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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SAF-West ready to supply the architectural market with 20’ formed sheet metal parts
With the recent installation of a new 175 ton AccurPress 240” precision press brake, SAF-West can now supply the architectural market with 20’ formed sheet metal parts. Close on the heels of opening their new California anodizing line, the addition of a large press brake complements existing...
Qatalum CEO promotes aluminium as the sustainable modern metal for the future
Qatalum CEO Tom Petter Johansen has spoken alongside Norsk Hydro, Qatar University and the Norwegian University of Science & Technology at a seminar entitled Aluminium – The Sustainable Modern Metal For the Future of Qatar. In his presentation, Johansen predicted a rise in demand for aluminium in...
Qatalum inks supply deals with ALUNOOR, Qatar Aluminium
Qatalum, the Qatari aluminium smelter, has announced the signing of supply contracts with ALUNOOR and Qatar Aluminium Extrusion for the sale of premium aluminium. The signing ceremony at the Qatalum office in Mesaieed was attended by Qatalum CEO Tom Petter Johansen and Deputy CEO Khalid Mohammed...
Three Coins casts recycled aluminum into dynamic new form
Drawing from its classic start, an innovative product is bringing Three Coins Cast into the New Year with a roaring success. Owner Susanna Powell's folks started Three Coins as a manufacturer of elegant cast aluminum outdoor furniture in 1989. From its beginning, classic styles and finishes have...
Japan's rolled aluminum shipments down in 2012
Japan's rolled aluminum shipments for calendar 2012 totaled 1.98 million mt, down 0.5% from 2011, the association said. The 2012 shipments were the lowest since 1.74 million mt marked in 2009. Shunichi Shiraishi, the association chairman, during a news conference in Tokyo on Friday, said he was...
Somerville Aluminum Launches YouTube Channel and Webisode Series
Somerville Aluminum is proud to announce the launch of the Somerville Aluminum channel on the popular video sharing website, YouTube. YouTube is the leading destination for online video sharing worldwide. The New Jersey home remodeling contractor will be using the social media platform to...
Abandoned aircraft in Nigeria to be recycled into aluminium as roofing sheets
The special task force on evacuation of abandoned aircraft at airports across Nigeria on Thursday commenced the dismantling of a DC8 aircraft used by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), which will be taken away as scraps aluminium for recycling. This is coming a week after FAAN issued...
PanAsialum to raise HK$1.22b in Hong Kong
PanAsialum, a major manufacturer of aluminium casings for Apple's iPad, plans to raise up to HK$1.22 billion from an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, the Shenzhen-based company said yesterday. Aluminium parts for various Apple products have increased their share of the firm's portfolio...
Noranda sees US aluminum market in recovery, but customers still cautious
The US aluminum market has started to show signs of recovery, Kip Smith, president of Noranda Aluminum said Monday. "Were in recovery mode, but take your own view how robust that recovery is," Smith said at the Platts Aluminum Symposium in San Diego. Smith said that the US housing market had...
Al Andalus grows portfolio with latest additions
Al Andalus Holding Company continues to steer ahead with a well-devised growth plan that includes adding the latest and best technologies to its portfolio, which has ensured its success in the building and construction industry. The Saudi-based company is now planning to set up one more extrusion...
Southern Aluminum Finishing has started production in its new anodizing plant at Redding
Six years after expanding to Redding, Southern Aluminum Finishing has started production in its new anodizing plant, which will supply commercial builders across the West. The facility in the Mountain Lakes Industrial Park in north Redding has 20 employees and could add up to 20 more this year, SAF...
Reliant Aluminum Promotes use of Aluminum in the manufacturing Industry
Reliant Aluminum Products, an exclusive distributor of Clariant products here in the U.S., has produced several videos that promote the use of aluminum in the manufacturing process, as well as an advocacy video for several aluminum trade groups. Reliant president Jack Humble hosts a video that...
Alcoa names Ken Giacobbe as CFO of Alcoa Engineered Products and Solutions
Alcoa AA, miner of bauxite, refiner of alumina and producer of primary and fabricated aluminum, on Friday named Ken Giacobbe as CFO of its Engineered Products and Solutions (EPS) business group with immediate effect. Giacobbe, in his new role, will have financial charge of the EPS business, which...
Standard Organisation seals Chinese warehouse over substandard aluminium coils
Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Saturday sealed up the warehouse of a Chinese firm, ``Three Friends International'', over low quality aluminium coils. Bede Obayi, the Head of Inspectorate and Compliance of the organisation, led a task force on an enforcement exercise to the aluminium coil...
Somerville Aluminum relocating to larger facility in Branchburg
Somerville Aluminum announced that it is relocating its Somerville office and showroom to a larger facility in nearby Branchburg. While the company's roots will remain deep in Somerville, the new facility will increase the company's workspace dramatically. The larger facility is needed to...
Alcoa predicts rebound in aluminium price
Alcoa — the largest US aluminium producer — sees global demand growth for the commodity recovering to 7% this year as China’s economic rebound drives demand for cans, transport and office buildings. Aerospace demand would increase by as much as 10% as aircraft makers faced record backlogs, the...
Alcoa projects positive outlook for aluminium in 2013
Alcoa Inc, the largest aluminum producer in the United States, is cautiously optimistic demand for the metal will continue to grow in 2013, helped in part by strong sales to aerospace and construction customers. Executives offered a positive outlook on Tuesday for 2013, but kept a cautious tone as...
China will drive demand for cans, cars and building materials
America's largest aluminum producer, Alcoa, as the usual way fired the starting shot for the U.S. reporting period on Tuesday evening, predicts that the global demand for aluminum will increase by 7 percent in 2013. The forecast is based on an economic recovery in China will drive demand for cans,...
