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 launch of the Alufoil Trophy 2014, organised by the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA), offers companies the chance to enter and place the spotlight on their latest innovations and technologies using alufoil and alu closures, in the most prestigious competition of its kind. In addition, the 2014 winners will be featured at interpack, the world’s largest packaging exhibition, in Düsseldorf next May. Recognition with the award of an Alufoil Trophy is one of the highest honours available to innovators in the field of aluminium foil and closures. Five categories for entries provide ample scope for all kinds of creativity and technological developments – across the entire range of industrial applications and covering the most crucial challenges for alufoil and aluminium closure...
A little while back, MeerKAT radio telescope project manager Willem Esterhuyse gave a presentation on the estimated aluminium and steel requirements for MeerKAT and the bigger Square Kilometre Array (SKA). These radio telescope projects will delve into the evolution of the galaxy, the universe and dark energy, among other scientific endeavours. SKA will take until 2024 to build, and will ultimately involve 2,500 radio antennas spread over a square kilometre of the Karoo. This leaves JSE-listed companies such as South Africa’s primary steel maker ArcelorMittal SA and semi-fabricated aluminium producer Hulamin well positioned to benefit. Hulamin already has an idea of what the construction process will look like. The group says for MeerKAT — comprising the first 64-dish array, scheduled to...
China has reported that the electrolytic aluminum industry was burdened by excessive overcapacity. The total losses were 670 million yuan ($109 million) in the first half of this year. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said that it will introduce specific measures to deal with the surplus capacity in the industry in the latter half of 2013. MIIT has mentioned three challenges for the industry in its report. Firstly there is overcapacity, Secondly the production costs are higher and thirdly exports are still not tailored for sluggish global demand. The ministry predicts that nonferrous materials' prices will fluctuate at low levels with minimal profits for the next half year.
First Aluminium Nigeria Plc has appointed Mr. Gavin Molloy as its new Managing Director of the company with effect from 2nd August, 2013. Speaking through a statement to the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Molloy replaced Mr. Ben Elfrink who resigned as Managing Director with effect from 2nd August, 2013. It added that Molloy obtained his BSC (Hons) Building degree from the South Bank University, London and also has a Level 4 NVQ in Management. He started his working career with the H. Young Group of Companies, Structural Engineers, with operations in Africa and the UK. From 1982 until 1994, he held roles within the Group from a site supervisor in Khartoum, Sudan to a Board Member of H. Young & Co. (Overseas) Ltd. For 3 years, he held the role of Commercial Manager of Thircon Ltd, in North...
The only way for Jaguar Land Rover to meet fuel-economy goals with its big cars and SUVs is to make them as light as small cars, says Mark White, the man in charge of JLR’s vehicle bodies. For the U.K.-based auto maker, that means switching materials from steel to aluminum, and the new Range Rover Sport is the sixth all-aluminum model from the company since the ’02 Jaguar XJ. JLR wanted to use its existing facilities – press, paint and body shops – and switching materials from steel to aluminum fit the bill. For the current Range Rover model, the change is easily measured. The old one in steel weighed 5,688 lbs. (2,580 kg), while the aluminum vehicle tips the scales at 4,762 lbs. (2,160 kg). The body is more than half the weight of the vehicle, when trim, mechanical parts and closures are...
Northern Industrial Holdings LLC will demolish and redevelop a former aluminum casting factory near Syracuse, NY. The Delaware real estate holding company, which redevelops industrial sites, acquired the Oberdorfer foundry in DeWitt, NY from Wre Properties LLC, according to a report by The Post-Standard. The 17.5 acre site will be redeveloped to accommodate a new manufacturing plant and other commercial operations such as retail and a hotel.
Samsung's Galaxy S5 will not hit stores until 2014 but the hype over it has been building. With competitors like Sony and Motorola offering and introducing impressive Android-based tablets, people wonder if Samsung can retain its position as the number one handset manufacturer today. According to sources, the new Samsung S5 will highly likely feature an all aluminum case. According to this concept photo, the Galaxy S5 could sport a 16-megapixel S camera. The camera features 6x lossless zoom and optical image stabilization functions. This can be a heavenly device for many photograph aficionados. The device also features support for additional lens. The impressive feature about this concept is that the camera can absorb 10 times more the light. This allows users to capture high quality low...
The Consumers' Foundation (CF) has urged health authorities to regulate the levels of aluminum in food after finding the metal in almost half of the food samples it tested recently Currently there are no regulations governing the levels of aluminum allowed in food, despite the belief that long-term consumption of the metal may damage one's brain, the foundation said, as it released the results of its tests. Health authorities responded to the CF's call by saying that regulations may be introduced later this year. Of the 32 items — including pastries, potato chips and baking powders — that the CF tested, 14 were found to contain aluminum, with amounts ranging from 50 parts per million to 5,000 ppm. The item that contained 5,000 ppm of aluminum was a baking powder collected from a store in...
Gulf Extrusions, a leading global manufacturer of extruded aluminum products, recently unveiled its new corporate logo depicting its renewed and highly focused motivation to move ‘forward and upwards’ at an event in Dubai. The launching of the logo forms part of an extensive and holistic rebranding campaign – ranging from brand auditing to corporate identity – being undertaken to reenergize the corporate spirit. The new branding is aligned also to the reshaping of Gulf Extrusions vision, mission and business model, highlighting also the important role of the Corporate Social Responsibility. “Gulf Extrusions’ new vision is to globally become the premier aluminium extrusion company,” said Majid Saif Al Ghurair, managing director of Gulf Extrusions. “Gulf Extrusions has a long tradition of...
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. was downgraded by Zacks from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued on Thursday, StockRatingsNetwork.com reports. They currently have a $68.80 target price on the stock. Zacks‘ price objective would indicate a potential upside of 5.44% from the company’s current price. Separately, analysts at Cowen and Company raised their price target on shares of Kaiser Aluminum Corp. from $76.00 to $80.00 in a research note to investors on Friday, July 26th. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock. Shares of Kaiser Aluminum Corp. traded up 1.29% during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $66.09. Kaiser Aluminum Corp. has a 52 week low of $53.27 and a 52 week high of $67.04. The stock’s 50-day moving average is currently $63.86. The...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered Century Aluminum of West Virginia to develop an updated cleanup plan for a former industrial facility in Ravenswood, West Virginia, that was used for the storage and disposal of hazardous materials that were byproducts of aluminum production. EPA is currently overseeing cleanup activities at the site, where soil and groundwater is contaminated with cyanide, fluoride, lead, arsenic and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). Cleanup work includes restoration of contaminated groundwater to drinking water standards and to control human and env ironmental exposure to hazardous wastes in the soil that remain in place at the plant. Under the order, the company must develop a plan, known as a materials management plan, that identifies...
The Aluminum Association today commends Members of Congress for forming the bipartisan Congressional Aluminum Caucus. Under the leadership of Representatives Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Bill Johnson (R-OH) and Bill Owens (D-NY), the recently formed Caucus will educate policy makers and community leaders on economic and environmental issues relevant to the industry and their constituencies. The Congressional Aluminum Caucus will serve as an informal group of Members dedicated to elevating awareness of the U.S. aluminum industry and every aspect of the metal's production and use – from mining to manufacturing to recycling. The industry contributes $32 billion and nearly half-a-million jobs directly and indirectly to the U.S. economy. In addition to its economic impact, the...
The Chinese exports of aluminum alloy wheel during the first six months of the year totaled 334,000 tons, according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers Wheel Committee. According to data, the value of exports during the first half of the year amounted to $ 1.67 billion at an export unit price of $5/kg. Out of the total 742 alloy wheel exporters in the country, the top 40 firms accounted for $ 1.359 billion export revenue. This constitutes 81.4% of the total export value. The first 100 enterprises’ export revenue amounted to $ 1.604 billion, thereby accounting for 96% of the total export revenue. The country exported 57,800 tons of aluminum alloy wheels during June this year, which is 3.34% lower when compared to the total exports of 59,800 tons during the...
Car makers in Britain will be the first to benefit from revolutionary new metal casting techniques developed at Brunel University in London, thanks to a Government-supported programme to take laboratory discoveries and upscale them for industry. The £14 million Advanced Metal Casting Centre (AMCC) at Brunel will bridge the gap between fundamental research and full-scale industrial trials. It is jointly funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the aluminium automotive sheet and extrusions solutions provider Constellium, Brunel, and a major luxury car manufacturer. The new facility will draw on the work done by Professor Zhongyun Fan and his team at the Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST) to improve the recyclability of metals. “Our...
Omni Circuit Boards, a British Columbia-based circuit board manufacturer, has announced the successful development of an aluminum monometal wire-bonded circuit board. The prototype, designed and manufactured for use in a D-Wave Systems quantum supercomputer, allows for superconductivity and operation in low temperatures just above absolute zero. This development - often considered to be technically impossible because of challenges involved in the manufacturing process - is the result of years of study and collaborative effort. Omni President Paul Jackson notes the breakthrough could allow for new possibilities in advanced wire-bonding and cryogenics. He also points out the board is the first of its kind and could mark the beginning of new ideas in superconductivity. "Because aluminum...
US and Canadian aluminum demand, defined as shipments by domestic producers and imports, reached an estimated 10.252 billion pounds in the first five months of 2013, 1.2% more than that of the same period last year, according to preliminary estimates released Tuesday by the Aluminum Association. Demand for semi-fabricated mill products totaled 6.870 billion lb through May, falling 0.7% from a year ago. Apparent consumption -- defined as demand less exports -- in domestic markets totaled an estimated 8.569 billion lb, 0.5% above the same period of 2012. Exports of aluminum from the US and Canada, excluding cross-border trade, totaled 1.656 billion lb year to date, up 5.6% over a year ago, while aluminum imports totaled 1.821 billion lb, down 7.6% from last year. Demand for aluminum...
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. will continue to boost capacity as it looks to seize expected growth in the automotive and aerospace sectors, Kaiser chairman, president and chief executive officer Jack Hockema said during a conference call July 25. The Foothill Ranch, Calif.-based aluminum company can, for example, supply aluminum-lithium applications to the aerospace sector from a developmental caster at its plant in Newark, Ohio, Hockema said. "We can supply aluminum lithium today, and we could grow that," Hockema said. "It’s really a matter of casting. ... If the market ever develops to be a substantial (one), we will make the investments required to participate." Aluminum-lithium alloys are expected by some experts to gain traction in the aerospace market as an alternative light-weighting...
Novelis, the world leader in rolled aluminum and recycling, today announced the opening of its expanded aluminum rolling operations in Pindamonhangaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The expansion increases production capacity at the plant by more than 50 percent to greater than 600,000 metric tons of aluminum sheet per year. The US$340 million investment represents the largest capital expansion by Novelis in South America in the past decade, strengthening the company's commitment to the region. The expansion positions Novelis to meet growing market demand with state-of-the-art technologies designed to deliver the highest quality product to customers. "This investment reflects the ability of Novelis to respond to our customers' needs, develop new products and surpass market expectations," said Phil...
