China’s exports of aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar container products (HS 7612) increased in the first half of 2026, with shipments rising in both quarters. Among the destinations listed, import trends varied, with some markets recording strong growth while others saw declines. Exports at a glance China exported 49,000 tonnes of aluminium products (HS 7612) in the first half of 2026, up 36.1 per cent from 36,000 tonnes in H1 2025 and 63.3 per cent from 30,000 tonnes in H1 2024. Exports increased in both quarters, with shipments reaching 27,000 tonnes in Q2, compared with 22,000 tonnes in Q1, a quarter-on-quarter rise of 22.7 per cent. China’s quarterly exports rise The country’s exports rose by 29.4 per cent year-on-year, from 17,000 tonnes in Q1 2025 to 22,000 tonnes in...
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,...
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Endurance Technologies, India’s leading automotive component manufacturer, announced that it has decided to move its manufacturing operations of aluminium die-casting plant at Takve, Pune to its other plants. The company observed that the customers’ demand has started diminishing in the recent times; hence, the decision. It hopes the location change would take care of the company’s long-term business interest and help improve its operating results in the coming quarters. Endurance Tech opened an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in October 2016 with INR1,161 crore. The IPO was subscribed by 36.37 times on the last day of the public offer. The issue received bids for 62,65,76,340 shares against 1,72,29,118 shares offered by the company, according to the data available with National Stock...
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has unveiled its Mate 9 smartphone featuring an all-aluminium unibody chassis at the CES 2017 press event in Las Vegas, US. Huawei’s Mate 9 is the world’s first smartphone that comes with Amazon’s Alexa AI Assistant. Alexa, the voice service platform, that powers Echo, provides capabilities or skills enabling customers to interact with their devices in a more intuitive way. Mate 9 smartphone gets a 5.9-inch full HD display with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. The phone is powered by an Octa-core Hisilicon Kirin 960 chip that is paired to a Mali-G71 MP8 GPU. The device housed inside an all-aluminium unibody chassis comprises a 12- megapixel camera and an 8 megapixel front facing camera with auto focus and dual-LED flash. Huawei Mate 9 will be available in...
Bombardier completed its annual target of delivering seven CSeries aircraft in 2016 by supplying two aircrafts in the last two days of the year, the company confirms. Bombardier delivered a CS100 to Swiss International Airlines on December 30 and a CS300 to Air Baltic departed Montreal on 31 December. The total seven aircrafts include five CS100s to Swiss and two CS300s to Air Baltic. In September 2016, Bombardier revised its CSeries delivery target for 2016 from 15 to seven due to production delays suffered by Pratt & Whitney, maker of the CSeries' PW1500G geared-turbofans. P&W was responsible for producing turbofans' titanium-aluminium fan blades, which have an aluminium body bonded to a titanium leading edge, a very significant part of the CSeries aircrafts. The company cited the delay...
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Aluminium dominates the “material of choice” for automakers globally as it offers vehicles lighter, more fuel-efficient and strong. In the previous year, the use of aluminium in auto industry increased significantly, one of the key reasons being its endless recyclability. Top brands like BMW, Jaguar, Aston Martin, and Ford have used aluminium in their vehicles in the recent years. They are planning to use more of the light metal in future as well. {newsStudioGallery} According to the Aluminum Association, “When applied to an optimized automotive body structure, aluminium can provide a weight savings of up to 50 per cent compared with traditional mild steel structure.” It says the content of aluminium of a typical car is expected to double by 2025. Aluminium intensive vehicles are likely...
Quantum’s new high-speed Smoke PT Speed Freak spinning series has introduced a 6.2:1 gear ration with lightweight aluminium frame and gear-side cover. The new Inshore Speed Freak spin comes in sizes 40 and 50 for quick retrieves such as tailor, queenfish, trevally, salmon and mackerel on poppers and metals, dragging jacks, Murray cod and barra away from snags. Quantum’s new speed freak spin features a high-strength-grade SCR aluminium frame as well as an aluminium gear-side cover which eliminates corrosion and improves strength. The lightweight spin reel comes with the C4LF carbon fibre rotor design. Smoke Inshore Speed Freak spin reels has indestructible NiTi titanium bail wire and Quantum’s revered CSC carbon-stainless ceramic drag system. Smoke Inshore Speed Freak spin reels has some...
According to a recently published market research report by Grand View Research Inc., the global beverage cans market size is expected to reach USD 60.92 billion by 2024. The growth is driven mostly by increasing demand for compact beverage packaging solutions worldwide. Over the forecast period, demand for energy drinks, canned cold coffee and iced tea in Europe and Latin America are expected to grow significantly driving the beverage can market boom. Consumption of canned beverages gets a major boost during big sports tournaments like Major League Baseball, Barclays Premier League and La Liga because of handling convenience. This is expected to propel the demand for aluminium beverage cans in these countries causing an export boom from the can producing countries. North America is a...
According to a recent Research and Markets report, the global aluminium conductors market is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.63 per cent during the five year forecast period 2017-2021. The total market size of aluminium conductors comprising aluminium conductor steel reinforced (ACSR), all aluminium alloy conductors (AAAC), and all aluminium conductors (AAC), is expected to witness a significant growth over the review period being driven by escalating demand from emerging economies. Aluminium conductors are produced through electrolytic refining of aluminium. Generally, these conductors contain about 99.5 per cent of aluminium and are made up of one or more strands of aluminium wire depending on the end-use application requirement. These conductors are...
The U.S. and Canada are two leading consumers of aluminium cans in the world. Due to the growing recognition of the aluminium can as one of the most recycled aluminium products in the world and as one of the most sustainable packaging solutions, the use of aluminium cans is growing around the world, especially in developed countries. Aluminium soda cans and beer cans have a large sales volume in Canada and the U.S. According to the latest data about 200 billion aluminium cans are consumed worldwide every year {newsStudioGallery} Canada is estimated to import 28,795 tons of aluminium cans in 2015. The estimated amount jumped up to 54441 tons in 2016. This records a growth of about 54 per cent YOY indicating a rise in can consumption. 2016 is marked by increased can packaging for craft...
Leading German car parts manufacturer ZF Friedrichshafen AG will be participating at the Symposium of International Automotive Technology (SIAT) 2017, to be held at Pune's ARAI Campus next month, announced the company's Indian business unit last week. The company apart from showcasing its product portfolio will highlight its growth till now and the commitment it has made to the Indian market, at the event. ZF will display its state-of-the-art technology solutions such as MStars-Semi-Trailing Arm Rear Suspension, Ecotronic Commercial Vehicle Automatic Manual Transmission and aluminium control arms at Booth No. 124. Other offerings of the global engineering solution supplier include products for driveline, chassis, steering, braking and also electronics and occupant safety systems....
Lenovo has introduced a sub-brand Lenovo Legion with two new gaming series of laptop - the Legion Y720 and Y520 this week. The Legion Y720 and Y520 laptops are the first two new members in the Legion gaming laptop line-up. The Legion laptops are made out of brushed aluminium. This gaming laptop sports a 15.6-inch display with Full HD (1920 x 1080) and Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) resolution options. The Legion Y520 is the smaller and cheaper. Both the laptops are powered by Windows 10 Home. The lids on the Legion series laptops are made using brushed aluminium. The keys are also made from aluminium and features red accents. The Legion series supports Dolby Atmos audio through three speakers. Lenovo Legion Y520 will be available in February at $899.99. The Y720 laptop will be available in April...
Dudley’s Aluminium, a manufacturer of aluminium curtain-walling, windows, shop-fronts, automatic and revolving doors, fire-resistant glazing, louvres and brise soleil, has won a school contract worth more than £750,000 to support the construction of John Frost School, in Newport. As part of the contract with BAM Construction, Dudley’s Aluminium will install the secondary school’s aluminium façade. The construction is expected to begin in the spring 2017. Engineers from Dudley’s Aluminium will provide aluminium façade and glazing fixtures, including custom-made curtain walling, windows and doors at the location. The contract is part of a multi-million-pound transformation at John Frost School, with a new Welsh medium secondary school being developed on part of the existing site. Colin...
Aldric Negrier, a maker and builder in Portugal, has built and designed RooBee One - SLA DLP Aluminium Frame 3D Printer. RooBee is inspired by the Cristelia- SLA/LCD 3d printer and the Vulcanus MAX 3D printer. This 3D printer has an aluminium frame and adjustable print area of 80x60x200 mm up to 150x105x200mm built volume using an ACER DLP Projector. SLA/LCD 3d printer is called RooBee One because it is red in colour just like a Ruby gem. A fan is placed on top of the printer to extract the toxic vapours outside from the printer operator. The electronics are based on the Arduino MEGA with the RAMPS 1.4 shield and one NEMA 17 stepper motor. Aldric Negrier has already made various 3Dprinting projects. This time he also built a 3D Printed Syringe Pump Rack and 3D Scanning Rig and DIY...
A husband-and-wife public art duo in Detroit, Hygienic Dress League, made aluminium their medium of art and the streets their gallery on a frigid wintry night. This was a part of the People First Project, which seeks, according to its website: “A merry band of makers, a cohort of creatives, an assembly of architects and activists to transform Michigan Avenue in Corktown from a state highway to a complete street, to reconfigure the city to meet new needs, to PUT THE PEOPLE FIRST.” It was a caravan, really that set out after sunset on a recent frigid polar vortex Monday, December 26, with a set of aluminium-moulded animal forms, powder-coated with a paint that made them glow a radioactive green in the dark. The green light emitting animal figures were a motif that symbolized HDL’s notions...
Because of its attributes, the demand for aluminium can has skyrocketed around the world. The U.S., one of the largest manufacturers of aluminium cans, consumes an average of 380 types of beverages in aluminium cans every year. Aluminium can manufacturers invested over $1 billion in U.S. manufacturing facilities over the past five years. The industry accounts for the annual domestic production of approximately 124 billion. In July this year, the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), the national trade association of the metal can manufacture industry in the United States, asked the U.S. Commerce Department to exempt aluminium can sheets, which are used to make beverage cans, from tariff or trade restrictions. The list mentioned below is the top five aluminium can manufacturers in the U.S....
Definitive Technology, Specialized in bipolar loudspeaker systems for home theatre, music listening, surround sound and in-wall use, has announced the W Studio Micro equipped with 3x1-inch aluminium dome tweeters for each of the front channels. The wireless subwoofer comes with 8 inch and it offers premium performances in a space saving design. The aircraft grade aluminium enclosure is rigid and robust while the black fabric grille comes with brushed top aluminium panel. The W Studio Micro delivers high resolution home audio and WIFI music streaming.
Packaging in today’s world is more about functionality and sustainability and goes far beyond just aesthetics. Aluminium because of its low density, malleability and recyclability, contributes functionally to the fabrication of packaging units that are not only safe for storing perishables but are also lightweight and sustainable. Aluminium packaging provides optimal protection to the packaged products due to aluminium’s non-reactive properties and cosmetically it renders a premium appeal to any packaging which indirectly helps in effective branding. Globally, construction and transport account for 50 per cent of aluminium consumption and packaging contribute about 17per cent of it. However in developed countries like USA, packaging contributes 20 per cent of aluminium consumption....
The year 2016 was an eventful year for aluminium. The light metal transcended all generic application areas to embrace sports, gadgets, appliances, home décor, air batteries, art and what not! It even made it to the stage casting a spell on the audience with an out-of-the-box performance. The world of electronics saw some of the most successful launches which had aluminium in them in conspicuous form. Then there were unusual art installations in aluminium that decked the biggest cities around the globe- almost all of them went on to become famous landmarks of all times. The metal with an inexhaustible recycling potential also inspired many to create objects of beauty and everyday use which they then chose to sell in order to earn a livelihood. In one word, aluminium went places and...
Formigli, an Italian custom road bicycle builder, introduces the Formigli Uriel aluminium bike frameset made from 7003-T6 aluminium alloy. The alloy is stronger and lighter than the usually used 6061 or 7005 alloy varieties. The weight of the Uriel is 1.6kg while the size is 54cm. According to Uriel’s maker Renzo Formigli, “Alloy is still in the game.’” “The Uriel is the longest-running frame in my line-up. The only thing that’s changed is the quality of the aluminium, as I’m sourcing higher grades to keep the frame competitive.” The bike frameset comprises of a BB86.5 bottom bracket, 1.125in to 1.5in tapered head tube and internal, external or electronic cable routing options. Formigli Uriel comes with upgraded aluminium which keeps the long running Uriel frameset new.
