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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Breakthrough in study of aluminum should yield new technological advances
Researchers at Oregon State University and the University of Oregon today announced a scientific advance that has eluded researchers for more than 100 years -- a platform to study and fully understand the aqueous chemistry of aluminum, one of the world's most important metals. The findings,...
Lights 4 Living respond to new range of aluminium lamp shades
London studio International have released an exciting new range of aluminium lamp shades, from designers Marc Bell and Robin Grasby, who won third prize at the [D3] Contest for young designers with the product in 2012, reports Zeen. The design is named Apollo, and the products are made from modular...
Euro Facade Aluminium composite panels
The EFP Aluminium Composite Panel is manufactured by an ISO 9001 certified company with UKAS Quality Management Certification. State of the art European technology and machinery currently produce 13,000m2 of ACM a day which is exported to 33 markets across Asia, Middle East Europe, North and South...
Kaiser’s Mead smelting plant undergoes demolition
Thousands of people drew paychecks from the sprawling Kaiser Aluminum smelter in north Spokane during its more than 50 years of operation. The California company that bought the Mead site last year is about a third of the way through a project to put people to work on the property again, this time...
China's demand for aluminium expected to rise in 2014
China’s economy is expected to continue picking up speed next year, with metals demand helped by state-led urbanisation projects. Recent economic data has reinforced hopes for a sustained recovery, with factory output in August hitting a 17-month high, retail sales growing at their fastest pace...
Aluminum distributor AA Metals Inc. to build new facility at Orlando
A local fabricated sheet metal distributor has some big plans for its Orlando headquarters — including more than tripling the amount of space it has right now and perhaps doubling its workforce. AA Metals Inc. last week bought a 12.8-acre industrial site in Jetport Industrial Park near Orlando...
Pittsburgh-born Alcoa celebrates 125th birthday
Even in a city where the population is aging and centenarians are not all that uncommon, a 125th birthday is a rarity worth celebrating. Alcoa, the world's leading producer of primary and fabricated aluminum, observed the watershed on Monday, one day early. Alcoa was born on Oct. 1, 1888, as the...
Southfield history tour features 'ode to aluminum'
Before going on to international fame as the architect of the New York World Trade Center towers, Minoru Yamasaki designed a gem of a modernist structure in 1959 in Southfield to serve as a regional office for the Reynolds Aluminum Company. Located on the corner of Northland Drive and Northwestern...
Continued losses in shares of Noranda Aluminum
Shares of Noranda Aluminum traded at a new 52-week low today of $2.48. So far today approximately 254,000 shares have been exchanged, as compared to an average 30-day volume of 429,000 shares. Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp is an integrated producer of aluminum products, as well as rolled aluminum...
Somerville Aluminum hosts Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno
In four-and-a-half months Somerville Aluminum turned a gutted 15,000-square-foot warehouse on County Line Road into it's new location, seven miles away from the borough where it was founded in 1950. It opened in June, but on Sept. 26 held a reception to celebrate the move to Branchburg. Longtime...
Trade activities for Japanese aluminum spot imports thin, focus on domestic trade
Trade activities for Japanese aluminum spot imports were thin Monday as Japanese market participants shifted their focus to domestic trade after having concluded their fourth-quarter contract premiums negotiations last week, sources said. In the absence of spot deals, bids or offers reported from...
Dubal-Emal to exhibit jointly at "ALUEXPO 2013"
Well-positioned geographically to serve the growing markets in Eurasia, Dubai Aluminium ("DUBAL") and Emirates Aluminium ("EMAL") - the two primary aluminium smelters in the UAE that sold a total of 1,839,419 tonnes of cast metal products worldwide in 2012 - will exhibit jointly at the 3rd...
“Infrastructure, Electrification and Downstream Applications to Boost the Aluminium Market in India”
<p><strong>“On a longer term, I’m still very bullish about the Indian market... There are two things that will boost the aluminium market: one is India’s focus on electrification and infrastructure and second is when companies like Hindalco will develop the downstream capacities...
Aluminium use growing in the South African housing and commercial segments
The use of aluminium in the housing and commercial segments of the South African market is growing, reports South African window manufacturer Duro national contracts manager Barry Sacks. More consumers are increasingly realising the benefits and long-term savings offered by aluminium products....
Alumasc Rainwater launches new AX extruded aluminium gutter system
As Britain says goodbye to summer and braces itself for the unpredictable conditions of autumn and winter, Alumasc Rainwater has launched its new AX Extruded Aluminium Gutter Systems. The new AX range offers pioneering high capacity gutter systems, available in a choice of three profiles – Beaded...
Asia Pacific to record the highest growth in aluminium over 2012-2017
APAC emerges as the greatest potential market during the forecast period. The growing markets of China and India are expected to continue witnessing growth in the aluminum industry. Higher demand from key consuming end user markets, such as construction, automotive, consumer durables, and packaging...
China's construction of UHV power lines to boost demand for aluminium wire, cable
China’s planned construction of ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power grid will keep demand robust for aluminium wire and cable before 2017, Shanghai Metals Market foresees. China is already building, or has approved, more than half of a $100 billion network of high-voltage power lines to connect remote...
ALUEXPO 2013 “3rd Aluminium Technology, Machinery and Products Trade Fair” commences in Istanbul Expo Center on October 3-6, 2013
ALUEXPO 2013 “3rd Aluminium Technology, Machinery and Products Trade Fair” will be organized in Istanbul Expo Center on October 3-6, 2013. Supported by TALSAD-Turkish Aluminium Industrialists Association, which is the preeminent association of the Turkish Aluminium industry, ALUEXPO 2013 brings...
