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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KRGS to deliver aluminium roller shutters and grilles for Sydney Cricket Ground
Kings Roller Grilles and Shutters (KRGS) has been commissioned to deliver a wide range of steel and aluminium roller shutters and grilles at the Sydney Cricket Ground. KRGS’ scope of work for Stage 2 of Sydney Cricket Ground's Redevelopment project includes supplying KRGS steel shutters, KRGS...
Security 365 develops security rated industrial aluminium shutters
Security 365 develops a new range of security rated industrial aluminium plantation shutters Security365 Pty Ltd has come up with a whole new range of quality security rated aluminium plantation shutter products. Backed by their experience of 8 years of developing secured aluminium plantation...
Maine-based aluminum trailer manufacturer plans to open a plant in South Dakota
A Maine-based aluminium trailer manufacturer plans to set up a plant in the largest city of South Dakota. The Governor's Office of Economic Development says the Alcom LLC plant that has been planned to set up in Sioux Falls will initially create 20 jobs and open up about 180 positions in the next 3...
HVG Graphics Media launch 'VIEWpanel' their new aluminium composite panel
HVG Graphics Media launches their new aluminium composite panel – VIEWpanel. VIEWpanel is a high quality aluminium composite panel specifically designed for signage and printing applications in both interior and short term exterior environments. Key applications include flat sheet signage...
Sapa Group announces results for the fourth quarter 2013
Underlying EBIT for Sapa Group for the fourth quarter 2013 reflects a seasonally weaker quarter and charges related to impairment of inventories and accounts receivables. Key Figures – Sapa (50%) NOK million, except sales volumes Fourth quarter 2013 Revenue 5,066 Underlying EBITDA (22) Underlying...
Balexco displays aluminium extruded products at the Gulf Industry Fair
Bahrain Aluminium Extrusion Company (Balexco) is putting the spotlight on a new version of its Bahrain Luxury System, which is a lift-and-slide thermal break system. The company is also showcasing its structural glazing systems, the hinge system and extrusion products at the show. The company is...
Court upholds ruling on anti-dumping duties for Curtainwall
The U.S. Court of International Trade upheld a ruling from the Department of Commerce that found curtainwall units and other parts of a curtainwall system were subject to the aluminum extrusion Antidumping and Countervailing Duty orders. In April 2011, the DOC imposed countervailing duties of 8.02...
EABS and B&ES announce copper/aluminium joining course
The European Association of Brazing and Soldering (EABS) and the Building and Engineering Services Association (B&ES) has announced dates for a one day briefing on aluminium and copper joining course The ‘Technical Awareness Day’ is designed to help specifiers, designers and installers of piping...
AV Composites displays 100% recycled conservatory panels at Ecobuild
AV Composites has developed a better insulated aluminium panels for conservatory roofs which are better than those made of either alveolar polycarbonate or double-glazed glass. The AV Composites panels are recyclable and100% recycled as the insulating foam is made out of recycled plastic bottles....
WBC Automotive Ltd, Bristol invests £1.7m in a new high-tech HQ
A motor vehicle repair firm in Bristol has invested £1.7 million in a new high-tech and eco-friendly premises and body shop. WBC Automotive Ltd, established in 2002, follows a management and staff buyout from Nationwide Accident Repair Service plc. The new investment will witness the company move...
OARC opens $385m aluminium processing plant
Oman Aluminium Rolling Company (OARC) has opened a $385m plant in Sohar, north of the capital Muscat, which will be operational by the end of Q1 2014. The annual capacity of the plant is 140,000 tons of multi-purpose aluminium sheets which will be sold regionally and exported to the Middle East,...
Global aluminium market looks well supplied: JP Morgan
The global aluminium market looks very well supplied. On the surface, JP Morgan projects primary demand will be 53.1m tonnes in 2014, implying the stock-to-use coverage on the London Metals exchange is 14 weeks or more. Nevertheless, a closer look at the fundamentals reveals a sharp divergence in...
China aluminum smelting market saw an annual growth rate of 8.7% between 2008 and 2013
Revenue in the China aluminum smelting market has been growing at an average annualized rate of 8.7% between 2008 and 2013 to $73.8 billion. As a basic metal, aluminum has a wide variety of applications within the Building Construction, Automobile Manufacturing), Power Grid Construction, and...
KAAN Architecten won the Benelux Aluminium award 2013 for sustainable renovation with dreamhouse
An independent jury comprising of personalities from the world of technology, architecture and media in Belgium and Netherlands were present in Benelux Aluminium Award 2013. Among the personalities, prof. Jan Brouwer (architect, NL), the Chairman and Vice-Chairman Thomas Dierickx (architect, BE)...
Magliner introduces Aluminum Narrow Aisle Hand Truck
Magline, manufacturers of innovative lightweight route distribution solutions, announced the introduction of the Aluminum Narrow Aisle Hand Truck (NAHT). The newly designed hand trucks have 2.5 inches on each side to tuck the wheels directly behind the nose plate to be one of the narrowest modular...
Massena rejects sole Aluminum Trail bid
The Village Board of Trustees on Tuesday night unanimously rejected the sole bid for work on the Aluminum Trail project because it was more than $750,000 higher than the engineer’s estimate. “We are not in favor of this bid,” Public Works Superintendent Hassan Fayad told the board prior to their...
Ukrainian-owned Politropus Alternative to restart amluminium processing plant in Montenegro
The owner of Politropus Alternative - Ukrainian businessman Roman Denkovich , said the company could restart in the autumn the aluminium processing plant it bought earlier this month for EUR 1.9mn in the assets sale of Montenegrin bankrupt aluminium processing firm Prerada, radio station AntenaM...
Global Aluminum demand to expand by 5.9% annually through the year 2017
Global demand for aluminum (including primary and secondary/recycled) is forecast to expand 5.9 percent per annum through 2017 to 86.5 million metric tons. China will pace growth and increase its share of global demand from 43 percent in 2012 to 48 percent in 2017, as per the latest Freedonia...
