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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On Thursday, March 12, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) showed the automobile sales in China declined 83.9 per cent month-on-month to 310,000 units in February. Over the year, the sales stood lower by 79.1 per cent, according to the data. In January, China’s automobile sales stood at 1.93 million units after declining by 27.44 per cent from 2.66 million units in December. Year-on-year, the sales dropped 18.7 per cent, showed CAAM. Of 310,000 units sold in February, passenger vehicles accounted for 224,000 units, down 86.1 per cent month-on-month and 81.7 per cent year-on-year. In the first two months, China’s automobile sales totalled at 2.24 million units, down 42 per cent from the same period last year, according to the association data. Data from CAAM also...
Confederate Motorcycles LLC will execute its high end and high-powered big V-Twin motorcycles production in Birmingham, Alabama. The company after being revived by Ernest Lee capital, it has been communicated that the firm will be back on track and will continue to sell the remaining Confederate P-51 Combat Fighters and FA-13 Combat Bombers. The most fascination speculation of a new Hellcat model as per the officials of the Confederate is set to refurbish the Harley-Davidson FXDR as the basis for the new Hellcat bike. It has new chassis architecture with a 240-section rear tire and a lightweight aluminium swing-arm. This is the first time that Confederate has taken up this strategy to bring up a new model using an existing bike and all of their certification compliance. Hellcat would...
Ball Corporation, a supplier of innovative, sustainable aluminium packaging solutions, has announced that it will acquire Tubex Industria E Comercio de Embalagens Ltda, an aluminium aerosol packaging business with a plant near Sao Paolo, Brazil, along with associated contracts and other related assets for $80 million, plus a potential earn out. Ball has also entered into a purchase agreement with the company. The facility contains eight extruded aluminium aerosol can lines and manufactures personal care packaging for global and local customers. "As the demand for sustainable aluminium packaging continues to grow among customers and consumers worldwide, this investment allows us to broaden our geographic reach and serve this expanding market as one of the leading aluminium aerosol...
On Tuesday, March 10, Alley Kat Brewing Company announced that it decided to switch to aluminium cans after packaging exclusively in bottles since 1995. According to the report, the company will switch to cans this spring, based on the market demand. Neil Herbst said, “We’ve been watching the market closely for years and the trend from bottles to cans shows no sign of slowing down.” Herbst said the brewery had been looking into cans since 2018. The company cited data from Statistics Canada that indicates the declining trend of the sale of packaged domestic bottled beer in Alberta over the past few years. Data shows 24.5 per cent of beer was sold in bottles, while 75.5 per cent in cans. In 2018, the former figure came down to 15 per cent and further down to 12.6 per cent in 2019. “Cans are...
Lotus, the British carmaker has braced its iconic, entry-level Elise model for 2020. The lightweight sports model is now available in two models, the Sport 220 and Hardcore Cup 250. The 2020 Elise is chassis is manufactured by extruded aluminium, reducing the weight scales at less than one tonne. The empty weight of the Sport 220 comes in at 924 kg, while the cup 250 is just marginally heavier with 931 kg weight. The price remains the same for the 2020 models. The Sport 220 model is kept $87,990 and Cup 250 is $107,990. The two variants make use of the same mid-mounted, 1.8-litre supercharged four-cylinder engine with dual variable valve timing. The output is rated at 162kW at 6800rpm and 250Nm at 4600rpm for the Sport 220. The additional tuning of the engine, the Cup 250’s output can...
Ardagh Group announced that its 187ml can has been selected for Boutinot’s trio of The Long Little Dog wines. The company has designed the new cans to protect and promote wine and wine-based drinks. The quarter of a standard bottle expands the market for Boutinot’s wines to a growing number of consumers looking to enjoy a drink on-the-go, Ardagh said. “The appealing branding reflects the easy-drinking nature of the wines and will particularly attract those younger and outgoing consumers for whom portability and ease of recycling are important. This demographic appreciates the chance to try new wine varieties without committing to a full bottle, and the 187ml can is the ideal material and size for casual dining and socialising, particularly with friends at picnics and outdoor events,”...
According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) data, the passenger car sales fell last month due to the outbreak of the epidemic Coronavirus. The retail sales of sedans, multi-purpose vehicles (MPVS), and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) totalled at 252,308 units in February, down 85.3 per cent from January and 78.5 per cent from the same period last year. This sharp decline in February could also be attributed to the Lunar New Year holiday, noted the auto industry association. The total sales in the first two months of 2020 stood at 1.97 million units, down 41 per cent from the corresponding period of the year last. Production of new energy vehicles also shrank last month amidst the outbreak of the virus. Only 12,000 NEVs produced in China obtained qualification certificates in...
Bang & Olufsen, a high-end Danish audio maker, has reportedly released new Smart Home Assistant Speakers – the Beosound Balance. Available in two colours, the speakers are equipped with seven different internal speakers to give users a stereo sound effect as well as an overall louder experience. B&O has collaborated with a British industrial designer LAYER and worked together to give consumers the best experience with a style featuring a solid oak base, an aluminium chassis, and a ‘fabric mesh covered cylinder’ rising from the base, forming the main part of the speaker. The new speakers also contain a large, upward facing subwoofer, housed inside the wooden cylindrical base. The low frequency sound comes out of the aluminium grilles from the cylinder. The top part of the speaker contains...
The US firm, Rand Elliott Architects, has reportedly designed a new building with extruded aluminium for the Oklahoma Contemporary Art Centre. The 53,916-square-foot building is covered with 16,800 extruded aluminium fins, replacing the original home at Oklahoma City's State Fair Park. Thousands of extruded aluminium fins used for the building walls, which rise to varying height and angles, have been custom fabricated and taken through a process to lend a stronger sheen to the metal and make them more reflective. "The new building is architecture created to celebrate the ever-changing light in Oklahoma," firm founder Elliot said. Earlier, the firm also used white aluminium fins for the parking garage of the Chesapeake Energy Corporation in Oklahoma. For Oklahoma Contemporary, the fins...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has announced today, on March 5, that it has certified Ball Corporation with its Performance and Chain of Custody Standard Certification. 23 plants of Ball Corporation in the Middle East, Europe, and Africa, as well as the regional headquarter, quality assurance, and manufacturing facilities for beverage can bodies and ends have received the certification, as per the report. Ball Corporation, the world’s largest producer of aluminium cans, is the first can manufacturer to achieve the ASI Certification for its responsible production, sourcing, and stewardship of aluminium. The ASI Performance Standard sets out 59 criteria under the three sustainability pillars of Governance, Environment, and Social, which address key issues such as biodiversity, indigenous...
According to a recent report, CANPACK is expanding its capacity by more than 1 billion cans annually in Colombia and Russia, as the aluminium cans market in those two countries shows a positive sign of growth. Companies in both Colombia and Russia seek additional capacity for their products, driven by the renewed focus on environmental sustainability and growth in sales. Roberto Villaquirán, CEO of CANPACK Group commented: “We are excited to increase capacity in these markets and continue to offer clients a wide range of aluminium packaging innovations. With a renewed focus on environmental sustainability and continued growth from sectors beyond beer, soft drinks and energy drinks like wine, coffee, teas and water, more brands are turning to CANPACK to help them bring products to market.”...
China’s intensely drive production of mask in the spread of the coronavirus epidemic is on course to ingest more than the weight of the Eiffel Tower in aluminium for this year. China by the end of February’20 produced face masks at the rate of 116 million per day. The capacity of aluminium required in the metal nose clips of a few popular models can extend to 1,305 tonnes in a 30 day month. The lasting of the epidemic coronavirus is still unclear and the annualised consumption rate of almost 16,000 tonnes can adequately overshoot the total weight of 10,100 Eiffel Tower, which was built using the iron. The demand from the masks will hardly reduce the annual aluminium consumption in China, the world’s leading producer and user of the metal found in cars to cans, which is around 36 million...
Stern, a producer of conservatories and patio covers in Germany, has selected Hydro REDUXA for its conservatories in order to lower the CO2 emissions. Hydro has supplied aluminium extrusions from its Drunen, Offenburg and Hoogezand plants. Hydro REDUXA, along with Hydro’s recycled aluminium range Hydro CIRCAL, lowers CO2 footprint and improves environmental standards. Stern’s CEO Frank Schulte said, “At Stern, we drive electric cars, we have electric charging stations, and we even produce our own electricity: At this point we are 70 percent self-sufficient. To us, choosing Hydro REDUXA, which is made by 100 percent renewable energy, is a natural choice. We want to lead by example.” Hydro REDUXA is Hydro’s primary aluminium which is based on renewable energy. Hydro REDUXA certifiably...
Uttar Pradesh, a state in northern India, counted as the most densely populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world, roughly with 200 million inhabitants is all set to sell Indian made foreign liquor in aluminium cans. The new excise policy of the Uttar Pradesh local government, Indian made foreign liquor will now also be sold in aluminium cans, making UP the pioneer state in the country to do so. The cost of aluminium cans will also be economical than glass bottles, which are currently used heavily. Sanjay Bhoosreddy, The Principal Secretary, Excise Department, stated the aluminium cans packaging will deliver a positive effect towards the environment and it will also make an end to the problem of adulteration of alcohol. The alcohol-producing...
Crown Holdings, Inc., a leading global supplier of rigid packaging products to consumer marketing companies, will build a new beverage can manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The 327,000 square foot plant is scheduled to be operational by the second quarter of 2021. Timothy J. Donahue, President and Chief Executive Officer said, "Beverage can growth in North America is being driven by the growing proportion of new products being introduced in cans versus other packaging, as both customers and consumers recognize the inherent portability, durability and sustainability of the beverage can." The new facility will provide beverage cans to the customers serving a variety of categories including sparkling water, energy drinks, carbonated soft drinks, teas, nutritional beverages,...
On 27 th February’20, school children, members of the corporate community and the hospitality industry together came up to observe the 24 th cycle of Aluminium can collection day in UAE. In a single day, pre-identified collection points across the country collected around 5,325 kg of aluminium cans. Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) organised this annual national event of Can Collection Day, the first-of-its-kind environmental NGO in the UAE. The motto of the event this year was: “Don’t throw it away. Recycle it for another day.” The annual activity made people come from all walks of life together. The public sector and private sector entities both came in join hands with the EEG to obstruct used aluminium cans from using to landfills, which damage the environment and leads the cause of...
Hydro has received contracts from Tersan Shipyard for the supply of aluminium solutions. The company will deliver its products for the upper sections of ships under construction for Norwegian shipowner Havila Kystruten AS. “We are very pleased that we were able to use our innovative design and aluminium shipbuilding knowledge to support what will be among the most environmentally friendly coastal cruise ships in service,” commented Chris Moyle, Sales Director Marine & Offshore in Hydro’s Extruded Solutions business. The two Norwegian coastal cruise ships (Kystruten) ships ‘Havila Capella’, ‘Havila Castor’, will be identical: 124.1 meters long, 22 meters wide and able to carry 640 passengers. The ships, powered by LNG (liquefied natural gas) and batteries, will be delivered at the end of...
A South African startup Uncanny Wines is reportedly planning to cash in on a growing global taste for canned wines as a lighter and more convenient alternative to bottles. The company says it is targeting the domestic market first before eyeing the export market. Canned wines are already on sale in the United States, parts of Europe and elsewhere, but new in South Africa, which is one of the world’s top 10 wine producers. The global wine industry is estimated to be worth nearly US$400 billion. South Africa’s Wine and Spirit Board will certify the company’s cans of premium red and white wines. According to the report, Uncanny sells its Chenin Blanc wine and Merlot grape varieties in 250ml aluminium can at approximately R40 each, while Pinotage Rosé in cans is expected to be launched soon....
