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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Hong Kong’s University of Science and Technology is inventing a ‘fibre-reinforced aluminium’
The Hong Kong’s University of Science and Technology is conducting a research to come up with a new aluminium-based material that is being called the ‘fibre-reinforced aluminium’. The new material is supposedly 30% stronger than aluminium, and lighter and less expensive than steel making it a...
AFCO to build aluminum facility in Olmsted, Illinois
Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois announced the opening of an aluminum manufacturing facility in Olmsted by Louisiana-based AFCO Industries. The plant is expected to create 19 jobs and drive the economy forward. “We are grateful for AFCO’s commitment to Southern Illinois,” Quinn said in a press...
Aluminium shown to last longer in buildings: Study
Aluminium used in iconic buildings around the world is expected to remain in tip top condition for decades longer than first anticipated, researchers have found. A study, led by renowned architect Prof. Michael Stacey on behalf of the International Aluminium Institute, examined buildings ranging...
Red mud used to seal road potholes
The International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences(ICENS), an agency of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM), has developed a new low-cost mix to repair potholes using a blend made from red mud, the waste material produced from bauxite processing. It is a...
Coastal Aluminium Ltd factory at Poole suddenly closes
A factory of Coastal Aluminium Ltd. situated at Poole, suddenly shut down last Monday, as reported by the Daily Echo. The company is the main title sponsor of speedway team Poole Pirates and is based in Sterte Close. In 2012, they had signed a six-figure deal worth more than 200,000 pounds. On...
Alcoa named sustainability leader on Dow Jones world index for safest, most environmentally-efficient year on record
For the thirteenth year in a row, Alcoa has been named to one of the most highly recognized and longest-standing global sustainability indexes, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). Alcoa was again recognized as the Aluminum Industry Leader on the Dow Jones World Index. “Sustainability is a...
Faulders Studio installs aluminium cloud canopy over Portland science centre entrance
Faulders Studio has completed an overhead sculptural canopy at the main entrance to the Portland State University’s Science, Teaching, and Research Centre. Inspired by light-filtering effects and spatial layering, the ‘Entrium Light Cloud’ comprises of a dynamic arrangement of curving aluminium...
Window of opportunity at Fesqua 2014
Fesqua 2014 has turned São Paulo into the world city of fenestration. Sapa’s Brazilian organization is showing its variety of high-end aluminium solutions, including a new window system that offers acoustic reduction performance that leads the market. Fesqua is considered the most important...
JNARDDC Nagpur develops bricks from red mud
If the city-based Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Design and Development Centre (JNARDDC) has its way, 'red mud', a waste generated in huge quantity (one to two times of alumina produced) from the aluminium industry, can now act as a good source of building material. In fact, Modi government's...
Germany’s Darmstadt University receives ‘German Façade Prize’ for its aluminum curtain walling
The high rise building of Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in Germany has been refurbished and the central focus in the aluminium façade solution provided by Wicona, the aluminium building systems brand of Sapa; this building has been awarded the prestigious ‘German Façade Prize’ for its...
New aluminium Hampton balustrades for cost effective alternative to timber
Absolute Balustrades introduces a cost-effective and low maintenance alternative to timber balustrades with the new Hampton style balustrades in aluminium. Constantly innovating to provide their clients with high quality balustrade solutions, Absolute Balustrades has designed the new aluminium...
NAPCO reveals strategy to increase exports following recent expansion initiative
Following the announcement of its recent expansion, National Aluminium Products Company SAOG ( NAPCO ), one of the leading extruders of aluminum profiles in the GCC, has unveiled its plans to increase its exports by accelerating its production. The company, which has a current production capacity...
Philip Morant School and College in Colchester to use aluminium transom door closers
The Philip Morant School and College in Colchester, Essex, is using transom door closers from Alpro Architectural Hardware. The Alpro closers have been fitted on doors manufactured by Essex-based IDF Aluminium Ltd which help to hydraulically control the opening and closing of an aluminium door....
Colombia's Alumina sees higher aluminum sales on construction boom
Colombia's aluminum manufacturer Alumina expects to boost sales by 8% this year, on rising demand from the country's construction industry. Alumina, which handles 50% of Colombian aluminum sales, is cutting exports to the US, South America and Central America to focus 70% of its business on the...
The aluminium loaded Jaguar awaits September 8 release
The aluminum-bodied Jaguar XE Compact Sports Sedan is all set for its London release on September 8 and the company has just released the technical details of the new launch. The aluminium-intensive architecture is the central focus in the design which has been developed around the same riveted and...
Architectural aluminium company expanding to newer ventures
Nordic Installations, originally an architectural aluminium firm, is now preparing to grow further by acquiring larger premises and new businesses. The supplier of high quality aluminium windows, doors, curtain and door products is now moving into manufacturing by purchasing Plym Valley...
Holsether to speak at ONS 2014
Sapa President & CEO Svein Tore Holsether will take part as one of the speakers at ONS Conference 2014 in Stavanger, Norway. He will discuss how aluminium solutions contribute to a more sustainable future with focus on energy-positive buildings. Holsether will take part in the featured event on...
Spot demand and overseas predictions spike aluminum value
Strong spot demands and firming overseas trend have edged the aluminium price to INR 123.40 per kg, up by 45 paise, in future trade on Wednesday. This 0.37% rise in prices was noticed for aluminium slated for August delivery at the Multi Commodity Exchange. For a business turnover of 205 lots, the...
