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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Nokia's feature phone portfolio has got a new addition, Nokia 515. The all-new Nokia 515 has been built from a single piece of anodized, sandblasted aluminium. The feature phone features a 2.4-inch QVGA display with 240x320 pixels and boasts a pixel density of 166ppi while also possessing the scratch resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 2 for protection. It measures 114x48x11mm and weighs 101.1gm for single SIM and 102.7 gm for dual-SIM variant. The phone comes with 64MB RAM and an internal memory of 256 MB which can be expanded up to 32 GB via microSD card. Nokia 515 has a 5MP rear camera with LED flash. The phone also offers some smart features like voice-guided self-portrait for taking self-shots with the rear camera, Sequential shots and Panorama. In terms of connectivity options, the...
Leading aluminium extrusion producer China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd. reported a 3.3% gain in the first half profit on increased sales and improved profit margins. Zhongwang made a net profit of 1.07 billion yuan ($174 million) or 0.20 yuan per share in the first six months, the company told Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Wednesday. The company improved gross margins for its extrusion products to 28% in the period from 23.4% a year ago, offsetting declines in aluminium ingot prices, it said. Total sales volume of aluminium extrusion amounted to 316,014 tonnes in the period, an increase of 10.5% from a year ago, with a significant growth in deep-processed product sales volume of 130.9% year-on-year to 26,260 tonnes, it said in its interim report. The group continued to expand its production...
Estimated net shipments of Aluminum Sheet and Plate by U.S. and Canadian producers totaled 695.7 million pounds during July 2013, a rise of 1.1 percent over the July 2012 total of 687.9 million pounds. Compared to the previous month, shipments were up 2.3 percent over the June 2013 revised total of 679.9 million pounds. Year-to-date shipments through July 2013 totaled 4,741.1 million pounds, off nine-tenths of one percent from the 2012 year-to-date total of 4,784.9 million pounds. Shipments of Can Stock totaled 390.8 million pounds during July 2013, an increase of 2.5 percent over the July 2012 total of 381.4 million pounds, while shipments of Non-heat Treatable Sheet (excluding Can Stock) declined 2.3 percent to 239.1 million pounds and shipments of All Other Sheet and Plate rose 6.7...
Hindalco is the latest to see stagnant profit growth despite higher metal volumes in the second quarter (Q2). Its Q2 net profit remained flat year-on-year (y-o-y) at Rs 357 crore. While lower other income is a factor for the sequential fall in net profit, lower realisations and higher costs have eroded the firm’s profitability. Also, the company’s copper and aluminium volumes have declined, sequentially, impacting profit growth. In the September quarter, Hindalco’s aluminium sales grew 11 per cent to Rs 2,343 crore thanks to higher volumes of value-added products. However, aluminium earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) dropped to Rs 166 crore from Rs 170 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. The contribution aluminium to earnings has declined to 41 per cent in Q2 from 45 per...
When Bailey began developing a redesign of their products' construction in 2007, the industry had seen few attempts at modernising the standard design. The market was full of conventionally assembled caravans, consisting of sandwich construction timber frame laminated and semi-laminated panels, cloaked in exterior plastic mouldings which were secured together using a combination of adhesives and exterior fastenings. The result, many will argue, was unsurprising. Water ingress was a problem for many, while heat loss through the walls was also an issue. But in 2009, along came the Pegasus touring caravan, becoming Bailey's vanguard in the introduction of the Alu-Tech construction system. With Alu-Tech, Bailey adopted a different approach through the introduction of an interlocking aluminium...
Officials from Greco Aluminum Railings USA Inc., a subsidiary of Greco Aluminum Railings LDT, announced Jim Ellsworth as president of the company’s U.S. operations, according to an Aug. 27 company release. Ellsworth joined Greco in May 2013 and was recently appointed president. Ellsworth brings more than 30 years of executive management experience. To support Greco’s strategic growth in the United States, Ellsworth is currently developing a network of independent sales representatives in specific metropolitan areas who will be focused on both retrofit and new construction projects. The Greco U.S. rep network will be developed and managed directly by Ellsworth. “I’m extremely excited to be on board with Greco and to lead the company’s expansion into the U.S. market,” Ellsworth said in the...
Japanese automaker Mazda Motor plans to increase production capacity of aluminum passenger vehicle engine Skyactiv at its Hiroshima plant by 25% to 1 million units/year by the end of 2014, the company said Tuesday. The current nameplate capacity stands at 800,000 vehicles/year. Mazda started producing Skyactiv, a fuel-efficient aluminum alloy engine for gasoline vehicles in 2011. By the April 2015-March 2016 period, 80% of Mazda cars will be mounted with the Skyactiv engine, the company said Mazda targets global sales of 1.7 million vehicles in April 2015-March 2016. Mazda has produced 1.1 million passenger vehicles globally in 2012. Sources from Japanese diecasters, which supply aluminum components to automakers, said the news suggests that Mazda continues to position Japan as a major...
TruckCraft introduced its new Lancer, an aluminum service body for single rear wheel pickup chassis. The company said the unit’s deck floor and understructure are made from extruded 6061 T6 alloy with tensile strength equivalent to steel, the that the body weighs just 640 lbs, about what a typical pickup box weighs. The double-panel door is made with bonded honeycomb filler, t stainless steel door hinges, black polymer T handles, bright diamond-plate cabinet tops and adjustable cabinet shelving. The units have a five year factory warranty. Mounting hardware is included for standard box-delete single rear wheel pickups.
Sapa Extrusions plant manager Ron Ballman says the Delhi aluminum manufacturer is back in full production following a weekend fire that briefly shut down operations in the cast house. The fire occurred about 6:30 p.m. Saturday because of moisture in the molten metal area. A flash fire ignited aluminum oxide and dust in the rafters, but authorities said Richland Parish firefighters quickly extinguished it. "We're fully operational; in fact, we were fully operational in less than 24 hours," Ballman said. There was little damage to the facility and only one minor injury that was treated at the site, he said. "The people in the plant responded very well and follow the processes we have in place," Ballman said. He said a process engineer was on site Monday to investigate the reason for the...
A week ago, Sterne Agee upgraded Kaiser Aluminum from Neutral to Buy. Kaiser Aluminum shares are selling at $69.89, 3.8% above the $67.32 price point of one week ago. Kaiser Aluminum has potential upside of 5.3% based on a current price of $70.26 and analysts' consensus price target of $74.00. The stock should discover initial support at its 50-day moving average (MA) of $65.01 and subsequent support at its 200-day MA of $62.94. In the past 52 weeks, shares of Kaiser Aluminum have traded between a low of $40.12 and a high of $70.31 and are now at $70.26, which is 75% above that low price. Over the past week, the 200-day moving average (MA) has gone up 0.4% while the 50-day MA has advanced 0.9%. Kaiser Aluminum Corporation produces alumina, primary aluminum, and fabricated aluminum...
Polish brand Piwo na Miodzie Gryczanymi claims to have broken out of the traditionally glass specialty beer market in Poland, switching to aluminium cans made by Ball Packaging Europe. The alcoholic beverage, made with buckwheat honey, is the first canned beer from Jablonowo Brewery, which celebrates its 21st anniversary this year. Hubert Buksowicz, president and co-owner of Jablonowo Brewery said as a ‘mini barrel’, the can is the best packaging for preserving beer quality. Breaking out of the stereotype “Up to now, specialty beers in Poland have only been sold in glass bottles; why shouldn’t we contradict this stereotype?” he said. The brewery was founded in Jablonowo in 1992 by three partners in a former spinning mill. Initially, it sold low-cost, strong lagers around Jablonowo, but...
Aluminum products maker Service Center Metals Inc. is marking its 10th year in business with an expansion of its plant in Prince George County. The company has started construction on an 80,000-square-foot building adjacent to its plant in the SouthPoint Business Park. The expansion is expected to be complete in the spring, and Service Center Metals also is adding about 20 jobs — a 16 percent increase in the number of positions. Hiring for those jobs, mostly production positions, has started and will continue into early 2014, company co-founder and President Scott Kelley said. The company’s business has recovered from a steep drop in demand during the recession, he said. Kelley co-founded Service Center Metals with Randy Weis and Chip Dollins Jr., who also are executives with the company....
Alcoa Tennessee Operations will break ground Thursday on the expansion of its aluminum rolling mill to accommodate automotive sheet production. Currently, Alcoa is the world's largest producer of rolled aluminum can sheets for beverage cans. Over the next three years, the company expects to invest $275 million in the project to meet the growing demand of the auto manufacturing industry. The expansion is expected to generate 200 new jobs, which will be a mix of technical and trade positions. Automakers are using more aluminum to improve safety, fuel efficiency, durability and overall performance of trucks and cars. Several state lawmakers are set to attend including Gov. Bill Haslam, Sen. Lamar Alexander, and Congressman John Duncan.
Indonesia may lose three-quarters of its power cable makers in the next two to three years as thin margins drive weaker players to accept buyouts, leaving a handful of larger companies to feed the fast-growing economy's electricity demand. Cable industry revenues in Southeast Asia's biggest economy rose to around $2.5 billion last year, up 20 percent from a year earlier but still tiny compared with larger emerging market such as China or India. Indonesia has earmarked $174 billion for infrastructure development over the next 12 years, and about 40 percent of that will go to building power and energy projects in the power-starved archipelago where nearly a quarter of the population lacks basic electricity. But there are more than 20 major Indonesian cable makers battling for a slice of the...
China’s leading power cable producer Jiangnan Group Ltd. reported a 6% decline in its first half profit due to lower copper and aluminium prices. Jiangnan Group’s net profit was 149.4 million yuan ($24.2 million) in the first six months, or 0.049 yuan per share, the company told Hong Kong Stock Exchange today. The Group’s revenues in all its product categories dropped as selling prices declined as a result of decreases in copper and aluminium prices, it said in interim report, adding that recent market difficulties such as a reduction of investment from private sector also contributed to the fall. China’s power cable industry ``faced severe challenges’’ in the first half as the country’s pace of growth was slow and economic structure was under stage of adjustment, Jiangnan Group said. The...
Shandong Nanshan Aluminium Co., a leading fabricator of the lightweight metal, reported a 19.4% decrease in the first half profit due to an enlarging discount of London prices to Shanghai. Shandong Nanshan’s net profit was 313.2 million yuan ($50.8 million) in the first six months or 0.16 yuan per share, the company told Shanghai Stock Exchange today. Aluminium prices on London Metal Exchange had been at a discount to prices on Shanghai Futures Exchange since March, with the differential widened to $310 per tonne by June, Shandong Nanshan said in its interim report. ``Such a big price differential caused much pressure on the company’s export profitability,’’ it said. To cope with uncertainties in regard to Indonesia’s export policies from 2014, Shandong Nanshan has increased imports of...
Customers of CCL Container Inc. in Hermitage know that aluminum prices have tanked worldwide. Not surprisingly, they ask for lower prices when buying aluminum bottles they'll fill with suntan lotion, hair spray, energy drinks and beverages. “They want a price cut. It creates some confusion in the market, really,” said Charlie Herrman, CCL's vice president for sales and marketing. The reality of the aluminum pricing market is complex. The base price for aluminum ingot that Alcoa Inc. and others produce, set by the London Metal Exchange, is about $1,897 per metric ton, down from a 25-year high of about $3,100 in June 2008. But premiums paid in addition to the exchange price are at record highs, analysts say. The premium — based on warehouse inventory levels, time in storage and...
Tesla Motors’ Model S set new records in safety testing conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) thanks, in part, to the abundance of extruded aluminum used in the vehicle. The Model S scored a 5-star safety rating overall and in every subcategory in which the car was tested. The Model S features an all-aluminum body and makes use of many sophisticated extruded aluminum parts in its chassis, suspension, battery-box and crash management systems. In announcing the results, Tesla noted in particular the vehicle’s performance in NHTSA’s side pole intrusion test, considered to be one of the most severe challenges to structural integrity. The Model S “preserved 63.5% of driver residual space” as result of “nesting multiple deep aluminum extrusions” in the car’s...
