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....
Grow with
AL Circle
Dutch paint and chemicals AkzoNobel NV said Thursday it will expand the capacity at one of its US specialty chemicals production sites in order to meet increasing demand from the semi-conductor industry, particularly for the production of light emitting diodes (LED's). Financial details were not disclosed. - AkzoNobel will invest at the company's Battleground facility in Texas for extending the Tri-Methyl-Aluminum (TMAL) unit and building a new Tri-Methyl- Gallium (TMG) plant. - AkzoNobel expects the global LED industry is projected to grow significantly over the next decade, driven by applications in displays such as PCs, laptops and tablet screens. The massive increase in the use of LEDs for general lighting is also expected to contribute strongly as they become the preferred source of...
The Aluminum Association has released the 2012 edition of the Standard Test Procedure for Aluminum Alloy Grain Refiners popularly known as TP-1. The test procedures described in the publication are used to determine the ability of grain refiners to reduce grain size during solidification of aluminum alloys under standardized conditions, and for examining the structure of the grain refiner for uniformity. It has been reissued after a joint Task Group of the Aluminum Association’s Master Alloys and Additives Division and the Technical Committee on Product Standards completed a round robin to evaluate the procedure described in TP-1. A separate report of the findings of the Task Group Report on the Interpretation of the Precision and Accuracy of the TP-1 Test When Multiple Laboratories...
According to China Customs, China exported 8,570 mt of aluminum stranded wire in August, down 29.95% YoY. YTD exports from January through August were 87,136 mt, up 17.92% YoY, topping the seven major aluminum semis in terms of year-on-year growth. SMM statistics show that China exported 1.89 million mt of aluminum semis during the first eight months this year, down 10% YoY. Aluminum stranded wire accounted for a mere 4.61% of China’s total aluminum semis exports. Among other aluminum semis, aluminum rod and extrusion were up 11.68% YoY, aluminum structure products and parts up 7% YoY, aluminum foil up 4.11% YoY, aluminum wire up 2.96% YoY, aluminum tube/pipe down 0.12% YoY, aluminum plate, sheet and strip down 27.06% YoY. SMM’s survey indicates that domestic aluminum wire and cable...
Taber Extrusions, a major aluminum extrusions company, has announced the addition of two new equipment improvements at its facility situated in Arkansas. With the inclusion of these machineries, Taber Extrusions has upgraded its precision saw-cutting capabilities for customized aluminum extrusion profiles and rod and bar/standard extruded shapes. This upgrade enables the company to continue its dominance in the marketplace, while providing high precision saw cutting and helping customers to save costs. Taber Extrusions has strong customer base in a variety of markets, including defense and commercial. The addition of a circular saw and a band saw will enable the company to completely cover its comprehensive portfolio of produced extrusion profiles. With these new saws, the company’s cut...
Alcoa today released the findings of a peer-reviewed life cycle assessment (LCA) which concludes that Alcoa aluminum wheels substantially cut the carbon footprint of commercial vehicles. In North America, the study found that substituting 18 conventional steel truck wheels with Alcoa aluminum wheels cut carbon emissions by 16.3 metric tons over the lifetime of the wheels. In Europe, replacing 12 steel wheels with aluminum cut 13.3 metric tons of carbon emissions. In addition, the study found that the use of Alcoa forged aluminum wheels over steel wheels can be viewed as an active and highly efficient investment into the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the commercial vehicle sector. "As commercial vehicles face stricter regulations around reducing carbon emissions, this life cycle...
Aluminium 2012 creates three new special exhibitions which quite literally make the versatility of Aluminium a tangible experience for visitors. At the new special areas, exhibitors present the latest trends and products from the subject areas of Automotive / Transport, Building and Solar Innovations. At the special display area "Automotive/Transport Innovations" in Hall 10, the range extends from hybrid-forged drive flanges via crankcases and luggage compartment recesses to Aluminium foams and components of the new Range Rover Evoque. Apart from TRIMET, LEIBER, Constellium and Novelis, also participating are AMAG and Keihin Seimitsu Kogyo with automotive engineering exhibits. At the "Building Innovations" segment in Hall 13, exhibitors such as ALCOA, Suisse Technology Partners, MANTEL...
Aluminum profile is a kind of aluminum extrusion materials, seen from the product output structure, it accounts for nearly 50% of the aluminum processing materials. Currently, China is the world's largest aluminum profile producer and consumer. During the period 2001-2008, its aluminum profile production grew at a CAGR of 25.16%, towering over the national economic growth rate over the corresponding period. In 2011, the production and consumption severally reached around 11.5 million tons and 10.8 million tons, up 15.0% and 11.3% YoY respectively. Although China is the world's largest aluminum profile producer, compared with counterparts in Europe and the United States, Chinese aluminum profile enterprises are generally of small size, with low industrial concentration. Major manufacturers...
Alloc revolutionized the floor industry in 1996, when the company introduced a locking system that made it possible to lay floors without using glue. Alloc has now developed a system that provides greater precision and locking effect, and which greatly simplifies installation. The heart of the system is locking clips or fasteners made from aluminium extrusions. Long-term agreement The new development and delivery agreement makes Hydro Aluminium Profiler the sole supplier to Alloc of nearly 75 million clips over the next five years. The agreement was signed at Alloc's head office in Lyngdal, Norway, in the presence of key staff members from both companies, led by Alloc's operations manager Patric Van Ackere and marketing manager Atle Larsen of Hydro Aluminium Profiler. "We make great...
In an effort to improve the fuel efficiency of its vehicles, General Motors Co. plans to use a new aluminum welding technology "more extensively" starting next year. According to the Detroit-based automaker, the resistance spot welding process, which GM says is an industry-first, is expected to enable more use of the lightweight metal on future vehicles, which can help improve a vehicle's miles per gallon and driving performance. “The ability to weld aluminum body structures and closures in such a robust fashion will give GM a unique manufacturing advantage,” said Jon Lauckner, GM chief technology officer and vice president of Global R&D. GM already uses this patented process on the hood of the Cadillac CTS-V and the liftgate of the hybrid versions of Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon....
The shares of Ess Dee Aluminum, the Mumbai-based company which is into packaging industry, have shot up about 20% on Monday, following an exit of private equity investor Sequoia from the company. On Monday, shares of Ess Dee were closed at Rs 170.85, up 19.31% on Bombay Stock Exchange. It is learnt that Sequoia has suffered a loss of about 60% through the stake sale. Sequoia Capital, through its investment arm- Ironwood Investment Holdings, sold 2.09 million shares at Rs 135 per share on Friday at Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange. The shares were sold for about Rs 285 crore. According to BSE, Sequoia was holding 2.17 million shares by June 2012. Sequoia Capital had been increasing stake in Ess Dee since 2011 and the stake went up to 6.77% by September 2011. Sequoia picked...
The festive season, one of the peak times for utensil manufacturers, is a few months away, but manufacturers in the Haryana town of Jagadhri are a concerned lot. Bharat Garg, former president, Federation of All India Aluminum Utensil Manufac-turers Association, says that the sale of aluminum utensils has been affected of late on account of price revision. Since the last two weeks, prices of aluminum utensils have been revised by 15-20 per cent, which has had an adverse impact on sales. The revision in prices of utensils has been necessitated following a rise in the price of the base metal, aluminium. Garg said the worrying aspect was that the prices of aluminum as per the London Metal Exchange (LME) has moved up by 10 per cent in last three weeks, but in the domestic market the prices has...
Hydro has entered into a binding agreement to sell its aluminium remelt plant in Taiwan to Ting Sin Metal Co. Ltd. The transaction is expected to close during October. Hydro invested in the remelt plant in March 2008, and the company is a fully owned subsidiary. Ting Sin Metal Co. Ltd., a company already in the Taiwanese aluminium remelt market, will take over the Hydro Aluminium Taiwan operations, while Hydro will focus on supplying primary metal products to Taiwan. The remelter has an annual capacity of about 75,000 metric tons of extrusion ingot, and is mainly serving the Taiwanese market.
Spot aluminum was mainly traded between RMB 15,460-15,480/mt in Shanghai on Monday, with discounts between RMB 80-60/mt. Low-iron aluminum was traded near 15,540/mt. The most active SHFE aluminum contract drifted lower after a low opening, dampening sentiment. Although this week is the last week before the Chinese National Day holiday, downstream producers stood on the sidelines and purchased as needed on falling SHFE aluminum prices. Cargo holders were eager to move goods, dragging traded prices slightly down to RMB 15,460/mt. Overall trading was light.
The SHFE 1212 aluminum contract fell along with other base metals, with strong resistance at RMB 15,700/mt. Trading was thin in south China market. Downstream producers purchased as needed, causing traded prices to fall from RMB 15,480/mt to RMB 15,460/mt. Supply was ample, but trading was light.
On September 21, 2012 Hypnos Fund Limited bought 1,200,000 shares of ESS DEE Aluminium at Rs 135 on the NSE. However, Ironwood Investment Holdings sold 1,659,235 shares at Rs 135 on the NSE and sold 434,000 shares at Rs 135 on the BSE. Yesterday the share ended at Rs 143.20, up Rs 8.35, or 6.19%. It has touched an intraday high of Rs 144.50 and an intraday low of Rs 134.35. It was traded with volumes of 517,832 shares. The company's trailing 12-month (TTM) EPS was at Rs 33.56 per share. (Jun, 2012). The stock's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio was 4.27. The latest book value of the company is Rs 214.14 per share. At current value, the price-to-book value of the company was 0.67. The dividend yield of the company was 1.4%.
Macomb County Sheriff's deputies arrested two men for allegedly trying to steal hundreds of gallons of gas using aluminum foil. A worker at the Mobil gas station located at Hall Road and Heydenreich told 7 Action News, "We heard a few thumps on the roof". The noise was someone walking on the roof, trying to use aluminum foil to block the gas station's satellite system that transmits credit card information. The scam lets someone pump gas using a stolen credit card that normally would not be processed. Workers called 911 and deputies arrested Javion Morris, 23, and Anthony Leak, 33. Both men are from Detroit. Investigators believe the men were going to resell the fuel to family and friends. The investigation is continuing and could lead to more arrests. What the suspects may not have known...
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. announced today that, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Feralloy Corporation, it has reached an agreement to purchase all of the outstanding capital stock of GH Metal Solutions, Inc. (formerly known as Gas House, Inc.), a value added processor and fabricator of carbon steel products located in Fort Payne, Alabama. Founded in 1958, GH's processing equipment includes flat-bed lasers, tube lasers, torches, shears, automatic band saws, CNC press brakes, coil-fed and hand-fed stampers, and robotic and manual welders. For the year 2011, annual sales were approximately $44M. The transaction is expected to be finalized within 30 days, subject to customary closing conditions. Terms were not disclosed. Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., headquartered in Los Angeles,...
The foreign-made cars in the parking lot offer one hint how Bodine Aluminum differs from the remainder of a regional automobile manufacturing sector once dominated by Big Three domestic production. Other clues, less evident, include the absence of layoffs at Bodine during the recession, an unprecedented car recall, rising fuel prices and a historic natural disaster that crippled it’s sole customer, Toyota Motor Corp. Through it all, Bodine Aluminum kept plugging away at sites in Troy, St. Louis County and Jackson, Tenn. — where the company cranks out engine blocks that power nearly every Toyota model manufactured in North America. (The Prius hybrid and mid-size Tacoma truck are the exceptions.) “We tend to be low key,” acknowledged Terry Henderson, general manager for administration at...
