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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RHB Research Institute Sdn Bhd has cut its current year profit forecast for PRESS METAL BHD by 14.8%. This is in anticipation of a six-month operation halt which is expected to have a negative impact on the aluminium-processing entity’s earnings. The profit downgrade follows the recent electricity-supply disruption in Sarawak where Press Metal runs an aluminium-smelting plant In a note today, RHB analyst Ng Sem Guan said the research firm has also revised downward its target price for Press Metal shares to RM2.90 from RM3.31 previously. RHB has however kept its "buy" call for the stock. Ng said Press Metal is still "unable to assess the full impact" of the electricity-supply disruption. According to him, the firm will close its plant to facilitate major of the facility. "Press’ board said...
Steel giant ThyssenKrupp's Aerospace North America division has entered into a three-year contract extension with Cessna Aircraft Company to remain its provider for aluminum sheet products and other supply chain services, the company announced late Friday. ThyssenKrupp will use its Hutchinson, Kansas, location to service facilities in Wichita, Kansas, as well as some of Cessna's subcontractors in North America. "This new contract serves to illustrate our close relationship with one of the premier general and business aviation manufacturers in the world," Jeff Luckasavage, president of ThyssenKrupp Aerospace North America, said in a press release Friday. "We look forward to working with Cessna on lowering their material distribution costs and continuing to partner on creative ways to...
The Aluminum Association announced yesterday the addition of three companies to the organization's membership. Scotwood Industries, Page Transportation and Alloy Technology Innovations, each of which provides goods or services to the aluminum industry, will join the Association as Associate members. These additions bring total membership of the Aluminum Association to a record 98 members, consisting of 51 producer and 47 associate members. "I'm a big believer in having as many voices as possible included in our membership," said Patrick Franc, Aluminum Association Chairman and President and CEO of Tri-Arrows Aluminum. "These new additions will bring a unique perspective and help the Association continue its critical work advancing the industry and promoting aluminum as the sustainable...
Jaguar Land Rover is currently conducting a feasibility study into the establishment of a production facility in the Saudi Arabian industrial port of Yanbu. As reported, the Saudi government is trying to lure the auto maker with the promise of a free factory. If the company were to go ahead with the plan, it would be the first company to take advantage of Saudi Arabia’s government incentives. The government is willing to invest over $1 billion to construct a world-class manufacturing facility and it would lease it to Jaguar Land Rover for production of its sports sedans and top-end SUVs. Another factor adding to the desirability of the plant is the presence of the Alcoa aluminium smelter in the industrial port. This would be able to provide a future factory with low-cost materials for...
Auto component maker Rane Group on Friday said its arm Rane Diecast Ltd (RDL) will be merged with another group firm Rane (Madras) Ltd (RML) with retrospective effect from April 1, 2013. "The board of directors of both the companies approved the merger in their respective meetings held today," Rane Group said in a statement. The exchange ratio will be one share of RML for every 30 shares of RDL. The merger is subject to regulatory, legal and other statutory approvals as may be required, it added. RDL is based in Hyderabad and manufactures precision high pressure aluminium die castings mainly for export. It had a sales of INR 65 crore for the year ended March 31 2013 with an employee strength of 118. On the other hand, RML is a leading supplier of steering and suspension products in India....
Constellium has enjoyed great success using Quintiq’s platform to optimize its melt/cast and hot rolling operations for over a decade, and now intend to use it to improve key performance indicators in delivery performance and inventory reduction between plants in Valais and Issoire. The extended platform will be immediately applied to Constellium’s aerospace product manufacturing sequence. Prior to Quintiq’s platform going live, the Valais plant used an ERP system with fixed lead-time calculations to quote due dates on orders. Now, Quintiq’s optimized platform supports reliable due date quotation based on a sales budget check and finite capacity planning that takes into account material availability, from casting to finished goods. “By implementing Quintiq’s platform at Constellium’s...
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. was lowered by investment analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports. Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. opened at 3.27 on Tuesday. Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. has a 1-year low of $3.18 and a 1-year high of $8.14. The stock’s 50-day moving average is currently $3.99. The company has a market cap of $222.0 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.66. Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.04. The company had revenue of $338.40 million for the quarter, compared to the...
The Management Board of Grupa K S.A., as scheduled in the corporate events programme, has published preliminary forecasts concerning the results for the second quarter of 2013. In the second quarter of the year, the development of the economic situation in Poland continued to be uncertain. However, at the same time, the signs of the demand increase on certain export markets are becoming more and more apparent. Therefore, as assessed by the Management Board, in the context of such market environment, the sale of the business segments of the Capital Group reached a satisfactory level. As estimated by the Company, consolidated sales revenue will amount to 375 million PLN, thus will be lower by only 3% than the previous year's figures. The Company feels that one of the significant reasons for...
SMM survey found that orders at small and medium construction aluminum extrusion producers fell in June with faltering consumption. Large producers, in contrast, reported ample orders. Consumption of construction aluminum extrusion is driven by construction projects and distribution networks. Decoration companies place orders with aluminum extrusion producers after securing contracts from real estate developers. Transactions between aluminum extrusion producers and distributors are largely on a retail sale basis. Distributors with strong financial strength also receive orders from decoration companies or property developers. Two factors are behind the sharp contrast between orders at large producers and SMEs. First, with liquidity in all sectors tightening, a growing number of aluminum...
ThyssenKrupp Aerospace has renewed and expanded a six-year contract with Bombardier Aerospace as the service provider for cut-to-size aluminum plate, sheet and extrusions and related supply chain services. The work will take place at ThyssenKrupp Aerospace's in Baie D’Urfe´ facility in Que´bec, Canada. Ju¨rgen Funke, President of ThyssenKrupp Aerospace, said the company was pleased with the excellent performance of its Canadian employees. He said he was 'proud that Bombardier continues to expand our relationship in accordance with the vision of their integrated supply chain project.' At Bombardier Aerospace, Jocelyn Lecomte, the company's senior supply chain director, said: "The competitive aerospace industry requires us to lower costs and increase services. This agreement focuses on both...
The new facility was inaugurated by Hydro together with the local operator, Alu-Laser-Service (ALS), and its supplier Schuler. Adding a capacity of up to 20,000 metric tons per year, the new facility boosts the Hydro site at Dormagen into a most modern cut-to-size center for automotive strip and sheet applications, in particular for body in white parts. “In a continuous process, our aluminium sheets are being shaped directly from the coil by solid state lasers that cut practically burr-free. Thereby we make manufacturing cleaner and reduce process scrap,” says Pascal Wagner, head of Hydro´s Lithography, Automotive & Heat Exchanger business unit. “Furthermore, this highly automatized laser-cutting facility delivers high-precision car sheet both for large and for small volume series. Thus...
Dubai based Grandweld Shipyards, has secured a contract worth over $21m from the Mexico-based COTEMAR, to design and build four 42M Fast Aluminum Crew Boats. The contract was signed on June 4, 2013. The world-class reputable design 42M crew boat will be fitted with EPA Tier 3 compliant main engines, and advanced navigation equipment to meet the client's specific needs. The vessels are designed to reach speeds in excess of 26 knots. They benefit from luxury seating, accommodation for VIP guests, a larger deck space and enhanced comfort for the crew. The vessels will be built at Grandweld's yard in Dubai Maritime City, and will operate in the Gulf of Mexico. The vessels will comply with US Environmental Protection Agency requirements and US Coast Guards regulations. The first vessel will be...
The Saudi Arabian government is looking to invest $1 billion in a factory in the hopes of attracting manufacturing from car makers such as Jaguar. The Middle East is on the verge of transforming its contribution to the automotive landscape from powering cars to actually building them. Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed it is currently conducting a feasibility study to establish a production facility in the Saudi Arabian industrial port of Yanbu, becoming the first car maker to leverage the region’s rich resources and financial incentives. While Holden and Toyota are trying to ensure the long-term future of its Australian manufacturing facilities and are presently lobbying the federal government – and the coalition – to continue taxpayer-funded assistance beyond 2016, the Saudi government is...
The Aluminum Extruders Council on Tuesday commended the recent arrest and indictment of five people and three companies who conspired to smuggle Chinese aluminum extrusions into the US with the intent to fraud the country of around $26.7 million in antidumping and countervailing duties. “It is extremely gratifying to see the US Department of Justice take action against those seeking to illegally bypass the import duties on Chinese aluminum extrusions,” Council President Rand Baldwin said in a statement. “North American extruders have expended a great deal of effort and expense in their quest to establish a level playing field in the U.S. and Canadian extrusion markets,” Baldwin said. “Those efforts paid off when the Commerce Department ... imposed both antidumping and countervailing...
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) and The Aluminum Association, Inc. (AAI) on Wednesday announced that domestic consumption of aluminum extrusions in the United States and Canada totaled an estimated 4.05 billion pounds in 2012, an increase of 5.8 percent over the revised 2011 total of 3.83 billion pounds. Building and construction continue to be the largest market segment with domestic shipments of 1.39 billion pounds, or 34.3 percent of the domestic market for extrusions. Shipments in this market segment grew 3.0 percent in 2012 compared to 2011. Doors and windows represent 32.6 percent of this market segment's total shipments but showed little growth in 2012. Shipments to curtain wall, store fronts, and entrances represent 30.3 percent of the market sector and these end uses...
Aluminum demand from the Chinese transport sector is expected to reach 5.7 million mt by 2015, the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association said at China Metal Seminar held in Hong Kong Monday. Aluminum consumption by the Chinese car sector is expected to hit 4 million mt/year by 2015 and that of the motorcycle and bicycle sectors, 1.4 million mt/year. Aluminum demand by the container and railway industries is expected to hit 120,000 mt/year, and 80,000 mt/year, by 2015. CNIA figures showed that aluminum demand by the Chinese transport sector was just 1.93 million mt in 2007, rising to 3.83 million mt in 2011. CNIA did not provide the 2012-14 figures. “Aluminum has the attribute of good recycling, favoring resources re-use, stimulating aluminum demand,” Li Defeng, deputy director of...
Novelis announced price increases on its painted aluminium sheet products in Europe. The fabrication price will increase by 100 Euro per ton for painted products and selected specialty sheet. The price changes are effective immediately for all new orders not covered by current supply agreements. “This price adjustment reflects the prevailing strong demand for aluminium painted products combined with increasing production costs,” said Erwin Mayr, Senior Vice President, Novelis and President, Novelis Europe. Novelis provides a variety of specialized aluminium products designed to meet the exacting requirements of the construction industry, while enabling architects to bring their most innovative and ambitious designs to life in an eco-friendly and cost-effective way. Novelis architectural...
A report by Reuters suggested that aluminium is still the material of choice for the aerospace industry despite the introduction (and use) of carbon composites, particularly on new-generation wide-bodied airliners. With the light metal’s percentage share of the aerospace market estimated to grow by 2.4% between 2010 and 2020 – according to Metal Bulletin analysts – and Alcoa announcing expansion of it Kitts Green plant in the UK in order to boost aluminium-lithium production, it’s all looking very promising for the green metal as lighter alloys hit the market. The big market for aluminium, however, is single-aisle aircraft, which, says Aleris’ Ingrid Jorg, are not in the market for composites and may never succumb to aluminium’s nemesis, unlike their wide-bodied, long-haul counterparts....
