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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The commercial aluminium and glass contractor Zephyr Aluminium LLC is moving from Lancaster city to East Hempfield Township next month, after purchasing a former printing plant there for US$2.95 million, courthouse record shows. Acquired from Pemcor, the new property at 2100 State Road has 54,000 square, which is more than double the size of the company’s current headquarters. “Zephyr has been limping along with the space we have because that’s what we have,” said President Doug Cornell. According to him, now the company in a bigger space can become more productive. Cornell said the Second Street building is so small that Zephyr has to reposition machinery to make room for different steps in its production process, a time-consuming handicap. It also needs to store materials outside....
Canning beer is getting more expensive for breweries, thanks to the tariffs on imported steel and aluminium that went into effect in June. The price of steel went up by 25% and aluminium by 10%. Wilmington Brewing Company cans beers every alternate week with about 6,000 units of aluminium cans in one canning session. The company is bracing itself for the upcoming price rise. The company cans about 27% of its beers on draft. “When we first heard about (the tariffs), it was a little worrisome because we’re canning every other week now," Savard said. "We’re canning a lot of beer, a lot of aluminium, but it hasn’t influenced us quite yet.” Savard considers looking for other can suppliers to control the cost and so that it is not passed on to the consumers. The owner of Waterman’s Brewing...
A boat building firm, based at East Cowes, has won a bid to build a new range of aluminium firefighting vessel. One of UK’s leading independent shipbuilders in East Cowes Aluminium Marine Consultants has partnered with firefighting equipment supplier Angloco and naval architect Walker Marine Design to design this new range of aluminium firefighting vessel. This new 14-metre multi-role firefighting vessel would be well-equipped to carry out tasks that otherwise involve the risk and hazards of modern-day marine firefighting. Rob Stewart LLB, commercial director of Aluminium Marine Consultants said, "Ships these days carry chemicals and flammable materials so we need to be able to combat that.” Adding to it, he also said these vessels would be designed in such a way so that it could help out...
Italy exported US$506.3 billion worth of goods in 2017, an increase of 10 per cent year on year. The country exports aluminium containers to many countries around the world. Italy’s aluminium container export witnessed a drop in volume and value in 2017. Global trade data suggests that Italy’s aluminium container export will increase in 2018, in contrast to previous years. France is one of the main importers of these products from the country. According to recent estimates, in 2015, Italy exported 1183 tonnes of aluminium containers, which increased to 1738 tonnes in 2016. The country exported 1449 tonnes of aluminium containers in 2017, down 17 per cent from 2016. In 2018, aluminium container export by the country is estimated to reach 1984 tonnes by December end. The value of export...
According to the data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on Friday, June 8, 2018, new electric vehicle sales in China register a year on year surge of 142 per cent and a month on month growth of 30 per cent to 92,188 units in May. The cumulative sales of new energy passenger vehicles through May reached 280,635 units, soaring 140 per cent compared to the year earlier. Pure electric passenger vehicles sales also jumped in May by 130 per cent from a year ago and stood at 73,072 units, while sales of plug-in hybrid electric passenger vehicles rose 199% from a year ago, registering 19,161 units. On the other hand, the A00 battery electric vehicles, a small-sized vehicle with relatively short driving range recorded sales of 44,926 units in May, up 141% year on year. So,...
Showa Aluminum Can Corporation (SAC), a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko (SDK), announced the completion of its subsidiary’s new aluminium cans facility in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam. The new Hanacans factory is its second production base in Vietnam, with an annual production capacity of 700 million aluminium can bodies. Image Source:Showa Denko Hanacans, a Vietnamese subsidiary of SAC, is installing an additional line to produce can ends at its existing factory in Bach Nin Province in the suburbs of Hanoi. Once the work is done, the company’s production capacity for can bodies and can ends will increase to 2 billion cans a year by October 2018. In May 2014, SAC acquired majority of shares in Hanacans, a manufacturer of aluminium beverage cans in Vietnam and made Hanacans its...
Ohio is one among those many states in the US who are fearful about the impact of prospective US-Canada trade war. Since when the United States declared to impose additional 25 per cent tariff on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium that is imported from Canada to the US, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned to strike back hard. Almost immediately, Canada released its list of retaliatory tariffs which includes not only aluminium and steel but many other products which the US exports to Canada. However, Canada accounts for about 38 per cent of Ohio’s export market, with Ohio sending Canada nearly US$19 billion worth of imports last year, from auto parts to furniture to soap. For decades, the prospect of a trade war between the US and Canada had been like a unicorn invasion. But the...
President Trump’s import tariffs on steel and aluminium, which were designed to support domestic steel and aluminium manufacturers are actually hurting other manufacturing and end –user industries. Last week, the Trump Administration announced 30 countries will face additional import tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium. Companies like Mountain Safety Research (MSR)—that manufacture outdoor recreational products in the U.S. using steel and aluminium imported from those countries could be significantly impacted by import tariffs. “While these tariffs are intended to create a competitive advantage for U.S. steel and aluminum producers, we expect that they will create an unintentional, competitive disadvantage for businesses like MSR that manufacture consumer products...
The Taiwanese electronics technology brand once more takes pride in unveiling two new gaming notebooks Swift 5 & Predator Helios. The former is meant for people who look for travel-friendly gadgets and the latter would perfectly fit into the choice of budget gamers. Acer’s Swift 5 weights under 1 kg because of using ultralight magnesium-aluminium alloys for the palm rest area and magnesium-lithium alloy for the top and bottom cover. This new gaming notebook also flaunts very thin bezels so that the size of the display appears bigger. It features 15.6-inch display with Full HD IPS resolution along with touchscreen facility, and houses up to 1TB of storage and 16GB of DDR4 RAM. It gives an excellent sharing, streaming, and gaming experience with Intel Wireless-AC 9560 wifi which offers 2×2...
The data shows a downward pattern for aluminium structures import in Israel. Israel’s imports of aluminium structures dropped 48 per cent year on year in 2017.The value of imports of this product is estimated to reach a peak in 2018. The countries from where Israel sourced maximum volume of its aluminium structures in 2017 include Turkey (2061 tonnes), the USA (524 tonnes), Italy (986 tonnes), Germany (711 tonnes), Greece (405 tonnes) and Belgium (310 tonnes). According to available import-export data, Israel imported 6021 tonnes of aluminium structures in 2017, down 48 per cent from 11475 tonnes in 2016. The country’s total aluminium structures import is estimated to decline to 6017 tonnes in 2018. The country purchased aluminium structures worth US$35 million from the international...
Renault Australia unveils the pricing for its new Alpine A110 which dons an all-aluminium construction. The order books of this new beauty are now open for the three variant ranges, starting at US$97,000 plus on road-costs for the entry-level Pure, US$103,500 for the up-specced Legende, and US$106,000 for the limited Australian Premiere Edition. Among many unique features like Brembo brakes, a bi-modal sports exhaust, and light-weight one-piece Sabelt bucket seats, what stand out for this car are brushed aluminium pedals and 18-inch Fuchs’ forged aluminium alloy wheels, with blue highlights. Also, its aluminium platform body that limits kerb weight to 1080 kg while providing exceptional rigidity with optimal weight distribution (44 per cent front and 56 per cent rear) deserves special...
The European Union, in retaliation to new U.S. tariffs on EU steel and aluminium exports is planning tariffs on US products including bourbon, motorcycles and blue jeans worth up to 2.8 billion euros ($3.3 billion), as reported to the World Trade Organization. Harley-Davidson said a trade war with Europe or retaliatory tariffs would "significantly" hurt motorcycle sales. Shares of the dropped as much as 2.3% on Friday after the news had floated in the market. The popular motorcycle company's manufacturing costs have already been affected by Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. If the European increases duties on imported motorcycles and other goods, it would directly hit Harley's product sales in Europe. Harley-Davidson shipped about 19% of its products to Europe in the first...
Saudi Arabia imported US$126.8 billion worth of goods from around the world in 2017. The country’s imports of aluminium stranded wire increased in 2017. Saudi Arabia imported about 48108 tonnes of this product in 2017, an increase of 108 per cent YoY. Saudi Arabia’s imports of aluminium stranded wire which are used in overhead power transmission and distribution applications in modern residential and industrial constructions is expected to decline in 2018. Bahrain exports the largest part of aluminium stranded wire to Saudi Arabia. Bahrain exported about 42201 tonnes of aluminium stranded wire in 2017, up from 17457 tonnes in 2016. Other top exporters who have been selling aluminium stranded wire to the country include India (4400 tonnes), and China (940 tonnes) (2017 data). According to...
Norsk Hydro, one of the largest aluminium companies worldwide, has teamed up with Tom Dixon to showcase aluminium in interior and furniture design. Tom Dixon is a self-taught British designer, who is currently the Creative Director of his own brand Tom Dixon, specialised in lighting, furniture, and accessories. Tom Dixon’s new headquarters located in London houses a manufacturing workshop known as Factory, where it showcases aluminium furniture and interior decorations designed by Tom Dixon and delivered by Hydro. Hydro’s aluminium experts will host workshops at the Factory in collaboration with Tom Dixon, looking into aluminium as a material and designing and producing more sustainable products. The purpose of this workshop is to motivate people to take part in construction, fabrication,...
The US domestic aluminium finished products manufacturers such as automakers and can makers have been in real distress over the past few months on increasing volatile aluminium price range across the world. Series of events like the United States’ tariffs on imported aluminium and steel, followed by the sanctions on Rusal blew a storm to create price upheaval. In the US, the aluminium price jumped highest to 26 per cent in April and remained 12 per cent higher since January. If this price rise sustains, it could affect the prices of aluminium extrusions and rolls, which in turn, would pass on a great impact on the end-user sector with a maximum usage of aluminium, including transportation, construction, electrical and consumer goods. From February 16 to March 23, 2018, the demand for...
We have covered in our earlier news reports how China is focussing on the automotive sector for enhancing their manufacturing sector and boost consumption of aluminium and steel. EVs are going to play a very significant role in driving the automotive growth. As reported by Shanghai Metals Market, Suzhou Economic and Information Technology Commission published a notice on May 11 announcing that Suzhou city in Jiangsu province plans to promote the sale of 9,000 new-energy vehicles (NEVs) in 2018. The province will also build 2,245 new charging points in 2018. The promotion target was distributed to local districts including Zhangjiagang, Changshu, and Kunshan. Data from the commission shows a total of 4,561 NEVs and 2,259 charging points in Suzhou were submitted for provincial subsidies....
China has identified automobiles as one of the key industries in its efforts to beef up the country's manufacturing and innovation capabilities. Not only the country is encouraging domestic automakers to make world class cars, but also inviting established global car manufacturers to invest in the country to come up with world class electric vehicles. The government is planning to tackle their steel and aluminium overcapacity by quickly developing the automotive sector that are the largest consumer of the metals after the building and construction sector. The Volkswagen Group started an electric vehicle joint venture with Jianghuai Automobile called JAC Volkswagen Automotive Co. and launched mass production at a plant in the east China city of Hefei last week. JAC VW was a 50-50...
Despite procuring aluminium from sanctions-hit Rusal, a Russian automobile manufacturer Avtovaz is looking for an alternative source in case the need arises. Nicolas Maure, President of AVTOVAZ, said on Saturday, May 26, 2018, that Rusal is by far its largest aluminium supplier and “a good supplier to keep”. On April 6, the USA imposed sanctions on Rusal, preventing customers with U.S. exposure from continuing to buy Rusal’s aluminium. The United States later extended the sanctions deadline from June 5 to October 23, 2018. Maure commented: "We have about 30 export markets and we do not see any risks [for vehicle supplies to them] as none of them have close ties in the United States. But there are suppliers who could be affected by sanctions, for example Rusal.” "Rusal is a good supplier...
