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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AUDI AG is joining the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative to help develop a global standard for sustainable aluminum. As a pioneer in unitary aluminum car bodies, the company is taking the opportunity to influence the entire value chain of one of its most important materials—one of the objectives of Audi’s corporate-responsibility strategy. “As a pioneer for lightweight construction, we are very interested in establishing a global standard for sustainable aluminum. This will allow us to further improve the environmental impact of our cars by using certified aluminum in the future,” said Dr. Bernd Martens, Audi’s Board of Management member for Procurement, with regard to joining the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative. The initiative was founded in the autumn of 2012. It aims to develop a...
LAND RoverSdn Bhd, a member of Sime Darby Group, aims to sell about 50 units of its all-new, all-aluminium 2013 Range Rover this year. Managing director Syed Mudzhar Syed Ali said the company is optimistic of achieving the target due to the encouraging response it has received so far. Speaking at a news conference after the launch of the new model on Thursday, Syed Mudzhar said seven units from the existing stock of 19 units had already been booked during an earlier private viewing. Also present was Jaguar Land Rover Australia regional sales manager for Asia Pacific importers, Tom Dickin. The world's first premium sports utility vehicle with an all-aluminium monocoque body comes in two engine choices - LR-V8 supercharged petrol and LR-SDV8 turbocharged diesel, both mated with an...
Shares of Ess Dee Aluminium, an aluminium packaging company, extended overnight gains on buzz that its promoters are planning to sell their entire stake to Australia-based Amcor. The stock has been hitting 52-week highs after ET Now reported that the promoters of may sell their stake for a total company valuation of about Rs 2,000 crore. According to ET Now sources, Amcor had initially entered into talks with Ess Dee Aluminium for $18 million annual manufacturing contract. However, after several rounds of discussions, the promoters of Ess Dee Aluminium are now exploring the idea of exiting the company. The deal, if the stake sale happens, is likely to be at INR 550-650 per share, which is a premium to the current market price. The stock has surged over 60 per cent in less than a month on...
RUALR/RUALRS, a leading, global aluminium producer, announces the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Israeli company Omen High Pressure Die Casting, which specializes in the production of automotive components from non-ferrous metals. Together the companies intend to create a joint venture in Russia to produce automotive components made of aluminium, to be supplied to carmakers in Russia and the CIS. The JV, which is to be held in equal share (50/50), will be based on a production site at one of RUSAL's Aluminium Division West smelters. RUSAL will supply the liquid aluminium alloys and Omen will in turn create cutting-edge automotive components production, in line with the best global standards. The financing will be provided on a parity basis, with the option of external...
Constellium has announced today that it has renamed its three core business units to reflect increased proximity to customers and to show more accurately the business and commercial sector focus of each unit. The renamed business units, which retain their existing scope of activities and products, are: * Aerospace and Transportation (formerly Global Aerospace, Transportation and Industry, which provides technologically advanced aluminium and specialty materials products with wide applications across the global aerospace, defense, transportation and industrial sectors. The business unit offers a wide range of products including plate, sheet, extrusions and precision casting products which allow Constellium to provide tailored solutions to its customers; * Packaging and Automotive Rolled...
Tata Motors, owner of Jaguar Land Rover, has announced that all future Jaguars and Land Rovers will be aluminum-built. It can be a difficult material to form and weld, but Jaguar has developed the skills and machinery to do so. Now it’s confident enough to build Land Rovers and Range Rovers from aluminum, too. Taking out so much mass makes the vehicles accelerate and handle like smaller, sportier rides. Of course, the Range Rover Sport could be lighter still, but that would cut down on the sumptuous interior, the hidden third-row seat, the 1,700-watt, 23-speaker audio system and loads of smart technologies like lane-departure warning, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot monitoring, forward-collision sensing, cross-car traffic detection and parallel-parking assist. The eight-speed...
Kaiser Aluminum is one of today's notable stocks on the rise, up 1.2% to $62.78. The Dow is trading fractionally higher to 14,619 and the S&P is currently trading fractionally higher to 1,564. Potential upside of 14.4% exists for Kaiser Aluminum, based on a current level of $62.78 and analysts' average consensus price target of $71.83. Kaiser Aluminum shares have support at the 50-day moving average of $62.73 and additional support at the 200-day MA of $58.96. Kaiser Aluminum Corporation produces alumina, primary aluminum, and fabricated aluminum products. The Company also supplies alumina and primary aluminum in domestic and international markets. Over the past year, Kaiser Aluminum has traded in a range of $40.12 to $65.18 and is now at $62.78, 56% above that low. Over the last five...
Ess Dee Aluminum has rallied 14% to INR 463, extending its over 8% surge in past two trading sessions, on back of heavy volumes. The stock opened at INR 414 and hit a 52-week high of INR 468 on the National Stock Exchange. A combined 880,982 shares have already changed hands on the counter till 1122 hours against an average sub 300,000 shares that were traded daily in past ten trading days on NSE and BSE. According to media reports, aluminium foil maker, Ess Dee Aluminium is in talks with Australian packaging giant Amcor to sell controlling stake in the company. Meanwhile, the stock has surged 38% since February 15, after the company said it is exploring new strategic options including joint ventures, partnership as well as technology upgradation.
Lanka Aluminium Industries PLC, a Board of Investment approved company listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange, has decided to expand the company's operation with an investment of $4 million. In a stock market disclosure, the company said Tuesday that the investment would be used to expand the factory facilities and its capacity. Lanka Aluminium Industries, a firm with a market capitalization of $7 million, specializes in the manufacture of anodized and powder coated aluminium extrusions.
GCC governments are now moving to attract international investors in the downstream aluminium industry, said a top official. The aim is to push the use of the metal in diversified industries, Gulf Aluminium Council general secretary Mahmood Al Daylami was quoted as saying in the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication. "The growth potential of the GCC's aluminium industry remains exceptionally high and the government's proactive efforts to expand the industry towards the downstream sector is expected to unlock more growth opportunities in the future," Al Daylami said in a statement on the Aluminium Middle East 2013 conference and exhibition to be held from April 23 to 25 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. "Aluminium Middle East will therefore serve as a very...
Tredegar Corporation announced that W. Brook Hamilton has been named President of the William L. Bonnell Company, effective June 1, 2013. Mr. Hamilton, who currently serves as Bonnell's Director, Business Planning, will succeed Duncan A. Crowdis, who will retire June 1, 2013. Nancy M. Taylor, Tredegar's President and Chief Executive Officer said: "Brook brings more than 30 years of broad-based industry experience and proven leadership skills to his new role as Bonnell's president. His extensive background in operations, combined with his business management and process management skills, will help Bonnell enhance its position as an industry leader." Mr. Hamilton joined Bonnell in 2005 and was the plant manager of Bonnell's Newnan, Georgia plant from 2006 to 2012. He was promoted to...
The Ess Dee Aluminium stock has reversed after witnessing an upswing in Monday’s trade on NSE. The stock is currently trading at INR 383.15, down 4.30 or 1.1% at 1:11PM. Reports state that the company is in talks with Amcor of Australia to sell the company. A report in ET quoting sources states that ‘Amcor has offered to buy the company at a valuation of $365 million and the top officials of both the companies are meeting in Singapore today for the negotiations.” The stock has risen over 60% since mid-March following expectations of the deal.
Pelli Clarke Pelli, architects of San Francisco's Transbay Transit Center, has updated the design of the podium façade. Instead of a transparent, sinuous glass façade, the complex will be clad in perforated aluminum, a move which is expected to save the project about $10 million. Due to its high profile, the transit center will be a potential target for terrorism, security consultants have decided. The architects were encouraged to revise the façade and use materials with enhanced blast resistance to prevent shattering and other damage, according to inhabitat. "This is a dramatic change in material, but the philosophical change is not enormous," architect Fred Clarke told the San Francisco Chronicle. "I think it is equally handsome. We want a wrapping that has body and weight but would...
Phinergy’s air batteries made up of 50 aluminum plates can give EVs a range of up to 1,000 miles, according to Gizmag, with each plate providing enough energy for 20 miles. Weighing a total of 55 pounds, this fuel cell could be used in tandem with existing lithium-ion batteries, according to the developers, but the technology is far from ideal. Gizmag notes that several companies have been trying to come up with mostly lithium-air batteries that have a longer range, in order to make electric vehicles more attractive to a wider audience. “These batteries offer significantly increased capacity in a more compact form factor by replacing bulky conventional cathodes, which contain the oxidizer within the battery itself, with lighter “air cathodes” that instead draw oxygen from the surrounding...
Every year, the Aluminum Extruders Council recognizes one or more individuals for their outstanding service and achievements as an AEC volunteer. Two dedicated volunteers were recognized during the Volunteer Recognition Ceremony at the Aluminum Extruders Council’s Annual Meeting last March. Two Volunteer of the Year awards were presented. Gary Jones, Operations Manager for ILSCO Extrusions, Inc. in Greenville, Pennsylvania, was recognized with one of the two Volunteer of the Year Awards for 2013. Jones was a longtime member of the AEC Technical Services Committee and was integrally involved in helping the Council to reach a reasonable compromise that continues today for the heat treatment standard issue known as “Footnote 9”. In announcing the award, outgoing Chairman Duncan Crowdis said...
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co, North America's largest metals service centre company, today said that it has closed a $2-billion financing deal for its proposed Metals USA Holding Corp acquisition. The Los Angeles-based company said that it has amended and restated its existing $1.5-billion unsecured revolving credit facility and raised $500 million in a new term loan. The credit agreement has a term of five years and includes an increase option of the revolving credit facility for up to an additional $500 million. David Hannah, chairman and CEO of Reliance Steel & Aluminum said, ''These financing transactions are a significant step in obtaining the financing necessary to complete our previously announced acquisition of Metals USA that we expect to close in the 2013 second quarter.'' In...
Ahead of its first-quarter earnings release Monday, Alcoa unveiled its latest innovation in its bid to push aluminum across more of a vehicle's structure. Vehicles have long been the domain of steel, and that industry continues to create its own lighter-weight material for auto manufacturers wanting to take more and more weight out of a vehicle. However, aluminum’s share of vehicle construction is growing and Alcoa hopes to see this latest product help that. Called Alcoa 951, it’s a pre-treatment bonding technology that is applied to the metal and allows for better bonding when the structure of the vehicle is put together. On Friday, Alcoa announced it inked an exclusive global licensing agreement with Chemetall to supply the treatment to the global automotive industry. The technology...
Aluminium foil maker, Ess Dee Aluminium BSE 0.77 % is in talks with Australian packaging giant Amcor to sell controlling stake in the company, sources with direct knowledge said. Amcor has offered to buy the company at a valuation of $365 million and the top officials of both the companies are meeting in Singapore today for the negotiations, a source said. Intial talks hovered around Amcor rewarding $18 million manufacturing contract to Ess Dee. JPMorgan is the bank working on the deal and there is one more player in the fray, though, Amcor is turning out to be the frontrunner, a source with direct knowledge shared. On the back of the deal talks, Ess Dee Aluminium has surged 64% since March 20. Ess Dee is trading at fresh highs on April 8. Amcor is a global packaging solutions provider...
