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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Russian Ambassador’s visit to Klil in Israel seen as an opportunity for new collaborations in aluminium sector
Russian ambassador Anatoly Viktorov recently visited the Klil factory in Karmiel, along with his wife and the mayor of Karmiel Moshe Koninsky. During the visit, Viktorov revealed that he was a window installer in his youth and that he was extremely impressed by Klil’s advanced technology of...
Low-carbon aluminium to play a vital role unfolding Korea’s carbon neutral strategy: En+ Group
The world’s largest producer of low-carbon aluminium, En+ Group in conjunction with its metal segment represented by RUSAL has published research showing the vital role low-carbon aluminium will have to play to avoid embedded emissions spiralling under Korea’s Carbon Neutral Strategy. The paper...
For a sustainable world, a linear economy is no more desirable but needs to evolve into a circular green one, as per Circular Aluminium Action Plan and Green Deal 2050, Fabrizio Ciampoli, CEO, Ciampoli Consulting
AlCircle: Can you give us your view of the actual status of the Aluminium market in the EU? Mr Fabrizio Ciampoli: After 2020 with a lockdown due to Covid19 we are finally seeing a global recovery: this is definitely a positive trend but, as a downside, prices of raw materials are at their highest,...
Recycled aluminium weekly recap: Aluprof joins German Sustainable Building Council; US aluminium scrap imports from Canada decline 4.56% in 1Q2021; Imports in March rise 18.77%
The US aluminium scrap imports from Canada in 1Q2021 totalled 98,300 tonnes – 478.24% higher than 17,000 tonnes a year ago but 4.56% less than 103,000 tonnes a quarter ago. While in March 2021, the United States aluminium scrap imports from Mexico stood at 19,300 tonnes, indicating a month-on-month...
Lion Aluminium in Ghana rewards mothers and wives of long-serving staffs
The renowned aluminium utensils and roofing sheet manufacturer in Ghana, Lion Aluminum Company has rewarded its long-serving staffs. Charles Ashka, Chairman of Lion Aluminium, said: “Those who received the products are a selected few who have shown their dedication since the start of the company.”...
Reynaers Aluminium rolls out MasterWall, a wonder for high-rise projects
The leading European supplier of sustainable architectural aluminium solutions, Reynaers Aluminium, lately rolled out a new façade system known as MasterWall, which furnishes fast-installation, high-performance and flexible unitised solution for high-rise projects. The solution is established on...
End User Weekly Recap: CANPACK reports 21% growth in its beverage can bodies volumes; Colgate rolls out aluminium toothbrush
Starting from the launch of the world’s first electric motorcycle to toothbrush made of aluminium, end user sector has been through an eventful week during May 31-June 4. NawaRacer, the world’s first electric motorcycle is planning to launch in the coming months, but as per our report, it will hit...
Unit of Chaina Haida collaborates with KUB to supply and install aluminium cladding for projects in Southeast Asia
A unit of China Haida, CHD Engineering and Trading, has teamed with K-United Builder (KUB) to supply and install aluminium products for projects in Singapore and Malaysia. The first project is for a commercial building in Johor, Malaysia, worth S$1.68 million, that requires aluminium cladding and...
Salzburger Aluminium Group subsidiary to start production at new site in Slovakia
SAG Slovakia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Salzburger Aluminium Group, will commence production at its new site in the SIHOT industrial park near Trencin. The company invested around 1.5 million euros in the relocation and expansion of the new site. The new plant, located near the...
Aluprof joins German Sustainable Building Council
The leading producer of aluminium systems in Europe, with branches in many European countries, Aluprof has joined the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB). The Polish supplier a year ago set itself the task of promoting the global development of architecture towards an energy-efficient and...
Operating rates of China’s major aluminium processors dip 0.6 percentage point last week: SMM
Decline in operating rates of primary and secondary aluminium alloy enterprises last week pulled down the operating rates of major aluminium processors by 0.6 percentage point, found the Shanghai Metals Market. Some construction extrusion companies were affected by electricity curtailment, while...
Aodeli: Fire Safe aluminium panel supplier appoints Lorraine Jedid as National Specification Consultant, Darryl Smith as BDM for QLD
The direct supplier of “Fire Safe” aluminium facade panels to the construction industry Australia wide, Aodeli appointed Lorraine Jedid to the newly created position of National Specification Consultant and Darryl Smith as business development manager in the Queensland team. Since May 2021, Jedid...
AMAG ships ASI certified sustainable aluminium to Audi plant in Neckarsulm
The leading Austrian manufacturer of premium quality aluminium cast and flat-rolled products, AMAG that supplies to highly diversified industries such as the automotive, aircraft, sports equipment, lighting, mechanical engineering, construction and packaging industries, has shipped the first...
Romania needs ‘A scrap for windows program’ to reduce CO2 emissions, says Daniel Popa of Reynaers Aluminium
The south-eastern European nation, Romania, needs ‘A scrap for windows program’ to support more efficient thermal insulation, surpassing the thermal rehabilitation programs of apartment buildings and hence it would attract fresh investments in this segment. Daniel Popa, Country Manager for Reynaers...
International Aluminium Institute reports record 20 million tonnes of post-consumer scrap intake in 2019
The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) has announced that a record 20 million tonnes of post-consumer scrap intake in 2019, indicating nearly 60 per cent of total scrap intake. This also reduces 300 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions as the recycled metal reduces demand for primary...
Operating rates at China’s major aluminium processors increase to 77.1%, bolstered by aluminium extrusion orders
Operating rates at major aluminium processors in China rose 2.3 percentage points from a week ago to 77.1 per cent last week, ended on Friday, May 21. The overall growth was due to the significant increase in aluminium construction extrusion orders due to real estate recovery. Orders for aluminium...
Hydro signs BRL 2.2 million agreement with the University of São Paulo to explore uses for bauxite residue
Hydro has signed a BRL 2.2 million agreement with the University of São Paulo to explore uses for bauxite residue in civil construction. The waste will be used in the production of cement floors that prove to be advantageous from the environmental point of view and throughout their life cycle. The...
Hindalco to resume on-hold projects, plans for INR 2700 crore investment
The Aditya Birla Group subsidiary, Hindalco Industries intends to commence all the projects there that were put on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic and also plans to invest around INR 2700 crore in the current fiscal against ₹1,600 crore in FY’21. The world’s largest aluminium rolling company had...
