Aluminum foil is getting a seasonal makeover as Reynolds Wrap introduces its limited-edition Snowflakes Fun Foil, bringing decorative appeal to everyday kitchen tasks ahead of the holiday season. Featuring an embossed snowflake pattern, the product combines the familiar functionality of aluminum foil with a festive appearance suited to food wrapping, holiday entertaining and homemade gifts. The new design allows consumers to use Reynolds Wrap foil for more than routine food storage, adding a decorative touch to meal preparation and presentation. Its winter-inspired pattern makes it suitable for covering dishes, preserving leftovers, packaging baked treats and creating festive crafts. Despite its seasonal appearance, Snowflakes Fun Foil retains the practical functionality of conventional...
US President Donald Trump’s aluminium tariffs have become a point of contention in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District race, with Democratic candidate Tom Perriello arguing that higher metal prices are increasing costs for local breweries and beer consumers. Perriello and former Republican Congressman Denver Riggleman raised the issue during an event at the Water Dog in Lynchburg, where they met local brewers and customers to discuss the impact of tariffs on the brewing industry. Perriello said higher aluminium prices made it more expensive for breweries to package their products, and they passed the added costs on to customers. He said rising prices concerned people across the political spectrum. To learn the future of aluminium in the packaging industry, explore our report " ALuminium...
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VOLTURNO Autonomous Body (EAV), the transport authority for the Campania region of Italy, has awarded a supply contract to Stadler Rail for up to 40 three-car electric multiple unit (EMUs) trains. Under the contract, Stadler will initially supply 231.5kV dc EMUs. The contract includes both production and delivery of 40m-long trains, as well as the provision of maintenance for five years after being commissioned. The contract is given to Stadler after a ruling by the Council of State on March 8 that selected the Swiss manufacturer of railway rolling stock to supply new trains, following a legal challenge by the company to overturn EAV’s earlier decision to award the contract to Hitachi in September 2019. The new trains, to be made of aluminium bodies to reduce energy consumption and...
The World Bank estimated that Mexico’s economy will rebound from the expected 9% shrink in 2020, with growth in 2021 of 3.7%. This movement is due to an improvement in Mexican exports to the United States and less uncertainty about the application of the renewed USMCA. However, by 2022 its rate of expansion is predicted to slow down to 2.6% by the agency. The country in the southern portion of North America has recorded export of aluminium stranded wire during 2018-19 was 59,814 tonnes and the revenue earnings stood at $170.36 million. The export for 2020 remained at 31,709 tonnes and the earnings stood at $79.79 million. However, when the export volume and earnings for 2020 got assorted with the existing two years, it resembles 91,523 tonnes and $250.15 million respectively. Mexico’s...
S.A. Damm, a leading aluminium can beverage packaging company in Spain, has reportedly received ASI certifications against Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Standard. Damm is the first beverage company in the world to achieve double certifications, which cover packaging and storage of beer in cans and related activities such as design, packaging, and storage finished products, as well as waste management and storage and the recovery of waste, including packaging waste of the product consumed by the end consumer. With effect from March 2021, all Damm cans, which are supplied by Ball Corporation, will be certified against ASI standards in response to increasing consumers demand for greater sustainable packaged goods. Besides recognising production, sourcing and stewardship, ASI...
Latvia confronted a significant change in the political ecosystem in 2020. Anticipating 2021, the major issues include the COVID-19 crisis, taking into account the COVID-19 health crisis, the GDP growth forecast for 2021 has been revised downwards to 5.1%, from the 6.7% projected earlier. The Baltic nation’s import of aluminium foil during 2018-19 stood at 1006 tonnes and the expenditure that occurred for the import remained at $4.85 million. The import for 2020 stood at 455 tonnes and expenditure recorded was $2.35 million. However, when the import volume and expenditure of 2020 gets added with the previous two years, it signifies 1461 tonnes and $7.20 million respectively. Latvia import of aluminium foil in 2018 stood at 476 tonnes and the expenditure accounted at $2.17 million,...
The delay in the delivery of the Royal Australian Navy's new $350 million fleets of Cape Class patrol boats has been blamed on the supply of inferior quality aluminium from China. The West Australian shipbuilder Austal has secured a contract in May’20, to build six of the 58-metre vessels, which will replace the Australian Navy's ageing Armidale Class patrol boat fleet. However, it is now disclosed that the launch date for the new fleet has been delayed after a "quality issue" was detected in a batch of aluminium imported from China. An Austal’s spokesperson said: "The aluminium had been independently certified by a globally accredited certification company before arriving at Austal.” Austal stated: “Most of the aluminium sourced by its Australian distributor came from China, but the mill...
The trade association for Britain’s aluminium industry has teamed with the second-best place in the world to study architecture globally, according to QS world university rankings, ‘The Bartlett School of Architecture’ to drive sustainability deeper into the construction industry. ALFED already has an array of knowledge partners, including the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders, The Welding Institute and six leading universities, including Coventry and Warwick. These collaborations support its members to identify new sectors, technologies, market trends and innovative uses of aluminium to grow their business and create employment and wealth. Now University College London's (UCL) world-renowned Bartlett School of Architecture has joined that high-profile list after signing an MoU...
The greenest industrial developer of Europe in 2020, Panattoni, has secured the contract from Reynaers Aluminium to develop a 31,000 sqm warehouse and production plant on a site chosen by Reynaers in Urzut, which is located around 30 km southwest of Warsaw in Poland. The producer of innovative and ecological aluminium systems, Reynaers, which specialises in aluminium elements for windows, doors and partition walls, will include 2,500 sqm of office space and a clear height of 10m in the warehouse section and 14m in the production section. Andrey Klymenko, General Manager, Reynaers Aluminum commented on the new investment of the company: “This is the first stage of the planned development of Reynaers Aluminum. The new plant in Urzut will translate into our operational efficiency and...
Oman’s non-oil GDP will grow by 1.5% in 2021, as projected by the International Monetary Fund and could boost to 4% by 2026 if fiscal measures are successfully carried out. The sultanate introduced a Medium-Term Fiscal Adjustment Plan that focuses to enhance the non-oil revenue and various other public sector reforms to fuel economic growth, the lender said at the end of its online mission to the Gulf country during 17 th -31 st January. The oldest independent state of the Arab world has recorded export of 85,880 tonnes of aluminium wires during 2018-19. The export for 2020 stood at 31,969 tonnes and when the export volume of 2020 gets assorted with the existing two years, it denotes 117,849 tonnes. Oman’s export of aluminium wire in 2018 remained at 34,366 tonnes, whereas, in 2019, the...
CCL Label has reportedly launched CANtastic – a new type of aluminium can packaging, which comes with specially-designed Sleeve & Label composition that fully covers the top of the can for hygienic drinking experience. During the present COVID crisis, when packaging plays an important role in maintaining hygiene in the food and beverage industry, the newly launched cans are well-protected against all kinds of possible contaminations while being designed to fit into the brand's image. Fully recyclable, the aluminium cans will be detected and sorted in the recycling plant with most of the sleeves still on. The sleeves will be burnt off in aluminium recycling process because of the high temperatures. In no case, the sleeve material will cause hindrance in the recycling process. Reinhard...
The UK based firm, Dudley's Aluminium has bagged a multimillion-pound project at Finzels Reach, Bristol’s mixed-use development. The Cardiff based aluminium fabricator has won the £2.4 million contract with Willmott Dixon to work on the Halo project. Halo is a short walk from Castle Park, Cabot Circus and Bristol Old City, which is located within Finzels Reach. The scheme has sustainability at its heart and embraces new public realm initiatives that prioritise pedestrians, cyclists and the natural environment. The office accommodation is the latest project in the development of Finzels Reach that the fabricator has been involved with, having previously worked with Willmott Dixon on the Aurora office complex. Dudley's Aluminium will plant a range of Kawneer products throughout the build...
Argentina’s annual average inflation plunged to 41.5% in January 2021, which was 42.70% in December’20. As per the projection of FocusEconomics panellists, inflation to reach 48.0% in 2021, which is up 1.3 % points from last month's estimate, and 2022 at 36.6%. The nation located mostly in the southern half of South America has recorded export of 70,757 tonnes of aluminium wires in 2019-20 and the revenue earnings for the export stood at $149.67 million. Argentina’s export of aluminium wires in 2019 stood at 37,532 tonnes and the earnings remained at $83.45 million, whereas, in 2020 the export manifested de-growth by 11.47%, as the export volume shrunk to 33,225 tonnes and the earnings also dropped to $66.22 million. The export for 2021 has been predicted with a rise of 30.61%, as the...
The Indian state-run petroleum marketing company Indian Oil Corporation and Israeli company specialising in aluminium-air and zinc-air battery systems for electric vehicles company, Phinergy, have already announced their joint venture “IOC- Phinergy”. The Israeli-Indian JV will engage in research and development, production, assembly, sale and service in the field of aluminium-air energy-based systems and technologies. The newly build organisation, among other things, will support the partners enter into collaborations with OEMs, telecom companies, aluminium manufacturers and further cooperation with Indian Oil for the use of its fuel stations as aluminium exchange service stations. The company is expected to reach the commercial production stage for the car energy system by 2024....
In the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, the developer of antimicrobial anodized aluminium, A3 Surfaces conducted research to test its product. However, these tests were conducted by the CL3 laboratory at the University of Toronto and were carried out through the collaboration of Dr Gary Kobinger and Guard RX's team of research and clinical development experts. Dr Gary Kobinger, founder and CEO of Guard RX, is a regular researcher with the Research Center of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval and Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and Immunology. He is also the head of the CRI at Laval University. Dr Kobinger is particularly known for his work on a treatment for the Ebola virus between 2013 and 2016. Jean-Sébastien Lemieux, General Manager of A3 Surfaces,...
Belvac has announced an investment in two-piece can pilot line to expand its container and engineering services. The investment will support increased global demand for beverage can-making equipment and support services. The pilot line will develop innovative specialty-shaped two-piece aluminium beverage and aerosol containers. “This pilot line supports Belvac's existing turnkey can and metal bottle integration business by producing cups and preforms to test container concepts in advance of final equipment installation and high volume end customer container production,” according to the company. "Increased consumer demand for more environmentally friendly aluminium beverage cans and bottles, which better meet environmental standards and regulatory conditions are driving growth throughout...
As per the Turkish Govt. officials, top businesses and analysts, the economy of Turkey is expected to emerge this year from a prolonged slump and grow as much as 4% annually, propelled by resurgent consumer demand as the coronavirus pandemic diminish. In its most recent January 2021 update of the World Economic Outlook, the IMF has revised its GDP growth projections for Turkey to 6% in 2021 and 3.5% in 2022. The newly industrialized and transcontinental nation straddling South-eastern Europe and Western Asia has recorded 54,610 tonnes of aluminium cans exportation during 2018-19, creating revenue generation of $136.50 million. The export for 2020 remained at 18,840 tonnes and the earnings stood at $57.06 million. However, when the export volume and expenditure for 2020 gets added with the...
Hydro announced that first office development at Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park (LUSEP) in Leicestershire has chosen low carbon Hydro CIRCAL. The aluminium alloy has minimized the building’s carbon footprint and contributed to its BREEAM Very Good rating. The £22 million building is designed by Stephen George + Partners LLP (SGP) and built by main contractor Wates Construction. The four-story building, which was completed at the end of 2020, serves as headquarters for The Access Group software company. The building also has Technal-brand aluminium curtain walling made from Hydro CIRCAL, a minimum of 75% post-consumer recycled aluminium. Technal has cut the carbon footprint of the office development by 146.98 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents, compared with the...
In today’s world, aluminium-ion batteries are gearing with rapid developments to outperform lithium-ion technology. The biggest advantage of aluminium-ion batteries is their economic and ample availability as raw materials, whereas Li-ion batteries raw materials come with a lot of obstacles in supply chains. The potentiality to exchange three electrons per ion, compared to lithium’s one, brings the capacity for higher storage. The aluminium-ion batteries are still imprisoned in the laboratory due to multiple tests, especially due to the shelf-life of the batteries. However, in 2021, new research reported a remarkable vault in performance for the technology, which indicates a battery efficient of both high storage capacity and ultrafast charging could open new dimensions for energy...
In Eurozone, the Netherlands stands as the sixth-largest economy and the fifth-largest exporter of goods. The country is renowned for its open trade policies and consequently to the global economic conjuncture. In the last few years, the recovery in Europe has allowed the Dutch economy to grow at a dynamic pace, while trade uncertainty at the global level, the Brexit process and most vital of all is the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic caused the Dutch economy to contract heavily in 2020. The north-western European nation’s import of aluminium stranded wires during 2019-20 recorded at 11,299 tonnes and the revenue expended for the import stood at $33.26 million. The import for 2021 has been estimated to remain at 9347 tonnes and the expenditure to stand at $28.67 million. Netherlands...
