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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Bridgnorth receives permission for £41 million extension plans
Shropshire Council’s south planning committee has given Bridgnorth Aluminium the go-ahead for their £41 million extension despite objections from neighbours. Plans are set for a new rolling mill to be added to the complex which will include an air purification building, exhaust stack, oil filter...
Substituting aluminum for steel in siding to gain popularity
Many aluminum processors are using aluminum siding in their factories, so do some pavilions, due to its lightness, corrosion-resistance and recyclability, CNMN reported. Aluminum siding is more economical than traditional color steel siding, CNMN quoted Wen Xianjun, Deputy General of the China...
Bridgnorth Aluminium's extension plans await approval
Bridgnorth Aluminium plans to build a research and development laboratory that will employ 65 people. On Tuesday, there was a discussion by Shropshire Council’s south planning committee regarding the rolling mill installation and has been recommended for approval. The project will include an air...
Technical Glass and Aluminium Company wins contract for external façade in Jeddah
Lamar Investment and Real Estate Development Company, a leading real estate developer based in Saudi Arabia, has awarded an external façade contract worth SR200 million ($53 million) to UAE-based Technical Glass and Aluminium Company, for its upcoming project in Jeddah. Work on the façade is...
Gulf Extrusions sees demand for aluminium products rising in Egypt
The United Arab Emirates's Gulf Extrusions, one of the largest aluminium product makers in the Gulf, said on Wednesday it would set up a commercial office in Egypt before the end of the year to take advantage of a growing market boosted by housing sector demand. The firm, part of the Al Ghurair...
Xingfa Aluminum to expand aluminum extrusion capacity to 500,000-tpy on market optimism
Guangdong Xingfa Aluminum Holdings plans to expand aluminum extrusions capacity to 500,000-tpy from current 350,000-tpy in coming five years, CNMN reported today. Liu Libin, Chairman of Xingfa Aluminum, holds positive views of the aluminum demand outlook, citing acceleration of China’s urbanization...
Middle East draws in Spanish-based aluminum extrusion manufacturer Tecalex
The Aluminium Middle East held in April revealed a lot of interest among industry participants to invest in the aluminium sector of Middle East particularly downstream segment. Low energy costs and cheap labour are the main attractions in the Middle East and companies like Spanish-based Tecalex...
$410 Million aluminium fluoride plant goes on stream in UAE
The Gulf's first aluminium fluoride plant in Abu Dhabi is aiming to tap growing demand from smelters in the region, its chief executive said on Tuesday. Commercial production has begun at the Dh1.5 billion ($410 million) newly-built facility run by Gulf Fluor, a family-owned private firm. Gulf...
Minfa Aluminum to invest $99 million in aluminum alloy formwork project
Minfa Aluminum Co. raise no more than 613.63 million yuan ($99 million) via private placement to build 400,000 m2/yr aluminum alloy formwork project, it said in a statement. The project is scheduled to complete construction and enter operations in May this year, it said. This move will diversify...
Demolitions to begin at Columbia Falls Aluminium Company plant
The long shuttered Columbia Falls Aluminium Company plant will now finally be demolished so that the property can be used for other purposes, the company announced. Some of the buildings in the property have been around for 50 years so salvage program has been initiated by CFAC and Calbag Resources...
Gulfex unveils new fire rated aluminium door
Gulf Extrusions (Gulfex), a leading global manufacturer of extruded aluminium products, has launched the Middle East’s first fully tested fire rated aluminium door, Fire-X87. With a fire rating integrity of 90 minutes, the company’s fire-resistant door has been proven to significantly reduce fire...
Gulf Extrusions unveils Middle East's first fully tested fire rated aluminum door
Gulf Extrusions (Gulfex), a leading global manufacturer of extruded aluminium products, has announced the launching of the Middle East's first fully tested fire rated aluminium door, Fire-X87. With a fire rating integrity of 90 minutes, the company's fire-resistant door has been proven to...
Aluminium systems add light to Moor Market at United Kingdom
The British city of Sheffield has completed the first phase in the redevelopment of one of its primary retail sites, The Moor, with a building that uses more than 1,200 square meters of Technal-brand aluminium façade systems. The redeveloped Moor Market is the first new, purpose-built market to be...
WINDOOR EXPO 2015 achieves new international standard
The 21st edition of WINDOOR EXPO held in Guangzhou from 18 to 20 March 2015 was a new height in the building envelope industry in China. With 46,781 trade professionals from 93 countries and regions, the expo has reached a great success after expanding its scope. With more emphasis on innovations,...
Altech appoints Melewar intergrated engineering as construction partner for HPA project
Highlights - Memorandum of Understanding with Melewar Integrated Engineering Sdn Bhd - Part of the diversified Melewar Industrial Group Berhad (MIG-Melewar) - Construction services for buildings and steel works, civil works, roads and site infrastructure Altech Chemicals Limited is pleased to...
European aluminium industry sets new objectives for the next decade
The Sustainability Roadmap to 2025 launched today by the European aluminium industry paves the way for the sector to maximise its contribution to a more sustainable future in Europe. Promoting a new and ambitious set of voluntary commitments, the Roadmap will drive the industry’s agenda to further...
Aluminium collapse affects CSR Ltd's building boom
Despite surging new home building, tumbling aluminium premiums have cast doubts over CSR's earnings prospects ahead of the building products group's full-year result next month. As the Australian economy struggles to find growth to replace dwindling mining investment, new home building has been a...
Key factors that may drive India Aluminium sector in FY16
The latest report by India Ratings(Ind-Ra) says the operating profitability of domestic aluminium players will remain stable in FY16. The agency expects the rupee-dollar exchange rate to marginally weaken and hover around INR63/USD, helping export sales realisation. The on-going coal blocks...
