US aluminium semis import jumps 30.6% in Q1 2026 as Korea, China take the lead
In the trade of aluminium semi-fabricated products such as sheets, plates, foils, extruded profiles, tubes, and wire, the import volume of the US in the January-March or first quarter of 2026 marks a significant year-on-year rise, driven by strong demand and limited domestic smelting capacity....
China's July aluminium wire and cable exports surge 482% y/y on prior orders, but m-o-m dip flags fading momentum
According to data released by the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC), China's aluminium wire and cable exports reached 102,800 tonnes in July 2026, representing a year-on-year surge of 481.8 per cent but a month-on-month decline of 8.5 per cent . From January...
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Bahrain’s aluminium wire export to rebound in 2019 after a Y-o-Y drop in the previous year
The global aluminium wire market has been found growing at a steady rate over the past few years, primarily driven by the rising demand in the rapid urbanization around the world, the increased support from governments, as well as the new production techniques that reduce not only the cost of...
USA researchers reveal single-step technique to produce aluminium wire, rod and tube parts
According to a recent report, researchers at the USA’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has demonstrated a single-step production technique called ‘friction extrusion’ to produce aluminium wire, rod, and tube parts from aluminium powder. According to them, this would specially benefit the...
“For aluminium field the outlook is positive not only for the current year but we foresee an extremely positive result also for the period between 2020 and 2024,” Alberto Ghisetti, Sales Director, Continuus-Properzi
Continuus-Properzi is a world leader in the field of continuous casting lines for nonferrous metal sector. Mr. Alberto Ghisetti is working at Continuus-Properzi since ten years, actually as Sales Director, focused in both aluminium and copper plants for rod and ingots production. He is graduated in...
Germany’s aluminium wire import estimated to drop in 2019 after a YoY rise last year
Many automobile and power companies across the world are reportedly abandoning copper wires for its lighter and cheaper rival aluminium after a decade of technological innovation. European countries, like Germany, are also increasingly relying on aluminium wires for the past few years for...
Hind Aluminium reports 75.4% YoY decline in net profit in Q3 FY2018-19
Hind Aluminium Industries Limited, a manufacturer of aluminium & alloy Conductors and aluminium wire rods for power transmission and distribution applications, announced financial results for the quarter ended on 31st December, 2018. The company reported net sales of INR130.48 crore in Q3...
India's import of aluminium wire up 184% YoY in the period from April - Sept FY 2019
China is the world’s major producer of aluminium wire rod followed by India supplying together about 67% of the global aluminium wire rod usage. India’s share of the global wire rod market is expected to increase from 18% in 2017 to about 23% in 2025. The aluminium wire rods are then used as raw...
India’s aluminium wire rod import on the rise, Indian producers boost production to cater to the growing demand
As shown by AlCircle’s report on “A Worldwide Market Analysis of Aluminium Wire rod, Cables & Conductors - Industry forecasts to 2025” , China is the world’s major producer of aluminium wire rod followed by India supplying together about 67% of the global aluminium wire rod usage. India’s share of...
Operating rates at Chinese aluminium wire and cable manufacturers remain unchanged M-o-M: SMM
Shanghai Metals Market research found that operating rates at Chinese manufacturers of aluminium wire and cable remained unchanged in November from a month ago at 86.2 per cent, but fell 0.77 percentage point from the corresponding period last year. Although weaker consumptions of home appliances,...
Vedanta to ramp up downstream capacity by 25% to combat import and boost revenue
Looking at the surge in imports, metals and mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd has strategized a plan to raise its downstream products output by 25 per cent in the October-March period. As U.S. has restricted import of aluminium and aluminium products from China, the country has redirected its exports...
Canada’s aluminium wire export revenue to drop this year despite a rise in volume
Over the past five years, increased construction activity and expanded energy infrastructure have reportedly spurred the demand for aluminium wires and cables. Thus, the world aluminium wire rod usage increased consequently from 5.87 million tonnes in 2014 to about 6.26 million tonnes in 2017. The...
Hind Aluminium’s net profit drops 24% YoY in Q2 FY2018-19
Hind Aluminium Industries Limited, a manufacturer of aluminium & alloy Conductors and aluminium wire rods for power transmission and distribution applications, has reported financial results for the 2nd quarter ended on 30th September, 2018. Net sales stood at INR133.53 crore in Q2 FY2018-19, down...
Why buy AlCircle’s “A Worldwide Market Analysis of Aluminium Wire rod, Cables & Conductors - Industry forecasts to 2025” report?
Given the fact that aluminium cables and conductors are largely replacing copper as principal medium for carrying electricity over the last five decades, world aluminium wire rod usage is estimated to have increased 5.87 million tonnes in 2014 to about 6.26 million tonnes in 2017 and further to...
Launched! New AlCircle Sector Focus Report “A Worldwide Market Analysis of Aluminium Wire rod, Cables & Conductors - Industry forecasts to 2025”
AlCircle launched another Sector Focus Report – “ A Worldwide Market Analysis of Aluminium Wire rod, Cables & Conductors - Industry forecasts to 2025 ” into its 2018 Report portfolio. AlCircle now offers exclusive sector specific reports that are designed to help industry participants with accurate...
Nalco to invest INR 55.2 billion for aluminium production capacity expansion in the eastern state of Odisha
The state-owned Navratna firm National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) never misses to top the headline either because of its new project plan or new collaboration or extraordinary business achievements. Recently, according to a report published in Reuters, Nalco is planning to invest INR 55.2...
Top five aluminium wire rod and cable companies in the Middle East
Aluminum wire rod is produced by several different processes namely extrusion, rolling and coiling, or drawn directly from molten aluminium. It is also produced through continuous casting technique. The aluminium wire rods are then used as raw material for making aluminium cables and overhead...
Nalco’s upcoming aluminium wire rod manufacturing facility to meet the rising demand from end users
On August 9, the state-run aluminium major National Aluminium Company (Nalco) laid a foundation stone to set up a new aluminium wire rod manufacturing facility at its existing plant at Angul. This 131-crore project will reportedly have an installed annual capacity of 40,000 tonnes per year (alloy...
Shipments of key aluminium products by U.S. and Canadian producers up in June YoY
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association, shipments of Aluminum Extruded Products (extruded shapes, pipe & tube, and rod & bar) by U.S. and Canadian producers totalled an estimated 216,817 tonnes during June 2018, an increase of 2.8 per cent over the June 2017 total of 210,920...
Arfin India to expand its aluminium product facilities to cater to growing export demand
Arfin India, which is one of India’s leading aluminium products manufacturing companies has been consistently upgrading its product categories through innovative techniques and research to stand tall in its category. The company has consistently improved its earnings before interest, depreciation,...
