China’s aluminum door and window manufacturing sector includes a range of suppliers offering thermal-break systems, customized solutions, OEM/ODM production, and products for international building projects. A recent industry guide highlights Guangdong Dejiyoupin, Guangdong EEHE, Foshan CIVO, Sichuan Yazhixuan, and Sichuan Mingrenju, citing their production capabilities, product portfolios, project experience, customization services, and testing or certification coverage. The companies differ in their areas of focus. Dejiyoupin is highlighted for its production capacity and international certifications, while EEHE is noted for patents and a broad range of project solutions. CIVO focuses on factory-direct customization and climate-oriented systems, while Yazhixuan provides OEM/ODM...
Every Can Counts (ECC) has unveiled a giant art installation outside Trafford Centre to highlight the importance of recycling during Recycle Week 2026 (14th – 20th September). The Infinity Sculpture, made from more than 1,200 recycled drink cans, has been created to illustrate the life cycle of a drink can, highlighting that aluminium can be recycled time and time again. Shoppers and centre visitors can get a glimpse of the can-based artwork that will be on display by the Great Hall Entrance at Trafford Centre until Sunday 20th September to mark the occasion. This is the first time the Infinity Sculpture has been showcased in Manchester, where it will act as a physical reminder of the importance of recycling to the community. On Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September, visitors wanting to...
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Roeslein & Associates has expanded its capacity and capabilities to meet demand for aluminium beverage can manufacturing plants. The expansion covers additional global fabrication space and the new Building Design and Construction group led by Dean Foth. “The demand for aluminum beverage cans is reaching unprecedented levels. We have been working these past five years toward our strategic growth plan to ensure that we are able to continue to keep pace and provide world-class services and products to our customers,” said Brian Sneed, President & COO of Roeslein. “Last year, we completed the engineering, manufacturing, and construction of 15 new can lines, which accounted for nearly 20 billion new cans in the industry. We were extremely proud to deliver all of these on schedule, despite a...
The designer of cutting-edge glazing solutions for some of the most iconic buildings in the world, Reynaers Aluminum, the Romanian firm has reported a 12% rise in turnover amid the Covid-19 pandemic situation in 2020. The aluminium product making company is the European leader in the construction sector for providing aluminium solutions. As per the company’s statement, the increase in turnover is primarily due to the domestic real estate projects where Reynaers products are heavily consumed. However, among the many projects, a few which were vital towards the growth of Reynaers domestic business are Sema Parc, Ţiriac Tower, One Mircea Eliade, Neo Floreasca Lake, as well as many other projects with high complexity. Daniel Popa, Country Manager Reynaers Aluminum Romania, said: "And for our...
The Australia-based clean-tech company listed that produces graphene and hydrogen by cracking methane instead of mining graphite has shared the initial performance data when tested in coin cells for the patent-pending surface perforation of graphene in aluminium-ion batteries developed by the Company in association with the University of Queensland. The experiments were carried out at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (“AIBN”), University of Queensland. Presently, GMG Graphene is being used to produce coin cell prototypes for customer testing in Q4 2021. The initial performance data is presented below: A few days earlier, GMG announced the execution of a research agreement with the University of Queensland’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and...
Ocean Spray will launch Sparkling Pink Cranberry, a natural, cranberry-based carbonated juice drink, in 330ml cans. The drink has added vitamin C which is low in calories and sugar, aimed at bringing healthier choices to the on-the-go fixture. Caroline Bethell, Managing Director for Europe for Ocean Spray said: “Sparkling Pink has been a long time in the planning and we are extremely excited to finally unveil it at a time when the nation is entering a new phase of positivity following the pandemic. “We know consumers are looking for healthier carbonated soft drinks for a variety of on-the-go occasions. The ‘naturally sparkling’ segment of soft drinks is also showing significant growth.” Ocean Spray Sparkling Pink is available at a retailing price of £1.29 and is designed to meet the...
Dudley’s Aluminium has secured projects worth over £250,000 from two new clients. The company will work one of the leading construction, housing and civil engineering companies in Wales, Jones Brothers (Henllan) Ltd. Welsh aluminium fabricator’s first project is the TVR Showroom in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, the company will install Kawneer curtain walling and automatic entrance doors. Dudley’s Aluminium will also use Kawneer products on its second newly won project, the Boundary Yard development in Newbury. For this project, the company will team up with construction specialists Verogen Ltd and use Kawneer curtain walling and framing and automatic entrance doors. Simon Hoggett, Sales Director at Dudley’s Aluminium, said: “We are thrilled to have secured two more projects this year and are...
According to BBVA Research, the Peruvian economy is forecasted to grow 10% in 2021 and 4.8% in 2022, supported by a favourable external context. These forecasts are strongly conditioned to the maintenance of macroeconomic stability by the new government administration and largely reflect a rebound after the sharp output contraction in 2020. The South American nation’s import of aluminium cans during 2018-19 was recorded at 3542 tonnes and the expenditure that occurred for the import was $29.12 million. The import for 2020 stood at 2104 tonnes and the expenditure noted was $5.45 million. However, when the import volume and expenditure of 2020 gets added with the preceding two years, it signifies 5646 tonnes and $34.57 million respectively. Peru’s import of aluminium cans in 2018 was...
The global deficiency of aluminium supply in 2020 has worsened the position of the soft drink producers and brewers, who hugely count on aluminium for packaging i.e. aluminium cans. Following Q1 2021, multiple CEOs have raised the impact of rising cost in production due to the insufficiency of aluminium supply. Rodney Sacks, CEO of Monster Beverage Corp lamented that his company was compelled to source aluminium cans from South America and Asia due to supply constraint in the domestic aluminium can industry. He even explained that the cost of cans was not so on the higher side, but relatively the up-rise in freight and logistics spending is the major cause. Sacks stated: "We've always tried to manufacture and sell within regions to avoid excessive shipping costs. We had to break that this...
Ball Corporation reported net earnings of $200 million on sales of $3.1 billion in the first quarter of 2021, compared to $23 million net earnings on sales of $2.8 billion last year. Ball's first quarter 2021 comparable net earnings were $240 million, or 72 cents per diluted share, compared to $202 million, or 61 cents per diluted share in 2020. Ball raised its comparable earnings per diluted share by 18% on 8% global beverage volume growth and maintained strong aerospace backlog in Q1. The company's EMEA and South American beverage can businesses also reported strong comparable earnings. The new beverage can manufacturing facility in Glendale, Arizona, started production and the Ball Aluminum Cup™ began national rollout distribution at retail late in the quarter. Significant demand...
As per the FocusEconomic panellists, consumer prices in the Czech Republic rose 0.18% from the previous month. March’s result mainly reflected higher prices for transport and alcoholic beverages and tobacco. Concurrently, inflation increased to 2.3% in March from February’s 2.1%, which had marked the lowest reading since December 2018, therefore moving away from the midpoint of the Central Bank’s 1.0%–3.0% tolerance range. The central European nation during 2018-19 exported 1853 tonnes of aluminium cylinders for compressed gas and the revenue generated from the export counted to $6.32 million. The export for 2020 remained at 976 tonnes and the expenditure stood at $3.33 million. However, when the export volume and earnings of 2020 get footed with the previous two years, it denotes 2829...
The British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA) reported that aerosol industry in UK exceeded expectations in 2020 despite the COVID-19 challenges. Aerosol production was above 1.5 billion units, down by 1.3% down on 2019. On the categories wise, production for hard surface cleaners stood at above 50 million units in 2020, up by 255% from 14 million in 2019. Veterinary products output grew by 170% while household product filling witnessed a general increase due to pandemic. The demand for insecticides rose due to work from home culture. This category increased by 40%, said BAMA. The sales of hairspray sales declined by nearly 5% while other cosmetic products, such as suntan and bronzing sprays reduced by two-thirds. “There was an even bigger reduction for novelty products, which...
The economy of Georgia has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The country’s economy is forecasted to expand to 4% in 2021 and then to firm to 5% in 2022. Despite this improvement, the output is unlikely to recover to pre-COVID levels until late 2022, in part owing to a subdued outlook for international tourism over the forecast horizon. Sebastian Molineus, World Bank Regional Director for the South Caucasus, said: “The pace of Georgia’s recovery beyond 2021 will be contingent on vaccine rollout and the restoration of international trade and investment.” The former Soviet republic, Georgia booked 3280 tonnes of aluminium cans importation during 2018-19 and the expenditure accounted for the import was $23.87 million. The import for 2020 stood at 1794 tonnes and the expenditure remained...
Juni, founded by make-up artist Madeleine White, has created 100% recyclable aluminium lipstick tube to eliminate plastic from their packaging. The users can return empty case made of aluminium to the customer service for reuse and recycling purpose. “I have grown aware of the huge problem of plastic in the beauty industry. Over 142 billion pack units are produced every year around the world in the beauty sector, 95% of beauty packs are thrown away after only one use, and only 14% are transported to a recycling centre. ‘Good plastic’ does not exist,” Madeleine White told Premium Beauty News. Following this logic, she aims to develop a lipstick line completely free from plastic. “About 900 million lipsticks, mainly in the form of single-use plastic tubes, are sold in the world every year....
The fully integrated specialist graphite and graphene producer, Tirupati Graphite PLC stated that its research center has invented a ground-breaking graphene-aluminium (Al-Gr) composite, which indicates remarkably higher conductivity and strength properties over aluminium and could replace the usage of copper. The specialist graphite producer said it was engrossed with potential end-users including an FTSE100 company for the composite’s potential use replacing copper in thermal, power, and propulsion systems, providing significant environmental advantages owing to reduced weight. Shishir Poddar, CEO, Tirupati Graphite, said: “We are delighted that this achievement has caught the attention of several major companies globally, including a world-leading FTSE 100 engineering group, with whom...
As per the HDI ranking, Chile ranks 42 nd out of 189 countries and is considered as a FIRST WORLD nation by their metrics. The country’s GDP, quality of life, infant mortality rate, life expectancy, and HDI are enough for most economists to classify the country as developed. Chile's economic freedom score is 75.2, making its economy the 19th freest in the 2021 Index and is also ranked 2nd among 32 countries in the Americas region, while, its overall score is above the regional and world averages. The nation at south America’s western edge has scored 3698 tonnes of export of aluminium foil during 2018-19 and the earnings cropped up from the export was $20.78 million. The export for 2020 stood at 2822 tonnes, however, when the export volume of 2020 gets added with the existing two years, it...
Multiscale Aluminium & Metal Industries, engaged in metal, aluminium, glassworks, external cladding, canopies, has received contracts worth AED117-million ($32 million) for aluminium, glass, and metal works services. Multiscale Aluminium & Metal Industries will offer service to UAE-based Azizi Developments at 31 projects spread across Dubai Healthcare City, Al Furjan, and MBR City in Dubai. Chief Development Officer Mohamed Ragheb Hussein said: "After a stringent, comprehensive review of all possible supplier options, Multiscale has emerged as the absolute best pick for our aluminium, metal and glass needs." "We are delighted to welcome their work to our projects – a move that our investors will benefit from immensely through a noteworthy value-add in the form of the highest quality of...
On 15 th April 2021, the finance minister of Portugal said that the government of Portugal has slashed its 2021 economic growth forecast to 4% from 5.4% after a severe worsening of the coronavirus pandemic at the beginning of 2021 forced a nationwide lockdown lasting over two months. The southern European nation on the Iberian Peninsula has recorded importation of 1487 tonnes of aluminium stranded wires during 2018-19 and the expenditure that occurred for the import accounted for $4.74 million. The import for 2020 stood at 740 tonnes and the expenditure remained at $2.30 million. However, when the import volume of 2020 gets assorted with the preceding two years, it signifies 2227 tonnes and $7.04 million respectively. Portugal’s import of aluminium stranded wire in 2018 was registered at...
In the mid of March 2021, the Bank of France stated, that the economy of France is crumbling the COVID-19 pandemic, while the government is putting the restrictions better than the previous forecast, driving it on a path for better growth in 2021. The western European nation recorded an export of 673 tonnes of aluminium containers during 2018-19 and the revenue generated from the export raised to $5.53 million. The export for 2020 stood at 287 tonnes and earnings remained at $3.60 million. However, when the export volume and earnings of 2020 get assembled with the previous two years, it displays 960 tonnes and $9.13 million respectively. France export of aluminium containers in 2018 was registered at 295 tonnes and the revenue generation accounted for $3 million, whereas, in 2019, the...
On 28 th April 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce declared its preliminary determinations has uncovered imports of aluminium foil from four countries are being sold at less than fair value (or “dumped”) in the United States. Subsequently, the department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to require U.S. importers of certain aluminium foil from Armenia, Brazil, Oman, and Russia to deposit estimated antidumping duties at the time of importation. Tom Dobbins, President and CEO of the Aluminum Association, said: “We are grateful for today’s decisions by the Commerce Department demonstrating Secretary Gina Raimondo’s and the Joe Biden administration’s commitment to addressing unfair trade.” “Unfortunately, we are all too familiar with foreign producers pouring imports...
