Aluminium extrusion usage in building and construction to grow 1.24% CAGR through 2035, with Americas at 1.15%, Europe at 1.30% & MEA at 2.47%
What does the building and construction market mean for aluminium extrusion industry? The answer may depend less on how much the world builds and more on where it builds and what those buildings require. As construction activity picks up across regions, aluminium extrusion is set to follow - but...
Meagan Lalonde joins Metra North America as Architectural Sales Manager
Metra North America, leading manufacturer of engineered architectural systems specialising in custom fenestration, curtain wall, and building envelope solutions, has announced that Meagan Lalonde has joined the company as Architectural Sales Manager. Lalonde brings more than a decade of experience...
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Indian metal recycling industry seeks removal of duties
The metal recycling industry of India has urged the government for exemption on Special Additional Duty (SAD) and removal of basic import duty on inbound shipments of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap to give a boost to the sector. The industry recycles aluminium among other metals mainly from...
Dudley's Aluminium secures a £300k contract to develop Crawley Retail Park
Leading aluminium fabricator Dudley’s Aluminium is posed to start work at the upcoming Acorn Retail Park in Crawley. The park will be built on the outskirts of Crawley, with a host of renowned retailers such as Mark, Spencer’s and Smyths Toys all part of the project, creating employment for the...
Alcoa names Karl Tragl President of Transportation and Construction Solutions Group
Lightweight metals leader Alcoa today announced that Karl Tragl will become President of the Company’s Transportation and Construction Solutions Group. He succeeds José Drummond, who resigned from Alcoa to become CEO of a Brazilian company. Tragl’s appointment is effective on February 15, 2016....
Global metal recycling market size to grow to reach USD 406 bn by 2020
The global metal recycling market size will grow from USD 277.12 billion in 2015 to reach USD 406.16 billion by 2020, at a projected CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 7.95%, revealed data released in a recently published market research report. The metal recycling market is driven by strict...
Aluminium is the future for big screen technology
Aluminium is being hailed as the ideal material for manufacturing the largest outdoor high-resolution LED screen supporting structure, following a series of projects completed by systems manufacturer Boldman. Works have been concluded on the 13.9m x 7.8m Printworks outdoor screen in Manchester; and...
European Aluminium and ESTAL join forces
European Aluminium welcomed ESTAL, the European association of Surface Treatment on Aluminium, as a member. To increase benefits to its membership, ESTAL decided to join forces with European Aluminium as of 1st January 2016. Both associations work with the same metal - Aluminium - and are active on...
Chalco seeks extending aluminium value chain to downstream
Chalco is seeking to extend its value chain to downstream business against setbacks in aluminium segment after prices of the light metal sank to multi-year lows. Chalco will focus on manufacturing of aluminium semis used in transportation and construction sectors, mainly aluminium used in...
Aluminium supporting new LED sign in Manchester
A new outdoor LED digital sign in Manchester, U.K., is using aluminium as its structural framework, according to an announcement from systems manufacturer Boldman. Work recently concluded on the 13.9-meter by 7.8-meter Printworks outdoor screen in Manchester; it follows on from two identical...
NAPCO signed as official aluminium extruder for Oman's premium resort project
National Aluminium Products Company SAOG (NAPCO), one of the leading extruders of aluminium profiles in the GCC, has announced that it was the official extruder for the Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort located 2,000 meters above sea level on Saiq Plateau in the Al Jabal Al Akhdar area, set to...
Chinese auto market buoyancy fails to keep domestic aluminium demand afloat
Primary aluminium production curtailments plus rumours of imminent stockpiling of aluminium helped lift prices in December 2015. From an all-time time low of RMB9870/t hit in late November, the SHFE cash price has since rallied, and reached RMB11,200/t by the end of the year. At the start of 2016,...
Architecture firm creates library wrapped in aluminium fins for Chicago’s Chinatown
SOM, one of the largest and most influential architecture, interior design, engineering, and urban planning firms in the world, made conspicuous use of aluminium made architectural components while conceiving the new Chinatown Branch Library in Chicago. Encompassing 16,000 square feet (1,490 square...
Sapa's aluminium facade solutions help lift landmark library in Leeds
Specially-adapted aluminium façade systems from the Wicona brand have been specified for a new £26m library for the University of Leeds, one of the largest universities in the UK. Wicona is one of Sapa’s aluminium building systems brands. The 6,500-square meter learning hub is expected to help the...
Aluminium is the preferred material for outdoor fencing
Aluminium is the preferred material for outdoor fencing due to its strength, durability and non-corrosive properties. Aluminium fencing for one's garden or pool can be easily installed; it is lightweight and looks good too. It can be molded to any design of one's choice and can be combined with...
Continuus-Properzi of Milano announces collaboration agreement with C.P.T. sarl of Bizerte
Continuus-Properzi of Milano has announced a new Collaboration Agreement with C.P.T. sarl (Construction & Projects Tunisie) of Bizerte (Costruction & Projets Tunisie) which replaces a previous engineering exchange letter of intent related to CCR Aluminium rod lines. Carmelo Maria Brocato Vice...
Sapa President and CEO sees positive trend in offshore, maritime use of aluminium
More customers from the offshore and maritime sectors are ordering extruded aluminium solutions from Sapa. President & CEO Egil Hogna saw some of this growth first-hand at the company’s plant in Norway. Hogna’s visit to the Magnor plant concluded his 100-day program, which took him to three...
GCC power cable industry charts growth driving demand for aluminium conductors
The Dh6.3 billion worth utility cable industry in Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) is in the midst of a historic transformation. A paradigm shift in conventional business drivers is stirring up new trends as vertically integrated utility cable manufacturers size-up a fitting approach to swim with the...
Qatalum launches the latest edition of Altogether magazine
During a time of enormous growth for the aluminium industry, Qatalum, Qatar’s premium smelter, recently released Issue 6 of its acclaimed “Altogether” publication. Included within the quarterly magazine are articles which not only detail Qatalum’s vast contributions to the State of Qatar but also...
Orbite Technologies shares down nearly 8% after construction update
Orbite Technologies Inc. is the second most active on the TSX and down nearly 8% after it reported that a dispute, now resolved, with one of its contractors will push the end of construction of its HPA production facility and start of commercial production into Q1 2016. An Orbite contractor, in...
