India’s electronics aluminium demand to grow 10.18% CAGR: Why aren’t makers benefiting from strong domestic production?
India’s aluminium smelters operate with some of the highest margins in the value chain, at around 10 per cent, but this profitability is not reflected among downstream manufacturers, where margins are closer to 5 per cent. These companies convert the metal into finished products such as heat sinks,...
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...
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Granco Clark exhibits at ET'16 Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago
Granco Clark, a world leading extrusion equipment manufacturer, will be exhibiting at the ET'16 show at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, May 2-6, 2016. The team with its array of exhibits will be there at ET'16 show at booth 403. From ideas to manufacturing processes to delivering a...
Granco Clark exhibits at Aluminum USA Nov 11-12, at Cobo Center, Detroit
Granco Clark, the world leading extrusion equipment manufacturer, will be exhibiting at the Aluminum USA Nov 11-12, at Cobo Center, Detroit, Michighan. Like the Cobo Center, named “Best in Class”, it is very fitting that Granco Clark exhibits at the Aluminum USA show. “Aluminium USA is the place to...
CM Truck Beds announces extruded aluminum floors
CM Truck Beds announced all of their aluminum truck beds, except that of the ER model, will now come standard with extruded aluminum floors, at no price change. This new flooring system, according to CM Truck Beds, will give the users maximized hauling capacities in comparison to aluminum...
Sapa hosts Health & Safety Day in the Americas
Each of Sapa’s aluminium extrusion operations in North and South America stopped the presses on September 17 last week to celebrate their annual Health & Safety Day. Open to employees, their families and invited guests, Sapa’s Health & Safety Day is designed to celebrate and encourage a safe work...
Busy 100 days for Sapa’s new CEO
President & CEO Egil Hogna intends to spend his first 100 days gaining deep insight into the operations of his new company and its global team, with travel around the world of Sapa. He started this week in Denmark and Austria. Already during his first week on the job, between meetings with the...
Sapa restructures business areas in Asia
As part of its strategy to profitably grow in Asia and to serve its customers in this region even better, Sapa has decided to reorganize its business and will include its extrusion operations in Asia with its global aluminium tubing business. As a consequence, Salvador Biosca, executive vice...
Lanka Aluminium opens Gampaha showroom
Lanka Aluminium Industries PLC – the pioneers in the manufacture of high zquality powder coated aluminium extrusions opened its newest showroom in the fast expanding city of Gampaha recently. The showroom is strategically located in Asigiriya, Gampaha. The expansion of the showroom network was...
AlCircle stands out with its unique range of exhibits at Aluminium India 2015
Aluminium India 2015 concluded successfully after playing host to a congregation of global aluminium industry players from 7 to 9 September in Mumbai. Given the fact that aluminium industry is currently going through a challenging phase, this international exhibition-cum-conference held at Bombay...
Emirates Extrusion to commission 3rd production line
Emirates Extrusion Factory (EEF), a leading aluminium extrusion company in UAE, plans to commission its third extrusion line at its plant in Techno Park, Dubai, which will increase its production capacity by 7,000 metric tonnes (MT) per annum. The company, a subsidiary of Masharie LLC - the private...
China aluminum semis exports show no positive signs in H2, says SMM
Shanghai Metals Market(SMM) sees no positive note for China’s aluminum semis exports in H2 2015. One of the drags comes from one large Chinese company listed on the HKEx, who has been accused by overseas institution of engaging in aluminum semis exports in disguised form. Besides, a high SHE/LME...
Smart Vision Lights' new T-SLOT lights fit in aluminum extrusions
Smart Vision Lights, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-brightness LED lights for industrial applications, is pleased to introduce its new patent-pending powerful ultra-low-cost T-SLOT LED light series featuring diffusing optics. The new series provides a cost- and energy-saving...
Sapa adds capacity to Yankton, Elkhart plants
Sapa has installed new aluminium extrusion presses at two of its plants in the United States to serve customers primarily within the building and the automotive industries. The two presses have been moved from other Sapa locations to the plants in Yankton, South Dakota, and Elkhart, Indiana....
Auto supplier Sapa sets up shops in Detroit
Auto supplier Sapa is planting a stake in metro Detroit with the establishment of business as well as research and development facilities as part of a growth strategy in lockstep with increased use of aluminum in future vehicles. Sapa is a Norwegian manufacturer of extruded aluminum, headquartered...
METCASE offers bespoke aluminium electronics cases
METCASE, the metal enclosures division of the OKW Enclosures Limited, announed they are now offering fully bespoke aluminium electronics cases, created using METCASE’s standard case components such as diecastings and extrusion profiles or from fully fabricated sheet metal components. METCASE can...
China Zhongwang 1H 2015 net profit rises17.9% to RMB1.5 billion
China Zhongwang Holdings Limited, the world's second largest industrial aluminium extrusion product developer and manufacturer, announced its unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2015. During the review period, the Group’s total revenue stood at approximately RMB 7.89 billion, roughly...
China aluminium extrusion operating rate slump to continue in Aug
Operating rates at Chinese aluminum extruders will extend July’s declines in August due to sluggish property and export market, Shanghai Metals Market foresees. The average rate will be 54% for aluminum extruders, with 58% in industrial aluminum extrusion segment and 54% in construction aluminum...
Midas clinches three Chinese rail contracts worth $21 million
A subsidiary of Midas, Jilin Midas Aluminium Industries Co, has won three contracts worth RMB94.6 million (S$20.74 million) for the supply of aluminium alloy extrusion profiles for metro trains in the People's Republic of China. The first metro train supply contract worth RMB38.2 million is from...
Sapa assists DAF Trucks in transport breakthrough
DAF Trucks has created a prototype distribution truck with significantly reduced weight, resulting in lower fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. Sapa played an integral role in this development toward improved transport efficiency. Alongside lead partner Leyland Trucks, and C.S.A Group,...
