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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Nearly 100 jobs go as aluminium company folds
Unions have described the loss of nearly 100 jobs at a Doncaster company that was supplying aluminium frames to the construction industry as a “bitter blow”. Wilson Field, administrators of Norking Aluminium, says it has failed to find a buyer for the company, and so has been forced to make all 98...
CRL U.S. Aluminum breaks ground on major expansion of Texas headquarters
C.R. Laurence strengthens the U.S. Aluminum brand through a major expansion and renovation of its Waxahachie-based Division headquarters. C.R. Laurence is proud to announce a large-scale expansion and renovation of its U.S. Aluminum Division headquarters in Waxahachie, Texas. Scheduled for...
Aluminum Extruders Council's Industry promotion efforts reach new heights
At the Annual Meeting in Coral Gables, Florida in March, the Industry Promotion Team of the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) announced dramatic results from its Industry Promotion efforts. The effort, which was initiated in early 2010 and took root in 2012, has been focused on the automotive,...
Sapa’s aluminium building systems to exhibit at Nordbygg 2014
Nordbygg is the largest building and construction exhibition in Scandinavia. Two of Sapa’s aluminium building systems brands will present the latest in energy-efficient solutions and customer support tools at Nordbygg 2014. While the Wicona brand will feature several new communication tools and a...
Sapa acquires UK-based aluminium components company
Sapa is strengthening its range of advanced aluminium solutions with the acquisition of UK-based Holden Aluminium Technologies Ltd. Sapa has taken over the operation with effect from April 1, 2014. Holden’s aluminium extrusion fabrication plant is located in Bromyard, England, and employs...
Ohio-based Aleris purchases Nichols Aluminum that operates Decatur plant
Ohio-based Aleris announced today it has purchased Nichols Aluminum, which operates a facility in Decatur, from Quanex Building Productions for $110 million cash. Nichols Aluminum, a wholly-owned subsidiary, produces aluminum sheets on Alabama 20 in Decatur and at production facilities in...
Lanka Aluminium’s products shine at Architect’s Exhibition 2014
Lanka Aluminium Industries PLC’s "Lux" innovative product range targeting both the housing as well as commercial buildings created a significant amount of interest at the recently concluded Architect’s Exhibition 2014. Lanka Aluminium is the pioneer to introduce powder coated aluminium extrusions...
VHCL Industries Ltd targets to commission a new Aluminium Alloy Plant
VHCL Industries Ltd’s Board of Directors reviewed the progress of their upcoming projects under metal division in a meeting that took place on 24th March, 2014. The Board noted the new Aluminum Alloy plant’s commissioning progress in its first phase. The capacity of the plant was 36,000 MTPA as per...
Alpro Architectural provides its transom door closers to The University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is using transom door closers from Alpro Architectural Hardware at student residences on its south campus adjacent to the Management School and Law Faculty. Alpro’s overhead transom closers are a means of hydraulically controlling the opening and closing of aluminium...
Press Metal may start expanding its smelting operations in Sarawak
Press Metal Berhad may consider expansion of smelting operations if the plan of the state government for constructing more hydroelectricity dams finally takes place. Datuk Paul Koon Poh Keong, chief executive officer said the media the reason behind this is the industry was a heavy consumer of...
German aluminium industry optimistic for 2014
Germany's aluminium industry is optimistic about prospects in 2014 after raising output in 2013, the country's aluminium industry association GDA said on Tuesday. "The improved order situation at the end of 2013 and the stable position at the beginning of 2014 speak in favour of an improvement in...
Young Designers’ prize awarded to creative talents at The European Aluminium Award 2014
The EUROPEAN ALUMINIUM AWARD “Industrial Design & Engineering” will be presented for 9th time for the innovations in Industrial & Consumer Products segments. There will be a total of six categories. The categories are as follows :- Design & Lifestyle, Building & Architecture, Lighting & Interior,...
Laminazione Sottile invests on new rolling mill at Caserta
The investment plan of Laminazione Sottile Spa, to be completed within 2014, provides for €16 million to be spent for the construction of a new rolling mill at the facility in San Marco Evangelista (Caserta-Italia). The ongoing R&D activity on projects aiming at streamlining and defining new...
Jaguar Land Rover resorts to light weighting & closed loop recycling
There’s much more to the use of aluminium in the latest Jaguar Range Rover than just minimising body-in-white mass. And, of course, it shouldn’t be forgotten that Jaguar Land Rover pioneered the use of aluminium as far back as 1948 with the original Defender built from aluminium recycled from war...
CRL-US Aluminum super center opens in Denver
C.R. Laurence Co. has expanded its Denver service center to operate as a CRL-U.S. Aluminum super center, now offering the full U.S. Aluminum line of architectural products and systems, with an extensive inventory of U.S. Aluminum storefront and entrance systems. "Expanding the Denver service center...
Folded aluminium kiosks by Make Architects pop-up in London
London architecture studio Make has designed contractible metal street kiosks for the Canary Wharf ice sculpting festival. Based on the concept of origami and modelled from folded paper prototypes, the kiosks feature hinged aluminium panels that allow the unit to open and close like a fan. A...
GME comes up with a new addition to the Aluminum Trench Shield Line
After getting into an international partnership of GME & Ischebeck Titan, GME has announced a new addition to its Aluminum Trench Shield Line and it’s called the Lite-Shield Sheeting System. The Lite-Shield Sheeting system is a new complementary addition of the company to its Lite-Shield product...
City Council's agenda includes resolution to support Southern Aluminum expansion
A resolution to assist the expansion of a local industry will come before the Magnolia City Council today. The resolution will support an application by Southern Aluminum for participation in the State of Arkansas’ “Tax Back” program. The program provides sales and use tax refunds on the purchase...
