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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Aluminium extrusion toolmaker cuts lead times at machining centres
<p>Alumat Almax Matrex Group, one of the leading suppliers in the market of aluminium extrusion dies and tools, has reduced the machining time while improving accuracy through the introduction of laser measurement and touch probes at its machining centres. <br /><br />Through the continuous...
Worldwide aluminium extruders join in a league
<p>Intercontinental aluminium extruders formed an association – International Fair Trade Alliance – to promote and defend fair trade practices.<br /><br />The IFTA is a non-profit organisation created to unite aluminium extrusion manufacturers and suppliers in order to promote free and...
Mexico's aluminium ingot export estimated to decline 37% YOY while semis export keep surging in 2016
<p>Of late, Mexico has been hitting the aluminium industry headlines for all the wrong reasons, related mostly to its somewhat dubious role in the international trade market. According to the recent industry reports, significant quantity of fake aluminium semis has been emanating from the country,...
Zhongwang circumvented AD/CVD duties through 5050 alloy aluminium extrusions: the U.S. DOC
<p>As a recent development in the case regarding circumvention of antidumping and countervailing duties by China Zhongwang, on Friday, the U.S. Department of Commerce determined through preliminary investigation that Zhongwang used heat-treated 5050 alloy aluminium extrusions to avoid duties, a...
Hansens Aluminum to build 90-job manufacturing plant in Henderson
<p>Automotive parts maker Hansens Aluminum LLC, a family owned South African company, plans to locate a 90-job, $18.4 million manufacturing facility in Henderson. The company plans to build a state-of-the-art aluminium extrusion facility of up to 75,000 square feet at the Henderson County Riverport...
Indian primary aluminium makers ramping up their downstream operations to pare debts
<p>Global aluminium industry has been undergoing a paradigm shift over the last ten years. From primary metal production, the focus has shifted to downstream manufacturing. In India too, the change has happened, though at a bit slower pace. All major primary aluminium producers including National...
Prism Designs launches Float Shelf, an aluminium extension panel for iMac stand
<p>Prism Designs has come up with their latest accessory for Apple iMac called Float Shelf, which is an aluminium panel that can be attached to the back of your iMac. The smart accessory would provide a handy stand for de cluttering the work desk.</p> <p>In words of Prism Designs Float Shelf is...
Aluminum Extruders Council releases EPDs for extruded component
<p>The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has released the most comprehensive industry-wide set of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for aluminium extrusions manufactured in the United States and Canada.<br /><br />The EPDs quantify the ‘cradle-to-gate’ lifecycle environmental...
Jindal Aluminium appoints Pragun Khaitan as new MD
Jindal Aluminium Limited (JAL), the leading manufacturer of aluminium extruded profiles in Bangalore, India, has a new exec at the top. Pragun Khaitan has been appointed as the Managing Director of the company, said a company release. SR Jindal will continue as Chairman and will play a key role in...
AEC stands up for the U.S. aluminium industry during Aluminum Week
<p>During Aluminum Week held in Washington, DC, The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) together with the Aluminum Association put forward the U.S. aluminium industry’s voice in front of the government. </p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto;...
“We provide solutions for heat treating extrusion dies for aluminium extrusion companies,” Charbel Saliba, owner, Thermika Heating Systems
<p><strong>Thermika Systems Inc.</strong> is a leading manufacturer of heat treating solutions for industrial products. <strong>Charbel Saliba</strong>, became a young entrepreneur and over a decade was involved in various business ventures. About 10 years ago, he and a business partner...
Constellium launches 3D module showcasing its innovative aluminium solutions for the automotive industry
<p>Constellium N.V. unveiled today a first-of-its-kind application for the automotive industry, which will allow OEMs and businesses to browse through the wide array of Constellium aluminium product offerings available for the automotive sheet and extrusions market.<br /><br />It will now be easier...
Tevo upgrades offerings with Black Widow Large OpenBuild Aluminium Extrusion 3D Printer Kit
<p>Tevo, the makers of Tevo Black Widow 3d printer kits, announced that they have recently upgraded their product basket with the new Large OpenBuild Aluminium Extrusion 3D Printer Kit. <br /><br />The all-new 2016 Tevo Black Widow Large OpenBuild Aluminium Extrusion 3D Printer Kit comes with...
Machine upgrades bring thinner-walled aluminium products to rail industry
<p>Sapa is investing in new production lines at sites in Belgium and Sweden to meet the surging demand for larger and thinner-walled aluminium products in the rail industry.<br /><br />Sapa is increasing from 6,500 to 8,200 tonnes the force of the large aluminium extrusion press at its plant in...
Curtain Wall Coalition pledges for trade tariffs on imports of curtain wall extrusions
<p>U.S. aluminium extrusion industry has been accusing Chinese aluminium exports of posing a threat to their business and trying to take over their market. Another industry that has recently come vocal on this issue is the curtain wall extrusion industry.<br /><br />Another trade group from U.S.,...
AEC joins in supporting the China Trade Task Force
<p>The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has joined the China Trade Task Force (CTTF), an organization aimed at addressing structural imbalances in the global aluminum market that it attributes to Chinese government policies. AEC joins Century Aluminum and the United Steel Workers as CTTF members....
Aluminium Two Thousand Congress, ICEB, & Metef to be held in Italy from June 20-24
<p>Three premium <a href="http://www.alcircle.com/primary_aluminium/newscircle/general/detail/25736/trending-aluminium-industry-events-to-be-attended-in-september-2016---part-i" target="_blank">Aluminium Industry Events</a> namely, the 10th Aluminium Two Thousand Congress, the 6th ICEB -...
Sapa: Scandinavian aluminium technology brings cost saving offshore
<p>Sapa is investing in new machinery offering super-large and light products for the offshore and maritime industry with equipment that can produce panels up to 18 meters long and 3.5 meters wide.<br /><br />“Our ability to join thin-walled lightweight designs into large panels will make a...
