The government has declined provisional protection against surging aluminium extrusion imports, leaving local producers waiting for the outcome of a wider safeguard investigation. New Zealand's aluminium extrusion industry faces several more weeks of uncertainty after the government decided not to...
ALENZ is calling for provisional trade protection as rising low-cost aluminium extrusion imports put pressure on domestic producers during an ongoing safeguard investigation. New Zealand's aluminium extrusion industry is urging the government to introduce temporary trade protection as imports surge...
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MAAN Aluminium, an India-based aluminium products manufacturer and seller, announced its third quarter results that ended December 31, FY2023, reporting net sales of INR 189.62 crore versus INR 188.20 crore in the September quarter. The data indicated the company’s Q3 net sales improved marginally...
On Friday, February 3, Qatar Aluminium Manufacturing Company, a Qatari Public Shareholding Company, popularly known as QAMCO, announced its financial result for 2022 ended December 31, reporting a record net profit of QR919 million, up by 10.13 per cent from QR 834.5 million in 2021. The company’s...
Sustainability means addressing current needs without jeopardizing future generations' ability to meet their own. Sustainability has progressively moved up the corporate agenda in recent years, and it is now a major strategic goal for many companies. The aluminium industry is not an exception. As...
The aluminium processing industry must be able to adapt to the fast-changing environment we are facing nowadays. With the aim of helping the aluminium industry in this non-stop adaptation, Insertec is working on the definition of tomorrow´s aluminium processing facilities, focusing on three key...
The ongoing global energy crisis has exposed the fragility of our energy systems and supply chains, putting European manufacturing industries, especially the energy-intensive aluminium sector, in a vulnerable position. Despite the growing demand for aluminium in clean technologies like solar...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) has acknowledged ASAŞ Alüminyum San. Ve Tic. A.Ş. (ASAŞ Alüminyum) with the Performance Standard certification for the manufacture of alumuminium flat rolled products, aluminium profile, composite panels, PVC profiles, and shutter products at its Akyazı and...
On January 18, Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI) was awarded the Performance Standard certification by Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) for the company's extrusion facility at the Chisineu-Cris site located in Romania. This certification has been preceded by the company-owned foundries...
The family-owned private company dealing with non-ferrous metals with global headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, Metal Exchange Corporation, has announced that Mark Butterfield has been promoted to President of Manufacturing. In his new role, Mark Butterfield will be responsible for the overall...
Swisstek Aluminium Ltd. has earned the respectable ISO 50001:2018 certification for its Energy Management System (EnMS) by Sri Lanka Standards Institute, making it the first enterprise in the country’s industrial history to secure such an honour. Founded in 2019, Swisstek Aluminium, a subsidiary of...
American Aluminium Extrusion has acquired all stocks owned by businessman Diane Hendricks after 22 years of joint ownership held by Sam Popa and the former. Located in Roscoe, Illinois, American Aluminium Extrusion provides the local semitrailer manufacturing industry with aluminium profiles. The...
In December 2022, the average operating rate of aluminium extruders recorded a month-on-month drop of 1.4 percentage points and a year-on-year decline of 14 percentage points to stand at 36.5 per cent, found the Shanghai Metals Market data. The average operating rate of large enterprises was 37.8...
The Downstream sector had a lot to offer this week, with Hindalco Industries placing a purchase order for three state-of-the-art extrusion lines from Presezzi to be developed and optimised by 2022 and 2023. While the first line is active in Hindalco’s production space, the company is yet to supply...
Norsk Hydro's Taicang plant in China has bagged the ASI Performance Standard certification that revolves around responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium. The certification attests to the company's extrusion and fabrication activities in the Chinese territory. The Taicang plant...
Hindalco, one of the world’s most integrated Aluminium Product Producers, has placed the order for three state-of-the-art extrusion lines with Presezzi to be delivered and commissioned during 2022 and early 2023. Despite severe supply chain disruptions, Presezzi delivered the first extrusion line...
The world's leading research institute, Brunel University London, has joined forces with automakers and suppliers to develop low-carbon, low-cost aluminium extrusion alloys through BCAST, the Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology. The £10 million CirConAl project, funded by the...
Xingfa Aluminium Holdings, one of the leading aluminium extrusion profile manufacturers in China, has finally purchased a 4 per cent stake in Chinese service provider Guangdong Province Trading Development, an importer and exporter of kitchen and bathroom fixtures and accessories. Earlier in...
On Tuesday, January 3, OpenGate Capital, a global private equity firm, announced the joining of Mr Edouard Guinotte as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Aluminium Solutions Group (ASG). ASG is a brand-new organisation established in September 2022 through the acquisition of OpenGate...
On December 30, Bahrain’s Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club (REHC) went into an agreement with Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), where the latter would fund the construction and look after the functionality of the Club’s grandstand. The aluminium company would be crucial in sharing important...
