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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Despite the year-on-year growth in the United Kingdom’s total aluminium cans import in 2019, the country’s import from the Czech Republic is estimated to see a drop, found the global export-import data. From 10,690 tonnes in 2018, the UK’s aluminium cans import this year is likely to decline by 20 per cent to 8,546 tonnes. In 2017, the import amount was at 4,032 tonnes, which represents that the import volume in 2018 was higher by 100 per cent from the previous year. {newsStudioGallery} Nevertheless, although the import amount from the Czech Republic is likely to stay down this year, the country is still estimated to be the major supplier among the rest. From Germany, which is expected to be the second large supplier this year, the United Kingdom will likely import a higher amount of...
Crown Beverage Packaging North America, a business unit of Crown Holdings, has opened a new graphics studio in Ambler, PA, to help North American beverage brands maximize the impact of their packaging graphics and expedite product launches. The 14,000-sq.-ft. facility features cutting-edge technologies that shorten product development timelines. The company said that the plant enables customers to have hands-on involvement alongside on-site experts to produce finished packages that create brand differentiation on the shelf. Paul Fennessy, Director of Graphics at Crown, said: “Our new graphics studio represents the changing beverage landscape. Today, brands are recognizing that in many cases, the can serves as the customer’s first experience with a product. The size, look, feel—and of...
International packaging manufacturer Jamestrong Packaging has inaugurated a $15 million can facility in Auckland, NZ, following increased demand for New Zealand baby formula. The facility will manufacture 50 million cans per annum, and at the appropriate time a second line can be dropped into the state-of-the-art facility, effectively doubling that capacity. Jamestrong ANZ Managing Director Alex Commins said: “The fact that we have opened three production facilities in just over three years speaks volumes about the trajectory of New Zealand and Australia’s infant formula market and the demand coming from international markets, in particular China.” The company has high care infant formula can manufacturing plants in Hornby, Christchurch and Kyabram, Australia. “Jamestrong Packaging is...
In order to adhere to Beijing’s regulation to ramp up electrified vehicle and light-truck output, Hyundai Motor Co. plans to launch its second and third electric vehicles in China in fourth quarter 2019. According to a statement from Beijing-Hyundai, Hyundai’s JV with BAIC Motor Group, the battery version of the Encino crossover will be commercially available in October. It will be followed by the battery variant of the Lafesta sedan in December. The electric Encino and Lafesta EV will have a range of 500 km and 490 km, respectively. The electric Elantra sedan was the first full electric vehicle by Hyundai in China which went on sale in 2017. The electric versions of the Encino and Lafesta will be produced at Beijing-Hyundai. Hyundai also launched sales of a plug-in hybrid variant of the...
According to a recent report, the consortium of Titagarh Wagons and its subsidiary Titagarh Firema SpA has bid the lowest for manufacturing 102 metro coaches for the Pune Metro Rail project. The order is for manufacturing aluminium-bodied metro cars in India. Titagarh Wagon had acquired a 90 per cent stake in Italian rail equipment firm Firema Trasporti in 2015, which now operates as Titagarh Firema SPA. Upon receiving the order, the consortium will design, manufacture, supply, test, commission Passenger Rolling Stock (Electrical Multiple Units) and train the personnel who operate the Pune Metro Rail. The first 3 car Prototype Metro Trainset are scheduled to be supplied in 78 weeks and the remaining 33 trainsets in phases over a period of 160 weeks. The approximate value of the order in...
Coopers Brewery has released its Sparkling Ale, one of its foundation beers, in bold red 375 ml cans. Sparkling Ale will be available in mid-August to coincide with the release of Coopers XPA in cans. Sparkling Ale and XPA join Coopers Original Pale Ale, Session Ale and Mild Ale in cans. Coopers Marketing and Innovation Director, Cam Pearce, said that the can packaging for crafted beer is becoming increasingly popular. “Every year, the Great Australasian Beer Spectapular (GABS) event goes out to beer lovers with the GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beer survey. The results from May this year, with a record 31,000 people casting votes, was that 77 of the Top 100 beers in the survey were available in cans, compared with only four in 2014,” he said. “Coopers Original Pale Ale, Session Ale and...
According to a report on Monday, August 12, Dutch shipyard Heesen has delivered its 50-metre superyacht YN 18650 Erica, earlier known as Project Boreas. The vessel was launch in July 2019 after rigorous sea trials in the North Sea. This full aluminium yacht features an efficient Fast Displacement Hull Form (FDHF) hull designed by Dutch hydrodynamicists Van Oossanen and engineered by Heesen’s in-house naval architects. Thanks to large rudders and a powerful bow thruster, Erica is very responsive when manoeuvring in close quarters, according to the yard. The exterior of the vessel is designed by Frank Laupman of Omega Architects, with both hull and superstructure sporting a custom metallic Mountain Grey by Awlgrip that evokes a contemporary profile. Since this metallic paint application is...
Windows, Doors & Facades (WDF) 2019, the fourth edition of Middle East’s largest event dedicated to windows, doors and facades will take place from September 24 to 26 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Innovative products and new facades solutions will be showcased at one of the most popular events for the end user applications of a number of materials including aluminium, steel and PVC in the construction sector. While new-age buildings like the Museum of the Future are in course of construction in Dubai and the region, tomorrow’s landmarks that promise to mesmerise the passer by will start taking shape at the event, said a statement. Next generation of façade solutions by leading manufacturers will be presented during the event, which will allow architects and developers to break their...
According to a recent report, Coca-Cola is switching from plastic bottles to aluminium cans for its Dasani water brand. As per the report, Coke will start selling canned Dasani next month onwards in the north-east of the United States, and by 2020 it plans to reach out to other parts of the country. The announcement came after Pepsico recently declared to experiment with selling Aquafina in cans at restaurants and stadiums. Beverage giants are under pressure to boost recycling and reduce the use of plastic in their packaging. Since aluminium cans contain more recycled material, the companies are turning to this metal as an alternative solution. Dasani and Aquafina are the top two bottled brands in the US, with combined sales north of $2 billion. In addition to the aluminium can, Coke is...
During a panel discussion last week at the 2019 CAR Management Briefing Seminars, representatives from steel, aluminium and plastic industry seem to be agreeing with working together rather than competing with each other in the auto sector. Most of the automotive experts agreed on a mixed-materials approach for vehicles that allows the use of different materials in strategic areas in order to produce safe, strong, lighter-weight and affordable vehicles. "All materials will be significant players," said Mario Greco, chairman of the aluminium transportation group of the Aluminum Association, a trade group. According to him, the future architectures for electric and autonomous vehicles will require different materials to optimize weight and safety and with smart usage of multiple materials,...
According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), sales of new energy vehicles across Chinese markets declined in July, the first full month after the new subsidy scheme took effect. NEV sales registered month-on-month decline by 47.5% and year-on-year by 4.7% to stand at 80,000 units, Shanghai Metals Market reported. Pure electric vehicles sales witnessed a sharper decline. Production of NEV stood at 84,000 units last month, a drop of 6.9% year-on-year. Production dropped 37.2% month-on-month. CAAM data also showed that cars production decreased 5% on the month and 11.9% on the year to stand at 1.8 million units in July. Auto sales stood at 1.81 million units in July, down 12.1% on the month and by 4.3% on the year. Sales of passenger vehicles declined 3.9% YoY to...
Bread-based beer brand Toast Ale has reportedly launched a new line of craft beer cans, which will be available online and in Tesco and Waitrose. The release of these cans was inspired by a study that showed aluminium cans boast a lower environmental impact than glass bottles. It also found that aluminium cans could be more readily recycled than glass bottles. In the United Kingdom, approximately 72 per cent of aluminium cans is recycled compared to 67.7 per cent of glass bottles. In early July, Toast Ale reported that it was raising a fund of £35,000 to make a move from glass bottles to aluminium cans . The new products give a new brand identity to the London-based brewery, replacing the company's existing ‘Brewed with Bread' tagline with a new ‘Toasting Change' message. The company...
Ball Corporation reported, on a U.S. GAAP basis, second quarter 2019 net earnings attributable to the corporation of $197 million (including the net effect of after-tax charges of $22 million, or 6 cents per diluted share for business consolidation and other non-comparable costs) or 58 cents per diluted share, on sales of $3.0 billion, compared to $119 million net earnings attributable to the corporation, or 34 cents per diluted share (including the net effect of after-tax charges of $88 million, or 24 cents per diluted share for business consolidation and other non-comparable costs), on sales of $3.1 billion in 2018. Results for the first six months of 2019 were net earnings attributable to the corporation of $314 million, or 92 cents per diluted share, on sales of $5.8 billion, compared...
According to the latest update from Shanghai Metals Market, about 73,500 new energy vehicles obtained qualification certificates in China in the month of July. This marks a decrease of 43 per cent from a month ago and 18.3 per cent from the same period last year, the first-ever Y-o-Y decline since the NEV sector emerged a few years ago. Installed power battery capacity also shrank by 29 per cent month-on-month and 26.9 per cent year-on-year to 4.69GWh. After a rapid expansion in the first half of the year, China’s NEV sector hit a trough in July, the first full month since the new NEV subsidy scheme and vehicle emission standards took effect. Due to the shift to new emission standards, there had been a rush to clear existing inventories of diesel and gasoline-powered vehicles, resulting...
According to the global export-import data, France is expected to be the leading destinations for Germany’s aluminium cans export in 2019. The available data shows that France is likely to secure 19,454 tonnes of aluminium cans this year, an increase of 34 per cent from 14,561 tonnes in 2018. In 2016 and 2017, Germany’s export to France stood at 8,568 tonnes and 11,549 tonnes respectively, up 35 per cent year on year. From 2017 to 2018, Germany’s aluminium cans export to France grew by 26 per cent, as shown by the available data. The Netherlands, however, which is another important destination for Germany’s aluminium cans export, is expected to secure a lesser amount of aluminium cans this year, compared with the previous year. In 2018, Germany exported 15,518 tonnes to the Netherlands,...
China’s new-vehicle market has continued falling for 12 consecutive months on slower economy. Automakers and suppliers are likely to see a longer period of downturn as the government is planning to discontinue a key stimulus plan designed to boost the economy. The Chinese Communist Party has decided not to “use the property market as a tool to stimulate economic growth,” a local media report said on Tuesday. Beijing plans to abandon its policy of managing the domestic economy by adjusting real-estate policy. This means the government used to ease controls on real-estate development and make home loans easily available to home buyers whenever there was a sign of slowing economy. This helped boosting the economic graph. This policy helped investments in real-estate development across the...
Façades systems distributer Vivalda Group has acquired MSP Scotland for an undisclosed amount. MSP will continue to trade under its brand, which was established in 1966. Vivalda chairman Peter Johnson said: “The MSP name is well known across the UK as a provider of both branded facia boards, as well as its bespoke coated aluminium façade solutions. I’ve been impressed with the level of skilled technicians and engineers based here at Cumbernauld – which I am sure will prove to be a great asset to the Vivalda Group. “We intend to invest in people and technology here at MSP, to create a world-class façades manufacturing and fabrication facility. There’s a great fit between Vivalda and MSP, both strategically and culturally, and I am confident that this acquisition will bring further growth...
French shipyard Garcia Yachts, specialised in aluminium blue water cruising sailboats construction, has reportedly begun developing the first hull in its flagship Exploration 60 range. The key features of the vehicle include an aluminium hull and deck structure, as well as aluminium forward and aft bulkheads. The coach roof is fitted with large glass panels to allow passengers to enjoy a panoramic view of the outside world. A totally flush deck, refined exterior lines, and an interior helm station are some of the other notable features of the yacht. The versatile transom area doubles up as a diving platform, boarding area or bathing beach. The Exploration 60 can be operated with or without crew. It offers three layouts in two different interior styles. The “standard” layout features two...
