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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MVRDV uses aluminium scrap from Delta Light to create the High Profile Lighting series
The High Profile lighting series, created by Dutch design firm MVRDV, uses scrap aluminium profiles collected from Delta Light's products. The architectural lighting company Delta Light often uses aluminium profiles for recessed lights in walls or ceilings. Each High Profile lamp is individually...
Frame05 table from All Matters Studio features both aluminium and marble framework
All Matters Studio, a Stockholm-based design studio, utilised both aluminium and marble to create the Frame05 table, which as per the studio, is both robust and stylish simultaneously. The top of this table, designed by the studio, consists of different marble slabs. The sculpture, Frame05, is made...
Optima Systems UK incorporates Hydro CIRCAL to create its aluminium partitions and doors
Optima Systems is an industry leader in making commercial partitions. Starting from November 1; it will use Hydro CIRCAL as a raw material for producing its glass and aluminium partitions, and doors. Hydro CIRCAL runs a monopoly in the UK market where no other product can match its specifications....
Delux Holdings opens its largest aluminium doors showroom in South East Asia
Malaysia-based Delux Holdings Sdn Bhd has inaugurated its Johor Bahru outlet, which is the company's first, as well as the largest showroom in the South-Asian zone. Delux has established itself as one of South East Asia's topmost aluminium automatic gate and security door creators. The Johor Bahru...
VALCO stops aluminium production due to worker uproar for dollar equivalent salary
The Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO), a subsidiary of Kaiser Aluminium operating from Ghana, has halted its operations due to the ongoing dispute among workers for a salary bar adjusted with the dollar rate. The VALCO workers are now entitled to salaries in dollars but are paid in equation with the...
Asian aluminium extrusion giant China Zhongwang Holdings declared bankrupt
The second-largest industrial aluminium extrusion product developer and manufacturer in the world and the largest in Asia, China Zhongwang Holdings Limited prospered in the 2000s along China’s resonating property sector, which created robust demand for its products in construction. In the wake of...
Dudley’s Aluminium secures major industrial site project of installing Metal Technology System in Ebbw Vale
The Cardiff-Welsh-based fabricator, Dudley’s Aluminium, had secured a significant project in Ebbw Vale, allying again with Jones Brothers (Henllan) Ltd. However, previously, the fabricator has worked with the town's leading construction, housing, and civil engineering company to create the TVR...
MoistureShield presents new high-strength aluminium and Solid Core™ Composite Railings
The new Solid Core™ Composite Series Railing and Compass™ Series Aluminium Railing from MoistureShield, an iconic composite decking brand from Oldcastle APG, provide any deck design with a modern, chic appearance. Made in the USA, these railings are built to last, are reportedly stain-proof, and...
Downstream weekly recap: AMAG bags the "Effective Sustainability Communicator Award"; Hydro invests in solar fence at its German aluminium extrusion facility to reduce emissions
The global aluminium industry’s most vital segment is the downstream part, which converts aluminium into manufacturing feedstock. Because commercial manufacturers obtain the products produced here, downstream is one of the most important areas in the aluminium industry. To begin with, for the...
Aluminium Association unveils updated environmental product declarations for significant types of aluminium
On 20th October 2022, the Aluminum Association, the aluminium industry's leading voice in the United States of America, released the updated environmental product declarations (EPDs) that show reductions in the environmental impact of aluminium product types including primary aluminium ingot,...
Joy Objects launches a limited edition version of its aluminium-crafted 'Chair One'
On the occasion of Stockholm Design Week, Fredrik Paulsen, a Swedish designer, created the new 'Chair One' for his Stockholm-based company Joy Objects. The chair was re-released in a limited edition for Très Bien to coincide with the brand's newly renovated home in London's Soho. The new chairs...
Kriskadecor’s aluminium chain façade cladding solution ensures natural ventilation
Colourful and customisable aluminium chain façade cladding from Kriskadecor can transform buildings' facades without obstructing ventilation. Known for its aluminium chain interior products, Kriskadecor offers space dividers, wall coverings, and architectural ceiling elements. A façade cladding...
Schüco UK acquires Midlands-based Kestrel Aluminium Systems
Established in 1989, the Midlands-based Kestrel Aluminium Systems Limited has been taken over by German building envelope specialist Schüco Group. The company with 6330 employees and 40,000 partners in more than 80 countries, Schuco Group’s subsidiary Schuco UK has acquired Kestrel Aluminium...
Hydro's advanced aluminium bridge decking technology offers numerous advantages over traditional steel and concrete construction
The world’s leading industrial company committed to a sustainable future, Norsk Hydro’s advanced aluminium bridge decking technologies offer many advantages over traditional steel and concrete construction. The Norway headquartered company, Hydro provides two aluminium bridge decking technologies:...
Dudley’s Aluminium to aid Aston Martin in building the Formula 1 facility at Silverstone
Dudley's Aluminium, a Cardiff-based aluminium fabricator, will assist in the construction of Aston Martin's new Formula 1 (F1) facility at Silverstone. The Aston Martin team's design, manufacturing, and marketing resources, its first-ever wind tunnel, and a simulator will be housed in the...
Owens & Sons uses aluminium I-beam structure for making customized trailers
Owens & Sons Aluminum Slide-On Trailers, a family-run manufacturer of customised boat trailers, focuses on the three most fundamental challenges faced by the customers - flexing, corrosion, and an inability to adequately support the boat's hull. Based on the manufacturer's recommendations and the...
Aludecor adds a third manufacturing facility to its company profile
Kolkata-based Aludecor has established itself as India’s leading aluminium composite panel provider by opening its third manufacturing unit in Haridwar on October 10. Aludecor has invested INR 110 crores in materialising its third manufacturing facility in Haridwar, which has been estimated to...
AWB Aluminiumwerk’s aluminium extrusion production facility at Berlin receives ASI Performance Standard certification
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has acknowledged AWB Aluminiumwerk Berlin GmbH’s aluminium extrusion production and mechanical process at the Berlin facility with Performance Standard V2 (2017) certification on October 6, 2022. The facility can process up to 22,000 tonnes of aluminium billets per...
