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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A car which is designed solely for the European market is surprisingly put on sale in its country of origin due to public demand and that says a lot about its appeal. The KIA Stonic 1.0 T-GDI in its first instance was designed for buyers in the west but when it went on show in South Korea where the demand for it went so high that the carmaker expresses to change its plan. Designed in Frankfurt with a fair help from Korea the KIA Stonic is a cool, trendy little car which has instant visual appeal. A sporty face and distinctive brushed aluminium roof rails have added an instant appeal. The model comes with two-tone paintwork as standard with the roof, rear spoiler and door mirror in a contrasting colour to the body which immediately lifts the appearance of the car. In the generously...
The transport sector faced some unprecedented challenges in 2019. The year started with the announcement of a delay in the imposition of additional Section 232 tariffs on automobiles and automotive parts imported by the United States, which created concerns among automakers and the automotive suppliers over higher prices of their products. China, the biggest market for electric vehicles, saw its electric vehicle (EV) sales plunge for a second consecutive year. NEV subsidies cancellation is leading electric vehicle makers to struggle in meeting sales amid increasingly strict emission standards. Nevertheless, 2019 witnessed new cars, bikes, yachts launch with aluminium in construction, an extension of the supply agreement and many more. By 2040, Bloomberg New Energy Finance expects 54% of...
Acer has announced its Spin 5 convertibles with slimmer forms and rapid charging active stylus pen by using Wacom technology as a part of its Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 casting. The Acer Spin 5 comes with magnesium aluminium chassis, which assures it weighs only 1.2kg. The Acer Spin 5 two-in-ones come with the latest 10th Gen Intel Core processors inside, plus Windows 10 Home preinstalled. They also sport Wi-Fi 6 for fast, reliable wireless connectivity, and a series of ports including USB Type-C for Thunderbolt 3. The Acer Spin 5 is amazing; with a 3:2 aspect ratio 13.5-inch display and it has a 2K resolution. The integrated fingerprint sensor which supports Windows Hello security is also available. The device comes with an included fast-charging Acer Active Stylus. The Acer...
A superior designed to deliver lightweight foldable self-balancing e-scooter made from aluminium alloy and carbon fibre by Mantour X is being marketed as the lightest e-scooter to hit the market as on date. There are e-scooters and now there is Mantour X with just 16lbs in weight has set a new prototype in light and portable e-scooter segment. Mantour X is extremely light, but it is also highly durable and unbeatably strong due to its aluminium alloyed structure.
The 60-year-old German aluminium closure manufacturer Closurelogic GmbH has been acquired by Guala Closures for a deal which values approximately $13.5 million, out of which $4.5 million is for inventory. Closurelogic is based at the oldest German city Worms which primarily produces closures and also manufactures combination closures for edible oil that include an HDPE pourer and anti-refill device. The deal forecasted the continuation of production at the current Germany factory. This agreement will enable the Guala Closures Group to remarkably lift its current minimal existence in the German market and open up production volume to serve new clients. The deal is presumed to close at the start of February’20 The company published sales of $58m and an EBITDA of around $1.8m in the year...
The ZENS Aluminium Apple Watch USB-stick is a flawless add-on for the ZENS Liberty or any other device with a USB-A relevance such as a laptop or power bank. The Apple Watch stick can be attached to any USB-A-port to charge an Apple Watch anytime, anywhere. The small and compact design powered simply by USB makes it the ideal Apple Watch charger for the busy traveller. Built with high-grade aluminium is one of its biggest features. The USB-stick is officially MFi certified and works with all Apple Watches from series 1 to 5.
Glass has been the king in the beer market, but Bruce Turner, Director, Urbanaut Brewing Co. and innumerable others have discarded it for aluminium cans. It is not limited to beer only which made the switch but also included kombucha, cider, wine and iced coffee moving to cans at a high rate. Bruce Turner spent time working in the United Kingdom before heading back to New Zealand to start his business with fellow Rangitīkei College alumni Simon Watson and Thomas Rowe. He communicated the tide was shifting towards cans there, so doing the same makes sense for Urbanaut. Bruce Turner also said “While the company did have bottle filler for people who hire the brewery to make products, and some Urbanaut beers were bottled in the past, the priority was on canning everything. Glass lets light...
The new fundraising campaign of Fife Heritage Railway to restore a locomotive which spent decades on the Kingdom has reached its target. The Leven based group has come down to an agreement with the Scottish Railway Preservation Society for loan and restoration of the steam locomotive, Andrew Barclay 2046, British Aluminium Company No.3. On its fundraising page, the group has already managed to reach the £1200 target, which will let the locomotive to be shifted to Fife. Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. of Kilmarnock built this locomotive for the British Aluminium Company in 1937. On the same year, it was delivered directly to the Bauxite reduction works in Burntisland, where it spent its entire working life, up to the time the company invested in Fowler diesel locomotives in 1971 when it was kept...
The packaging, electricals and construction sectors continued to support aluminium demand in 2019 as application of the white metal is extensively found in end-user industries because of its infinite recyclability and durability. The year witnessed numerous product launches, which had driven the aluminium demand. Firms switched from glass and steel to aluminium cans in order to bring environmentally-friendly beverages to consumers. According to research firm Harbor Intelligence, demand for aluminium can sheet will grow about 3% to 5% a year through 2025 as aluminium cans gain further market share against plastic. Also, Ball India projects the consumption of aluminium cans for storing beverages, food items and household products in India has potential to grow significantly from the present...
Town Hall’s Mumbai outlet owns paradigmatic character and identity which persevere consuming the brand's historic context into a modern set up. Snuggled in a concrete and glass building in a highly commercialized and modern-day Mumbai, the challenges were many in this project for Group DCA, the designers had to traverse the high-rise residential tower classification but still conserved the classic feel of the space. The name ‘town hall’ already suggests, the complete zone with a high ceiling is developed as a community space to encourage impetuous interaction. Space rejuvenates the magic of the post-independence era. A modern design approach is maintained but with hints of colonial heritage and the industrial spirit. Cast aluminium columns and French windows, metal lettering and the clock...
Apple has been frequently launching the Red models of iPhone nearly every year and has been donating a portion of the sales amount to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Apart from iPhones, there has been RED version of the iPad as well. But now the range is expanding further with the Apple watch model joining the team of RED. It has been categorically mentioned that these new models could be the RED versions of the preceding watch series 5 and may launch in 2020. Presently Apple’s watch series 5 comes in three colour models for the Aluminium case variant – Gold, Silver and Space Gray and now the product RED version will add up as the fourth variant.
Alumex, Sri Lanka's leading fully integrated manufacturer of aluminium profiles, has won top honours by two of the most notable corporate awarding bodies in the region. The company has received the Silver Award in the Manufacturing Companies with a turnover above INR 5 billion category at CA Sri Lanka's 55th Annual Report Awards. Alumex has also won the Certificate of Merit in the Manufacturing Sector at the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) Best Presented Annual Report Awards, Integrated Reporting Awards & SAARC Anniversary Awards for Corporate Governance Disclosures Competition. Pramuk Dediwela, Managing Director at Alumex, said: “We accept these awards with great honour, as they serve as a testament to our unyielding commitment towards creating value for all our stakeholders...
The Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has recently unveiled the second-generation 87-key Yuemi mechanical board featuring aluminium alloy body. It comes with a price tag of RMB 299 price tag ($42). The first generation of Yuemi mechanical board launched in October 2016 had also come with 87 keys and price tag RMB 299. In the second generation, the 87 keycaps are made with a dual colour design made from TTC red shaft and ABS materials. The keyboard, retaining the dimensions at 35358mm x 128mm x 31.6mm and weighing 940g, has a six layer design and the body made of H32 aluminium alloy steel with an excellent finish and offers more wear resistance. The second-generation Yuemi mechanical board also comes with four different levels of LED backlight. It has a built-in 32-bit ARM main control chip,...
ClearVue Technologies Limited has signed an OEM Manufacturing Agreement with Jiangsu YY Windows & Curtain Wall System Co., Ltd. Jiangsu YY Windows & Curtain Wall System will become an OEM manufacturer and seller for ClearVue products and components. ClearVue Executive Chairman Victor Rosenberg said: “YY Windows and Curtain Wall Systems operates a new RMB 360 million state-of-the-art production and fabrication facility with a total production floor area of over 40,000 sqm in Jiangsu near the port of Shanghai. “The addition of YY Windows to our growing list of suppliers’ firms up our ability to meet mounting demand for the ClearVue product both locally and internationally. Having several OEMs on board also allows us to supply the ClearVue products directly ourselves into such World markets...
The e-commerce giant is offering the Razer Kraken wired gaming bauxite aluminium framed headset of 2019 edition in black and green with a price around $ 50, which used to be $ 80 direct from Razer, a straight drop over 37%. The latest version of the Kraken headset, Razer is embedded with plenty of magnifications. In terms of actual build quality, the aluminium frame has been harmonized by new ear cushions with memory foam and a cooling gel layer. A 7.1-channel surrounds sound system with an extensive soundscape than earlier. Also, to corroborate teammates can distinctly hear in competitive play as Razer’s headset sports a cardioid microphone. Since its inception, the Razer Kraken has augmented a reputation of a crazy classic fashion within the gaming community. It made its mark as...
Technology giant Apple is working on the updated 11 and 12.9 inch iPad pro models. 11 inch iPad Pro is probably ready with an aluminium back, whereas the 12.9 inch iPad Pro is expected to debut with a glass back panel. The gadgets are said to be launched in the market with an iPhone 11 pro-style triple-lens cameras at the back. The expected launches of the iPads are March 2020. The dimension of the 11 inch iPad Pro comes in at 248 x 178.6 x 5.9mm, with the thickest point being the 7.8mm rear camera bump. Apple’s analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently suggested that the company is planning for the execution of the release of an updated iPad Pro within the first 6 months of 2020 and also conveyed that the upcoming models will be embedded with rear 3D sensing.
According to the data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), China in November produced about 89,000 units of qualified new energy passenger vehicles, up 23.96 per cent from October, backed by the outstanding performance of the pure electronic vehicles market. But yearly basis, the output recorded a decline for the fifth consecutive month by almost 42 per cent. The production of pure electronic vehicles that obtained qualification certificates increased by 29.3 per cent over the month in November, with the output of Bestune’s B30EV400 model soaring 235.44 per cent. Along with the production, sales of passenger NEVs also registered a year-on-year decline for the fifth straight month in November. According to Shanghai Metals Market survey, around 82,000 NEVs had...
Dixon Yacht Design has reportedly designed the concept of a 70-metre yacht - Project NewDawn, in a way that it offers effortless sailing performance with the interior comfort conventionally found on motor yachts. To offer maximum sailing potential with minimal sailing effort, the yacht has easy to operate Falcon Rigs, along with the twin rigs offering a suitable sail area to displacement ratio. The vessel built with an aluminium alloy superstructure, a high tensile steel hull, and a fixed keel with a partially ballasted centreboard would be boasting of a maximum speed of 19 knots. The interior features many design traits, including a large, glazed sun deck saloon on the main deck that faces aft to the swimming pool, to ensure a luxurious on-board experience. For accommodating guests, it...
