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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On 13th Jan, Steven Demetriou, Chairman & Chief Executive of Aleris International, said that they are considering the expansion of its automotive aluminum capacity in United States. His positive outlook comes as the aluminum industry is struggling with the low London Metal Exchange (LME) prices, that is close to or below the many smelters' production cost, surplus global output capacity and shortage of scrap metal. The automotive sector is expected to compensate for the sluggish construction and packaging sector. Although automakers have replaced the use of steel with lightweight aluminium and is considered "biggest opportunity since the 1970s". At the Detroit auto show, Ford unveiled its F-150 pick-up truck, that has body and load bed made almost of aluminum. This is the first of its...
KM Packaging revolutionised the ready meals industry with lidding film for aluminium foil trays in the late 1990s, paving the way for a new generation of cost-effective, freezable and ovenable meals which would subsequently grace dinner tables across the world. Since then KM has been the driving force behind many more class-leading innovations including high-tech anti-fog solutions and precisely laser-perforated films adapted to significantly extend the shelf-life of fresh produce. Since the inception of the Smoothwall Foil packaging concept, KM has worked closely with major suppliers of both the trays and the heat sealing machinery, to ensure that products progress technically as the needs of the food manufacturer become more sophisticated. With the increasingly short period food...
With automakers' demand for aluminum growing explosively as they seek to improve fuel efficiency, aluminum providers are selling out their automotive capacity almost as fast as they can build new plants, raising the question of whether some car makers could be caught short in the future. The U.S. market for aluminum sheet is expected to be up fivefold this year from 2012 with the development of vehicles like Ford Motor Co's next generation F-150 full-size pickup truck, a more aluminum intensive model that will be shown Monday at the Detroit auto show. Demand is expected to continue its surge as automakers look to slash vehicle weights to boost fuel efficiency, industry executives and analysts said. "The one thing that has proven itself to be accurate is that any forward forecast of the...
The sole producer of aluminum foil in Armenia , CJSC Rusal-Armenal Plant, increased production 5,2% for Jan- Nov 2013 versus the same period of 2012 - up to 25,375 thousand tons of foil, the National Statistical Service reported. Foil rolling for Jan- Nov 2013 grew 1.1% to 17,8 tons (17.6 tons for Jan- Nov 2012 ). Almost 80% of total production is exported to the USA , Europe and Middle East , as well as to South America , Africa and South Asia . To recall, ARMENAL foil rolling mill was founded in May 2000 as part of the Kanaker aluminium smelter. It is one of the biggest production facilities in Armenia and is the only producer of aluminium foil in the Caucasus and Central Asian regions. Together with two other foil mills, Sayanal in the Russian republic of Khakasia and Urals Foil,...
China Nonferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering and Construction Co. (CNMC) disclosed a $9.37 million sale of aluminium ingots to connected party Wanxiang Resources (Singapore) Pte Ltd. CNMC signed a contract on Dec. 26, 2013 to sell 4,747 tonnes of aluminium ingots to Wanxiang’s branch company in Singapore at $1,974.06 per tonne, it told Shenzhen Stock Exchange today. Wanxiang Resources (Singapore) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wanxiang Resources Co. which is the second largest shareholder of CNMC with a shareholding of 7.87%, CNMC said.
Triton's new promotion "Catch of the Season" is a limited-time promotion that designed to enhance the buying experience this boat show season for purchasers of Triton's fiberglass and carpeted aluminum models. The Catch of the Season promotion runs from January 1 to March 31, 2014. Catch of the Season offers purchasers of fiberglass boats their choice of up to a $2,000 cash rebate or a product package valued up to $2,885. The product packages feature a Triton Apparel gift card, an assortment of Duckett fishing rods, a custom boat cover and a Cabela's gift card. The cash rebates and product packages vary by model and the full details can be found online at TritonBoats.com. Consumers selecting a new Triton aluminum X17, X17 C, X18, or X18 C model can expect $600 of free Triton accessories,...
In spring 2014, Wagstaff Inc. will commission its 1000th billet casting system. The system will be delivered to the Steinacher Group from Austria – the largest privately owned Aluminium remelt producer in Europe. The multi-strand casting system, equipped with Wagstaff AirSlip Billet Casting Technology, will operate at the “Speedline” facility in Schlins, Austria. This remelt casthouse was erected in 2008 as a green site facility following the strictest environmental protection and energy-saving guidelines. Speedline installed Wagstaff ShurCast and AutoCast systems at that time, along with multiple Wagstaff Billet Casting Systems. “With the most recent expansion step and in cooperation with Wagstaff, we will maintain our technological edge,” says Speedline managing director, Quido...
Surtees Boats has installed a new ProMax 1800 Plasma Cutter into its Kawerau manufacturing facility in a move to increase production and to meet growing demand for their range of production aluminium boats. Plasma cutting isn’t new to Surtees, the company was one of the first New Zealand aluminium boat builders to install a plasma cutter over 15 years ago, but the new machine is significantly more advanced than the previous version. “The new cutter will allow us to increase the speed and accuracy of the aluminium cutting process by 28 percent. That equates to more boats leaving the factory enroute to dealers and customers,” says Surtees Boats Managing Director Phil Sheaff. The new equipment is a lot bigger than the previous machine used and boasts a sophisticated extractor system that...
Taiwanese boat builder Lung Teh Shipbuilding (LTS) has recently won the contract to deliver a series of patrol boats to an unspecified government in South East Asia. The first boat in the series will be delivered early 2015. The boats are highly sophisticated having 19m long aluminum hulls equipped with twin MJP DRB 400 waterjets coupled to MAN 1650hp engines. They will reach speed of about 50 knots. They also have beaching capability. Since the vessels are expected to have a very high number of annual working hours, the customer specified equipment with an emphasis on low life cycle cost. Marine Jet Power DRB-series waterjets are built in high-quality materials and with heavy-duty design leading to low maintenance cost plus high reliability. High-efficiency mixed-flow pump means high top...
Jaguar Land Rover is being coy about whether we’ll ever see the Jaguar C-X17 again. The company unveiled its first SUV concept in Frankfurt in September. Last month, a slightly altered version made its Asia debut at the Guangzhou Motor Show, ahead of its preview in Hong Kong. The latest version of the concept is different in two ways, according to Bob Grace, president of Jaguar Land Rover China. It has five rather than four seats and, to appeal to Chinese tastes, it has gold-coloured bodywork and a tan leather interior. While the introduction of an SUV to a premium carmaker’s line-up has proven controversial in the past – think Porsche’s Cayenne when it was launched, or Bentley’s concept EXP 9F – in Jaguar’s case, it appears to work. Design elements such as the XJ’s large grille and...
Tanaka Holdings Co., Ltd. (a company of Tanaka Precious Metals) today announced that Tanaka Denshi Kogyo K.K. of Tanaka Precious Metals, which boasts the world's leading share in bonding wire (wiring material) manufacturing, has developed "TALF" aluminum alloy bonding wire with high heat resistance, and will commence sales on January 9. In addition to mechanical strength being approximately 80% higher than the existing product, TALF can contribute to an increase in the heat resistance temperature of packages because of its recrystallization temperature 50 degrees Celsius higher than the existing product. Furthermore, although the existing product hardened and recrystallized in 30 minutes in the high-temperature shelf test (300 degrees Celsius) after bonding, resulting in shear strength...
A new Samsung Galaxy S5 concept image comes with a 5.25-inch screen display and Note 3's faux leather casing as inspired by the controversial patent leak. Samsung leaked some patents last week that inspired some creative thinkers to design renders of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5 and Note 4. Designer Ivo Maric imagined the Samsung Galaxy S5 to have the same size as Galaxy S4 but the screen size will be increased by further narrowing the bezels. Mixed emotions may be felt as the render pictures the handset to have an aluminum casing but faux leather covers Samsung's removable battery just like Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Lastly, Ivo Maric depicts a smartphone without a Home button. The Samsung Galaxy S5 concept image is based on U.S. Patent filings by Samsung and is not the real deal until...
The global automotive aluminium wheels industry will grow at a CAGR of 8.48% over the period 2012-2016, says a new report. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing demand for vehicles across the world. The global automotive aluminium wheels industry has also been witnessing an increasing manufacturing of wheels in the APAC region. However, the availability of other lightweight wheel material could pose a challenge to the growth of this market. “ Many large global firms are nowadays outsourcing manufacturing activities to low-cost destinations in the APAC region to reduce manufacturing costs,” said an analyst from Research and Markets, which published the report. “In fact, many automotive manufacturers have started product development operations in...
Showa Denko and its wholly owned subsidiary Showa Aluminum Can Corporation (SAC) have reached agreement with major shareholders of Rexam-Hanacans Joint Stock Company (Hanacans), of Vietnam, to acquire 91.75% of shares in the company. Hanacans is manufacturing and selling aluminum beverage cans in Vietnam. In 1971, SAC became the first company in Japan to manufacture and sell aluminum beer cans. Since then, the company has supplied high-quality products to various beverage makers in Japan, expanding its business in line with the market growth. In recent years, however, the domestic market for beverage cans, including aluminum cans, has matured due partly to the dwindling population. Thus, there is no prospect of major growth of the aluminum can market in Japan. On the other hand, the...
Pizza Port Brewing Co., winner of 83 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) medals since 2000, is debuting three of its popular beers in convenient, sustainable aluminum cans from Ball Corporation. For the first time in its 26-year history, Pizza Port will be entrusting its hand-crafted passion to a new, more portable can package. "It was a natural evolution for us," said Pizza Port co-founder Gina Marsaglia. "Our consumers like to be outside and want to take great beer with them. The can is a portable and sustainable way for them to do that." Vince Marsaglia, her brother and co-founder of Pizza Port Brewing, adds, "Our highest priority has always been to deliver the best quality beer to our consumers and aluminum cans help us keep our beer fresh by keeping out light and oxygen." Beginning...
Delegates at the Future Automotive Body Structures seminar at the Heritage Motor Centre in Gaydon, Warwickshire, found that aluminium still has a surprisingly prominent role. Rachel Lawler reports. Fifty per cent of all the patents filed in 1896 were related to bicycles. That’s more than 14,000 new inventions related to bikes in one year alone. Of course we’re now living in a different world, a world where the car is king, but the automotive industry could learn a lot from the two-wheeled vehicle. Bob Mustard, Managing Director at Stalcom Automotive Technologies Ltd, in Worcestershire UK, considered the impact aluminium had on the bicycle industry and wondered if the material could have a similar affect on the modern car. For him, aluminium was a better direction than some other...
Somerville Aluminum, a full-service home improvement and remodeling company in Central New Jersey, recently announced its newest achievement: winning Window & Door’s “Dealer of the Year” award. The award was presented to Somerville Aluminum for its overall excellence in marketing in regards to its GO with the PRO campaign. Over the last few decades, Somerville Aluminum adjusted its marketing tactics as it grew into a full-service home remodeling and design company. The window replacement Bridgewater company thought of many clever ways to advertise its range of services and gain recognition for its name. Somerville Aluminum’s bold yellow and black “Go with the Pro” campaign showcased the amount of training and skill needed to become a high-performance athlete and compared it to the skill...
While Nokia, Samsung and HTC attract the lion’s share of attention in the Windows Phone ecosystem, Huawei hasn’t yet given up on Microsoft’s mobile OS. After launching the Ascend W2 in mid-2013, the company looks set to add a third device to its Windows Phone line-up, which could be announced in the next few days. According to FoneArena, the Ascend W3 is expected to be launched at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week. Like the W2, the device is believed to feature a mid-range spec sheet, although it is said to have a larger and higher-res display – possibly around 4.5-inches and HD (1280x720px) resolution. Unlike Huawei’s previous Windows Phones, however, the Ascend W3 will reportedly feature a thin aluminium body, as we reported in September. It is said to incorporate some...
