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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Aluminium China - the biggest event in Asia aluminium industry – attracted more than 21,590 visitors from 80 countries to Shanghai this month with the spotlight firmly on the future of the lightweight auto industry. The event showcased some 500 aluminium makers, processing equipment providers and materials processors from around the world. The event continued its strong international presence, featuring new exhibitors such as Constellium, Gillespie & Powers, Magma, Ruf, Haehne, Stas and Rex Materials from Germany, France, US, Canada, Russia, Sweden, Australia, Slovenia and Malaysia. Leading domestic and international players included Aluminium Coporation of China, Zhongwang, Hongqiao, Deli, Yiteli, Yunhai, Zhongfu, Yuhang, Yankuang, Chuangxin, UACJ, Deli, Fenglv, Pyrotek, Mingde, Huafeng,...
The European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) announced that the entries for the Alufoil Trophy 2018 are now open. The deadline for the entries is 24 November 2017.The competition which is being organised by EAFA hunt for the best products which are either made from aluminium foil or aluminium closures. EAFA presents the Alufoil Trophy 2018 with five major categories includes Marketing + Design, Consumer Convenience, Resource Efficiency, Product Protection and Technical Innovation. Entries are accepted from packaging designers, brand owners, foil rollers, foil converters, foil container manufacturers, closure manufacturers, household foil manufacturers, retailers, industrial solution providers, as well as interested consumers and consumer groups or associations. It also allows the...
Fairview Architectural, a manufacturer and supplier of façade solutions throughout Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, announced the acquisition of STRYUM business, an intelligent non-combustible aluminium cladding system, from Vitekk Industries. The company is expanding its product range with this acquisition. The product comes in a range of high-quality plate aluminium façade panels, providing reliability and sustainability which will compliment company’s existing catalogue of cladding solutions. Fairview CEO, Andrew Gillies said: “STRYUM is a great addition to our product range. It meets our value proposition of being both safe and aesthetically pleasing and we are happy to offer it to our customers. We also welcome Michael’s valuable experience with STRYUM and his strong...
“Hyperloop India” – a group of highly enterprising BITS Pilani students representing India in Elon Musk ideated Space X Hyperloop Competition Summer 2017, has entered its final phase of Orcapod construction. The capsule or pod, the team’s entry into the global technology challenge to be held in Musk-owned SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California on August 25-27, is crafted out of aircraft-grade aluminium. Inspired by the ground-breaking "Hyperloop" travel idea of inventor-entrepreneur Elon Musk, the budding engineers and researchers are building the single-compartment pod that will be able to travel at 1,200 km/hour speed within a vacuum tube. "Hyperloop is tube travel wherein you have a vehicle that is magnetically levitated and propelled inside a vacuum tube. The technology that is...
According to a new report by Transparency Market Research, the global aluminium foil packaging market is projected to witness a steady stable growth due to increasing demand and consumption of consumer goods in the emerging economies. The aluminium foil packaging market is expected to grow at a moderate CAGR in the coming years. China will account for approximately 50% of the overall market share in the coming years. Food & beverage and construction industries are the biggest end users of aluminium foil packaging in the country. The market for aluminium foil packaging in North America and Asia is steadily growing. The key manufacturers in the global aluminium foil packaging market are Amcor Ltd., Novelis Inc., Coppice Alupack Ltd., Ardagh Group, Comital Group, Danpack International B.V.,...
Rolls-Royce has unveiled its new Phantom 2018 at an event in London’s Mayfair. The company said the new model is the “most technologically-advanced Rolls-Royce ever”. The Phantom comes with all-aluminium spaceframe chassis. The Phantom 2018 will go on sale in early 2018. The aluminium architecture makes it lighter and 30 per cent stiffer than its predecessor. “Phantom [VIII] is the most up to date technology driven Rolls Royce we have ever done in history so far, ” Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars said at a press event. “This Phantom is a pleasure for all your senses. It is impossible to beat and there are no others around who can deliver similar things.” Rolls-Royce said, “Incalculable effort was expended to create 'the most silent motor car in the...
After Tesla it is turn now for the luxe car maker Mercedes Benz to turn to India for setting up its next electric car manufacturing base. The German automaker has approached Indian government to consider offering incentives on electric car manufacturing till the time local output becomes viable. The project, if materialises, will bring in some cheer for the country’s automotive aluminium die-casting parts manufacturers . They will get to cut teeth in a hitherto unexplored market with great potential. The global brand is currently in the process of investing heavily in electric car technology. Merc Benz claims that, if adequate support is extended by India’s regulatory authorities, it will be able to introduce electric vehicles in the country by 2020. The vision is in line with Indian...
The noted Chinese android smartphone manufacturer nubia has announced a US$100 million investment for manufacturing in India over the next few years. The ZTE sub-brand that debuted in Asia’s fastest growing smartphone market last year and have successfully launched seven handsets till now including the latest aerospace-grade aluminium built Nubia N2 hopes to strengthen its presence here in India through this initiative while providing impetus to the ‘Make in India’ drive. Eric Hu, India Country Manager, nubia, said in a recent interview, "We have established our presence in India as recently as 2016 and are aggressively looking to scale up our operations. A significant part of our $100 million investment will be towards developing a manufacturing facility and brand-building initiatives."...
CPMC Holdings Limited, manufacturer and seller of packaging products in the People’s Republic of China , has received approval for its can project in Haining, Zhejiang. The $20 million project will have an annual capacity of 2 billion pieces of cans. The project would it the largest aluminium food can production base in east China. The aluminium can project will consume 24,000 tonnes of can stock per year, according to news published by Shanghai Metals Market. CPMC Holdings Limited has more than 20 production facilities strategically located across China. The company had revenues for the full year 2016 of 5.22 billion. The company produces seven major types of packaging producing products which include beverage cans, food cans, aerosol cans, aluminium bottle, metal caps, and many more.
Leading Japanese two-wheeler manufacturer Yamaha Motor has opened a motor parts manufacturing and assembly training school in India. The opening ceremony of the institute named Yamaha Motor NTTF Training Centre (YNTC) was held last Friday, July 21, at the company’s Chennai plant operated by local subsidiary India Yamaha Motor (IMY). The initiative aims to impart Japanese style manufacturing skills covering areas: motorcycle assembly, parts control, paint, welding, casting aluminium machining and steel machining, quality control, and utility techniques. The YNTC is the first-of-its-kind initiative by the Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM) and involves collaboration between the government of Japan, government of India, and Japanese companies to give further impetus to the 'Make...
In response to a petition by the Indian Solar Manufacturers Association (ISMA) the Directorate of Anti-Dumping & Allied Duties, India, has initiated an investigation against solar equipment imports from China. The solar cell and equipment imports, the Association claims, are hurting the domestic industry in more than one ways. And that includes aluminium extrusions sector as well. According to the Association, DGAD should impose anti-dumping duty on imported solar equipment and panels that use aluminium frames in the structure. According to the industry sources, solar cells and panels, with or without aluminium frames, have been flowing into the Indian market in large quantities in the recent times. The source countries tracked include China, Malaysia, and Taiwan. In May 2016, there was a...
Dudley's Aluminium, Cardiff-based manufacturer of aluminium curtain-walling, windows, shop-fronts, automatic and revolving doors, fire-resistant glazing, louvres and brise soleil, has won a contract worth £1m to build the new International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales) in Newport. Aluminium fabricator has secured a contract with Sisk Contractors to help in building the new Convention Centre. The work at the centre will start in November this year. The ICC Wales is expected to open in mid-2019 Dudley’s engineers will install Kawneer AA110 capped curtain walling including sloped roof glazing, automatic sliding and manual entrance doors. At present, Dudley's Aluminium offers Kawneer, Metal Technology, and AluK aluminium systems. Dudley’s managing director Colin Shorney said: “We are...
The Aluminum Association President Heidi Brock wrote a letter to the secretary of the U.S. Commerce Department urging him not to exempt aluminium cans allegedly dumped by China in the U.S. market from the ongoing Section 232 investigations. Earlier this month, Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) had asked the U.S. Commerce Department to exempt aluminium can sheets and other aluminium products, which are used to make beverage cans, from tariff or trade restrictions. The head of the American Trade Association to Wilbur Ross, “As an industry directly impacted by Chinese overcapacity and unfair trading practices with respect to aluminum and aluminum products, we welcome the Section 232 investigation and encourage the Administration to consider actions that will specifically address Chinese...
One of the world’s top 100 wire and cable producers based in the Middle East, Oman Cable Industry recently announced the financial highlights of the six months period ended June 30, 2017. The Group’s net profit declined 39 per cent year-on-year, and so were the results for its subsidiary Oman Aluminium Processing Industries LLC (OAPIL). In spite of the significant increase in aluminium wire and cable sales volume, the company’s net profit dipped for the period under review in comparison with the corresponding period previous year. Oman Cable Industry’s net profit for the first half of the current financial year fell to RO5.7 million compared to RO9.4 million of H1 2016. The Group’s total sales for the period increased by 1.1 per cent year-on-year to RO125.3 million from RO123.9 million...
A steel giant Liberty House Group, headed by businessman Sanjeev Gupta, has acquired a manufacturer of cast aluminium engine and vehicle components in a rescue deal that helps save the jobs of around 550 workers. The Group has bought the trade and assets of Amtek Aluminium Castings (Witham) Limited and King Automotive Systems Limited (Amtek UK) for an undisclosed sum from administrators PwC. Sanjeev Gupta, executive chairman of the Liberty House Group said: “despite current challenges, this operation is a valuable asset and a vital part of the UK and EU automotive supply chain. We are very pleased to use our resources and extensive experience in the automotive sector to rescue this enterprise and enable it to recover and reach its true potential." Amtek UK, is a Tier 1 supplier to major...
National Institute of Design (NID), a design school in Ahmedabad, has secured Metro rail’s project for the design of signages on the entire stretch of the railway line. The project also includes stations which will connect Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The signages are expected to be made of aluminium extrusion. NID director Pradyumna Vyas said, “It is a very proud moment for us to work for betterment of the city by contributing our designs to projects like metro rail, airport beautification etc.” The signage design project is being led by professor Tridha Gajjar. “We have been given a deadline of six months in which we have to give them designs of six prototypes for stations and roads. We have started work and are studying the metro route,” Gajjar said. “NID should take some cue from Delhi...
Gurgaon-based auto component supplier Sandhar Technologies has been selected to supply two wiper system parts for Tesla Model 3. Recently, Elon Musk, CEO, Tesla Motors twitted that “Production unit 1 of Model 3 is now built and going through final checkout.” The news was confirmed by Vinnie Mehta, director general of the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA). Sandhar will supply the aluminium die-casting parts to a Tier I supplier overseas who will assemble the final wiper system and supply them to Tesla, says pne of the sources. Sandhar has strong and long-time experience in making aluminium die-casting parts indigenously. Recently, the company has signed a joint venture with a South Korean company Daewha Fuel Pump Ind for making wiper blades, filters and fuel...
Panasonic Automotive and Industrial Systems Europe (PAISEU), a manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, devices and modules up to complete solutions for a wide range of industries, has launched a new FS series of aluminium electrolytic capacitors (radial lead type). The new aluminium electrolytic capacitors are used for applications such as Unit Power Supply Output, Noise Filtering, DC/DC Converter and Back-Up Power. Andreas Lapucha, product marketing manager Capacitors at Panasonic stated: “The FS Series provides space reduction and allows for a reduced number of capacitors on the board. Low ESR and high ripple current in the FS Series combine to provide a more stable, long life capacitor alternative.” The characteristics of the FS Series promises to be very useful for power...
