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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The UAE's two primary aluminium producers - Dubai Aluminium 'Dubal' and Emirates Aluminium 'Emal' - will have a joint stand at the 10th International Aluminium Extrusion Technology Seminar and Exposition 'ET '12', which takes place in Miami, Florida, USA, from 15 to 18 May 2012. The ET events, held once every four years, are widely accepted as the definitive seminar series for the aluminium extrusion industry; and more than 1,300 industry professionals from at least 50 countries across the world are expected to attend ET '12. "This makes ET '12 a very strong platform for focusing the industry's attention on the combined Dubal-Emal product portfolio - specifically billets," says Walid Al Attar, Executive Vice President: Marketing & Sales at Dubal, and Vice President: Marketing & Sales at...
Hulamin Ltd. (HLM) closed the Camps Drift hot finishing mill until about June 11 after a parts failure. “It is estimated that approximately 23,000 tons of production will be lost,” the Pietermaritzburg, South Africa- based maker of aluminium products said in a statement today. A planned shutdown was moved forward to coincide with the repairs and Hulamin will submit an insurance claim once losses are worked out, it said. Hulamin is seeking to boost rolled-product sales to about 250,000 metric tons in 2014 from 208,000 tons last year, when net income rose 8.8 percent to 79.7 million rand ($9.8 million). The company declined 1.5 percent to 6.65 rand by the close of trading in Johannesburg, the lowest since Sept. 14.
Alcoa (NYSE:AA - News) operations in Monterrey, Mexico has been recognized by the Great Place to Work® Institute as one of the Top Ten Places to Work in Mexico in the Multinationals category. The facility — part of Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products — placed #1 in the Northeast Region. In 2011, Alcoa Monterrey was #12 on the national list; this time it climbed to the 7th spot among the 900 companies that applied. For the first time, The Great Place to Work® Institute also recognized organizations that are top-of-class according to dimensions that constitute the Institute’s model. Alcoa Monterrey received the award for Impartiality – justice, fair rules and absence of discrimination. “Having a positive and engaging work environment for our people is a priority for us,” said Rolando...
CHINESE manufacturers accused of dumping aluminium products on the Australian market are seeking to have the dumping notice overturned in the Federal Court. The legal action is expected to examine the close links between Chinese enterprise and government, and what constitutes a ''public body'' in China. After Australian aluminium producer Capral notified the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service four years ago of suspected dumping, customs identified more than 300 importers of Chinese aluminium products. It concluded products had been dumped with margins ranging from 2.7 to 25.7 per cent, and subsidised with margins from 3.8 to 18.4 per cent. Capral had suffered a notable fall in sales and had been forced to lower its price to try to match the Chinese prices. PanAsia Aluminium...
The Odisha government has urged A V Birla controlled Hindalco Industries to promote downstream industries in aluminium sector for employment generation in the state instead of confining itself to aluminium making. “We have asked Hindalco Industries to explore opportunities for promoting downstream industries in aluminium sector rather than focusing on expansion alone. The creation of downstream units will boost employment generation in the state,” said Chief Secretary B K Patnaik after a meeting with Hindalco Industries managing director Debu Bhattacharya. It may be noted, to promote downstream industries in aluminium sector, state owned Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco) had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco)...
Hydro wants to raise the bar in customer service and local support in order to become the preferred supplier of aluminium tubing and fin stock for heat transfer applications in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industry. May 10, 2012 IN MILAN: Organized every two years, Mostra Convegno is one of the largest trade shows in Europe for heating, cooling, water and energy. The company is backing its ambition in ways that are important to the customer, offering flexible delivery and an unmatched product guarantee, combined with the ability to serve as a partner in technical development - wherever the customer is located. Aluminium is replacing copper as the material of choice in a growing number of heat transfer applications in the HVACR industry, but the speed of the...
NEW DELHI: Federation of Indian Micro and Small and Medium Enterprises (FISME) on Thursday called for immediate lifting of import duties on electrical-grade aluminium for speeding up power projects. "Power cuts in peak summer months are set to escalate due to an acute shortage of aluminium, inordinately delaying completion of transmission and distribution projects in the pipeline," FISME said in a statement. It said that in the past few weeks, there had been a sharp upswing in the release of orders by the Power Grid Corporation and other utilities which had pushed the demand for electrical-grade aluminium. The Indian producers of the metal were not able to meet the sudden surge in demand, the statement said. "The only way out is to encourage imports through abolition of customs duty so...
Saudi Arabia's project market is buoyant with a string of petrochemicals and minerals projects being rolled out. The authorities are keen to vertically integrate their petrochemicals industry with a view to producing materials for a nascent domestic automotive industry (among other sectors). Elsewhere, corporate output growth has cooled, though retail sales are growing at a record rate. Bank mortgage lending is also brisk, according to Samba Economic Monitor released yesterday. The Saudi project market continues to thrive. Latest data from Meed put the value of projects "planned or underway" at $745 billion in mid-April, around 13 percent higher than a year earlier. These figures need to be treated with some caution: The topline number is some 30 percent larger than the nominal size of...
Schroff has introduced a new family of extruded aluminium cases, which it says provides a versatile and robust housing for either standardised or non standard pcbs. The minipac enclosures are available in two different versions: the trapezoidal version can accept three boards measuring 50, 60 and 65mm in width, while the rectangular style is designed to accommodate either four standard 160 x 100mm boards or eight 160 x 60mm boards. The cases are suitable for wall mounting, din rail mounting or as desktop enclosures. They are designed to accommodate single board computers or com modules, such as in test and measurement, industrial, networking or railway applications. Schroff says their large aluminium surface area ensures optimal heat dissipation and the cases provide environmental...
The designs of two new Airbus and Boeing (NYSE:BA) aircraft are a saving grace for Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA), according to the aluminum company’s chief executive Klaus Kleinfeld, who on Friday told shareholders at the company’s annual meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that Alcoa is putting its energy into supplying aluminum products to the promising aerospace and automobile markets. He also said the company’s poor stock performance is due to sagging aluminum prices stemming from concerns about European debt. Kleinfeld told the audience of 200 that the company had been “very worried” a few years ago when many aircraft manufacturers stopped using aluminum to build new aircraft in favor of composite materials. But the designs of the new Airbus 320neo and Boeing 737-MAX call for lots of...
According to relative report that from January to March China has declined in aluminum alloy export volume, compared with last year decreased 10.3%. Mainly owing to decreased order quantity from Japan. Luo Baihui who is the secretary-general of ISTMA said that Janpan is the main importer of Chinese cast aluminum industry, since they reduced demand which had a certain impact on the development of Chinese cast aluminum industry. Aluminum alloy export volume declined influenced the development of this industry directly, the market demand also became smaller. At present, domestic cast industry was in the state of downturn as well as cast aluminum industry confronted with severe development situation. The professional stated cast aluminum export volume was likely to increase in April.
AAMA CW-10-12, "Care and Handling of Architectural Aluminum from Shop to Site" has been published by the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA). The document was updated from the 2004 version and covers care and handling of architectural aluminum products from mill to fabricator to job site through project completion. "Fabricated aluminum used in architectural applications is highly susceptible to damage from improper handling, storage, physical contact with other objects and contamination," says Steve Wilkening (Apogee Enterprises/Tubelite Inc.), chair of the AAMA CW-10-04 Review and Update Task Group. "CW-10-12 provides recommendations for proper care and handling to ensure that aluminum products go through the entire manufacturing, finishing, fabrication, delivery and...
Qatalum will soon be able to make inroads into the global automotive industry with its high-quality aluminium products as part of industrial diversification in line with Qatar’s National Vision 2030. This has been made possible with it becoming the first company to achieve the ‘ISO/TS 16949’ certification in Qatar, announced by the certification body, Det Norske Veritas. The ‘ISO/TS 16949:2009’ certification is a global standard for quality, awarded by the International Automotive Task Force, which defines the quality management system requirements for the design and development, production and installation and service of automotive-related products. It is applicable to the sites of an organisation where customer-specified parts for production or service are manufactured. “What this means...
Horb am Neckar, Germany, May 08th, 2012. DEGERenergie has shipped 112 DEGERtraker with MLD technology to Apex Construction Services, LLC, in the USA and installed them together with Apex construction team. The systems have been installed in four solar fields that began operation on April 14, 2012. The Aluminum parts are supplied by Hydro Aluminum Extrusion Americas. DEGERenergie is global market leader for solar tracking systems and operates two production facilities in North America. Apex has established the four small solar plants with tracking technology "made in the US and Germany" as part of the TVA Renewable Energy Program, Generation Partners. TVA, the Tennessee Valley Authority, is a corporation owned by the U.S. government, providing electricity for 9 million people in parts of...
Fletcher Aluminium has set up a new factory in Wigram to cater for the Christchurch rebuild. The new lease of the revamped Pilkington Drive property will benefit Auckland owner of the factory Barry Wither. He has owned the $2.1 million-valued building since 2009 and in January commissioned seismic strengthening and other improvements. Production is already under way as the factory gears up for more building activity. The demand for the windows is apparent in many neighbourhoods, especially the hill suburbs at Mt Pleasant and Sumner. Every other house has boards over windows destroyed in the quakes. Doors and windows were previously transported to Christchurch. Up to 70 people will be employed at the factory, the first of its kind in New Zealand, Fletcher Aluminium South Island Window and...
Kaiser Aluminum was upgraded from Hold to Buy by Dahlman Rose one week ago. The shares closed at $51.84, or 1.4% under the $52.57 price of one week ago. Kaiser Aluminum share prices have moved between a 52-week high of $57.29 and a 52-week low of $40.12 and are now trading 29% above that low price at $51.84 per share. Over the last five market days, the 200-day moving average (MA) has remained constant while the 50-day MA has advanced 0.4%. Potential upside of 24.1% exists for Kaiser Aluminum, based on a current level of $51.84 and analysts' average consensus price target of $64.33. Kaiser Aluminum shares have support at the 50-day moving average (MA) of $48.83 and additional support at the 200-day MA of $48.11. Kaiser Aluminum Corporation produces alumina, primary aluminum, and...
Noranda Aluminum (NYSE:NOR) is one of today's biggest movers, up 2.0% to $9.21. The Dow is trading fractionally lower to 13,024 and the S&P is currently trading fractionally higher to 1,371. Noranda Aluminum has overhead space with shares priced $9.21, or 31.8% below the average consensus analyst price target of $13.50. The stock should run into initial resistance at its 200-day moving average (MA) of $10.00 and subsequent resistance at its 50-day MA of $10.72. Over the past year, Noranda Aluminum has traded in a range of $6.67 to $17.82 and is now at $9.21, 38% above that low. The 200-day and 50-day moving averages have moved 0.89% lower and 1.9% lower over the past week, respectively. Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp is an integrated producer of aluminum products, as well as rolled...
Aleris International Inc. has reported lower first-quarter sales and earnings. Privately held Aleris said its net income in the quarter slid 16%, to $48 million from $57 million. Aleris said results in the latest first quarter were hurt by a $2 million increase in start-up expenses related to its aerospace plate mill in Zhenjiang, China, $3 million of higher interest expense, $4 million of higher income tax provisions compared to the first quarter of 2011, and what it called “a $4 million unfavorable variation” related to a 2011 gain on the sale of land in Europe. Sales at Aleris declined 4%, to $1.14 billion from $1.19 billion. Aleris is a maker of aluminum rolled products and extrusions, and an aluminum recycle
