Aluminium extrusion 2035 demand nears 44.22Mt: Industry experts decode next decade drivers
Global aluminium extrusion demand is entering a phase with consumption projected to rise from 35.25 million tonnes in 2025 to 35.93 million tonnes in 2026 and 44.22 million tonnes by 2035, representing a 2.29 per cent CAGR. While building and construction will remain the largest end-use sector and...
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...
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Estimated shipment of rolled and extruded aluminium products in North America drop YoY in Jan-Sept 2019
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association, shipments of aluminum extruded products (extruded shapes, pipe & tube, and rod & bar) by U.S. and Canadian producers stood at 191,960 tonnes during September 2019, down 6.1 per cent YoY. Compared to the previous month, shipments decreased...
Jalousie shutters from the Dominican Republic to fall under US trade orders against Chinese aluminium extrusion
A press release from the Aluminum Extruders Council confirms that the U. S. Department of Commerce has ruled that jalousie shutters exported from the Dominican Republic fall under the scope of the Aluminum Extruders Council trade orders against the Chinese aluminium extrusion industry. This is a...
Alumex introduces new aluminium product range comprising of wall systems, windows and doors
Alumex PLC, the aluminium extrusions subsidiary of Sri Lanka’s Hayleys group, has reportedly unveiled a new aluminium product range for the Sri Lankan market. The news came last week after the company announced the introduction of the new product range, which includes unitized curtail wall systems,...
Italy to witness slight increase in aluminium bar, rods and profiles export in 2019
Italy delivered about 213314 tonnes of aluminium bar, rods and profiles to the global market in 2019, unchanged from 2017. The top export destinations of aluminium bar, rods and profiles in 2018 were Germany (21640 tonnes), Turkey (13480 tonnes), Poland (8764 tonnes), Slovenia (8146 tonnes), France...
Zarbana Aluminum Extrusions purchases land and a US$4.9 million building to expand its extrusion operations
Zarbana Aluminum Extrusions LLC has begun the expansion of its extrusion plant by purchasing land and a US$4.9 million building and installing a huge “state-of-the-art” extrusion press. On Oct. 3, Vienna Enterprises LLC, a Zarbana affiliate, purchased a plant in the industrial park operated by...
Ohio Aluminium Fabricator Completes $23 Million Expansion
Pennex Aluminum recently completed a $23 million expansion of their Leetonia, Ohio facility. The 175-employee facility specializes in aluminum fabrication and extrusions for the automotive, construction, HVAC, landscaping, and off-road vehicle markets. The company, which is part of...
Wynnchurch Capital announces investment in aluminium extrusion products distributor
Wynnchurch Capital has invested in Eastern Metal Supply (EMS), a distributor of aluminium extrusions and related products. The terms of the investment were not disclosed. Founded in 1982, Florida-based EMS now has fourteen nationwide distribution centers and manufacturing facilities, totalling...
Hydro expands R&D centre with aluminium research lab
Hydro has expanded its research and development capabilities with the launch of an aluminium research lab in Finspång, Sweden. The Extrusion Test Center will allow Hydro to “test new types of aluminium alloys and their extrudability for eventual use in applications that are innovative and which can...
MJ Building Materials Trading to exhibit aluminium solutions at Windows, Doors & Facades Event 2019
MJ Building Materials Trading, one of the leading companies in the aluminium and extrusion industry in the GCC, will showcase latest aluminium extrusions solutions and other advanced building material at Windows, Doors & Facades Event 2019. The event will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre...
Hydro’s five extrusion plants receive Aluminium Stewardship Initiative certification
Hydro’s five aluminium extrusion operations in Austria, France Germany, and Belgium have been certified against Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s (ASI) Performance Standard for responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium. The company’s aluminium extrusion operations at Nenzing...
Digitalization and Industry 4.0: A Key for Aluminium Industry to Survive in Future Manufacturing
Digitalization and automation are not new to any industry. It started with the adoption and proliferation of digital computers and digital record keeping in the 70s and became prevalent in late 1990s and 2000s. This led to computerization of all processes and implementation of digital activities in...
Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions commissions its expanded Bowling Green facility
Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions Inc. celebrated the commissioning of its Bowling Green facility Wednesday morning, which is expanding its operations. The company is adding an extra melting furnace and extrusion press in the plant, which will double the extrusion production capacity to meet...
Week in Review: A brief overview from the downstream aluminium industry
The week has seen a few major happenings in the downstream aluminium industry. The industry has witnessed acquisitions and plant shutdown by some of the top players in the downstream industry. Let’s explore the top stories covering the downstream products vertical for the week that went by: Hydro...
Hydro announces to sell its Romanian extrusion plant to Hammerer Aluminium Industries
According to a report, Hydro, on Tuesday, September 10, announced that it signed an agreement with Austria-based Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI) for the sale of its extrusion plant located in Romania. The decision to sell Hydro Extrusion is part of the overall review in Extruded Solutions...
TRIMET Aluminium SE joins Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
TRIMET Aluminium SE has become a new Production & Transformation member of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). This brings the total number of members working toward a responsible aluminium value chain to 98. “TRIMET is pleased to join the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). As an...
Hansens Aluminum's aluminium plant in Henderson comes to a halt due to failed deadlines for incentives
A new aluminium plant by Hansens Aluminum, which was supposed to start operations from 2019 and create 50 new jobs in Henderson is put on hold. The 75,000 square-foot automotive aluminium plant within the Henderson County Riverport Industrial Park was supposed to connect this area to a global...
China’s exports of aluminium extrusions, bars and rods rose 2.75% month-on-month in July
According to Shanghai Metals Market based on the latest customs data, China’s exports of aluminium extrusions, bars and rods came in at 90,500 tonnes in July, up 2.75 per cent from 88,100 tonnes in June 2019 and 88,357 tonnes in July 2018. Depreciation in Chinese currency and healthy demand for...
Primary aluminium production in Germany registers a drop of 5.6% during January-June 2019: Source says
According to Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie (GDA), the federation of German aluminium industry, the first half of 2019 saw a mixed bag of business activity development. While primary aluminium producers and processors had to reduce production by 5.6 and 5.4 per cent respectively, aluminium...
