
Emergency duty on aluminium extrusion imports declined; NZ extruders await federal scrutiny
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...
New Zealand aluminium extruders urge urgent safeguard action as imports surge 38%
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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Jindal Aluminium predicts international demand to rise with emerging markets
India’s largest aluminium extrusion company with a legacy spanning 50 years, Jindal Aluminium Ltd. has not observed any aftermath on its exports and predicts the international demand to rise with the emerging markets, commented by Managing Director, Pragun Jindal Khaitan. Mr Khaitan acclaimed that...

HK Metals in Indonesia to focus on Aluminum Extrusion Production in 2021
PT HK Metals Utama Tbk, Indonesian-based holding company that engaged in the manufacturing and trading business of Aluminum Extrusion-based building and household materials said that in 2021, it will still focus on the company's superior product, namely aluminium extrusion. This is based on the...

New Aluminium profiles plant construction begins in Jędrzejów, Poland
At the end of the year 2020, another plant received a construction permit in the Jędrzejów-Południe zone, Poland. The investor, "Dom z klasą" company, will produce aluminium profiles for the construction industry, including windows and facades. The new plant will cover an area of approximately...

Indal Aluminum Industry in Indonesia receives Rp 200 billion loan facility from MNC Bank
PT Indal Aluminum Industry Tbk (INAI), the manufacturer of extruded aluminium in Indonesia has signed a loan facility worth Rp 200 billion from PT Bank MNC International Tbk (BABP) on December 18. On December 22, based on the disclosure of information, the extruded aluminium company’s management...

Vimetco Extrusion joins Aluminium Stewardship Initiative as a new Industrial User Member
Vimetco Extrusion has joined the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative as a new Industrial User Member, bringing the total number of ASI members to 150. The news came after ASI announced that it officially welcomed Vimetco as a new member on December 18. ALRO’s downstream subsidiary Vimetco Extrusion is...

Alumil Aluminium invests in aluminium scrap separation unit
ALUMIL, one of the largest industries in the extrusion of aluminium in Greece, considers that the environmental protection is not just a side project on the annual plan, but it is at the core of organisation’s strategy for the next decade. For more than 30 years, the aluminium company has developed...

Strong demand for China’s industrial aluminium extrusion drives domestic operating rates to 63.10% in Nov’20
China’s aluminium extrusion producers operating rates increased marginally month-on-month to 63.10 per cent in November 2020, while operating rates at industrial extrusion producers grew 2.98 percentage points to 69.68 per cent but fell at construction extrusion producers slightly to 61.84 per...

“Lucchini RS in the Aluminium business: How forged steel products enhance the aluminium productivity” - Maurizio Grisanti, Commercial Director of the Forging & Casting Division at Lucchini RS
Federico Piazza from AlCircle Team had a special meeting with Maurizio Grisanti, Commercial Director of the Forging & Casting Division at Lucchini RS. The tradition and skills of Mr. Grisanti allow enhancing a peculiar drive into the metallurgical research between the aluminium and steel...

Alcomet starts operations at its new rolling mill
Bulgaria’s aluminium products manufacturer Alcomet has commenced operations at its new rolling mill. The new facility will increase the company’s production capacity by 85,000 tonnes per year in the medium term, Alcomet said in a stock exchange filing. Alcomet’s rolling mill covers a total area of...

DUBAL Holding acquires majority stake in aluminium extrusion company
DUBAL Holding has acquired 60% stake in UAE’s aluminium extrusion company OSE Industries. The acquisition will help OSE to grow its business rapidly in the UAE as well as overseas. Established in 2012 as a family run business, OSE, established in 2012, produces Multiport Extrusion Tubes, MPE Tubes,...

Former Malaysian Transport Minister “Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy” acquires 10.18% stake in Aluminium extrusion firm P.A. Resources
Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy has cropped up as the largest shareholder of aluminium extrusion firm P.A. Resources Bhd after acquiring a 10.18% stake in the group. The former Malaysian Transport Minister’s wholly-owned, Interlink Matrix (M) Sdn Bhd, acquired 228.38 million shares from P.A. Resources’...

Hindalco to set up 34,000-tonne Aluminium Extrusion plant in Silvassa
Hindalco Industries Limited intends to establish a 34,000-tonne aluminium extrusion plant in Silvassa with an investment of INR 730-crore. The new facility will meet the demand for extruded aluminium products in the western and southern regions. Commercial production at the facility is expected to...

ASI welcomes 145th Production & Transformation member ASAŞ Alüminyum
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced that it welcomed ASAŞ Alüminyum as a new Production & Transformation member, bringing the total number of members to 145. ASAŞ Alüminyum produces a wide range of value-added products for various sectors such as automotive, railway, commercial vehicles,...

ALRO’s Vimetco Extrusion signs agreement with ABC Development Aviation
ALRO’s downstream subsidiary Vimetco Extrusion became a supplier for the most sophisticated industries by delivering value-added products for heliports constructions. Vimetco Extrusion signed agreement with ABC Development Aviation to develop helideck platforms made in Romania. The first...

Al Ghurair Group in Dubai selects SirajPower for solar power project; Gulf Extrusions to manufacture the aluminium rails
The Dubai based Al Ghurair Group has selected SirajPower to design, construct, operate, and maintain a 1.8 MWp solar rooftop plant at its Gulf Extrusions’ facility located at Jebel Ali. The project engulfs 4,500 solar panels that will generate 3 GWh of clean energy annually, and neutralizing over...

Zimbabwean Aluminium firm “Almin Metal Industries” praised by Industry and Commerce Ministry
Almin Metal Industries limited, a Zimbabwean company founded in 1969 and a leader in the business of manufacturing and marketing of aluminium profiles for architecture, irrigation and general engineering purposes, has been glorified by the Industry and Commerce ministry for raising Zimbabwe's flag...

Hydro’s Belgium site receives Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Performance Standard certification
Hydro’s aluminium building systems site in Landen has been certifies against the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s Performance Standard. The certification covers the the site’s aluminium conversion operations. Hydro serves as the logistics and administrative center for the company’s aluminium...

Grupa Kety S.A. joins Aluminium Stewardship Initiative as new Production & Transformation member
Grupa Kęty S. A. has joined the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) as a new Production & Transformation member. This brings the total number of ASI Members to 142. “We are aware that we impact the environment in a direct and indirect way. Therefore, we operate such as to reduce that influence...

