Germany and France share one of Europe’s busiest downstream aluminium corridors, and the metal flows in both directions. In the first seven months of 2026, aluminium flat rolled products (FRP), which cover aluminium plates, sheets and strips (HS code: 7606), as well as aluminium foil (HS code: 7607), crossed the border each way, amounting to a total of around USD 692 million. However, the bilateral trade flow is tilted towards Germany, which remains France’s largest FRP supplier. Nonetheless, the inter-dependence remains as the countries do exchange the same products but engage in cross-border trade of specialised high-value products and alloys, feeding the demand on either side. The trade figures for January–July 2026, as compiled from the International Trade Administration, highlight...
KAP Minerals and Cymat Technologies are exploring a partnership to produce scandium-aluminium master alloy in Ontario, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding. The partnership would use scandium oxide from KAP’s Kapuskasing critical minerals project and Cymat’s aluminium-processing technology to produce alloys for aerospace, defence and manufacturing applications. To know the global production, demand and consumption forecasts of aluminium extrusions, explore our report " The World of Aluminium Extrusions to 2035 " Scandium-aluminium alloys can improve strength, performance and weldability while reducing weight. The companies aim to use the proposed venture to establish a domestic supply chain, converting Canadian critical minerals into value-added industrial materials....
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Japan’s NTN Corporation reports that it has developed a corrosion resistant “Bearphite” material for use in environments that result in the fast corrosion of bearings, such as within gasoline. Motorised fuel pumps and exhaust gas recirculation devices (EGR) for automobiles and motorcycles are generally equipped with bronze sintered bearings or white cooper sintered bearings. Bronze sintered bearings become corroded by the organic acids contained within gasoline, while white cooper sintered bearings need to use expensive nickel. NTN has now successfully developed the world's first “Corrosion Resistance Bearphite” that delivers outstanding corrosion resistance using aluminium bronze without the need to use nickel. Aluminium bronze is a material that features outstanding corrosion...
Zacks cut shares of Kaiser Aluminum from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a research report sent to investors on Monday morning. The firm currently has $63.80 price target on the stock. Shares of Kaiser Aluminum traded up 1.36% during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $61.08. Kaiser Aluminum has a 52 week low of $45.65 and a 52 week high of $62.25. The stock’s 50-day moving average is currently $60.40. The company has a market cap of $1.170 billion and a P/E ratio of 13.91. Kaiser Aluminum last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 24th. The company reported $1.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.20. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that...
Bright Packaging Industry Bhd shares jumped to their highest in more than 10 years on Wednesday on news that the aluminium-foil packaging material manufacturer may see a change in its board and management. Bright Packaging rose as much as seven sen or 4% to RM1.90, the highest since May 2002, before settling at RM1.88 at 12.30pm with some 240,000 shares done. The stock price has more than tripled (211%) this year, significantly outperforming the FBM KLCI's 9% gain. On Monday, Bright Packaging told the exchange that four substantial shareholders with a collective stake of 31.2 % in the firm had requested for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to remove existing directors and appoint new ones in the company. Syed Ali Abbas Alhabshee, Ang Lay Chieng, Tee Wee Keat and Lye Jun Fei who are...
A Beacons of nautical stars will soon be lighting up Gladstone Harbour. A giant sphere standing as a marker on Auckland Hill, will celebrate our regions place in the aluminium industry. The art installation commissioned by well-known Australian artist Donna Marcus has officially been endorsed by Gladstone Regional Council after a lengthy consultation process. Propel will be constructed on Auckland Hill next year as part of an art commission project known as The Aluminium Transformation. The fabrication process is set to begin in the next few months Ms Marcus said the sculpture will be at least 2 metres in diameter and is very much a site specific project. "The concept for this work continues my interest in aluminium and the impact this material had in shaping modernity," she said. "Once...
For the fifth year in succession CAB ( Council for Aluminium in Building) is supporting Ecobuild (Stand N432) to highlight its central role in promoting Aluminium as the sustainable 21st Century material. Taking place at ExCeL, London, on Tuesday 5th to Thursday 7th March 2013, Ecobuild is the world’s biggest event for sustainability design, construction and built environment. CAB’s 33 square metre stand will be in the form of a drop-in lounge, which has proved massively popular in the past, manned by CAB staff who will be on hand to answer any questions relating to aluminium and aluminium products used in the construction supply chain. Most importantly visitors can expect to receive advice on where to find important sources of data to support the use of aluminium and up to date...
Tougher anti-dumping laws introduced by the Federal Government are set to make local businesses like Capral more competitive. Capral is Australia's largest aluminium extrusion company and employs almost 300 people at its Bremer Park site. Federal Member for Blair Shayne Neumann said the new measures would help deliver fair competition on a genuinely level playing field for local manufacturers. Dumped aluminium extrusion from China has seized about 40% of the Australian market and has put the domestic extrusion industry under severe stress. These Chinese imports persist because of Chinese government ownership of aluminium smelters in China which subsidise the supply of primary aluminium, the manipulation of the Chinese yuan and circumvention of Australian laws and customs' measures. Phil...
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for Noranda Aluminum on September 28th, 2012 at $6.76. In approximately 3 months, Noranda Aluminum has returned 11.24% as of today's recent price of $6.00. In the past 52 weeks, Noranda Aluminum share prices have been bracketed by a low of $5.38 and a high of $13.18 and are now at $6.00, 12% above that low price. The 200-day and 50-day moving averages have moved 1.14% lower and 0.4% lower over the past week, respectively. Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp is an integrated producer of aluminum products, as well as rolled aluminum coils. The Company produces aluminum products in the form of billets, rods and sows, used mainly for building construction, architectural and transportation applications. Noranda also produces foil and light gauge sheet products from...
Lighter, stronger and with new levels of refinement, the fourth generation Range Rover reinforced its position as the world’s most well-honed luxury SUV at the automotive division of Mohsin Haider Darwish’s (MHD) unveiling held at Barr al Jissah Resort & Spa last week. The evening’s guests were given an insight into the new Range Rover’s evolution, especially the all-aluminium monocoque construction and the plush leather interiors. The new Range Rover is the world’s first SUV to have an aluminium monocoque, resulting in 39 per cent weight reduction, or 420kg, from its steel-bodied predecessors. Overall, the lightweight aluminium platform delivers significant enhancements in performance and agility, along with a notable change in fuel economy and CO2 emissions. Land Rover was originally...
First Aluminium Nigeria (FAN) Plc has signed an agreement with a producer of aluminium coil for the supply of unpainted coil to FAN for the production of roofing sheets. The company, according to the Nigerian Stock Exchange, had for a long time, been under intense pressure from both its customers and shareholders to compete more effectively with the imported coils. The challenge for FAN, according to the report had been to achieve this without lowering its on-going commitment to quality. “FAN is today happy to announce that it has signed an exclusive supply agreement with a world-class producer of aluminium coil for the supply of unpainted coil to FAN. “FAN will now focus on the painting and coating of these coils, using its current facility in Port-Harcourt. The painting process that has...
Apple’s recent announcement to give manufacturing companies in the US some production of its Mac computers has received plenty of media attention as well as excellent analysis of the rationale companies give for re-shoring. MetalMiner recently spoke with Steve Jackson, business development manager of thermal management for Sapa Extrusions North America, about some of the trends his manufacturing organization has seen. MetalMiner: Have you seen any renaissance of manufacturing in the US due to re-shoring? Steve Jackson: Yes, this is a trend we have been seeing for the last several years. It has really picked up this past year. Companies are shifting the production of products from Asia back to North America. We work with a large lighting manufacturer that has closed down LED facilities in...
Alcoa today announced that Alcoa Power and Propulsion (APP) has signed a long-term agreement with Siemens Energy to supply blades and vanes for a wide range of industrial gas turbines. Siemens Energy is one of the world's leading suppliers of products, solutions and services in the energy technology field. Contract terms were not disclosed. Alcoa parts made in the U.S. and Europe will be used in, among others, the Siemens F-Class turbine which generates enough power to supply the energy needs of a city of 300,000 residents. "Alcoa's blades and vanes operate in the most demanding section of the turbine, where temperatures sometimes exceed the melting point of the casting and the rotational rate exceeds the speed of sound," said Andreas Fischer-Ludwig, Director of Global Blades & Vane...
Eivind Kallevik has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro ASA. The appointment of Kallevik, currently head of Finance in Hydro's Bauxite & Alumina business area, will become effective from February 15, 2013. "Kallevik has broad operational and strategic experience from Hydro's entire value chain, giving him a solid platform for the job as Hydro's CFO," says Hydro President and CEO Svein Richard Brandtz?g. "Following two years in Brazil, Kallevik has acquired first-hand experience and in-depth understanding of the strategically important Bauxite & Alumina business area." Kallevik holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of San Francisco. He has worked in Hydro since 1998 in a variety...
IEE, Inc., renown for its innovative, cutting-edge display technologies, now offers the world’s first all-aluminum pole display, expanding the company’s existing line of high-quality, high-reliability retail POS display peripherals. Developed to comply with US public transportation fire-smoke-toxicity (FST) regulations, IEE’s new 2X20 9 mm vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) pole displays are replacing molded plastic poles with those made from flame-resistant aluminum. This makes the new displays ideal for use in mass transit applications such as ferries, trains and buses. The new VFD Pole Display is designed to communicate through either a serial or USB interface. It comes in selectable pole lengths from 2” to 22”, and can be finished with selected lens and paint colors. Steve Motter, vice...
Pascal Hubert as director of Hydro Aluminium in Châteauroux, seems to be sweeping the questions about the future of the site castelroussin. Especially since the depressed construction sector affects the aluminum profile with full force. "But the extruded products are everywhere in our environment, transport home and in the medical, and we do not see even more," says Pascal Hubert announcing a big market with Japan for hospital beds. "We expect a growth of activity in 2013," reassures the new director who has worked at MBDA, Bourges, and also internationally. "From January, a team is scheduled the weekend of press extrusion to reach 13,000 tons, against 12,000 now. We also want to double the capacity of the line painting, "says Pascal Hubert which refers to" hundreds of thousands of...
Manufacturer and supplier of aluminium extrusion products LB ALUMINIUM BHD said that its net profit for the second quarter (2Q) ended Oct 31, 2012 increased by RM884,000 or 39.4% to RM3.13 million. In an announcement to Bursa Malaysia, LB Aluminium's revenue increased by RM2.85 million or 3.1% to RM95.24 million, as oppose to RM92.39 million of revenue in the corresponding quarter. The improvement in the group's top line was due to higher business volume during the quarter under review, compared with the same quarter last year, while lower operating expenses has boosted its bottom line, LB Aluminium said in the announcement. On a cumulative basis for the first six months of the financial year, LB Aluminium recorded RM6.06 million in net profit, a marginal increase compared with RM6.02...
Metals and materials suppliers, Goodfellow, has announced the availability of a unique, cost-effective aluminium foam that offers superior heat exchange and impact absorption for a wide range of applications. The foam is made by sand casting which allows the exact form of the foam to be determined before its manufacture. The result is a foam of stacked 10mm cells – evenly spaced, open pores, with each manufactured piece identical to and having exactly the same behaviour as other pieces from the same casting process. Advantages of the new foam are focused in two main areas. In heat exchange, the high porosity (80-90%) and very high relative surface area of up to 500 m2/m3 facilitate the movement of fluids and the recovery of heat, even at low speeds. For impact absorption, a regular,...
Aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. announced that its business unit, Alcoa Wheel and Transportation, has opened a wheel manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China. The new opening is consistent with Alcoa's expansion strategy in China. The company currently has a full wheel manufacturing, distribution, sales and service network in the country. The new plant is the first wheel-making facility for Alcoa in China. The company has similar facilities in North America, Japan and Europe. With this facility in place, China will benefit from Alcoa's industry-leading forged aluminum wheel technology that manufactures lighter, stronger and more fuel efficient commercial truck, trailer and bus wheels. For setting up the facility in China, Alcoa received full support from the Suzhou Wuzhong Economic Development...
JW Aluminum Company announced today that it has posted its quarterly report for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012 on JW Aluminum’s secure investor website at 5:00 PM Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. The quarterly report is being furnished pursuant to the Indenture governing JW Aluminum’s 11.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (the “Notes”). The quarterly report will be made available to holders and beneficial owners of the Notes, qualified prospective investors in the Notes, and certain security analysts and market makers. Beginning with the third quarter ended September 30, 2012, JW Aluminum will post all of its annual reports, quarterly reports and current reports that are required to be delivered pursuant to the Indenture governing the Notes on JW Aluminum’s secure...
