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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2016 Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition Awards highlights creativity and innovation
The winners of the 2016 Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition were announced at the Eleventh International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar & Exposition – ET ’16. The winning entries highlight how aluminum extrusions can provide versatile and cost-effective solutions to design challenges....
Belgrade Polymer Products adds aluminium tooling to their portfolio to serve new markets
Belgrade Polymer Products is celebrating its 40th anniversary in the vacuum-forming and injection-moulding industry with investments in plant and personnel as the firm gears up to expand its production capabilities to serve new markets. The Northamptonshire-based company has invested substantially...
Kobe Steel to build aluminium extrusion and fabrication plant in Kentucky, USA
Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that it will manufacture and sell aluminium extrusions for the automotive sector in the United States. The new business will operate through a company called Kobelco Aluminium Products & Extrusions Inc. in Bowling Green, Kentucky. KPEX will make bumper materials for cars...
Aluminium foil proves bright spot in China aluminium semis exports
China’s aluminium foil exports hit multi-year high in March and many producers remain optimistic over overseas market. According to China Customs, foil exports surged 30 per cent from February and 26 per cent from a year ago to 94,000 tonnes in March. Aluminium extrusion exports swelled 44 per cent...
JNARDDC to develop aviation grade aluminium alloys for IAF
The Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC) is working towards development of aviation grade alloys for the Indian Air Force (maintenance command) as a part of the indigenization process and the 'Make in India' initiative of the government. It will also be setting up an...
China Zhongwang 2016 Q1 net profit reaches RMB604 mln
China Zhongwang Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries “the Group”, a world’s leading aluminium fabricated product developer and manufacturer, announced its unaudited consolidated results for the three months ended 31 March 2016. During the period under review, the quarterly revenue was...
EGA to showcase billets at International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar & Exposition
Emirates Global Aluminium (Ega), the Middle East’s largest primary aluminium producer, will participate at the 11th International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar & Exposition (ET’16), which takes place from May 2 to 6 in Chicago, US. The company, which is among the top five in the world, was...
Profit at aluminium extrusions maker Impol surges 80% in 2015
Impol Group, which operates under the auspices of its holding company Impol 2000, posted strong financial growth for the year ended December 2015. The net profit of the group jumped 80 per cent to EUR 22.5m in 2015 over 2014, according to audited results published on Tuesday. Revenues of the Group,...
IIAC2016 awaits kick-off amid tremendous presence of companies
The fourth Iran International Aluminum Conference and Exhibition 2016 is all set to open its doors to a global congregation of companies in Tehran on May 11. More than 62 companies have announced their presence till now, out of which 23 are foreign and the rest are Iranian entities. Among these...
Fear overdone over China aluminium semis export rebate removal
It is worried that China will cancel export rebate on aluminium semis as well after its recent decision to remove export rebate on seven industries. SMM deems such concerns as overdone and sees little possibility for China to do so for the foreseeable future, citing three reasons. Currently, China...
Aluminum Extruders Council to develop industry-wide EPD
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) announced that it has launched a program to develop a set of industry-sanctioned Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) that will document the environmental performance of aluminium extrusions produced in the U.S. and Canada. An EPD is an independently...
Sapa Profiles provides design consultation and fabrication for DawesGuard safety system
Dawes Highway Safety Ltd recently turned to Sapa Profiles UK for support with the design, extrusion and fabrication of profiles for its DawesGuard DropDown Technology safety system. Sapa Profiles provided initial design consultation and aided Dawes with fabrication processes including machining and...
TALEX site visit for AluSolutions visitors
Registered visitors to AluSolutions 2016 will be given the opportunity to visit the new Taweelah Aluminium Extrusion Company LLC (TALEX). TALEX is the first aluminium downstream project to be established in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD). The plant was set up to produce extruded...
Audi banks on aluminium for its one-off 6.4m, six-door A8 limo
Audi has built an extended, custom-made version of the A8 L for an European customer. With a length of 6.36 meters and a wheelbase of 4.22 meters, the A8 L extended offers a total of six seats and six doors. Less than a year’s time has been invested in development and construction of the unusually...
Constellium inaugurates its dedicated University Technology Center to develop aluminium alloys and automotive structural components
Constellium N.V. announced today the opening of the Constellium University Technology Center (UTC) at Brunel University London, a dedicated center of excellence for the design, development and prototyping of aluminium alloys and automotive structural components. Featuring industrial size aluminium...
GG Glass and Glazing’s new Supertrucks feature aluminium extrusions
GG Glass & Glazing, one of the UK’s leading contract glazing specialists, has opted for Supertrucks built from aluminium extrusions, for transporting glass sheets to retail outlets and other commercial premises where it supplies its range of products. Based on 7.5-tonne Isuzu chassis, the vehicles...
Napco revenue surges 28% to OMR24.8 mln
National Aluminium Products Company (Napco), one of the leading extruders of aluminium profiles in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), has registered a remarkable performance for 2015, achieving robust growth volume in the local market as well as exports. The company earned revenues of OMR24.8...
Inalum orders HE Batch Homogenizing Plant for their upcoming extrusion project
PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum), located in North Sumatra, Indonesia, has placed an order with Hertwich Engineering for the supply of a Batch Homogenizing plant including auxiliary equipment. In the context of its strategic aims, Inalum intends to broaden its product range. The...
