasing its Q114 earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. Analysts expect Kaiser Aluminum Corp. to post earnings of $0.81 per share and revenue of $320.28 million for the quarter. Shares of Kaiser Aluminum Corp. opened at 73.71 on Tuesday. Kaiser Aluminum Corp. has a 52 week low of $58.44 and a 52 week high of $74.27. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $72.02 and its 200-day moving average is $69.46. The company has a market cap of $1.327 billion and a P/E ratio of 13.48. The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which is scheduled for Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 25th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.90%. The ex-dividend date...
India’s Department of Finance said it would impose a provisional anti-dumping duty of $1.37-2.15 per kilogram on aluminum alloy wheels made in China, South Korea and Thailand for six months starting April 11, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce. India launched anti-dumping probe on aluminum alloy wheels produced in China in December 2012, and made affirmative preliminary ruling January this year.
Novelis, the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, today announced the commissioning of a new aluminium slitting and packing line at Aluminium Norf GmbH (Alunorf), its joint-venture facility in Neuss, Germany. With an investment of approximately 15 million Euros, it will increase the plant’s finishing capacity for beverage can sheet. “This investment reflects the solid growth of the aluminium beverage can market in Europe, which has resulted in significantly increased can sheet sales,” said Pierre Labat, Vice President and General Manager, Can for Novelis Europe. “As part of its growth strategy, Novelis Europe is continuously investing to strengthen its market leadership by increasing can sheet production and used beverage can recycling capacity to meet our customers’...
The Metef exhibition will open its doors on June 11th and for three days the thematic shows METEF, FOUNDEQ, ALUMOTIVE and METALRICICLO will welcome major international realities in terms of aluminium and innovative metals production and processing, extrusion, foundry and diecasting, rolling, finishing, recovery and recycling, mechanical machining, technologies and innovative materials, parts and systems for the transport industry. The keystone of the oncoming exhibition is innovation in terms of materials, technologies, machinery and equipment made to measure for the users, and the exhibiting companies are top-tier suppliers in their reference sectors. The new Alumotive area will unveil new products and innovative solutions for original equipment manufacturers destined to cars, commercial...
Dongxing Aluminium is a Chinese firm that specializes in the research and production of household/catering aluminium foil. The company now also offers high quality telecommunication materials. Few of the materials in this category include aluminium foil for cable, aluminium shielding tape, aluminium polyester tape, and roll materials. All these materials find extensive applications in the field of telecommunication, electronics and electrical machines and the aim of Dongxing is to market these materials at the most competitive prices in the industry. Talking about the performance of their range of products in the market at a press event, the marketing manager of the company stated - “We have established a mature market network and our products are well sold both at home and abroad, such...
Siemens AG, a global player in the field of electric drivetrains and Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., Ltd. (BAIC), one of the major Chinese carmakers, will join efforts to bring further green automotive drive-technologies to the China market. The two companies signed a joint venture at the 2014 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition and outlined their plan to utilize Siemens' electric drive train components in a range of BAIC vehicles. The JV, Beijing Siemens Automotive E-Drive System Co., Ltd., will manufacture components for the electric drivetrain including power-electronics and electric motors. The new electric drivetrains consist of a safer and higher power density inverters and highly energy efficient motors. In 2014 the prototype and small volume production will start....
Siemens Metals Technologies has won an order from German company Aluminium Norf Gmbh (Alunorf) to supply automation and drives systems to expand and modernize hot rolling mill no. 1 in its Neuss Plant. The aim of the project is to increase production capacity. The conversion work will be performed in several stages, and should be completed by the start of 2016. In the course of a multi-stage program to expand capacity, an extra rolling stand will be added to the finishing line of the hot rolling mill. Modifications will also be made to the existing gear units. The last stand on the finishing mill and the coiler will be fitted with new AC drives. Both measures will increase rolling speed and therefore production capacity. Siemens will be supplying a synchronous motor with a non-salient...
Highlander Partners, L.P., today announced it has acquired the aluminum extrusion assets of Profile Extrusion Company located in Rome, Georgia. The operations will continue to operate from the Georgia location under the name of Profile Custom Extrusions, LLC ("PCE") with the current management team continuing to lead the business. PCE is a leading provider of aluminum extrusions to the industrial and residential construction, electrical, hurricane shutter and interior decor markets throughout the southeastern part of the United States. The Company operates three extrusion presses with a total annual capacity of 40 million pounds, along with a vertical wet paint line and a thermal fill and de-bridge line. David Newby, who will continue to lead the business as the Division President, said,...
Guangdong Fengsheng Industry Co. will build a 300,000-tpy high-end aluminum fabrication project in Guangxi’s Heshan with a total investment of 3 billion yuan ($486 million), located media reported. Construction of the project will be completed in three years, the report added.
Drew Industries Incorporated , a leading supplier of components for recreational vehicles (RVs) and manufactured homes, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lippert Components, Inc., has entered into a 6-year aluminum extrusion supply agreement with Atrium Windows and Doors, Inc. (“Atrium”), a Dallas, Texas based aluminum extrusion business. Concurrently, Lippert Components sold certain of its aluminum extrusion assets to Atrium. “Extruded aluminum is a key raw material for us, and identifying a strong supplier such as Atrium was critical in our search for a new third-party supplier,” said Scott Mereness, Drew’s President. “We were able to reach an agreement with Atrium to supply us with a portion of our extruded aluminum requirements over the next 6 years at a competitive...
Jiangnan Group Ltd.’s net profit increased 33.9% year-on-year in 2013 as China’s capital investment in rural areas and continuous urbanization drove more power cable sales. Jiangnan Group made a net profit of 503.5 million yuan ($81.5 million) last year, or 0.164 yuan per share, the company told Hong Kong Stock Exchange earlier this month. Declines in the prices of copper and aluminium offset some of the Group’s revenue growth, however, it said in its full-year financial report. Apart from infrastructure construction in rural and urban areas, construction of high-voltage electricity grid network is the third factor driving the company’s growth, Jiangnan Group said. ``The demand of high-voltage power cables increases as large-scale construction and reconstruction of urban electricity grid...
Alcoa raked in a loss in first-quarter 2014, reported on Apr 8, on sizable restructuring charges. But its adjusted earnings topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Sales fell on lower aluminum pricing and missed expectations. The company continues to expect aluminum demand to rise 7% this year. Alcoa is seeing strength in automotive and aerospace markets. The automotive industry is expected to offer significant opportunity this year and beyond. Alcoa sees meaningful growth of aluminum use in the auto sector in 2014 as automakers increasingly look for the metal as a cost-effective mean to boost performance, safety, durability and fuel efficiency of their vehicles. Alcoa, which makes aircraft fasteners, is also witnessing healthy airline fundamentals. It has raised its growth expectations for...
