For decades, aluminium windows and doors were largely viewed as functional elements of construction. Today, advances in extrusion technology, precision engineering and architectural design have transformed their possibilities. What once required bulky frames and conventional openings can now be achieved through remarkably slender profiles, expansive glass surfaces and sophisticated systems that bring together structural strength, durability and understated luxury. As Indian architecture becomes increasingly ambitious, aluminium is no longer simply framing spaces; it is helping redefine how they are designed, experienced and connected. Market data According to ALUMEX India 2025: Extruding the Future, India is the world’s second-largest primary aluminium producer and third-largest consumer,...
Two recent Tesla stories sit at opposite ends of the range. Tesla Model 3 is set to benefit from cost-focused Cybercab inverter technology, announced on November 1 2026. The flying car, Tesla Roadster, uses aluminum in its battery cells and underbody protection, reinforcing power delivery, thermal management and lightweight construction. The two models reveal how aluminum can serve very different engineering priorities, from making electric vehicles (EVs) more affordable to helping them deliver extraordinary performance. Tesla Model 3: the everyday car gets Cybercab hardware Nick Verzini, Tesla’s Head of Drive Unit Engineering, mentioned on a Munro Live factory tour that a new printed circuit board assembly and power stage from the Cybercab’s inverter will enter Model 3 production in...
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Ducab, a global leader in the development, design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of copper and aluminium wire and cable products, is celebrating 40 years of growth and business expansion as one of the UAE’s leading manufacturers. Founded in 1979, Ducab serves customers in the field of energy, general construction, oil & gas, renewables, industrial, defence, rail transport, marine, mining and other specialty industry verticals. Andrew Shaw, Managing Director at Ducab said: "During our 40th year of operations, we are reflecting on the continual investments in facilities and people that has brought value to Ducab’s customers and to the national economy of the UAE. The needs of the energy sector have evolved a great deal during this time.” Decab has achieved significant...
Incat Crowther has reportedly bagged a contract to design an aluminium-made high speed passenger ro-pax ferry that will operate between Pingtan Island in mainland China and Taiwanese cities of Taichung, Taipei, and Kaohsiung by Fujian Strait Shipping Co (CSF). The construction of the vessel will be done by AFAI Southern Shipyard with the use of marine grade aluminium. AFAI Southern Shipyard, located at Guangzhou, is the largest-scale and advanced manufacturer of jumbo aluminium alloy ships at present in China or even Southeast Asia. The ferry will have two vehicle decks capable of carrying 230 cars and 42 containers. The resiliently mounted passenger cabin that will include both the economy and business class will have a seating area for 1000, and will come with amenities like a duty-free...
An all-aluminium K50 electric sports car will reportedly make a debut in North America during the 2019 New York Auto Show in April. The news came after California-based Mullen Technologies and its Chinese partners confirmed. The companies also said the vehicle would be sold in the United States from 2020. The K50 is a well-proportioned, two-door sports car featured with an all-aluminium body frame and carbon fibre body panels. The total weight of the car is 281 kilograms, of which aluminium construction accounts for 234 kilograms. The power of the car comes from a duo of electric motors, one for each axle. This layout ensures all-wheel drive capability with multiple driving modes. The creators said the combined peak output of the system “could be as high as 375 bhp, with a torque of 428...
Aluminium is opening up more avenues for the architects to experiment with design and utility performance. SHoP Architects completed the first tower of the Essex Crossing mega-development located in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, clad in anodized aluminium curtainwall modules. An architectural marvel, the tower has used aluminium intelligently for lighting and aesthetics. Essex Crossing is a sprawling 6- development project master planned by SHoP. In total, the project will cover about two million square feet of development. The podium of 242 Broome is primarily reserved for retail use, with large curtain wall modules and window widths to allow optimum daylight. Just over 500 aluminium-and-glass curtainwall modules are distributed across the building’s elevations for design and convenience....
According to a recent report, Pershing has launched its first aluminium superyacht, the flagship Pershing 140. It is 42.53 metre in size, and hit the water in the Ferretti Group’s Super Yacht Yard in Ancona, a facility specialising in building steel and aluminium superyachts above 40 metres, said a press release from Pershing Yacht, a Ferretti Group unit. The press release further said, "Born from a collaboration between architect Fulvio De Simoni, the Ferretti Group Product Strategy Committee led by engineer Piero Ferrari, and the Group's Engineering Department, the new 140-footer (LOA 43,3m) is the first Pershing to be produced at the Ancona Superyacht Yard, a Ferretti Group facility specialized in building super and mega yachts above 40 metres, in both steel or aluminium." "Even before...
Aluminium is the second most widely specified metal in building after steel, and is used in all sectors from commercial building to domestic dwelling. 25 per cent of all aluminium produced worldwide is used in construction. Window frames, panels, domed roofs and other wide-span constructions and ornaments are increasingly made with aluminium these days. The minimum design service life of aluminium structures is 80 years. Following the trend, even the United Kingdom uses 40 per cent of its annual aluminium production in the construction industry, which equates to roughly 150,000 tonnes of aluminium per annum, of which approximately 65,000 tonnes is extruded products, and 25,000 tonnes sheet materials. Besides, the country secures a significant amount of aluminium structures from all around...
Hungary’s aluminium stranded wire export grew in 2018. The figures showed a significant surge in volume and value last year. Aluminium stranded wires and cables are used in overhead power transmission and distribution applications in modern residential and industrial constructions. {newsStudioGallery} Germany, the top importer of aluminium stranded wire from Hungary, imported 9745 tonnes in 2018. Other top importers who have been buying aluminium stranded wire from Hungary manufacturers and sellers include Czech Republic, Sweden, Norway, and Romania among others (2018 data). International trade data shows that Hungary’s estimated exports of aluminium stranded wire was up 105 per cent year on year or 6969 tonnes to 13628 tonnes in 2018. Exported aluminium stranded wire from Hungary were at...
DECO, the Australian manufacturer of aluminium building products, has reportedly launched a new decorative aluminium finish DecoCrete. The new finish offers an effortless concrete look, but without the weight, inflexibility and onsite logistics of real concrete. This natural aesthetic look is what makes the new finish ideal for diverse applications. Owing to high durability and natural concrete look in a textured and gloss finish, DecoCrete is fit for the use in any aluminium extrusion, flat sheet and architectural building product featured in the DECO range. It is currently available in three colours that lends an urban industrial look to any project. Similar to DECO’s DecoWood and DecoRoccia finishes, DecoCrete utilises the same advanced photo imaging sublimation technology. DecoCrete’s...
A Dutch shipbuilding company Heesen Yachts reportedly announced that it began the construction of a new 50-metre yacht named Aquamarine (YN 18950), a new addition to its Aluminium Class of yachts. According to the shipyard, the yacht is expected to be ready for delivery by January 2021. For this new model, Heesen has developed a new hull together with the hydrodynamic gurus at Van Oossanen Naval Architects. A raised transom shape and propeller tunnels have been incorporated into the design to optimise performance while reducing the vessel’s draft to a mere 2.15 metres; ideal for island hopping in the Bahamas and exploring uncharted bays in the Mediterranean. Aquamarine is an all-aluminium motor yacht that not only features a fresh design style by Omega Architects and Heesen’s...
In a significant push to the Central government’s ambitious plan to switch to electro-mobility by 2030, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has initiated a process to set up and open electric vehicle charging stations for the public in various places in Delhi. The civic agency has already installed 25 charging stations at multiple locations across Lutyens’ Delhi. The charging stations are set up at CP, Gole Market, Jor Bagh, Sarojini Nagar Market and Yashwant Place. These charging stations will be open to the public by the first week of March. These 25 stations will cater to the electric cars manufactured in India. This is for the first time that a civic agency has established e-vehicle charging stations for the public use in an Indian city. NDMC had signed an MoU with Energy...
Italian shipyard CRN is reportedly ready to launch its new custom megayacht M/Y 135 made of fully steel and aluminium. Since the 79-metre yacht was positioned on the slipway during the pre-launch, its sleek shape elegantly delineated by the smooth lines of the hull did awestruck the spectators. It was positioned with the help of motorised hydraulic lift trucks. The press release said handling the 1,400-tonnes yacht was a complex and spectacular operation, but the total dedication and specialist expertise of the CRN workers did make it possible. The design of the yacht is done by the CRN Technical Office in partnership with the Zuccon International Project design studio. The latter has looked after the exterior design, while Laura Sessa architecture studio has developed the interiors....
According to the global export-import data, Poland’s aluminium can import is estimated to plunge further in 2019 from 28,959 tonnes in 2018 to 26,385 tonnes, down 9 per cent year on year. The country’s estimated aluminium can import in 2017 was at 31,199 tonnes and in 2016 at 37,307 tonnes. This indicates that Poland has been seeing a year on year drop in aluminium can import since 2016. The drop in import volume in 2017 was by 16 per cent and that in 2018 by 7 per cent. Consequently, the aluminium can import cost to Poland also has been declining year on year. In 2016, Poland had imported aluminium can at the value of US$155 million, which in 2017 had decreased to USD 136 million, down 12 per cent. In 2018, the cost fell further down along with the volume and had pegged at US$129...
Soon after the US Commerce Department filed a report on Monday, February 18, empowering President Donald Trump to impose imported car tariffs within the next 90 days, the European Union responded and vowed to retaliate, reported a European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas. He specifically told a news briefing in Brussels "Were this report translated into action detrimental to European exports, the European Commission would react in a swift and adequate manner." German Chancellor Angela Merkel labelled as “frightening” the prospect that this report could label European car imports as a national security threat to the US, enabling the tariffs. The Trump administration had threatened to impose 25 per cent duties on European cars, especially targeting Germany, because he feels that the...
The global metal pipe market is estimated to reach US$97.7 billion by 2023 with a CAGR of 3.9 per cent from 2018 to 2023, according to a new market report published by Lucintel. The demand for aluminium tubes and pipes is expected to witness the growth over the coming years due to increasing demand from the construction, building and transportation sector. {newsStudioGallery} Belgium’s main exports partners are its neighbouring countries France, Germany and the Netherlands. The country’s aluminium tubes and pipes exports to France and Germany reduced by 7 per cent and 23 per cent from 2017 to 3447 and 3343 tonnes in 2018, respectively (estimated). Exports to the Netherlands and Poland stood at 2807 tonnes and 1434 tonnes last year. International trade data shows that Belgium’s estimated...
The Dutch start-up Vaan presents the world’s most sustainable luxury sailing yacht made almost entirely of circular materials, including recycled aluminium. The Vaan R4 is a catamaran built with 75 percent recycled aluminium from Hydro. “One of the biggest industry challenges today is that many of the products designed and produced are too difficult or expensive to take apart and recycle when they are no longer in use. We are proud to work with a visionary company like Vaan to address these challenges, and to contribute to the first recyclable yacht, which is built with our 75 percent recycled aluminium,” said Marijn Rietveld, Director Offshore and Marine in Hydro. The Vaan R4 is made from circular materials that can be recycled when it is no longer in use. A key material in the yacht is...
ARD Aluminium (Pvt) Ltd will construct a US$ 1.7 million manufacturing facility at Mirigama Economic Processing Zone (EPZ) in Sri Lanka. The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka and ARD Aluminium (Pvt) Ltd signed an agreement to build a plant for the production of aluminium food containers with lids and aluminium foil wrap for food. ARD Aluminium can sell 20 per cent of its total production in the local market. Production at the facility is expected to begin in July 2019. Currently, these products are mostly imported from other countries, notably China. The investors, Akul Gupta, Dhiraj Agarwal and Rohit Agarwal, were present at the signing ceremony. Also present were Nishantha Gunawardana and Rohan Fernando, both Directors of the local manufacturing operator. The BOI was represented by...
With economic growth saturating in China, demand for light vehicles has dipped to a considerable extent across China cities. Despite the discounts and offers during Chinese New Year holiday, showroom traffics dropped in this period. A report from China Association of Automobile Manufacturers says China’s new light-vehicle deliveries dropped in January for the seventh consecutive month. The deliveries dropped 18 per cent to 2.02 million cars. Light trucks registered the steepest monthly decline since July 2018. The sales slump was registered across all major segments. Multipurpose vehicle demand dropped 27 per cent to around 129,600 while minibus deliveries tumbled 26 per cent to some 26,400 units. Sales of crossovers and SUVs fell 19 per cent to roughly 878,900. Sedan deliveries dropped...
On Sunday, February 17, the United States President reportedly received a report from the Commerce Department that said the US could trigger auto tariffs on imported cars and car parts and intensify tensions with Europe. Much detail about the report is not known yet, as Reuters confirmed that a department spokeswoman refused to disclose any details of the Section 232 national security report submitted to Trump by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. The disclosure of the submission came less than two hours before the end of a 270-day deadline. Trump has now 90 days to decide whether to act upon the recommendations. Auto industry officials expect at least some tariffs to be included on fully assembled vehicles or on technologies and components related to electric, automated, connected and...
