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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LB Plastics has secured a £1.1m loan from Lloyds Bank’s Clean Growth Finance Initiative (CGFI). The fund will help the company to invest in the manufacturing facility for new product lines. The company is owned by Garner Holdings. The company will deliver a new thermal break product, which will form part of a 100 per cent recyclable aluminium window system, to its associated company Garner Aluminium Extrusions. Emma Arrell, finance director at Garner Holdings, commented: "The Lloyds Bank team has always championed sustainability and offered us favourable rates as part of their Clean Growth Fund Initiative. "We’re grateful for the support with purchasing the new machinery, which will be beneficial for our productivity and for the planet. "Although current conditions have added pressure to...
AluK has collaborated with AIS Windows for the supply of AluK’s aluminium window and door systems. AIS Windows will manufacture and distribute these products in Indian market. Vikram Khanna, COO (consumer glass business), CMO, CIO, AIS, said, “AIS Windows has been delivering high quality window and door solutions to customers since 2011. The recent collaboration with AluK for aluminium window and door systems will enable us to enhance our aluminium product portfolio. It will further our solutions offering through optimal glass selection and configuration in combination with the aluminium window system.” Subhendu Ganguly, MD of AluK India, said: “AluK and AIS will have perfect synergy like aluminium and glass in any fenestration and façade systems. This collaboration will bring the highest...
Sino-China tension, in addition to the on-going economic disruption due to the COVID-19 crisis, may cause a further delay in Chinese automaker Haima Automobile’s entry in India. Earlier this year, Haima New Energy (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Haima Automobile Group) had entered into a technical collaboration with north India based Bird Group to launch an electric hatchback, likely to be named Bird Electric EV1, in the price range of INR 10 lakh upwards. The vehicle was initially scheduled to be unveiled in the first week of February 2020. But because of the coronavirus outbreak in China, senior contingent from Haima were unable to travel for the show, delaying the formalisation of the venture by a few weeks. This is the second attempt of Bird Group to set foot in the space of electric...
Ball Corporation, a supplier of innovative, sustainable aluminium packaging solutions for beverage, personal care and others, has teamed up with Blue Ocean Innovative Solutions, a leading omnichannel solutions provider, for retail launch of the Ball Aluminium Cup at Walmart and Sam's Club locations across the U.S. "We are thrilled about this new relationship with Blue Ocean Innovative Solutions," said Daniel W. Fisher, senior vice president and chief operating officer, Global Beverage Packaging. "Our research shows that consumers are hungry for a more sustainable cup solution and Blue Ocean's expertise in this industry will enable us to bring the Ball Aluminium Cup directly to them." Ball launched the U.S. pilot of its infinitely recyclable Ball Aluminium Cups™ in September 2019. The...
The first measure commercial vehicles certainly take into account is the operational costs. Selection of tires has become one of the routes to save expenses and the way to save the tires, is by using aluminium rims. Aluminium rims in Indonesia, especially for commercial vehicles, are not yet widely used. At present, there are only inter-city inter-provincial buses (AKAP) that replace their standard rims with aluminium ones. The appearance of the aluminium rim is also stylish than the standard rim made of steel. Aluminium rim has a sleek appearance, which ideally enhances the appearance of the vehicle. Vehicle Test Manager of PT Gajah Tunggal Tbk, Zulpata Zainal said: “Using aluminium rims on commercial vehicles has a positive effect on weight, heat, and comfort.” "Using aluminium rim is...
Austal, an international shipbuilder based at Perth, announced today, June 29, that it delivered its twelfth Independence class littoral combat ship (LCS) made of aluminium to the US Navy. Built at the Austal’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, the USS Oakland (LCS-24) is a 127-metre long aluminium trimaran multi-purpose warship. Five other warships under LCS are undergoing various stages of construction at the same shipyard. According to the report, Austal has orders for 14 expeditionary fast transport vessels (EPF) from the US Navy, of which 11 have already been delivered. Sharing the joy on completing the warship LCS-24, Austal chief executive David Singleton said there was a great sense of pride in completing the project amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. “Austal USA has met the challenge to...
The economy of Morocco is considered a relatively liberal economy governed by the law of supply and demand. Morocco is ranked 7th among 14 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region, and its overall score is slightly higher than the regional and world averages. In a nutshell, the main industries in Morocco are phosphate rock mining and processing, food processing, leather goods, textiles, selling of arts and crafts, construction, and tourism. The aluminium cans import of the North African country displays regular growth during 2017-19, as the total import volume recorded was 10,450 tonnes and the foreign revenue expended was $65.70 million. The estimated import volume for 2020 has been analysed at 5162 tonnes and the expenditure might remain at $30.11 million. When the analysed...
As part of efforts to curtail and manage the spread of the global pandemic, COVID-19, a French leader in Aluminium Shipbuilding firm OCEA has donated 30 ventilators to tool the military hospital earmarked for isolation and treatment of COVID-19 patients. The company noted that the ventilators will complement the efforts that have already been made by the government towards fighting the virus. During the presentation event of the ventilators to the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas at the Naval Headquarters Abuja, Country Representative of OCEA, Mr Yemi Aluko pointed out that in developed countries, Presidents and other top government functionaries are treated in military hospitals. Yemi Aluko said: “When the former Chief of Staff to the President was flown to Lagos...
Range Rover has always defined the 4x4 SUV’s segment from way back in the 1970s. Its iconic shape continues to be the stimulus behind the entire line-up of SUVs from the brand, with the classic sheet metal-to-glasshouse ratio everlastingly maintained all these decades. The Brand Range Rover has earned for itself the cult status of a product that is worth celebrating. Over its 50 years, Range Rover has achieved many firsts globally and completed numerous impressive feats. It was the first SUV to feature a permanent 4WD system when launched, and in 1989 it was the world’s first 4x4 to be fitted with ABS anti-lock brakes. Later in 1992, it was the first 4x4 with electronic traction control (ETC) and automatic electronic air suspension — ensuring the refined driving feel that the car is...
Showa Denko, its Group companies and their cooperative companies pursued to perform aluminium can recycle activity in fiscal 2019 (April 2019 - March 2020), collecting approximately 4.43 million cans: equivalent to about 67.8 tonnes of aluminium when converted at the rate of 15.3 grams of aluminium per can. This conversion rate was declared by Japan Aluminum Can Recycling Association as the average of FY2018. Showa Aluminum Can Corporation, a consolidated subsidiary of SDK, started its aluminium can recycling activity in 1972. The activity spread across the Showa Denko Group in 2001, continuing until today. SDK comprises in-house program to educate employees about aluminium can recycling and officially commend workplaces and individual employees following employees' participation rate or...
The economy of Austria is a well-developed social market economy, with the country being one of the fourteen richest in the world in terms of GDP per capita. The most significant industries in Austria include construction and building, electronics and electrics, tourism, food and drinks, logistics and transportation, automotive and chemical industries. Austria’s exportation of aluminium structures has seen rapid growth during 2017-19, as the total export volume stood at 95,418 tonnes and the revenue earning stood at $568.37 million. The projected export volume for 2020 will remain to only 39,485 tonnes and the revenue earnings can outreach to $312.34 million. However, when the projected export volume and income for 2020 get summed up with the previous three years, it displays 134,903...
SIG is offering ASI-certified aluminium as standard for all SIG packs in Europe. SIG claims the company is the only aseptic carton producer to offer ASI-certified aluminium in its packs. The company is the first in the industry to obtain certification to both the ASI (Aluminium Stewardship Initiative) Performance and Chain of Custody standards. “ASI certification helps to drive improvements for people and the environment throughout the aluminium value chain,” said Carsten Haerup Christensen, Vice President Cluster Europe at SIG. “And it offers SIG customers another credible label, alongside FSCTM certification for paper board, to show consumers that they are committed to responsible sourcing of their packaging.” “The first ASI-labelled cartons were launched by customers such as B-Better®...
On 24 th June’20, an official spokesperson said that a big step to realise the long term goal of 'carbon neutral Ladakh', the Union Territory administration has ordered a complete ban on the use of plastic water bottles and other plastic made objects in government offices and other institutions. The target and timeline for a phased ban would be 100% of plastic bottles by 15 th July’20 and 100% of plastic files and folders by July end, the spokesman said, quoting an order issued by Commissioner Secretary Finance and General Administration Department, Ladakh, Rigzian Sampheal on 23 rd June’20. The order details that all government offices, boards, corporations, autonomous bodies or units, educational institutions including universities would dispense with the use of plastic water bottles in...
Abralatas has joined Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) as an Association member. This brings the total number of ASI Members to 124. Abralatas, founded in 2003, is the Brazilian Aluminium Can Manufacturers Association. It aims to promote the aluminium can and communicating overall can benefits and industry achievements to customers, consumers, governments and the media. Abralatas participates in the exchange of ideas influencing legislative, regulatory and administrative policies of common interest to can makers, especially socio-environmental matters, observing full respect to legal parameters. “We believe and work hard for a transition to a green economic model. By joining ASI, we understand that Abralatas can contribute even more to this transition, especially in Brazil,” the...
According to a recent report, Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC), Nagpur, has manufactured an all-aluminium foot-operable sanitiser dispenser and alcohol based advanced hand sanitiser named Corovirunil. The purpose of inventing foot-operable dispenser is to curb the spread of coronavirus from an infected person to others while using the same sanitiser bottle with hands. The foot-operable dispenser will require the users to press the pedal of the dispenser with their feet to get sanitiser. Bottles of different sizes from 500ml to 1 litre could be fixed to the dispenser, fabricated from aluminium alloys. Various extruded and rolled aluminium products have been used to manufacture the dispenser; hence, it can beat any sanitiser dispenser in terms of...
China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) has reportedly revised its estimate for China’s auto sales in 2020. From the previous estimate of a decline of 15-25 per cent, the association shows a sign of improvement expecting the sales to drop by 10-20 per cent, in line with China’s economy revival and market recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. CAAM data showed that China’s auto sales surged by double-digit in May, boosting optimism over the recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. The sales in the said month grew 14.5 per cent year on year, much faster than an increase of 4.4 per cent in April. Also, the decline of 22.6 per cent registered in the first five months of 2020 to 7.96 million units was 8.5 percentage points smaller than the decline seen in January-April period. On the...
India has commenced anti-dumping duty probe against certain kinds of aluminium foil imported from China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Aditya Birla owned Hindalco Industries, Raviraj Foils and Jindal India Ltd have filed the application affirming dent resulting from the alleged dumping in the form of an increased volume of dumped imports in absolute terms and related to production and consumption, price undercutting and price suppressing effect on the domestic industry. Aluminium Foil 80 microns and below such as cigarette foil and home foil, among others are the product under review. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) said it has initiated an investigation to “determine the existence, degree and effect of any alleged dumping in respect of the subject goods originating...
The well-known Reynaers Aluminum in Duffel, Belgium, restricts its CO2 footprint. The architectural window, door and facade systems company will henceforth purchase more aluminium produced from green energy sources. Erik Rasker, CTO, Reynaers said: “The aluminium currently used in Europe accounts for an average footprint of 8.6 kg CO2 per kg aluminium. Most of this CO2 is caused by the energy source. By purchasing low-carbon primary aluminium, our company is reducing related CO2 emissions by more than a quarter.” He also pointed out that the production of aluminium is becoming increasingly energy-efficient and that the metal can be recycled endlessly without loss of quality. Reynaers Aluminium is a European developer of aluminium products for the building sector. The company also provides...
