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 comments on Section 232 Investigation on the Effects of Aluminium Import on U.S. National Security
<p>On June 22, the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) testified at the public hearing of the Section 232 Investigation on the Effects of Imports of Aluminum on U.S. National Security. For decades aluminum extrusions have been used in military applications ranging from plated material...
Extruded aluminium product shipments in North America up in May 2017
<p>According to the latest report from Aluminium Association, shipments of Aluminum Extruded Products (extruded shapes, pipe & tube, and rod & bar) by U.S. and Canadian producers stood at an estimated 467.6 million pounds during May 2017, up 5.6% YOY. On a month on month comparison,...
Bonnell Aluminium starts up new aluminium extrusion line in Michigan facility
<p>Bonnell Aluminium leading a group of customer-fabricated and finished aluminium extrusions manufacturers announced Wednesday, June 14 that it has started a new aluminium extrusion line at its Niles, Michigan facility under AACOA division.</p> <p>The new state-of-the-art expansion project, built...
China Zhongwang making great strides in turning all-aluminium vehicle dream into a reality
<p>China Zhongwang, the world’s second largest and Asia’s largest aluminium extrusions producer is fiercely pushing for the trend of replacing steel with lightweight aluminium in cars. The company, which began making foray into the all-aluminium car part domain last year, has lined up...
DOC rules fake 6xxx aluminium pallets are covered by AD/CVD orders on Chinese extrusion
<p>In a much-awaited ruling, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced yesterday, June 14 that the so-called “aluminum pallets” imported from China to USA, made of 6xxx-series aluminium alloy are covered by the scope of their antidumping and countervailing duty orders. The ruling...
Environmental checks severely hit aluminium extrusion production in China, SMM Reports
<p>The ongoing environmental protection inspections are taking a heavy toll on aluminium extrusion production in China’s major producing regions, SMM has learned.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"...
Market watchers paint a mixed outlook for China downstream aluminium industry
<p>Aluminium rolled product manufacturers and aluminium alloy processing companies in China are about to witness an explosive growth in demand for their products as rise in demand for lighter vehicles is on the forecast.</p> <p>According to the ambitious Made-in-China 2025 Plan, average weight of...
Qatar’s regional isolation may lead to a drop in its aluminium extrusion export in 2017
<p>The recent move by four countries in the GCC: UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt to cut diplomatic ties and discontinue all land, air and sea communications with Qatar is likely to have a series of immediate ramifications across a wide spectrum of commercial activities in Qatar and the entire...
Australia withdraws countervailing duty on aluminium extrusions imported from VietNam
<p>Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, through its Anti-Dumping Commission (ADC), issued a document to terminate part of an investigation on alleged dumping and subsidisation of aluminium extrusions imported from VietNam and Malaysia.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img...
Hindalco to expand value added products capacity by 66 percent
<p>Hindalco Industries Ltd. has an intention to invest $773 million in the next five years in order to increase its capacity to manufacture processed products such as aluminium panels. The reason behind the intention is the country’s plan to boost investments in building...
Data shows a flat pattern in aluminium bar rod & profile export by the Netherlands in last two years
<p>The Netherlands is one of the twenty largest economies in the world. Netherland is one of the largest producers of aluminium downstream products. As one of the world's fastest growing exporters of industrial products, the Dutch country exports a substantial amount of rolling and extrusion...
ATDC launches new slimline panel accordion door made from extruded aluminium
<p>The Australian Trellis Door Company (ATDC) has extended its product portfolio with the launch of a new 150mm slimline panel accordion door in their existing range of products. The company has launched the new model FC2 accordion door after the success of its wide body 300mm FC1...
UAE based TALEX eyes $150 million loan to replace bridge financing
<p>Taweelah Aluminium Extrusion Company LLC (TALEX), the Middle East’s most advanced aluminium extrusion plant, is in discussions with regional and international banks for a working capital facility, Stylianos Tsoktouridis, general manager of TALEX, told to Reuters.</p> <p><img...
Midas’ Q12017 net profit jumps three fold to 187.6%
<p>Midas Holdings Limited, the leading manufacturer of aluminium alloy extrusion products for the passenger rail transportation sector in the People’s Republic of China, announced results for the three months ended March 31, 2017.</p> <p>The company's <strong>net profit</strong> after...
China Zhongwang’s revenues and profit drop in Q1 2017
<p>The world’s leading aluminium extrusions product manufacturer China Zhongwang Holdings posted declines in profit and revenues during the first quarter of FY 2017. According to the company’s latest financial report, both the topline and bottomline reflected a drop from the...
Top five aluminium extrusion companies in the Middle East
<p>Another region in Asia that is growing substantially in primary aluminium production recent times is the Middle East and specifically the countries under Gulf Corporation Council. Middle East producers are mostly focusing on primary aluminium production and they are the net exporters of...
The Aluminum Association releases 2017 North America aluminum industry plant and press directories
<p>The Aluminum Association released the 2017 edition of the North America Aluminum Industry Plant Directory and the North America Aluminum Industry Extrusion Press Directory. The Plant Directory covers 485 plants while the Extrusion Press Directory covers 204 plants, operating 538 extrusion...
Shipments of aluminium extruded products in North America up in 2017
<p>According to the latest Aluminum Association reports, shipments of Aluminum Extruded Products that includes extruded shapes, pipe & tube, and rod & bar by U.S. and Canadian producers stood at an estimated 471.4 million pounds during March 2017, a rise of 1.6% over the March 2016 revised...
