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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Danieli acquires FATA, a diversified group in industrial plant engineering and construction
Danieli, one of the three largest suppliers of equipment and plants to the metal industry in the world, announced that it has acquired FATA, a referenced player in the field of industrial plant engineering and construction. FATA, established in 1936 with headquarters in Pianezza (TO), employs a...
Ornamental Fence Depot offers best aluminum fences
Ornamental Fence Depot is the service provider in the area of aluminum fence structures. The products offered by Ornamental Fence Depot have managed to gain the market competitive position because of the authentic design and high quality. Ornamental Fence Depot is one of the main fence product...
New lightweight aluminum-steel alloy rivals titanium in strength
Old-fashioned steel has been one of the most reliable and ubiquitous building materials for centuries, so it might seem a bit outmoded to talk of a steel breakthrough. But researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea may have made steel cool again, not to mention...
Heathrow Terminal 2 receives UK’s largest aluminium outdoor advertising screens
UK-based aluminium structures manufacturer Boldman and AJAR-tec have successfully installed the UK's largest outdoor advertising screens for advertising at Heathrow Terminal 2. Deployed at the Terminal 2 building facade, at departure level, the screens are used for advertising to 55,000 passengers...
Welsh aluminium firm working on major Newport regeneration project
Specialist aluminium fabricators Dudley’s Aluminium has secured a £400,000 contract to provide essential glazing and fixtures for the Friars Walk project in Newport. The company are creating and installing custom-made aluminium curtain walling and glazing at the new Friars Walk shopping centre. To...
SA aluminium body positive about aluminium prospects
Owing to the increased use of aluminium in the automotive and beverage packaging industries, demand for aluminium in South Africa has positive long-term prospects, says Aluminium Federation of South Africa (Afsa) executive director Mark Krieg. “There is tremendous growth opportunity in South...
Primary aluminium production in India likely to touch 2.4-2.5 mt
Production of primary aluminium is likely to touch 2.4 - 2.5 million tonne (mt) in 2015-16 up from the level of 2.04 mt in 2014 -15, led mainly by improved demand from transport and electrical sectors. "With increasing investment by the central government in power transmission during 2014, India...
Alcoa’s Value-add Company to focus on high-performance multi-material products
Alcoa, the lightweight metal leader, announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a plan to separate into two independent, publicly-traded companies. The separation will launch two industry-leading, Fortune 500 companies- the Upstream Company and the innovation and...
Buoyant doors and windows market to drive demand for aluminium fenestration products
According to a recently published market research report, the demand for doors and windows in the global housing market will increase at the rate of six percent approximately through 2019- a deceleration from the growth rate recorded in the 2009-2014 period. Value-wise the market size will cross...
Redesigned Aluminum Statistical Review highlights demand growth for 5th straight year
The Aluminum Association released the latest edition of the Aluminum Statistical Review for 2014 on September 17, 2015 . The 2015 edition of the Review, which features a new design and statistics through 2014 in the North American market, includes information on every cycle of the aluminum...
HTA's new automated fibre laser cutter expedites aluminium sheet processing
Coventry-based HTA Group has invested over £2 million in automated laser profiling technology in an installation that is said to be unparalleled in the UK. The equipment comprises two 5kW TRUMPF TruLaser 5040 fibre laser cutting machines (4m by 2m format) with BrightLine fiber technology and...
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...
Sapa, PPG Industries enter into exclusive coatings warranty agreement
Sapa announced an 18-month exclusive agreement with PPG Industries, providing Sapa with exclusive rights to administer PPG’s coatings warranty on completed aluminum products. “This exclusive partnership gives Sapa the ability to offer its customers our full coatings warranty along with the benefits...
GME ups the safety quotient with its latest Lite Aluminium Sheeting System
GME, the producers of the world’s most complete line of Trench Shields and Trench Shoring Equipment, announced the launch of its latest Lite Aluminum Sheeting system is built to be used by rubber tired backhoes and lightweight excavators. Constructed from lightweight, aircraft grade aluminum, the...
IFC to lend €15m to Belarusian Alutech
The International Finance Corporation (IFC, part of the World Bank group) will lend €15 million to the group of companies Alutech, the largest privately owned manufacturer of aluminum sections in Belarus, told IFC representatives. The IFC said that the money will be granted to help bolster and...
SAMMA Glass and Aluminium launches new products
SAMMA Glass and Aluminium Limited launched three new products at the Fiji Club in Suva last week. The newly opened hardware company attracted more than 30 construction firms and clients who wished to get a firsthand look at the company’s new products. General Manager of SAMMA Glass and Aluminium,...
SAF West opens Oregon sales office, promotes Stauffer
SAF (Southern Aluminum Finishing Co.) announces a big push for Northwest sales and customer service: the opening of an SAF Northwest Sales office in Salem, Oregon. The new office opened this spring is managed by Peter Stauffer, Account Manager of Pacific Northwest. Stauffer was promoted from his...
Hitachi to mark new era in North-East train building when it opens doors to its £82m factory
A New era in the history of North-East train building starts this morning when Hitachi opens the doors to its £82m train factory. At 11am in a ceremony attended by ministers, 500 guests and 100 journalists from around the world Hitachi will declare the Newton Aycliffe Rail Vehicle Manufacturing...
