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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Below are the three companies in the Aluminum industry with the lowest betas. Lower-beta stocks mean minimal volatility and are therefore generally considered to be a less risk and offer more stable returns.Kaiser Aluminum ranks lowest with a a beta of 1.2. Alcoa is next with a a beta of 1.4. Alumina ranks third lowest with a a beta of 1.5. Noranda Aluminum follows with a a beta of 1.9, and Century Aluminum rounds out the bottom five with a a beta of 2.0. SmarTrend recommended that its subscribers protect gains by selling shares of Noranda Aluminum on March 8th, 2012 by issuing a Downtrend alert when the shares were trading at $10.98. Since that call, shares of Noranda Aluminum have fallen 45.7%. We are now looking for when a new Uptrend will commence and will alert SmarTrend subscribers...
Ratings Agency Standard & Poor's said Thursday it was putting Noranda Aluminum on credit watch with negative implications, pending a review to be completed in several weeks. S&P like Platts, is a division of the McGraw Hill Companies. Noranda was increasingly likely to fall short of its previous EBITDA expectations for 2012 and 2013, as aluminum prices are under pressure due to concerns about Chinese demand growth, the weak Eurozone and a stronger US dollar, the ratings agency said. S&P had earlier expected Noranda to generate EBITDA of between $150 million and $200 million, based on an assumed average London Metals Exchange aluminum price of $0.95/lb and a Midwest premium (the cost of freight and handling to ship aluminum from LME warehouses to the US Midwest) of $0.05/lb. It noted that...
VHE Laser Level Sensors are the latest evolution of VHE's proven aluminium metal level sensors. These laser sensors precisely measure the level of molten aluminium in casting machines and launders. They are fully compatible with all earlier models of VHE level sensors and will operate at a higher sensitivity with a minor software upgrade. The new laser sensors have been fully designed and developed by VHE, with detailed proving trials in partnership with Rio Tinto Alcan. VHE's aluminium level sensors are available with either one or two lasers. The twin laser model is able to determine the aluminium level in a slab relative to the mould top without the use of any additional sensor. The single laser model is particularly suited to launder level measurement. Both models are enclosed in an...
Tata group Chairman Ratan Tata has said JLR is examining the possibility of setting up an assembly plant in Saudi Arabia to benefit from the upcoming multi-billion integrated aluminium complex in the country, according to a media report. With JLR going for more aluminium content in its products, Tata said the company could benefit in the long term from "very competitive" aluminium from the project. Saudi Arabian mining firm Ma'aden, in a joint venture with Alcoa, is undertaking a $ 10.8 billion project to set up what has been dubbed as the the world's largest vertically integrated aluminium complex. "This smelter could make the production of aluminum in Saudi Arabia very competitive. So taking a really long-term view, if we put an assembly plant there with a large press shop, given our...
Shree Narmada Aluminium Industries Ltd has informed BSE that a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company will be held on August 30, 2012, inter alia, to transact the following business:1. To discuss Audited Statement of Account of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2012.2. To approve the retirement and re-appointment of Mr. V Krishna Swamy and Shri Milan R Patel.3. To approve the Draft of the Report of Board of Directors along with Corporate Governance and to authorize the Chairman to sign the same on behalf of the Board.4. To approve the resolution for convening 31st Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company.5. To decide the date of Book Closure of Register of Members for the purpose of 31st Annual General Meeting of the Company.
The realty sector of Ghaziabad and nearby areas has paved way for the growth of several allied industries. Of these the aluminium fabrication industry has been reaping profits in the region, owing to the various advantages aluminium has over wood, iron and other material used for construction purposes. But aluminium fabricators now face stiff competition from Unplasticised Polyvinyl Chloride (uPVC) - a new raw material, which is being preferred over aluminium. This has forced aluminium fabricators to innovate to adapt to the changing needs of the market. Satish Kumar of Indirapuram-based Shubham Aluminium informed that the market has been changing over the years, "Earlier it was wood that was used. It was replaced by mild steel and then by aluminium and now uPVC is being preferred."...
Aluminium Company of Malaysia Bhd (Alcom) says it will be able to sustain its recovery after being hit by soft demand for its products globally last year. The company has been affected by the US and eurozone economic crisis, regional impact of the earthquake in Japan, political crisis in the Middle East and North Africa as well as severe flooding in Thailand. Newly appointed managing director Tom Boney said Alcom would begin to build a higher-value product portfolio while broadening and deepening its customer base and relationships. “We will further enhance our cost management, operating performance and productivity levels, which will be essential for margin preservation and to deliver a strong financial performance,” he said after Alcom AGM. “We will also continue to work towards...
According to Nanshan Aluminium, the company achieved 740093.73 RMB operating revenue in the first half of 2012, up by 22.99% compared with last year. The net profit which was attributable to listed company’s shareholders reached 38882.17 RMB, declined by 18.51% YoY. In the second half of 2012, Nanshan Aluminium is planning to finish the 220,000 tons new railway aluminium alloy production project and trial production of 400,000 tons aluminium sheet & belt project equipment.
Furukawa-Sky (5741) Aluminum Corp., Japan’s biggest maker of rolled aluminum products, agreed to take over Sumitomo Light Metal Industries Ltd. as the companies seek to pare costs and compete with international rivals. Sumitomo Light Metal investors will get 0.346 shares of Furukawa-Sky for each share they own in Japan’s largest fabricator of the metal, the two companies said today in a statement to the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Sumitomo Light Metal will be delisted on Sept. 26, 2013, and the deal is expected to be completed on Oct. 1, 2013, according to the statement. The combined company will seek to reduce costs and accelerate expansion in emerging markets as domestic producers face intensifying competition from rivals in China and South Korea and demand in Japan falls amid an aging...
Berli Jucker (BJC) plans to invest more than Bt3.5 billion on expanding its two container plants - Thai Beverage Can (TBC) and Thai Malaya Glass - in Hemaraj Industrial Estate, Saraburi province. The company will allocate Bt2 billion for TBC's facility and to boost its manufacturing capacity from 1.8 billion aluminium cans per annum currently to 2.2 billion. A new production line will be added and will be fully operational by the middle of next year. BJC will also invest Bt1.5 billion to expand the capacity of its Thai Malaya Glass plant, including the purchase of an additional 100-rai (16-hectare) land plot. The investment will increase its manufacturing capacity for glass containers by 300 tonnes per day, from 2,700 tonnes currently. BJC president Aswin Techajareonvikul said the...
South Korean automaker Hyundai Motors Company's Mexican unit said it planned to invest $130 million in a new plant that will manufacture aluminum auto parts in Tijuana, a border city in the northwestern state of Baja California. The plant is expected to create 300 direct jobs and make up to 900,000 units of three new automotive products for different models sold in the US, Hyundai said. Hyundai Translead chief Kenny Lee laid the cornerstone for the new plant, the automaker said. The plant is expected to start operating in 2014 and "production could rise to 1.5 million units when it is at 100 percent of capacity", Hyundai said. Hyundai de Mexico is a division of Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, the No. 6 automaker in the world and the second-largest corporation in South Korea. Hyundai...
Kaiser Aluminum is one of today's biggest movers, down 2.0% to $56.34. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is now trading 0.7% lower to 13,082 and the S&P is trading 0.6% lower to 1,405. In the past 52 weeks, Kaiser Aluminum share prices have been bracketed by a low of $40.12 and a high of $59.04 and are now at $56.34, 40% above that low price. Over the last five market days, the 200-day moving average (MA) has gone up 0.3% while the 50-day MA has advanced 1.1%. Kaiser Aluminum has overhead space with shares priced $56.34, or 14.6% below the average consensus analyst price target of $66.00. The stock should find initial support at its 50-day moving average (MA) of $53.01 and further support at its 200-day MA of $49.45. Kaiser Aluminum Corporation produces alumina, primary aluminum, and...
Cleveland Tank & Supply announced new, direct replacement DOT-certified aluminum Freightliner FL series tanks that can be shipped from stock within 48 hours. The company notes that the tanks offer significant weight savings and corrosion resistance over steel. The weight savings generate better fuel economy, and the improved corrosion resistance of an aluminum tank reduces maintenance. Many customers are using the aluminum tanks as replacements to the original steel tanks provided by major original equipment manufacturers, according to the company. The new Freightliner tanks are DOT-certified and are stocked at the Cleveland location in 45- and 75-gallon models. Cleveland Tank's new FL series diesel fuel tanks are designed to replace the original tanks where the steps were bolted into the...
Hydro, a global supplier of aluminium and aluminium products based in Norway, will introduce a solar-inspired edition of its popular extrusion-design manual at Solar Power International 2012 on 10-13 September at the Orange County Convention Centre (booth 1063) in Orlando, Florida (US). “It is a practical engineering and application guide to creating aluminium extrusions, from a solar perspective,” said Allan Bennett, who is responsible for the company’s solar business in North America. “We want it to give designers, engineers and developers technical insight and guidelines into taking advantage of extruded aluminium’s performance characteristics and advantages.” The manual includes information on: • Physical properties • Extrusion manufacturing and tolerances • Joining and fabrication...
Alcan Cable, a business unit of Rio Tinto, introduced the mobile version of its U.S. website today. The mobile site features product descriptions, applications, technical data, videos and project profiles highlighting the company's aluminum utility cables and STABILOY brand of aluminum alloy cables. "The explosive growth in the use of smartphones and tablets has resulted in users expecting instantaneous and concise information at any time or place. Alcan Cable's new mobile website will allow our customers and sales force to easily access our product information on their mobile devices", said Howard H. Atkins, Vice President, Business Development and Marketing, Alcan Cable. The mobile website will serve as the platform for hosting future marketing tools and applications that facilitate...
European aluminium foil deliveries saw a modest decline of 2% in the first half of 2012, the European Aluminium Foil Association said this week. EAFA issues periodical statements on foil deliveries. Total deliveries in H1 fell 2% to 411,500 mt from 420,100 mt in H1 2011. Thinner foil gauges used in flexible packaging and household foil saw a decline of 2%, while thicker gauges used for semi-rigid containers and technical applications fell almost 8%, the EAFA said. However, the EAFA also said that these figures masked a better performance in the second quarter of 2012. "We are confident that total production for the whole year will match results from last year," EAFA executive director Stefan Grimm said. "The second quarter results were very encouraging after a period of negative figures."...
U.S. Aluminum Castings in Entiat, WA, reports it has installed a new permanent mold casting machine and three new vertical machining centers. The foundry stated the recent investments are examples of its plans to expand its “production base” and support its customers. It said the new machines would help it to maintain an “almost perfect on-time record” and expand its fabricating capabilities. USAC is a business unit of the Philadelphia-based Advanced Metals Group, and manufactures no-bake, permanent mold, lost foam, and green sand castings for aerospace, trucking, defense, and general commercial markets. Advanced Metals has two other aluminum foundries: Ross Aluminum Castings, Sidney, OH, and Oberdorfer LLC, Syracuse, NY; as well as Mabry Castings, an iron foundry in Beaumont, TX. The...
Just five months after a category F4 tornado directly hit the Henryville Schools in Indiana, students returned to a newly reconstructed facility. Entrances and windows from Kawneer Company, Inc. and Traco, both leading Alcoa (NYSE:AA) Building and Construction Systems' brands, were used to help rebuild the schools. The original elementary and secondary school buildings had used entrances and windows from Kawneer and Traco; and the products were selected for the rebuild because of their strength, functionality and durability. According to Alan Gates of Louisville, Kentucky-based Stanley Shultze & Co. Inc., the project's glazing contractor and installer, the Alcoa products held up against the tornado. He noted, "Of all of the window and door units throughout the buildings, only one window...
