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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As the worldwide leading supplier of aluminium strip and sheets for the aluminium closures market, Constellium is at the forefront of an ambitious pan-European promotion campaign "Aluminium Closures -Turn 360°", along with the leading European manufacturers of aluminium closures, through the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA). The campaign is intended to enhance public awareness about aluminium closures as an intelligent and economic alternative to other closure systems. Aluminium closures offer many benefits in areas like taste and quality, sustainability and recycling, convenience, technology, cost efficiency, and design. Providing easy-to-grasp information and the latest scientific findings regarding sustainability, the aluminium closure industry takes a clear path in...
Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL) today completed its acquisition of Envases del Plata S.A. de C.V., a leading producer of aluminum aerosol packaging with a manufacturing plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The San Luis Potosi plant produces extruded aluminum aerosol cans for personal care and household products to customers in North, Central and South America. It employs approximately 150 people. The plant is part of Ball’s metal food and household products packaging division, Americas, and complements Ball’s global extruded aluminum aerosol and slug business in Europe, and its aluminum slug business in North America that Ball acquired in 2010. Ball is the largest supplier of extruded aluminum slugs in the world, and this acquisition provides a new end market for Ball’s products including the...
Alcoa today announced that its Alcoa Wheel and Transportation business is opening a production facility in Suzhou, China, marking an expansion that creates a full wheel manufacturing, distribution, sales and service network in China. This facility brings to China Alcoa's industry-leading forged aluminum wheel technology that manufactures lighter, stronger and more fuel efficient commercial truck, trailer and bus wheels. This is the first wheel manufacturing facility Alcoa has opened in China, adding to the list of existing wheel facilities in North America, Europe and Japan. "With the growth of China's infrastructure and the success Alcoa's wheel products have seen in the Chinese market over the past several years, it was a natural choice to further expand our global manufacturing...
Oy Lival Ab ("Lival") has submitted a statement of claims in the proceedings related to squeeze-out of minority shares of Nordic Aluminium Oyj ("Nordic Aluminium") on 12 November 2012 pursuant to Chapter 18 of the Companies Act. According to Section 6 of Chapter 18 of the Companies Act, in the event the Arbitral Tribunal considers that the squeeze-out right of Lival is evident, the minority shares under the squeeze-out proceedings shall be promptly transferred to Lival subject to Lival's deposit of a security for the payment of the redemption price approved by the Arbitral Tribunal. The board of directors of Nordic Aluminium has resolved on 7 December 2012 to apply for cessation of public trading with the shares in Nordic Aluminium and in conjunction thereto, de-listing of the shares in...
Alcoa and The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) today broke ground for construction of expanded rolling mill capabilities at their combined aluminum complex in Ras Al Khair, Saudi Arabia. The expanded capabilities will enable the facility to supply aluminum automotive, building and construction sheet and foil stock to the Kingdom's developing new industry and other global markets beginning in 2014, positioning the project to capture growing demand for aluminum from the automotive, building and construction sectors. Ma'aden President and CEO Engineer Khalid Al Mudaifer said the new sheet products integrated rolling and surface treatment complex is an exciting step for Saudi Arabia as it enters the global aluminum industry and demonstrates the power of the partnership created by...
Gulf Extrusions, one of the largest aluminium extrusion plants in the Gulf, has received the inaugural Gulf Aluminium Council (GAC) Environmental Awards 2012 under the Downstream Aluminium Companies category. The pioneering winners of GAC Environmental Awards 2012 were feted during an awards ceremony that served as one of the highlights of the recently concluded Arabal 2012 in Doha, Qatar. Gulf Extrusions has been recognized for demonstrating how innovation and leadership can result in sustainable environmental performance. A committee consisting of senior members and specialists from the Gulf Aluminium Council and International Aluminium Institute, including the GAC Secretary General, the IAI Secretary General, IAI Co-chairman of HSE committee and Director of Safety from Ma’aden,...
A manufacturer of retail and exhibition display equipment is looking to expand in Greater Manchester after winning new accounts at home and abroad. United Aluminium has submitted a planning application to expand its purpose-built premises in Middleton with the aim of boosting manufacturing capacity by 50 per cent. The firm, which has 65 staff and generated revenues of more than £6m during 2011, says it is on course to outgrow its current site by 2014. It moved there in January 2011. The company, whose brands include Unibox and Lumenal, counts Primark and Morrisons among its UK customers and has clients business in Europe and the US. Managing director and co-founder Nick Wraith said: “Having re-invested and worked hard to create some very stunning and popular retail display products, we...
Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover today said it is considering setting up an automotive facility in Saudi Arabia for which it has signed a letter of intent with that country’s government. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Saudi Arabia’s National Industrial Clusters Development Programme (NICDP) will now begin a detailed feasibility study together, to determine the viability of setting up an automotive facility, the company said in a statement. Commenting on the development, JLR Chief Executive Ralf Speth said, “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an attractive potential development option, complementing our existing advanced facilities in Britain and recent manufacturing plans to expand in other countries including India and China.” He said the company is committed to further international...
After the Kurri Kurri community was devastated by the closure of the local aluminium smelter, plans are afoot to bring a new manufacturing business to the town. Industrial Building Services plans to relocate from Tomago to the Hunter Economic Zone at Kurri Kurri, with plans lodged with Cessnock Council for a purpose-built steel fabrication and distribution facility. The $7 million facility will have capacity to fabricate up to 12,000 tonnes of steel a year, with the potential to increase to 18,000 tonnes. IBS says the Kurri site provides a number of opportunities in terms of its location, proximity to regional infrastructure and available land for future growth. Once described as the state's biggest employment development, HEZ failed to get off the ground with the site sold off when its...
Made exclusively from carbon-fiber and aluminum, Audi will be putting on display a lightweight chair which has been developed on same lines as the Audi R18 racecar. This lightweight Audi chair, weighing just 5 pounds, is on display at Design Miami from 5th to 10th December 2012. Earlier seen at Milan Furniture Fair early this year as a prototype, designers - Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram have taken inputs from over 1500 people to fine tune this ultra light chair to optimum levels of comfort. These designers also have objects de art displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. They have designed this ultra lightweight chair along with knowhow from Audi lightweight engineers resulting in a sturdy and comfortable chair made of carbon fiber, carbon and...
Research from the European Space Agency (ESA) has resulted in an aircraft-grade titanium-aluminum alloy that has properties similar to nickel superalloys but weighs half as much. The research was conducted by participants in the Intermetallic Materials Processing in Relation to Earth and Space Solidification (IMPRESS) project, which the ESA manages. It's not news that titanium and titanium-aluminum alloys can be lighter and at least as strong as the nickel superalloys used in conventional jet engines, but casting them in complex shapes such as turbine blades has not been easy. The researchers estimated that in the next eight years, manufacturers will produce more than a million jet turbine blades. Using titanium aluminide could reduce their weight by 45 percent over components made of...
Alutec has received patent approval for its revolutionary JuraJoint jointing system, which greatly simplifies the process of connecting aluminium gutter systems, as well as providing a leak free joint for the life of the system. An extremely innovative solution, JuraJoint combines the advantages of EPDM rubber and the security of a high performance silicone. The sealant is simply applied in one thin bead into the specially defined central rib of the rubber seal. When the joint is snapped together it ‘bonds’ the rubber seal to the gutter surface making the jointing durable, thermally flexible and secure against leaks. Steve Laming at Alutec comments: “This easy to use solution enables aluminium gutter systems to be installed quickly and easily, makingthem a viable and environmentally...
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Kaiser Aluminum on July 27th, 2012 at $54.65. In approximately 4 months, Kaiser Aluminum has returned 11.15% as of today's recent price of $60.74. In the past 52 weeks, Kaiser Aluminum share prices have been bracketed by a low of $40.12 and a high of $61.60 and are now at $60.78, 51% above that low price. The 200-day and 50-day moving averages have moved 0.16% higher and 0.11% higher over the past week, respectively. Kaiser Aluminum Corporation produces alumina, primary aluminum, and fabricated aluminum products. The Company also supplies alumina and primary aluminum in domestic and international markets. SmarTrend will continue to scan these moving averages and a number of other proprietary indicators for any shifts in the trajectory of Kaiser Aluminum...
TDK Corporation, a provider of passive components and magnetic application products, has introduced two new 105 degree Celsius snap-in series of EPCOS aluminum electrolytic capacitors with a very high ripple current capability and a longer useful life. The latter is 5,000h for the B43545 series. These capacitors are available with rated voltages of 400V DC and 450V DC as well as capacitances of 82mcF to 820mcF. The capacitors of the B43547 series have a useful life of 8,000h and a voltage range from 200V DC to 450V DC. They are available with capacitances of 82mcF to 2,200mcF, the company said. The thermal resistances and ESR values of both series were further reduced, so that the ripple current capability was significantly increased. Depending on the type, these new capacitors have...
General Cable Corporation announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Alcan Cable China. Alcan Cable China represents approximately 10% to 15% of overall revenues of Alcan Cable. “Alcan Cable China has a 430,000 square foot, vertically integrated manufacturing plant in Tianjin, China and ten regional sales offices. Since its start-up in 2007, the business has matured in a relatively short amount of time building a sales infrastructure and a premium brand with a strong reputation in the Chinese market, which represents nearly one-third of global wire and cable demand. We believe the synergies of this acquisition coupled with an established platform from which to introduce and grow other General Cable product lines further enhances the value proposition to our customers. We are...
Rexam, one of the leading global beverage can makers, together with its partner Hindustan Tin Works today inaugurated its new aluminium line at its manufacturing plant in Taloja, Maharashtra. The new high speed production line represents a capital investment of c£30m (Rs 250 cr.) to c 950m cans per year. Rexam HTW was the first beverage can maker to enter the Indian market back in 2007 and through its range of beverage cans supports a number of famous and successful consumer brands in India. The company has been at the forefront of innovation, working in partnership with its customers in India to successfully build the beverage can as the preferred package for drinks. Commenting on this special occasion, Mr. Graham Chipchase, Chief Executive, Rexam PLC said: “Rexam is very pleased and...
Porsche has introduced a mixed aluminium-steel body-in-white construction to its latest generation Cayman sports car, reducing the structure's weight by 47kg. The new vehicle benefits from the use of die-cast aluminium, sheet aluminium, magnesium and high-strength steels and now weighs 1,320kg, compared to the previous generation's 1,330kg, helping to improve performance and efficiency. Some of the weight reduction has been offset by a larger glass surface area and larger wheels. Porsche said: “The body of the new Cayman is an entirely new development based on the body-in-white of the Boxster. Around 44% of the new Cayman body-in-white consists of aluminium, including the front body, floor and rear body, the doors and the front and rear boot-lids. At the same time, the car's static...
Constellium's industrial sites in Burg, Crailsheim, Landau and Singen, Germany, have passed successfully the ISO 50001 energy management system certification audit conducted by DEKRA and DQS, two certification bodies reputed worldwide. This important achievement is representative of the company's commitment to sustainable development. ISO 50001, the international standard on energy management, drives the attention of industrial companies to lay greater emphasis on increasing their energy efficiency. "For Constellium, energy management goes beyond efficient industrial processes and subsequent savings: it also helps reduce the environmental footprint. With a certified energy management system for all our sites in Germany, we make a significant contribution to the sustainable development of...
