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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Coil GmbH, Germany, awarded SMS Siemag with a contract to deliver an anodizing line for aluminum strips. This new line is the first one of its kind to process aluminum strips having a width of up to 2,000 mm and thicknesses of up to 3.5 mm. With these record dimensions, Coil GmbH is expanding its product and market range. A further highlight of the line is an electrolytic color bath that is being developed by SMS Siemag in cooperation with Coil GmbH. As early as in 2005, SMS Siemag commissioned the first anodizing plant at Coil. The new line, which is designed for an annual capacity of 15,000 t will be erected alongside the old one and go on stream in the middle of 2013. Besides the mechanical and processing equipment, SMS Siemag will provide the electrics equipment. Supervision of...
The strong global demand for aluminium led by the transport sector over the last year reflects the increasing importance of the overall demand for aluminium, reports Qatalum, the organizer of Arab International Aluminium Conference (ARABAL 2012), which will be held at the Grand Hyatt Doha. This demand arrived during increasing change and development in the transport sector, particularly in the automobile, bus, aircraft and ship manufacturing sectors which are increasingly dependent on the use of aluminium qualities in comparison to other necessary metals used in transport industry. Aluminium is a lightweight metal, which enables a decrease in fuel consumption and emissions. Many industries are continuing the trend of replacing traditional metals with aluminium. ARABAL will see a...
With Sri Lanka’s First time ever conducted focused exhibition on Glass, Windows & Doors and Aluminium Extrusion Industry, the industry is ready to experience the unprecedented growth. The Exhibition is an ideal value delivering platform for the glass, Windows & Doors and Aluminium Extrusion Industry on one hand & the buyers being the Architects, Builders, Interior decorators, constructors, Developers, Dealers, Fabricators, Distributors, PMC’s on others. Futurex Sri Lanka Glass International exhibition 2012, Futurex Sri Lanka Windows & Doors International Exhibition 2012 & Futurex Sri Lanka Aluminium Extrusion Exhibition 2012 is scheduled to be held at Bandaranaike memorial international conference hall, Colombo (BMICH) from 29th & 30th September & 1st October 2012.The product show case...
Investment analysts at Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Noranda Aluminum Holding to $11.00 in a note issued to investors on Monday. The analysts wrote, “We estimate 2Q EPS of $0.10 vs the consensus of $0.10 on revenues of $363 mln and EBITDA of $43 mln. We have updated our longer term model based on our new commodity forecasts. We have reduced our estimates to $0.15 in ’12 from $0.84, $0.60 in ’13 from $1.25 and $0.70 in ’14 from $1.25. Based on these revisions we are lowering our target to $11/sh from $12/sh.” Noranda Aluminum Holding traded down 1.49% on Monday, hitting $6.63. Noranda Aluminum Holding has a 52-week low of $6.29 and a 52-week high of $14.58. The company has a market cap of $447.1 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.87. Noranda Aluminum Holding...
With land acquisition emerging as a major hurdle before establishment of downstream industrial parks, Odisha government today decided to start activities in existing small and medium scale processing units instead of waiting for all facilities to come up. Chief Secretary B K Patnaik reviewed progress in setting up three industrial parks in steel, stainless steel and Aluminium sectors and instructed to commence activities in small and medium scale processing units.
Hyundai, the Korean automotive leader maintains its trust in Tijuana’s competitiveness and announced their investment in a new M$131 aluminum die casting plant adding nearly 300 new jobs to the company’s current base of 2,300 employees. The announcement was made by Kenny Lee, company’s CEO, in a ceremony with representatives of local and state government, Tijuana EDC and private sector leaders. The new plant´s construction will start in July 2012 and it is expected to reach its full capacity in January 2014. It will produce 900,000 units of three automotive parts such as Engine Blocks, Engine Cylinder Heads, and Transmission Cases. Kenny Lee mentioned Tijuana was competing for this project with Monterrey, Mexico and Montgomery, Alabama. However, Hyundai’s positive experience in the City...
GKN Aerospace,has installed 700 m of reflok Aluminium tube and connectors in 50,000sq ft premises in Bristol. The UK-first installation, carried out by GKN facilities manager Inviron and local contracting team J. Bracey Electrical and Lane Air, was part of a retrofit to replace an existing R22 system. The installation used 225 reflok connectors, which doesn’t require brazing or hot works. The site reported that it worked perfectly first time without refrigerant leakage. According to Bracey director Jamie Bracey, the most crucial factor was zero leaks, but that not requiring hot works would save the team three or four hours’ work a night. He said: “We had thought for some time that there must be a better way to cut down costs and meet time constraints and reflok has allowed us to do that,...
Mumbai-based Ess Dee Aluminium has locked horns with the Calcutta Port Trust (CPT) over its proposal to revive a worn-out unit on a five-acre plot at Taratala. The company, owned by Bengali entrepreneur Sudeep Dutta, has sought the state government’s help to open the plant that once belonged to India Foils. It has written to the industry department for assistance to get back the CPT land. India Foils had three units in Bengal — Kamarhati in North 24 Parganas, Howra in Hooghly and Taratala in Calcutta. The Aluminium-foil maker had fallen into hard times and was referred to the BIFR before being taken over by Ess Dee in 2008. Since then, Dutta has been instrumental in opening two of the closed units at a cumulative investment of nearly Rs 350 crore over two years. The Kamarhati and Howra...
Patrick M. (Pat) Franc, President and CEO of Louisville, KY-based Tri-Arrows Aluminum, Inc., will immediately assume the vacant position of Chairman of The Aluminum Association through Fall of 2013, per a vote of the Association's Executive Committee. "Pat has extensive leadership experience within The Aluminum Association," said Aluminum Association President, Heidi Brock. "His broad knowledge of the industry and the Association will be invaluable as we seek to promote aluminum as the most sustainable material for fuel-efficient transportation, green building products and consumer packaging." Franc joined Tri-Arrows Aluminum (formerly known as ARCO Aluminum) in March 2002 as President. Previously, he had held various global leadership positions with BP in the firm's various commodity and...
Around 200 invited guests marked the official opening of a new multi-million dollar Fletcher Aluminium factory on Friday afternoon in Christchurch. Fletcher Aluminium franchisees - Nebulite, Rylock, Vistalite and Fisher, have been working closely with Fletcher Aluminium for the last 18 months to establish a facility which will support the rebuild in Christchurch and the anticipated ongoing demand, South Island wide. Christchurch franchisee spokesman, Nebulite Garden City's Tom Foster, says the new factory supports the franchisees to more effectively service their clients' needs. "This is a continuation of Fletchers investment in the franchisees, in the form of regional support, which enables our clients to access additional resource and technology. Fletcher Aluminium is looking after us,...
50 thousand tons motor-trolley profile and car body component project of Midas Aluminum Company started construction, the technicists were in the process of debugging host device. This project will divided into two stages, located at Yibin area, invested 2.46 billion yuan totally, occupied 583 mu of land. The first stage will invest 1.46 billion yuan to build extrusion, casting, mould workshop and auxiliary facilities. At present has finished the construction of extrusion workshop’s structure wall body; the host device was under installation; 50% of casting workshop’s building envelope has finished installation; prepared to proceed outer wallboard maintain and installation of mould workshop since inner wallboard has finished. This project is one of the world five advanced large aluminum...
Home improvement manufacturer Conservatory Outlet has made new additions to its principal website following the recent decision to begin fabricating Residence 9 windows and doors and offer an Aluminium range to its network of dealers. The ‘windows’ section of the site has now been split up into four separate sections: UPVC Double Glazing; Triple Glazing; Aluminium Windows; and Heritage Windows, whilst Aluminium conservatories and doors have also been incorporated in their relevant categories. Conservatory Outlet’s motivation for extending its online display of products stems from its desire to generate a large amount of online enquiries for these new product ranges, in the same way that the company currently does for its extensive array of UPVC windows, doors and conservatories. The...
Eastern Cables has made good performance in the last years with the sale and production target exceeding. But the state run cable manufacturing plant at Patenga in the port city of Chittagong has dropped a proposed plan to set up an Aluminium rod manufacturing plant due to lack of fund. Sources in the plant said that it had proposed to set up the aluminum rod production plant 2 years back at an estimated cost of BDT 150 million. The proposed project was sent to concerned authorities of the government. An insider said that Eastern Cables Limited is yet to get any financial support from the government or other donor agencies for the project for which it has been dropped temporarily. The Aluminium rod manufacturing unit was undertaken as it is the major raw material for cable manufacturing,...
The Competition Appellate Tribunal(CAT) has issued notices to fair trade regulator CCI on the pleas of three companies challenging its order imposing penalty of Rs 317.91 crore on the Aluminium phosphide tablet manufacturers. Aluminium phosphide tablets are used as a rodenticide, insecticide and fumigant for stored cereal grains. It is used mainly to kill moles and rodents. The COMPAT bench headed by Chairman Justice V S Sirpurkar also questioned CCI for non-appearance in the matter despite notice over the petition of the two producers. "Today, in spite of the notice in some matters, there is no representation on behalf of the CCI. We hope that this does not repeat on July 18, 2012," said the tribunal. Three firms - United Phosphorus, Excel Crop Care and Sandhya Organics Chemical - have...
Facility to recover Aluminium metal from waste —A Bahraini firm has won a contract to construct a dross processing facility downstream of the massive Aluminium plant being set up by Oman Aluminium Rolling Mills (OARM) at Sohar, a local newspaper reported at the weekend. Taha International Corporation (TIC) will invest in a new system to recover Aluminium metal from dross, which is a by-product of Aluminium smelting and re-melting. Dross is typically recycled using salts and flux to recover available metal and the residue is dumped in landfills — a practice frowned upon worldwide for environmental reasons. However, Taha's proprietary processing uses no such salts or flux. Instead, the residual dross is refined into non-toxic oxides suitable for numerous downstream applications, including...
In a major diversification plan, state-run Power Grid Corporation is in discussions with three companies, including SAIL, for setting up an equal joint venture to manufacture transmission equipment. Power Grid Corporation of India sets up electricity transmission network. "We are in talks with SAIL, Nalco, RINL to form a joint venture for setting up a manufacturing unit that would build towers, insulators, conductors and other ancillary equipment for power transmission network," a senior Power Grid official told PTI. "The company will seek government approval for the joint venture," he noted. According to the official, the overall investment in the joint venture would be around Rs 300 crore and Power Grid is expected to select a partner for the joint venture from these three PSUs this...
Total Glass has donated a new aluminium door to Southport YMCA Gymnastics Club where Great Britain gymnast and London 2012 Olympics competitor Daniel Scott Purvis learnt his sport and currently trains. The Liverpool-based PVC-U and aluminium window and door fabricator used the Sapa 202 non-thermally broken commercial entrance door and framing from Sapa Building Systems Ltd designed to withstand the rigours of high usage and provide a reliable and secure entrance door for many years to come. Finished in a polyester powder coated RAL 7015 mid-grey matt finish with a DDA-compliant closer, the door was installed by Ormskirk-based Countrywide uPVC North West. All three companies supplied their products and services free of charge to help the club, which has 1,100 members. Sapa Building Systems...
Fiberglass fishing-boat builder Fishing Holdings LLC is planning to enter the aluminum boat market. The builder, owned by Platinum Equity, announced the acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Flippin, Ark., with the intent to launch an aluminum boat product line, according to a statement. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The facility includes existing manufacturing space and office and administrative room. Fishing Holdings builds fiberglass fishing boats, including Ranger, Stratos and Triton. The company will invest $2.5 million to transition and expand the facility and plans to create more than 50 new jobs during the next several months. Production is scheduled to start by the fourth quarter of this year. “The new manufacturing facility is a great addition to our...
