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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Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, announced today that Karen Renner, Novelis Vice President and Chief Information Officer, was named Georgia CIO of the Year® by the Georgia CIO Leadership Association. Renner was presented with the award for top technology executive in Georgia in the global category at a ceremony today in Atlanta. "Karen's leadership has been critical to the company's successful transformation into a globally integrated industry leader over the last few years and this impressive recognition is so well deserved," said Novelis President and Chief Executive Officer Phil Martens. "She is a technology executive who is a strong business partner, an innovative and strategic thinker and an advocate for her employees. We are very fortunate to have Karen...
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced a price increase on its aluminum automotive sheet products in North America. The price increase of $0.11 per pound for 6000-series, 5182-series and 5000-series automotive alloys will be effective for all new orders on or after January 1, 2014. Novelis fabrication pricing for specified volumes under current contracts will be honored throughout the contract period. The price increase is in addition to the previously announced pricing adjustment made on April 23, 2013. "This increase reflects the dynamics of the rapidly growing market for aluminum automotive sheet in North America," said Marco Palmieri, Senior Vice President and President, Novelis North America. "We officially commissioned our two new automotive...
Batimat 2013 is moving to a new location in Paris, but visitors will still be able to find the aluminium systems brands Sapa, Technal and Wicona at the world's leading show for building and construction. This year - the exhibition is organized every two years - Batimat will be held at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre. More than 3,500 exhibitors will be present at the week-long event, which opens November 4, and 400,000 visitors are expected, most from France. Several of the building systems brands owned by Sapa, the leading aluminium solutions company in the world, will be presenting the latest in systems and services at Batimat 2013. These include Technal, Wicona and Sapa Building System (SBS). As in 2011, Batimat will again have as its theme the energy performance of...
Sapa has completed the divestment of its aluminium extrusion operations in Raufoss, Norway, and its affiliated fabrication plant in Vetlanda, Sweden, to SKA Invest AS. The sale agreement, signed on September 10 this year, has been formally approved by the European Commission and the competition regulatory authorities in Norway. The transaction was completed on November 1. The divestment was one of the remedies proposed by Hydro to obtain EU approval of the Sapa joint venture, which is owned equally by Hydro and Orkla. The former Hydro Aluminium Profiler AS plant in Raufoss has three extrusion presses and capacity of around 30,000 metric tons. The unit has administration, sales, extrusion, and surface treatment and employs around 170 people. The affiliated plant in Sweden employs around 40...
So the auto industry is going to use aluminum to make autos lighter to increase gas mileage. That sounds like some things the government would do, like raise the taxes to help the people. In the early 1930s that was tried by a auto(maker) named Pierce Arrow. A big beautiful auto, and it had a lot of a aluminum in it, and folks who had one were quite proud until they drove it on a winter street that had been salted. The salt ate that aluminum like a 5-year-old eating Tootsie Rolls. I don't remember seeing many on the roads after that. An ultralight auto would be hard to control in a strong crosswind, too, and think what it would be like to be hit by any kind of other vehicle except a bike. One that I know is that me and my wife are going to hang on to are our Kias. They do not put drivers...
Jiangsu Alcha Aluminium Co Ltd announced that it expects its net profit for fiscal year (FY) 2013 to be RMB -55 million to RMB -60 million, compared to the net profit of FY 2012 (RMB -69,254,900). The Company cited the decreased processing cost per product and reversed price of aluminium in domestic market and global market as the main reasons for the forecast.
BMW will launch the electric i3 in India next year. The car which is powered by a 125kw motor run by lithium-ion batteries has a range of about 150km on a single charge. The i3 is also the first car to roll out under BMW's new sub-brand BMW i. BMW i has been created specifically for vehicles that will use electricity for propulsion in some form or the other. The i8, a sports car that will use both an internal combustion engine and electric motors to power the car, will be next in line. The i8 too will come to India at a later stage. Both the i3 and the i8 will come to India as completely built units. The i3, which measures less than 4m in length, uses carbon fibre reinforced polymer or CFRP for the body shell that sits on an all aluminium rolling chassis. The car weighs less than 1200kg...
China Zhongwang Holdings Limited, the second largest industrial aluminium extrusion product developer and manufacturer in the world and the biggest one in Asia and China, announced the unaudited results for the nine months ended 30 September 2013 (the "review period"). During the review period, the Group strived to optimize product mix, develop overseas markets, and enhance operational efficiency. Revenue totaled RMB10.93 billion, up 1.8% year-on-year. Gross profit margin rose by 6.2 percentage points to 27.6% compared with the same period last year. Increased profitability boosted profit attributable to shareholders by 13.5%, reaching approximately RMB1.57 billion. Sales volume of aluminium extrusion products rose 14.3% to 495,000 tonnes year-on-year. Sales volume of the deep-processed...
On October 26th, the 600, 000 TPA aluminum strip hot rolling project of Shandong Weiqiao Aluminum and Electricity Co., Ltd, which is constructed by the equipment installation subsidiary of Shanghai Baoye Group, succeeded in rolling the first roll of product. The 600, 000 TPA aluminum strip hot rolling project of Shandong Weiqiao Aluminum and Electricity Co., Ltd is the project with the largest scale, the most specialties concerned and the most complicated construction procedures among those that have been constructed by the equipment installation subsidiary of Shanghai Baoye Group. The project involves civil engineering, steel structures, electrical engineering, equipment and pipelines. Its earth volume reaches nearly 537 thousand cubic meters and the volume of concrete, the weight s of...
Hydro has entered into a binding agreement to sell its aluminium rolling mill in Malaysia to Nippon Foil Mfg. Co., Ltd. (NFM), a wholly owned subsidiary of UACJ Corporation, based in Japan. The transaction value is USD 20 million. The aluminium foil plant in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia started commercial production in 1985. It was taken over by Hydro in 2002, through the acquisition of VAW aluminium AG, and thoroughly revamped. The rolling mill has around 170 employees and produces around 12,000 metric tons of aluminium products annually. The plant is one of the largest aluminium foil producers in the Asia-Pacific region. "The rolling mill in Asia has a good platform for developing further under new ownership. Hydro will continue our efforts in strengthening our position as the number one...
Demand for aluminum semi-fabricated (mill) products in the United States and Canada (measured in shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totaled an estimated 1,445 million pounds in August, increasing less than one-tenth of one percent over the August 2012 total of 1,444 million pounds. Aluminum sheet and plate totaled 795 million pounds in August, off 1.2 percent. Extruded products were up 2.7 percent year-over-year to 399 million pounds. Estimated shipments of aluminum ingot for castings, exports and other uses totaled 726 million pounds, increasing 5.7 percent over last year. Apparent consumption in domestic U.S. and Canada markets totaled 1,818 million pounds in August, up two-tenths of one percent over the August 2012 total of 1,815 million. Producer inventories totaled 2,658...
Researchers at Oregon State University and the University of Oregon today announced a scientific advance that has eluded researchers for more than 100 years – a platform to fully study and understand the aqueous chemistry of aluminum, one of the world's most important metals. The findings, reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, should open the door to significant advances in electronics and many other fields, ranging from manufacturing to construction, agriculture and drinking water treatment. Aluminum, in solution with water, affects the biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere and anthrosphere, the scientists said in their report. It may be second only to iron in its importance to human civilization. But for a century or more, and despite the multitude of products based...
Apple last week unveiled the lightest full-sized tablet computer in the world, hailing the device as a major milestone in its drive to produce more resource and energy-efficient products. The company said the new iPad Air, unveiled last week, is thinner, faster and more energy-efficient than all of its predecessors. The new tablet is 20 percent thinner than the previous generation iPad 4, and features a border that is 43 percent smaller, even though the screen size remains the same size. At 454 grams, the iPad Air is also 181 grams lighter than the previous model, which, according to Apple marketing vice president Phil Schiller, makes it the lightest full-sized tablet in the world. "To make an iPad this thin took a huge amount of work over years; the team has just been remarkable in...
ALEXASIA 2013 meet was organised by Arkey Conference Service Cell from 17th Oct to 19th Oct at Nehru Centre Mumbai. Two concurrent International Conferences, one about Aluminium Extrusion Technology and other about Gravity Die Casting Technology also took place during the event. Dr. M. Nilmani, President ALUMINIUM EXTRUDERS’ COUNCIL (ALEX), welcomed the members and briefed about the activities of the Aluminium Extruders Council (ALEX). Mr. Kshemendra Nath, Chairman Organising Committee ALEXASIA narrated the objective of this conference to bring Technology providers and Extruders and Casting Manufacturers together. The chief guest Shri Apurva Chandra Principal Secretary, Industry, Govt of Maharashtra spoke about use of Aluminium in various fields. In his Keynote address Shri Vishal Seth...
Iceland's president Olafur Grimsson is expected this week to call on the British government to provide financial support for the construction of a £4.3bn subsea electricity cable – which will be the longest in the world – linking his country to the UK's electricity grid. The ambitious project, drawing on hydro geothermal and wind power generation, could deliver five terawatt-hours a year to Britain at a cost 15% lower than offshore wind, according to Iceland's state-owned electricity firm Landsvirkjun. Grimsson's presence at a conference in London on Friday, arranged by Landsvirkjun and the British-Iceland chamber of commerce, underlines the seriousness with which the project is being taken. The two governments have been exploring proposals for a cable after signing a memorandum of...
Façade Directions, the authorized distributor in Australia for the aluminium systems brand Sapa Building System, has won a major industry award for the use of Sapa's Elegance 85 Powerframe curtain wall. The Australian Window Association (AWA) presented the award for Most Innovative Window System. The category recognizes products that distinctly take into account growing issues present in today's market: solar, thermal, noise, environmental factors and security. The awards aims to: • Increase the level of interest in windows, doors and fenestration products • Raise awareness, profile and interest in AWA members and differentiate them from others • Execute a consistent professional showcase for window systems, celebrating and recognizing excellence The AWA is the governing body for the...
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today commissioned a $200 million expansion of its rolling operations in Oswego, NY. The expansion increases the company's North American capacity for producing aluminum sheet for the automotive industry by 240,000 tons, five times the company's existing capacity in the region. "This automotive expansion in North America is an important piece of our global strategy in a market that is experiencing explosive growth," said Phil Martens, Novelis President and Chief Executive Officer. Novelis began construction on two new high-performance aluminum processing lines for automotive applications at its Oswego facility in 2011 in response to escalating demand for automotive aluminum sheet in the United States. The company added more than...
Shipments of rolled-aluminum products by Japanese fabricators to domestic and overseas markets expanded 3.6 percent in September, the third straight month of increase, as demand from automakers recovered. Volume rose to 164,532 metric tons last month from 158,835 tons a year earlier, the Japan Aluminium Association said in a report today. Demand from the auto industry expanded for the first time in 14 months as consumers rushed to buy vehicles before the government raises the sales tax to 8 percent next April from 5 percent, it said. Members of the association include UACJ Corp., which was created through the merger of Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corp. and Sumitomo Light Metal Industries Ltd., Japan’s largest and second-biggest aluminum mills.
