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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Mitsubishi Materials is exploring a partnership in aluminum production for cars in the U.S., the company announced Friday, as automakers demand lighter materials to make vehicles that meet stricter emission standards. The Japanese group is expected invest up to 40 billion yen ($360 million) in rolled aluminum production for heat exchangers, a cooling component for engines, in the U.S. Tokyo-based unit Mitsubishi Aluminum and Sweden's Granges, the world's top rolled aluminum supplier for heat exchangers, are in the final negotiations on establishing a U.S. joint venture in 2018. The two seek to create an integrated production base handling everything from the base material to the finished product by 2021. Granges already has plants in the U.S., China and Sweden. Mitsubishi Aluminum will...
The facade on the North Melbourne Institute of TAFE features Symonite HD aluminium composite panels in various metallic and solid colours. Located in Preston, Victoria, the North Melbourne TAFE facility was designed by Tectura Architects with the building and installation completed by Commercial Industrial Construction Group and Kakosi Construction. The facade panels from Symonite Australia are from the Symonite HD 4mm PVDF range in a series of metallic colours including Pewter, Tangerine, Smoke Blue, and Champagne Metallic Stucco as well as the solid colour Tropical Yellow. The panels were fixed using the direct stick method. Symonite HD aluminium composite panels comprise of a heavy duty fibre reinforced phenolic core finished with a decorative coloured aluminium surface on one side or...
Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co Ltd, one of major Chinese manufacturers of aluminium cold and hot rolling products, supplied its first batch of aero plates to Boeing, the aircraft manufacturer. In 2016, Nanshan Aluminum signed a contract with the Boeing for the delivery of aerospace-grade aluminium plate to Boeing, taking a key step in accessing the global market. Nanshan Aluminum’s products passed Boeing certification, and the company now become an official supplier in June. Nanshan, located in Longkou, has an annual production capacity of about 100,000 tonnes of high-end aluminium alloy plates and 250,000 tonnes of aluminium coils and sheets.
Lian Li Industrial Co. Ltd, an aluminium chassis and chassis peripheral manufacturer and provider of industrial wholesale as well as OEM & ODM services for the PC industry, has launched new range of all-aluminium PC chassis, the PC-Q50, PC-V320, and PC-V720. The company’s high-quality aluminium chassis can be “converted from tower to desktop model for flexible placing on or under a desk, or for use as a powerful HTPC in a home entertainment environment. The Aluminum feet with rubber anti-vibration and protective layer can be easily removed or installed by simply turning them to screw in or out,” the company said. The PC-Q50, PC-V320, and PC-V720 feature a USB 3.1 Type-C connector next to the regular array of connectors, such as two USB 3.0 and HD Audio jacks. All the models are available...
The North America food and beverage metal cans market was valued at USD 13.25 billion in 2016 and is expected to reach USD 15.51 billion by 2021, registering a CAGR of 3.2% during 2016 to 2021, according to new research report published by Market Data Forecast. Aluminium Cans are dominating the market holding nearly 70 per cent of share. The growth is driven mostly by increasing demand for processed and canned food and beverages and visual appeal of canned food. United States is leading food and beverage metal cans market with highest share followed by Canada. Some of the manufacturers dominating this market include Crown Holdings, Ball Corporation, Silgan Holdings, Ardagh Group, CAN-PACK S.A., and others.
Apple yesterday launched new generation iPhone series- iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 plus with new glass and aluminium design, Retina HD displays and A11 Bionic — the smartest chip ever in a smartphone. The models are made of glass with color matched, aerospace grade aluminium band. The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus have 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch screen, and are available in 64GB and 256GB capacities starting at INR 64,000. Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing said, Packed with more advanced cameras with Portrait mode and Portrait Lighting, and the highest quality video capture in a smartphone, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus enable the freedom of wireless charging, all with AR optimization like no phone ever before.” Apple’s new product iPhone X comes with an all-glass...
Ball Corporation, the world’s leading can manufacturer, is showcasing three new can sizes for the first at Drinktec 2017 in Munich, Germany, September 11-15, 2017. Drinktec is the leading world fair for the beverage and liquid food industry. The can sizes include 25-centiliter Sleek and 45-centiliter super Sleek cans, as well as a 90-centiliter King can. The new aluminium 25-centiliter Sleek can with its 202 end has been designed to make it easier for filling locations to adopt the Sleek can, with customers including NESTLE Waters. Irina Dolyanovskaya, Sales Manager at Ball, comments: “The new 90-centiliter and 45-centiliter cans allow our customers to maintain their products at an affordable, standard price on shelf. These can sizes are seen as more premium and are becoming the new...
Crown Holdings Inc., a leading supplier of beverage packaging, food packaging, aerosol packaging, metal closures, and specialty packaging product, announced its plans to build a new plant for the manufacturing of aluminium beverage cans in the Valencia region of Spain. The company’s new facility will meet the growing demand for aluminium beverage cans in the Iberian region. The plant will initially produce approximately 900 million units in multiple sizes and is expected to be operational during the fourth quarter of 2018. “Initially, the capacity will be utilized to facilitate customers' transitions from steel to aluminium beverage cans and subsequently to support the growing demand for both beer and non-alcoholic beverage cans in the region,” it said. Crown Bevcan Europe and Middle East...
After the success of last year’s bezel-less Mi Mix, Xiaomi has taken the wraps off its latest offering the Mi Mix 2 at an event in China. The successor to bezel-less Mi Mix is a thinner handset with ceramic body and 7000 series aluminium frame. Xiaomi claims the smartphone is targeted towards the new-age business professionals. Source: Google According to the company specs, the Mi Mix 2 with aluminium frame comes with the Snapdragon 835 processor, 6GB of RAM, a 3,400mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 support and 64,128 or 256GB of internal storage depending on the variant. Besides, the smartphone has a 5.99-inch display with an 18:9 aspect ratio. Xiaomi claims the handset is smaller than the iPhone 7 Plus despite having such a large display. Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 is superior at the connectivity...
Aluminium containers are used for packaging of several commercial commodities. Aluminium containers are non-toxic, odourless and moisture resistant. {newsStudioGallery} Germany imports aluminium containers from many countries around the world. Italy is one of the main exporters of these products to the country. The country’s aluminium container import witnessed a drop in volume and value in 2016. The country expects an increase in imports of aluminium containers this year, in contrast to previous years. As mentioned in our data, in the year 2015, imports of aluminium containers stood at about 785 tonnes. The volume decreased to 755 tonnes in 2016. For 2017, the aluminium containers import is estimated to stand at about 766 tonnes. The cost from import was US$ 10.42 million and US$ 8.8...
Energy loss, due to the resistance of electrical conductors, in transmission and distribution systems currently costs U.S. economy around $20 billion annually. This amount of energy can power 24 million homes per year, and it provides considerable motivation to improve the transmission and distribution system efficiency. The development of advanced and high performance electrical conductors is critical to improve efficiency, to lower system costs, and to improve robustness of the US electrical grid. NanoAl LLC is awarded a Phase II SBIR grant of more than $1 million from the US Department of Energy to develop a low cost, improved conductor alloy for overhead power. In Phase I, NanoAl developed a new class of low-cost and scalable AA6000-series aluminum wire conductors that has...
UK-based Ariel Motor Company, best known for the ultra-lightweight Atom car, released details of its upcoming electric sports car project – HIPERCAR. The project is “destined to be one of the highest performances and sought after vehicles in the world.” The company will released the final exterior design at a later date. HIPERCAR will feature aluminium folded and bonded lightweight chassis with full rollover protection, the structure features aluminium front and rear sub frames carrying aluminium wishbones and outboard adjustable suspension. The car is a Series Hybrid EV (Electric Vehicle) featuring a 750 Volt, 42 kWh or 56kWh, lithium-ion, cooled and heated battery pack. Simon Saunders said, “Like other Ariels we want HIPERCAR to represent excellent value for money for the remarkable...
At a ceremony held during the ALUMINIUM CHINA 2017 exhibition in Shanghai, the first ever winners of the prestigious Alufoil Trophy competition to be held in China, which was launched in 2016, were announced. Sixteen aluminium foil products and solutions from 13 companies were awarded an Alufoil Trophy China. Alufoil Trophy China 2017 is co-organized by the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNFA) and the Global Aluminium Foil Roller Initiative (GLAFRI) and supported by EAFA. The awards ceremony was attended by many senior representatives from aluminium foil manufacturers, aluminium foil product suppliers, aluminium foil users and the news media. Speaking during the awards ceremony, Dong Chunming, GLAFRI Coordinator in China, told the audience, “China’s aluminium foil industry,...
VR Group, a state-owned railway company in Finland, has ordered 20 new double-deck trains with aluminium structure worth over €50 million with the aim of responding to the increasing demand for this. Transtech, a subsidiary of Škoda Transportation Group, will supply new coaches to the company. Transtech Ltd is the leading European manufacturer of double deck railway vehicles. Maisa Romanainen, Senior Vice President of Passenger Services at VR, said: We make growth in rail traffic possible also in the future by investing significantly in additional capacity. The current rail infrastructure does not make it possible to increase the number of services during peak hours, but we can still increase the capacity of the existing trains.” The production of these new cars will begin next year and...
Crystal, a provider of PVC-U and aluminium windows, doors and roofing systems for replacement, new build and commercial applications, has opened a new production and distribution facility for aluminium and other relevant products in Glasgow. "Scotland has some amazing merchants, all selling more and more of our products, as their customers now know that made to measure PVC-U windows and doors are available via their local builders' merchant,” said the company's Group Operations Director Tim Goldspink. This new facility will manufacture its SynerJy range of PVC-U windows and doors. Also, the company will supply its aluminium products, composite doors and roofs. "As well as increasing our group production capacity generally, the new Glasgow factory will also afford us more delivery time...
Hazlemere Commercial, one of the largest suppliers of architectural aluminium products in the South East of England, has secured a new refurbishment contract to replace windows and doors at Braunstone Frith Primary School, Cuffling Drive in Leicester. “The project also involves some internal building works, but the bulk of this buildings improvement contract, worth over £1/4m is yet another contract Hazlemere Commercial have been awarded involving AluK aluminium fenestration products,” it said. The company will manufacture and install replacement white powder coated double glazed thermally broken windows using the AluK 58BW aluminium casement window system. Also, the company will fabricate several AluK GT55 TB aluminium commercial entrance doors as part of the refurbishment project at...
The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will release the draft regulations on the new packaging, labelling and claims and advertisement in next couple of months. FSSAI expedited its work on this, and will launch three separate sets of regulations. The packaging regulations will cover most of the packaging materials which include aluminium foil, laminates, aluminium sheets used for cans, plastics, glass, paper, tin, etc. “FSSAI is reviving the existing Food Safety Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011, and decided that the same would be divided into three parts, namely regulations pertaining to packaging, labelling and advertisement and claims,” its CEO Pawan Kumar Agarwal said. He further added: “A lot needs to be done in this regard. We held talks with the...
According to Novelis Recycling UK data, the beverage can market in UK is approximately 140,000 tonnes per year, equivalent to over seven billion cans. The country made remarkable progress in aluminium can export in 2016. After a slump in the first half of 2017, the exports are again set to grow in the H2 2017. The growth is in tandem with UK aluminium beverage can recycling rate which hit 70 per cent in 2016. {newsStudioGallery} The UK exported 24,760 .5 tonnes of aluminium cans in H1 2016. The value of export stood at US$110.5 million. In H2 2016, export volume of aluminium cans more than halved to reach 10,727 tonnes, with earnings declining to only US$60 million. During the first six months of 2017, aluminium can export volume from the UK somewhat recovered to reach 13,594 tonnes. The...
