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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Goldman Sachs maintained a Buy rating on Alcoa and a CL-Buy on Constellium N.V. Analyst Sal Tharani believes aluminum beverage can sheet could be the driver for the next leg of profit. "Downstream aluminum market has been benefiting from long term secular growth trends in various end markets. In aerospace, a solid back log and strong build rates continues to drive aluminum sheet and plate demand. We believe that this story is well understood by investors. However, very recently another opportunity has surfaced i.e., body-in-white (BiW) or aluminum body for automotive," said Tharani. "The sheer size of automotive market and OEM's need to reduce the weight in vehicles to comply with stringent emission rules will be the next long-term secular driver of aluminum sheet, in our view. We believe...
Alloy Heat Treatment has taken up apprenticeship schemes to repair skill gap, improve craftsmanship, and grow a successful business. “The selection process was performed by advertising in the local press and carrying out interviews, before selecting appropriate academic support from local colleges for each of the successful candidates.” explains quality manager Steve Roberts. “On the job training is vital to UK businesses but, to work well, apprenticeships schemes need to run with an academic discipline supporting them,” he added. AHT hired apprentices from Dudley College and Halesowen College to provide academic input. The apprentices are working in the Quality Department, Engineering Department and in accounts and reception. They have been carrying out general metallurgical, pyrometry...
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU), a producer of semi-fabricated specialty aluminum products, reported on Monday a sharp rise of 3 times in earnings for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013, helped by strong margin expansion. The company earned $27.3 million or $1.44 a share in the fourth quarter compared with $9.1 million or $0.47 a share, a year ago. Analysts on average had predicted profit of $0.87 for the latest quarter. Revenues for the quarter dropped 0.86 percent to $311.3 million from $314 million last year. During the quarter, gross margin expanded 399 basis points over previous year period to 19.63 percent. Total expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased to 86.64 percent from 92.39 percent in the same period last year. That resulted in improvement of 575 basis points in...
General Motors Co. is making efforts to come up with a largely aluminum-bodied pickup truck by the end of 2018, under the pressure from federal fuel efficiency standards & archrival Ford Motor Co. The No. 1 U.S. auto maker signed a supply contract with Novelis Inc., and Alcoa Inc. which are working presently to increase their aluminum sheet production for supplying the next-generation GM pickup, the people said. The push to develop an "aluminum intensive" large pickup marks an outward change of direction for the company, which has only dealt with lighter and smaller weight steel-bodied trucks. Before Ford made a debut last month with its 2015 F-150, with an aluminum body, GM executives had questioned if such a vehicle would be appealing and competitive enough in the U.S market. Instead,...
IBC Engineered Materials, the wholly-owned US subsidiary of IBC Advanced Alloys, an integrated manufacturer and distributor of rare metals based alloys and related products, signed an investment casting hard tooling contract with Lockheed Martin to support its F-35 Electro-Optical Targeting System (“EOTS”). According to the news release, “Under the terms of the contract, IBC-EMC will be responsible for the design, manufacture and implementation of hard tooling to be used as a part of the final qualification process to establish Beralcast® castings as an effective beryllium-aluminum alternative for precision optical components for the F-35 Lightning II.” It went on to explain that the Beralcast castings’ viability improves lead times and affordability of high performance aerospace...
Rockman Industries Ltd, a part of Hero Group, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire majority stake in Chennai-based Sargam Diecastings Pvt Ltd from Sargam Metals Pvt Ltd for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, Hero Group will mark its entry in Tamil Nadu. Incorporated in 2008, Sargam Diecastings, an automotive component/aluminium die casting manufacturing company, which has its manufacturing facility located at Sipcot Industrial Complex, Cheyyar in Tamil Nadu. It produces 7,500 tonnes of various aluminum & zinc alloys per annum. The firm's clientele portfolio includes Ford Motor, Bosch, Continental, Royal Enfield, Lucas-TVS etc. New Delhi-based Rockman Industries, a Rs 1,500 crore company, manufactures aluminium die casting, machined and painted assemblies. It is...
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation today reported net income of $105 million, or $5.44 earnings per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to $86 million, or $4.45 earnings per diluted share, for the prior year ended December 31, 2012. Excluding the impact of non-run-rate items, adjusted net income was $70 million, or $3.65 per diluted share, for the full year 2013 compared to the prior year adjusted net income of $74 million, or $3.82 per diluted share. The decrease in adjusted net income was primarily related to a full year of interest expense in 2013 on the Company's Senior Notes, which were issued in May 2012. Value added revenue for the full year 2013 of $734 million compared to $736 million in 2012, reflecting record shipments of aerospace plate offset by lower demand...
By the time Ford F-150 comprising of an aluminium body hits dealerships in fourth quarter, thousands of insurance estimators, collision repair technicians, Ford field staffers and many other staffs will have to attend the biggest industry training programs. F-150 is the biggest-selling vehicle in the United States, and Ford wants to make sure there are collision repair specialists in the team who are aware of what they are doing the first time a wrecked one is launched. When aluminum is broken or bent, it behaves in a different manner than steel. F- 150 is ensuring they have repair shops where different tools will be able perform some aluminum structural repairs. Ford strongly recommends the setting up of separate areas so that they can work on the metal because of issues related to...
A Maine-based aluminium trailer manufacturer plans to set up a plant in the largest city of South Dakota. The Governor's Office of Economic Development says the Alcom LLC plant that has been planned to set up in Sioux Falls will initially create 20 jobs and open up about 180 positions in the next 3 years. Alcom hopes to make aluminium trailers in early April in former 54,000-square-foot Balance Systems Inc. building situated in northern part of the city. Trapper Clark, the CEO of Alcom says the Maine -based manufacturer has a total of 250 employees in Winslow, Maine, and opened a plant last year in Missoula, Montana that employs 70 people. He says Alcom is expanding its base to its central location South Dakota because of building & workforce availability. The state will give an amount of...
Downstream aluminium producer Sapa has announced that it will close its precision tubing plant in Hanover, Germany. “After careful considerations, Sapa’s Precision Tubing business area has today started consultations with employees in Hanover, Germany, regarding a potential closure of its operations there,” the company said on Thursday February 13. Sapa has made a number of restructurings and asset sales since agreeing with Norsk Hydro in October 2012 to combine their downstream operations. That restructuring effort has continued as the company seeks its optimal structure in today’s market conditions. “Sapa has been through a process of evaluating possible restructuring measures to improve profitability and adjust to the current market situation, primarily in Europe,” it said. “Several...
Bud Light drinkers across America can now enjoy new, re-closable 16-ounce bottles enabled by Alcoa’s technology and materials. The new Bud Light “Cool Twist” re-closable aluminum bottle is based on Alcoa’s patented bottle technology, uses Alcoa’s aluminum bottle sheet and carries the Alcoa logo on the package. The Alcoa technology licensed by Anheuser-Busch for the Bud Light “Cool Twist” bottle is built on years of expertise in creating innovative packaging. Alcoa provided product support to the Anheuser-Busch Innovations team, from package design through the launch of the new bottle. “Using our innovation, technology and full product support, Alcoa consistently partners with customers to help them bring differentiated products to the market,” said Andrey Donets, President of Alcoa Global...
Auto supplier Shiloh Industries Inc. of Valley City said its Shiloh Die Cast Midwest subsidiary plans to spend nearly $8 million to expand two Indiana plants to support new increased demand from automakers for advanced lightweighting technologies. The company will invest $7.8 million to renovate and add new equipment to a 120,000-square-foot plant in Auburn and a 106,000-square-foot facility in Pierceton. The Associated Press reports that the Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered Shiloh up to $1 million in conditional tax credits and up to $100,000 in training grants based on the company's job-creation plans. It said Pierceton has approved a tax abatement for Shiloh, and Auburn will consider local incentives. Renovations and increased capacity will be completed by 2016 and will add a...
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) announces that Robert DeFrancesco, Attorney at Law, Wiley Rein LLP, will be making a special presentation at the AEC’s 2014 Annual Meeting & Leadership Conference, March 18-20, which will be co-located with CRU’s Aluminum Trends Conference at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida. Mr. DeFrancesco’s presentation, The Rise of State-Owned Entities and Their Effects on Metal Trade: A Case Study, the U.S. Countervailing Duty Case Against Aluminum Extrusions from China, will give attendees a rare inside look at trade issues confronting the metals industries. “The aluminum extrusion case is one of the largest and most complex trade remedies cases to be litigated in recent memory. It is an ideal case study to examine the issues that confront the metals...
Aluminium giant Novelis has reported its strongest shipping quarter since 2008, but pretax profit growth remained subdued in the last three months of 2013. Shipments of aluminium rolled products totalled 721,000 tonnes between October and December 2013, up 11% compared to the same period in 2012. Novelis said that was the highest quarterly figure in six years. Shipments were also up 1% in comparison to the three months to September 2013, despite it being a seasonally low production quarter. Particularly strong were production and shipments in Asia and South America, the company noted. In the last three years, Novelis has invested $340m (£206m) to increase aluminium rolling operations in Pindamonhangaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and poured some $400m in an expansion programme in South Korea....
Sri Lanka’s Alumex Group, a firm engaged in manufacturing and marketing aluminium profiles is planning to raise Rs. 838 million via an IPO, which will be opened for public on the 6th of March, 2014. The firm, a unit coming under Hayleys Conglomerate will be issuing 59,860,600 ordinary voting shares at an issue price of Rs. 14 each. The shares would be listed on the Diri Savi board of the CSE.
ROLEC has launched commandCASE – a new range of high quality diecast aluminium housings for industrial control applications. They feature attractive and ergonomic wing-shaped handles for easy manoeuvring when the units are mounted on suspension arms. The distinctive handles are fixed to the lid, making it easier to open and close the housing. The lid also features a 1.7 mm recess for the mounting of membrane keypads or the addition of labels. ROLEC commandCASE is extremely tough and versatile. It has been designed for mounting on machine housings, walls, bulkheads and suspension systems. The unit’s IP66 protection rating and rugged construction make it a great choice for marine and offshore applications.
M/s Sudal Industries Ltd., Nasik received a “Grant of Accreditation” from NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories) under the siege of Department of Science & Technology of Govt. of India in accordance with ISO / The accreditation is given to the Laboratory of the Company for various Testing of the products (Chemical, Mechanical & Electrical in Aluminium Extrusions & Aluminium Alloy Castings). M/s Sudal Industries ltd., Nasik is the only aluminium extruder in India who has achieved this accreditation from NABL for the inhouse laboratory in the aluminium extrusion industry. Sudal Industries has also received an award and certificate from Director of Industrial Safety & Health (DISH), Labour Division, Government of Maharashtra, and Mutual & Response Group...
Jaguar has been a pioneer in aluminium-bodied cars, bringing a lightweight, series-production car – the X350-series XJ – to market in 2003. While there were other commercially available aluminium-bodied cars before that, none of them were aimed at the mass-market and in most cases they were largely hand-built, low volume products. The C-X17 concept crossover – freshly arrived in South Africa from an appearance at the Brussels Motor Show – showcases the progress that Jaguar has made with aluminium construction in the last decade and is the lodestone pointing towards what Jaguar’s engineers are planning for the future. From the very beginning Jaguar realised the many advantages that came with lightweight alloy: recyclability, better crashworthiness, resistance to corrosion, manufacturing...
