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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Noranda Aluminum is one of today's biggest movers, down 2.1% to $7.79. The S&P is trading lower by 0.3% to 1,358 and the Dow is trading 0.5% lower to 12,811. In the past 52 weeks, Noranda Aluminum share prices have been bracketed by a low of $6.29 and a high of $15.50 and are now at $7.79, 24% above that low price. Over the last five market days, the 200-day moving average (MA) has gone down 0.8% while the 50-day MA has declined 3%. There is potential upside of 73.3% for shares of Noranda Aluminum based on a current price of $7.79 and an average consensus analyst price target of $13.50. Noranda Aluminum shares should first meet resistance at the 50-day moving average (MA) of $8.42 and find additional resistance at the 200-day MA of $9.32. Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp is an integrated...
Rio Tinto, the mining company responsible for the production of the precious metals for the London 2012 Olympic Games, will hand over the gold, silver and bronze medals on Monday night at a special ceremonial event at the tower. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (Locog) chairman Sebastian Coe and Rio Tinto chairman Jan du Plessis will take the 4,700 medals down to the vaults where they will be kept there until they are needed for victory ceremonies. The arrival of the medals will be announced by a fanfare by the trumpeters of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Collingwood and attended by The Tower’s famous Yeoman Warders and 150 Get Set network schoolchildren from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Lord Coe said the victory ceremonies brought a conclusion to the thousands of...
After weeks of debate and investigation in to whether an expanded Aluminum Castings would produce hazardous pollutants and noxious odors, the City Council will decide on Monday whether to allow a rezoning so the company can expand at its current location. In a proposed $2 million project that would increase production and add up to 25 workers, Aluminum Castings has asked the city to allow the company to conduct heavy industrial work in its current building and in adjacent buildings the company has recently purchased. Right now the area only allows for light industrial work, and some say allowing for heavier work could pollute too close to the downtown business district. Peter Schwartzman, Ward 5, raised concerns about whether an expanded plant would cause distress to those patronizing...
Kawneer Company, Inc., an Alcoa business and the leading manufacturer of architectural aluminum products and systems for commercial construction, announces a strategic partnership with Premier Glass Products (PGP), a manufacturing representative agency providing exceptional levels of service to the Texas market. Through this partnership, PGP representatives will work closely with the Kawneer sales force to enhance customer and architectural coverage for the combined Kawneer/Traco product portfolio of high performing architectural aluminum products and systems. With nearly three centuries of combined industry expertise, Kawneer, Traco and PGP are widely recognized for their innovation, commitment to excellence and customer service. With offices in Dallas, Houston and Austin, PGP will serve...
Mulk Holdings, a manufacturing conglomerate based in Sharjah, is investing up to US$1 billion (Dh3.67bn) in an ambitious expansion project in the UAE, Europe and Asia over the next two years. The company plans to set up a facility in Abu Dhabi's Khalifa Industrial Zone (Kizad) with two other joint venture partners to make aluminium components, said Shaji Mulk, the company's chairman. It is also planning to increase the capacity of an existing plant in Serbia as well as new projects in Turkey and India. "We're looking at up to $1bn of investments globally," said Mr Mulk. "2012 and 2013 are perhaps the biggest years for us. The last two years of the global recession have given us confidence that the team is doing what we should be doing." Mulk Holdings is one of the biggest exporters in the...
Novelis Inc. today announced it has completed the sale of three European aluminum foil and packaging plants to Eurofoil, a unit of American Industrial Acquisition Corporation (AIAC). The transaction includes foil rolling operations in Rugles, France; Dudelange, Luxembourg; and Berlin, Germany, which shall now operate, respectively, as Eurofoil France S.A.S., Eurofoil Luxembourg S.A., and Eurofoil Paper Coating GmbH. "Although these plants no longer fit within the Novelis business strategy, they are good operations and I am pleased to see them move forward as part of AIAC," said Tadeu Nardocci, senior vice president of Novelis and president of Novelis Europe. "Novelis is focused on growing in the premium markets of beverage cans, automobiles and specialty products, and on expanding its...
MidAmerica Extrusions of Indianapolis, a company specializing in aluminum extrusions, has been acquired by Alexandria Industries, a privately held, high-quality producer of engineered products. Alexandria Extrusion MidAmerica is the new name of MidAmerica Extrusions. MidAmerica Extrusions’ production team associates and support staff will now be a part of Alexandria Industries and remain at the MidAmerica’s Indianapolis plant. MidAmerica specializes in precision aluminum extrusions of about 12" in diameter, and custom design engineering services. The company has been manufacturing aluminum extrusions for almost 5 decades for several applications, including architectural structures, playground equipment, material handling, stadium seating, signage and commercial and military transports....
The stock of Hindalco Industries, one of the biggest underperformers from the metals sector so far this year, has risen 3.25% to Rs 119 on the Bombay Stock Exchange so far in trade today, a day after the company announced its consolidated per share earnings rose 38% for the year ended March 2012. Consolidated annual revenue for March 2012 came in at Rs. 80,821 crore. The aluminium business contributed Rs.62,119 crore, up 11% over the last year. Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) for Aluminium business for FY12 remained flat at Rs. 4,495 crore compared to Rs. 4,469 crore in FY11. Revenue from the copper business increased by 16% to Rs 18,379 crore. This was mainly on account of higher copper LME and by-product credits. The company attributed this rise in earnings primarily to the...
COBA Europe has introduced an impressive selection of competitively priced Aluminium systems to its specialist entrance matting range aimed at flooring contractors and specifiers. Known as the ‘plan range’, the very stylish, high quality entrance systems provide an extensive choice of primary and secondary matting designs that are custom-made to order. They are ideal for fitting in ‘zoned’ entrance areas with options for indoor and outdoor environments. The manufacturing technique allows for matting to be produced with an extensive choice of surface finishes and styles to suit each specific location for optimum dirt-barrier performance. There are four main product categories in the versatile ‘plan range’, each with their own unique features and benefits, but all are suitable for heavy...
The European Trade Fair for Composites - COMPOSITES EUROPE, which is a lightweight construction summit, will be conducted at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre, from October 9 to 11, 2012. ALUMINIUM World Fair will also be organized in parallel with the former trade fair. More than 1,300 companies from over 50 countries are likely to present their products at this 2012 twin fair. The COMPOSITES EUROPE summit will host 400 companies out of 1,300, during its seventh edition. The entire composites process chain ranging from raw materials to partially finished products and processing through to the newest technologies, services and machinery will be showcased at the COMPOSITES EUROPE. Automation and composite production will be the main topic of this year’s trade fair. COMPOSITES EUROPE will...
DuraClass Aluminum HPT dump bodies provide contractors a hard working, versatile dump body with a lightweight, durable, corrosion resistant aluminum construction. Full aluminum design offers corrosion resistance, eliminating paint expense and increasing body value at trade-in. Typically up to 50 percent lighter than traditional steel, the decreased body weight of aluminum bodies increases payload capacity, minimizes fuel consumption and improves truck life, according to the manufacturer. DuraClass Aluminum HPT bodies feature fully enclosed front posts and slanted vertical side braces and are available in sizes ranging from 10 to 18 ft. (3 to 5.5 m) with 5 to 20-cu. yd. (3.8 to 15 cu m) capacities. Contractors can get the DuraClass’ aluminum body equipped with additional features including...
Below are the three companies in the Aluminum industry with the highest free cash flow per share. FCF/share is a valuable metric signaling a company's ability to facilitate growth in the business.Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) is highest with FCF per share of $1.61. Kaiser Aluminum Corporation produces alumina, primary aluminum, and fabricated aluminum products. The Company also supplies alumina and primary aluminum in domestic and international markets. Potential upside of 25.7% exists for Kaiser Aluminum, based on a current level of $50.11 and analysts' average consensus price target of $63.00. The stock should find initial support at its 50-day moving average (MA) of $49.80 and further support at its 200-day MA of $47.98. Following is Noranda Aluminum (NYSE:NOR) with FCF per share of...
The city has released its findings regarding questions posed to the administration and Aluminum Castings over the business’ plans to expand manufacturing in their current facilities. The report finds that Aluminum Castings is a minimal polluter and that the company meets all environmental regulations. Peter Schwartzman, Ward 5, raised concerns at a previous City Council meeting over whether an expanded manufacturing plant would increase harmful pollutants and noxious odors released just blocks away from the downtown district. Aluminum Castings is asking the city to allow for heavy industrial work at its existing facility, which is currently zoned for light industrial work. Schwartzman drafted nine questions to be answered by the city and the company that he said would give him better...
Alcan Cable China was awarded “2011 GoldenBee Corporation Social Responsibility” recently. This was the first time for the company to win this prize. “The key to Alcan Cable China’s sustainable development is that we pay much attention to safety and environmental protection, corporate growth and social responsibility”, President of Alcan Cable China Mr.Alex THAM said in an interview by WTO. 348 China-based multinational companies and Chinese central enterprises participated in the competition for GoldenBee. After six months’ contend, 37 companies got this award, e.g. BOSCH, MERCKSERONO, Lenovo, State Grid, etc.
At present, Zhang Liji who is the CFO of China Zhongwang said in an interview that industrial aluminum profiles, deep processing aluminum profiles and high-end aluminum rolling products will be the three main profits driver for the company in the future. Steel will be replaced by aluminum, thus the multi-production of aluminum profiles will help the group make further progress. Zhang Liji stated besides industrial aluminum profiles and deep processing aluminum profiles, high-end aluminum rolling products market can be the potential developable market. In 2009, the global demand of aluminum rolling market was 14,000 thousand tons, in 2020 the demand may doubled to 28,000 thousand tons. He also pointed out that in 2011 the group had imported aluminum rolling production equipments from other...
The Aditya Birla Group plans to shut part of its aluminum foil making mill in the UK and relocate the plant to its unit near Nagpur. The move is aimed to crack the whip on unviable units in the European market, which are currently grappling with oversupplies and high energy costs. The Bridgnorth facility of Novelis, which is a subsidiary of group flagship Hindalco Industries, employs about 300 people and makes foil packaging products for the food and beverages industry. It has been facing problems due to overcapacity in European foils space and increased competition from manufacturers in low-cost countries that has affected its profitability. Novelis is the world leader in aluminum rolling and produces nearly 20% of the world's flat-rolled aluminum products used in consumer goods, cars...
Inner Mongolia Tongliao city has set a goal to become the nation’s aluminium demonstration base. Based on various advantages such as resource, location, transportation and electric power, Tongliao has formed four complete aluminium industrial chains. They are: “Liquid aluminium-refined aluminium-electron aluminium foil-formed foil” “Liquid aluminium-aluminium flat ingot-aluminium foil” “Liquid aluminium-aluminium wheel” Liquid aluminium-aluminium profile” Tongliao city is expanding into high-presion industrial aluminium profile, electronic information products, mechanical equipments, etc. It is also improving its technical level and production ability to increase its industrial competitiveness.
Alexandria Industries today announced it has acquired MidAmerica Extrusions of Indianapolis, a manufacturer of aluminum extrusions for a variety of applications and industries. The support staff and production team members of MidAmerica Extrusions will join Alexandria Industries, a high-quality, short lead-time producer of engineered products, and remain at the MidAmerica facility in Indianapolis. MidAmerica Extrusions—now called Alexandria Extrusion MidAmerica—specializes in custom design engineering services and precision aluminum extrusions up to 12 inches in diameter. For nearly 50 years, the company has produced aluminum extrusions for applications that include commercial and military transports, signage, stadium seating, material handling, playground equipment and architectural...
