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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AEC wins case on Chinese aluminium extrusion transshipped through Malaysia
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has determined that the Sun Bright International Corporation and Fair Importing Corporation entered merchandise covered by antidumping duty order A-570-967,1 and countervailing duty order C-570-968,2 into the customs territory of the United States by evading...
Hydro Hoogezand world’s first extrusion plant to obtain ASI certification
Hydro Hoogezand has become the world’s first extrusion plant to receive the Performance Standard certification by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). The plant specializes in extruding long-length profiles as well as anodized and painted components. ASI is the highest internationally...
Hindalco to inject INR 6000 crore for establishing downstream units in Odisha & Gujarat
Hindalco, the world’s largest aluminium rolling company, has announced to invest INR 6,000 crore towards setting up of downstream facilities in Odisha and Gujarat. While in the Sambalpur district of Odisha the company will establish a flat-rolled products unit, in Mudra at Gujarat the company is...
Darley Aluminium adds a new, unique trickle ventilation system to its product range
Darley Aluminium reportedly introduces a new trickle ventilation system to its range. The new product, named the Darley Ventient trickle ventilation system, is designed in a way to allow fresh air into a space without the need for operable windows. It can ventilate a space even when doors and...
China Zhongwang’s revenue in Q3 2018 reportedly climbs 30.4% and in the first nine months 28.7%
China’s Zhongwang, the World’s second largest and Asia’s largest industrial aluminium extruded products developer and manufacturer, has reportedly seen a growth in its business performance through the year 2018. In the third quarter ended on September 30, 2018, its sales volume increased from...
Aluminum Association reports 7.9% drop in extruded product shipments in North America in September
According to Aluminum Association, demand for aluminium semi-fabricated (mill) products in the United States and Canada (domestic shipments plus imports) was up 1.6 per cent YoY to an estimated 790,000 tonnes in August. YTD semi-fabricated demand stood at 6.1 million tonnes, up 2.3 per cent from...
Exlabesa Extrusions to upgrade Doncaster plant with 35 MN extrusion press
Aluminium extrusion company Exlabesa Extrusions has made an investment in a 35 MN extrusion press to upgrade its Doncaster, UK factory. The new 35 MN extrusion press will replace its existing 20 MN extrusion press. The press will be used primarily to extrude profiles for automotive, architectural...
Aluminium demand in North America up 2.5% YoY through Aug; exports up 17% while imports were off 7%
Preliminary estimates from Aluminum Association indicate that aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) stood at an estimated 8.54 million tonnes through August 2018, up 2.5 per cent from the same period of 2017. YTD demand for semi-fabricated...
LB Aluminium Bhd expands into property development business through acquisition
LB Aluminium Bhd announced in a filing with Bursa Malaysia that its 51%-owned subsidiary Citajaya Kuasa Sdn Bhd has subscribed for two million new shares, representing an 80% stake in Contras Build Sdn Bhd for RM2 million. The remaining 49% of Citajaya is held by Datuk Seri Gan Yu Chai. The company...
Hydro to install aluminium press line in Pennsylvania to serve traditional automotive and distribution segment
On Friday, October 12, Hydro declared its plan to install a 4,500-tonne 10” aluminium press line at Cressona, Pennsylvania. The aim is to serve the traditional automotive and distribution segments. Hydro also announced to install a 7,000-tonne dual container 12”/14” press line in the West region to...
China’s aluminium products export estimated to grow through 2019 on rising export tax rebate
According to the China Customs data, the country in 2017 had exported 5.08 million tonnes of aluminium semi-finished products all around the globe, out of which aluminium extrusion export was at 826,000 tonnes, aluminium plates, sheets, and strips at 2.08 million tonnes, aluminium foil at 1.16...
Hydro to increase production of post-consumer recycled aluminium
In line with its strategy to offer customers the “greenest” aluminium metal in the industry, Hydro is investing in its remelting facility in Azuqueca, Spain, to increase production of the recycled aluminium product Hydro 75R. Hydro’s Primary Metal business area launched Hydro 75R in December 2017....
China Zhongwang signs aluminium products supply agreement with Jaguar Land Rover
China's leading manufacturer of aluminium processing products China Zhongwang Holdings Co., Ltd, together with its subsidiary “Group”, has inked an agreement with Jaguar Land Rover for the supply of aluminium extrusion products to Jaguar Land Rover UK as a Tier 1 supplier. China Zhongwang said the...
Asia Pacific Aluminium Market: Production and demand growth to seal its leading position in the globe (Part-2)
( Continued from Part-1 ) India India holds the second position in the list of top 5 primary aluminium producers in the world. According to the annual reports of the three major aluminium producers in India, the total aluminium production stood at 3.39 million tonnes in 2017. Aluminium production...
ALUMINUM USA and Aluminum Extruders Council announce agreement
ALUMINUM USA (ALU USA), the event dedicated to the aluminum industry and the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), dedicated to helping the industry discover aluminum extrusion as the preferred material process, today announced a sponsorship agreement. ALU USA offers an exhibition and conference for...
China’s aluminium processing industry sees a growth in September with PMI rebounding to 51.1
According to Shanghai Metals Market report, the last month (September) in China recorded an expansion in aluminium processing industry, bolstered by improvement in primary alloy, secondary alloy, foil, plate/sheet and strip, and construction extrusions sectors. The purchasing manager’s index (PMI)...
Nalco to place high stakes on downstream aluminium business; plans for INR 5.52 billion worth project
As Nalco’s chairman and managing director Dr. T. K. Chand say that the navratna company is always focused on constant value addition, this time it has decided to place high stakes on downstream aluminium business. After co-developing a downstream park with Odisha Industrial Infrastructure...
Aluminium products shipment by U.S. and Canadian producers up in August; Aluminium Forgings and Impacts shipment off 8.8% YoY
According to the latest reports from Aluminum Association, shipments of Aluminium Powder and Paste to domestic markets by domestic producers, including imports by domestic producers stood at 7.03 million pounds during August 2018, up 28.3% from August 2017 total of 5.47 million pounds. On a month...
