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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The world’s largest buyer of aluminium, Novelis, has hit out at rising prices for the metal, saying that record premiums payable are “indefensible” and give “the appearance of an engineered squeeze” in the North American market. US Midwest premiums – the amount payable on top of the official exchange price for immediate delivery of aluminium – rose to 20-21 cents a pound last week, according to the consultancy CRU. That translates to about $450 a tonne, or more than a quarter of the London Metal Exchange (LME) cash price of $1,726 a tonne. European and Japanese premiums have also risen to new highs, which is good news for producers and traders stockpiling metal, and suggests a tight market. But Novelis, which makes rolled aluminium sheets for use in car bodies and beverage cans, said the...
Ford is offering dealerships with body shops a 20 percent discount on the $30,000 to $50,000 in special equipment and training needed to repair the 2015 aluminum pickup. Dealers can get a maximum of $10,000 off if they buy the gear before Oct. 31, said Paul Massie, Ford collision marketing manager. Ford is offering dealers the rebate so "they can be aluminum-capable before the vehicle launches," Massie said. Ford has said the 2015 F-150 will launch in the fourth quarter this year. Ford is showing the pickup to dealers at the convention after unveiling it to much fanfare two weeks ago at the Detroit auto show. Ford is displaying numerous pieces of aluminum-handling equipment at its stand. They include welding guns, riveting guns, air-filtration systems, vacuums for picking up aluminum dust...
At the National Automobile Dealers Association convention this year, majority of Ford dealers present in the convention are of the view potential buyers for 2015 Ford F-150 are ready to witness an aluminum-bodied truck, according to Automotive News. Since the announcement about an all-aluminum body for Ford and U.S. market's highest-volume vehicle have been made earlier this month, most of the market analyst are curious about such a traditionally conservative truck market responding to this new technology. Jim Farley , vice president of marketing, Ford Global said he believes buyers' are comfortable in the non-traditional material from the use of high-tech & lightweight materials in hunting rifles, fishing rods and other products F-150's target demographic is very much familiar with. Some...
General Motors executives say Chevrolet can take market share from Ford in the pickup market despite the planned introduction late this year of a redesigned F-150. Dealers who attended Chevy’s make meeting here on Sunday said GM executives believe Ford’s heavy use of aluminum could raise the cost of ownership of the redesigned Ford truck -- an area in which they believe the Chevy Silverado already has an advantage. GM officials at the meeting “said that they think the use of aluminum on the new Ford truck could increase insurance costs and the overall cost of ownership,” said one dealer who attended and didn’t want his name used. “They said it’s our opportunity to take share away from Ford.” GM executives at the meeting included Alan Batey, president of GM North America and head of Chevy...
An independent jury comprising of personalities from the world of technology, architecture and media in Belgium and Netherlands were present in Benelux Aluminium Award 2013. Among the personalities, prof. Jan Brouwer (architect, NL), the Chairman and Vice-Chairman Thomas Dierickx (architect, BE) presented the award for the non-residential buildings category to KAAN Architecten’s Dreamhouse. Based on criteria like significant use of aluminium, energy efficiency & consumption, contemporary design, the socio-economic impact and last but not the least value added to original building, the jury evaluated all the entries. The awarded project was Dreamhouse, a renovation program of a state monument that consist of two stores namely Citroren and Schaap. The architect was KAAN Architecten. Started...
The automotive industry is taking a new direction that could yield major benefits for the Quad-Cities, according to Rob Woodall, director of manufacturing at Alcoa Davenport Works. That will be the topic of a Think Tank session from 6-8 p.m. Feb. 6 at Rivermont Collegiate, 1821 Sunset Drive, Bettendorf. Think Tank is a new division of Results Marketing, Bettendorf. “The use of aluminum by the automotive industry is going to nearly double in the next decade,” Woodall said in a news release. "And we are now at the threshold of the implementation of that plan. Some car and truck makers will be switching to aluminum because it will decrease the weight of vehicles while improving their fuel efficiency, safety, durability and performance.” Alcoa Davenport Works has completed a $300 million...
ProfilGruppen, a Swedish company today announced their signing of a deal for supplies to Volvo Car Corporations. Though the financial deals of this contract were not available, the company announced they will start supplying from 2015 and will be the new supplier of components of aluminum for Volvo Cars. It is expected the contract will have several thousand tons of aluminium profiles. As per the contract, ProfilGruppen will invest around SEK15m in an automated machining cell. ProfilGruppen is a supplier of customised aluminium extrusions and components. Volvo Cars, a European manufacturer of passenger cars, is a part of the Chinese group Geely Holding Group.
Indian Government is considering anti-dumping duty on some types of aluminium alloy wheels imported from Thailand, Korea and China to protect domestic manufacturers from cheaper imports. In its initial findings, the Directorate General of Anti-dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) has recommended import duty ranging from USD 1.18 to USD 2.15 per kg on cast aluminium alloy wheels from the above three countries, the Commerce Ministry said in a notice. The notice suggests import duties for alloy wheels with a dimension of 12 to 24 inches. While the Commerce Ministry recommends the restrictive duty, it is the Finance Ministry which will impose it. The Directorate has found the alloy wheels imported from these countries are much below its normal value and felt the need of imposing dumping duties on...
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the opening ceremony of plants producing aluminum semis of Detal Alüminium LLC. First, head of state reviewed the plant for metal casting and continuous rolling. Chairman of the State Committee on Property Affairs Karam Hasanov noted that the complex includes two modern plants with a production capacity of 50,000 tons corresponding to the world standards. These are factories for metal casting and continuous rolling, press processing and dyeing. The Head of State put into operation a plant for metal casting and continuous rolling.
Magline, manufacturers of innovative lightweight route distribution solutions, announced the introduction of the Aluminum Narrow Aisle Hand Truck (NAHT). The newly designed hand trucks have 2.5 inches on each side to tuck the wheels directly behind the nose plate to be one of the narrowest modular aluminum hand trucks on the market. The truck is specifically designed to interface with all Magliner hand truck parts, and most accessories enable field retrofits. The cost effective modular design equates to easy repair versus whole-unit replacement. The overall height reaches up to 68 inches, holds a capacity of 500 pounds and the lightweight aluminum frame of 31 pounds makes the hand truck easier to maneuver. The durable aluminum construction is 23 percent lighter than steel equivalents. The...
The Village Board of Trustees on Tuesday night unanimously rejected the sole bid for work on the Aluminum Trail project because it was more than $750,000 higher than the engineer’s estimate. “We are not in favor of this bid,” Public Works Superintendent Hassan Fayad told the board prior to their vote. The $2,056,358 bid came from Pulaski-based Tuscarora Construction Company; the village’s estimate, from Greenman-Pederson, Inc. is $1,245,609. In the worst-case scenario that the village can’t find an acceptable bid, they will be liable to repay $230,400 to the federal government. That is the amount paid in engineering costs from Greenman-Pederson, Inc.; the village covered $57,600 of the bill. “We’ll meet with the state if we can’t get a bidder … we are making a good faith effort to get...
Alcoa, the inventor and global leader of forged aluminum wheels, has rolled out its most durable, easy-to-maintain commercial truck wheel. Alcoa’s new surface-treated Dura-Bright EVO wheel maintains all the benefits of its predecessor, the Dura-Bright wheel with XBR technology, while taking the wheel’s performance to a new level. The Dura-Bright EVO wheel is 10 times more resistant to corrosion primarily caused by road salts and weather elements. In addition, the wheel is up to three times more resistant to chemicals, including hydrofluoric acid, found in the toughest truck wash cleaning agents. This enables the use of a wider variety of cleaning solutions to simplify maintenance, while preserving the integrity and brightness of the wheel. “Since inventing the forged aluminum wheel, Alcoa...
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation ( KALU ) will begin trading ex-dividend on January 22, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.35 per share is scheduled to be paid on February 14, 2014. Shareholders who purchased KALU stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 16.67% increase over the prior quarter. The previous trading day's last sale of KALU was $69.56, representing a -5.32% decrease from the 52 week high of $73.47 and a 20.61% increase over the 52 week low of $57.67. KALU is a part of the Capital Goods sector, which includes companies such as Precision Castparts Corporation ( PCP ) and National Oilwel Varcol, Inc. ( NOV ). KALU's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $4.52. Zacks Investment Research...
Reed Exhibitions is preparing for a record year with its portfolio of biennial Aluminium shows. Weeks before the kick-off of the World Cup in Brazil, the second edition of Aluminium Brazil will bring together the international aluminium industry on 1-3 April in São Paulo. The 2014 event will follow a similar format as its inaugural event in 2012, and will take place as part of ExpoAlumínio, ‘the most important industry meeting of the aluminium sector in South America’. According to Reed, Brazil ranks eighth on the list of aluminium-producing countries and remains an important emerging market. Due to the rise in aluminium production, the organiser expects to surpass the 170 exhibitors and 12,000+ visitors that attended ExpoAlumínio in 2012. In October, Reed will host its flagship Aluminium...
ThyssenKrupp Aerospace will continue with the business of Alimex, to distribute and process aluminum mill products (sheet, rod, plate) for aviation industry. All inventories and customer networks will be transferred to ThyssenKrupp Aerospace. Alimex has planned to completely withdraw from aerospace sector while continue to deal with other business areas. "The acquisition of Alimex's aerospace business is a further step in our strategy to strengthen our market position and expand our product and service portfolio. For existing customers of Alimex, nothing will change – on the contrary, all supply and processing services will continue in the same quality and will be complemented by ThyssenKrupp Aerospace's product line," says Management Board member Sebastian Gudel. ThyssenKrupp Aerospace...
Four products, which won the coveted Alufoil Trophy in 2013, have been recognised by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) with the award of a WorldStar 2014 for packaging excellence. The winning alufoil products were made by Constantia Flexibles and Amcor Flexibles and cover food, beverage and pharmaceutical applications. Amcor was given the award for its Formpack with Advanced Blister Design, a pharmaceutical blister pack re-engineered so that the material consumption has been reduced by more than 30% in volume, while improving the moisture protection of the drug by over 40%. Constantia Flexibles achieved a remarkable three WorldStars for its Cafetique, a single serve capsule containing a range of coffee liqueur flavours printed with high quality graphics on the alufoil lid; Die Cut...
The African beer brand Skol has moved into Impact Bottles made by Ball Packaging Europe to market its Skol Platinum beer in Rwanda. The Impact extruded aluminium bottle is initially being launched on the growing African market, which is set to double in size over the next 10 years. The team behind the brand is looking to build Skol to a major quality beer brand all over Africa. Looking for superior quality, service and innovation opportunities, they worked with beverage can producer Ball and opted for the premium product Impact Bottle to underline the superior quality of the beer. The longneck 33cl aluminum flask emphasizes the premium brand in adding elegance at point of sale. With its entire surface printed in eight different colors, the design shines to attract a luxury thirsty target...
AMAG Austria Metall has won a multi-year contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars to supply aircraft maker Boeing with aluminium sheets and strips, it said. "With the success of this contract, the years-long partnership with Boeing will be expanded on the basis of significantly greater supply volumes," it said on Monday.
