
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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The global aluminium industry’s most vital segment is the downstream part, which converts aluminium into manufacturing feedstock. Hindalco Industries Limited books a record profit for FY22, attributing to robust performance in the downstream business. According to the TRA, aluminium extrusion...

OCTA International Company, a multinational firm in the business of technology solutions to the oil & gas sector based in Egypt, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with aluminium products Company (ALUPCO), a counterpart of the Saudi Olayan Group. Through the amendment of this agreement,...

Maan Aluminium, a downstream aluminium producer in India, has announced its net sales of INR 129 crore for the March quarter of 2022, down by 21.55 per cent from INR 164.44 crore in the December quarter and 20.99 per cent lower than INR 163.27 crore during the same period last year. But despite the...

On 20th May 2022, the Trade Remedies Authority, the UK body that investigates whether trade remedy measures are needed to counter unfair import practices and unforeseen surges of imports, has proposed new measures for the UK aluminium extrusion industry to be protected from Chinese dumping....

According to the Shanghai Metals Market data, the average operating rate across aluminium processors in China grew by 1.3 percentage points week-on-week to stand at 58.6 per cent last week ended Friday, May 13, driven by the resumption of operations after the Labour Day Holiday. But compared to the...

Hydro’s aluminium extrusion plant in Suzhou is the company’s first Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) performance standard-certified aluminium extrusion firm in China. The firm located in Shanghai's Suzhou Industrial Park roughly employs 350 workers and has undergone multiple expansion...

Alumex PLC has joined Aluminium Stewardship Initiative(ASI) as a new member in the Production and Transformation division. Sri Lanka's largest fully integrated manufacturer of aluminium extrusion profiles and worldwide proprietary technologies under licence is Alumex PLC. Since its inception in...

Alcomet a manufacturer of aluminium products from Bulgaria, after calculating the net profit, announced a steep increment in its first quarter. This year Q1 yielded 5.7 million levs or US$ 3.07 million in comparison to Q1 2021 which only could make 171,000 levs or US$106,300. The prevailing war in...

The aluminium extrusion dies business of Halex Holdings GmbH now belongs to Exco Technologies Limited after the latter paid a heavy cost for accession. The four most essential manufacturing locations, two in Germany and two in the northern industrial region of Italy are steered by Halex Extrusion...
The metal aluminium is now extensively used in building and construction due to its inherent property of lightness and corrosion resistance. It is applied in the form of external facades, roofs and walls, windows and doors, staircases, railings, shelves and other several applications. Aluminium is...

Malaysian Press Metal Aluminium declared that its Sarawak subsidiary is approved of an ‘amicable settlement’ with the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) for the additional settlements of the years 2014 to 2019. Concurring to a letter sent from the IRB head office dated 22nd April, a subsidiary of Press...

In Cassopolis, Michigan, Hydro has begun building of a state-of-the-art aluminium recycling factory. Production will begin in 2023 with a workforce of about 70 people. The mill will produce 120,000 tonnes of low-carbon aluminium extrusion ingot per year once it is fully operational. A total of USD...

The President and CEO of ALUMIL, Mr. George Milonas was awarded for his international presence and the company’s lifetime global performance in the “Entrepreneur of the Year” competition organized by Ernst & Young. An audit firm based in UK, Ernst & Young has its subsidiaries all over Europe. The...

The use of sustainable materials to protect the environment is one of the key factors for the comfort and satisfaction of the guests and is associated with the hospitality industry. The majority of these requirements may be met by selecting the appropriate fenestration systems during the design...

The brainchild of the Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company (QIMC), Qatar Aluminium Extrusion CO. (Qalex) has received a second nitriding system from Nitrex. The aluminium profiles manufacturer desired to equip a second extrusion plant with an independent nitriding furnace to safeguard handling,...

Hem, a Stockholm-based independent design firm recognised for producing sustainable furniture, accessories, and lighting, will debut its aluminium shelf system based on extruded aluminium profiles and Hydro EcoDesign's sustainability principles. The shelf is composed of Hydro RESTORE, which is...

The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) has certified each of Hydro's three extrusion operations in Brazil, based on ASI's Performance Standard. The ASI-certified extrusion factories in Brazil are Itu (SP), Tubaro (SC), and Utinga (SP). The factories employ roughly 900 workers in total. ASI...

The second-largest economy of the Arab world, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is devoted to executing its tactics of reinforcing priority industrial spheres like heavy industry and upgrading their contribution to the nation’s economic development, according to Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of...