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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UK’s aluminium bar rods and profiles export amount to dip this year but not the export value
The United Kingdom is known for the automobile industry, followed by the building and construction sector that generates considerable demand for aluminium bar, rods and profiles. Of late, the UK’s aerospace industry has increased its operations that also demand aluminium bar rods and profiles....
Partnership with a trade supplier of aluminium doors and windows brings success in Morgan’s business
Partnership with trade suppliers of bespoke aluminium bifold doors and windows, AluFoldDirect Limited, has reportedly helped Morgan’s Windows Doors and Conservatories achieved its incredible success. From having a tiny unit at the back of a gunroom and small builder’s merchants, Morgan’s Windows...
FK Group acquires aluminium fabrication specialist Premo Fabrications
The United Kingdom-based leading full building envelope specialist FK Group has reportedly acquired architectural aluminium manufacturer Premo Fabrications. Fk Group and premo Fabrications have worked together for many years on many prestigious projects and have shared visions. FK Group believes...
UAE’s aluminium bar rods and profiles import to plunge 13% in 2019; Oman to be the leading source
Like many other nations, the United Arab Emirates is increasingly using aluminium semi-finished products in the form of rolls, bars and rods in the building and construction industry. Thanks to the characteristics and properties of aluminium that have led to revolutionary and innovative changes in...
Vietnam imposes temporary anti-dumping duties on aluminium products from China
As announced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), Vietnam is reportedly levying temporary anti-dumping duties on China’s aluminium semi-finished products, including both alloy and non-alloy products produced in bars, rods or any other shapes that have been extruded, regardless of whether...
Marselli Bros Aluminium opens new offices in London
Marselli Bros Aluminium, a manufacturer and installer of aluminium frames, handrails, fences, windows, and doors, has announced the opening of new offices in central London. The company will offer high-quality, high-value, energy efficient windows and other aluminium building fixtures. Niko...
France’s aluminium plates, sheets and strips import to extend YoY growth in 2019; Germany to be the leading exporter
France is the fourth most important regional market in Europe for the rolling aluminium industry. It purchases about 8 per cent of the total production of the European aluminium rolling industry and makes the best use of it across various industries including packaging, transportation, mechanical...
Encore Wire welcomes Commerce Department ruling on aluminium wire and cable imports from China
Encore Wire Corporation, a leading manufacturer of a broad range of electrical building wire, has issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Commerce Department’s preliminary affirmative determination in the antidumping (AD) investigation on imports of aluminium wire and cable from...
Capral eyes for partnerships with Asian aluminium extrusion manufacturers
Australia-based aluminium extrusion producer Capral is reportedly eyeing to develop partnerships with Chinese and Southeast Asian fabricators and extrusion manufacturers, as aluminium is becoming a common choice for Asian architects to construct modern and sublime homes and buildings. Capral is the...
Luoyang Wanji Aluminium Processing joins ASI as Production & Transformation member
Luoyang Wanji Aluminium Processing Co., Ltd has become a Production & Transformation member of Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). This brings the total number of ASI members to 88. Luoyang Wanji Aluminium Processing is a manufacturer of aluminium foil in China, established in 2008, wholly...
Japan’s aluminium structures export likely to dip 12% in 2019; Philippines to be the leading importer
Japan’s aluminium industry has stepped up its efforts to have the light metal used more in bridges and other infrastructure, taking advantage of new design standards to boost stagnant demand. Therefore, the country has increased the use of aluminium in the building and construction sector, and also...
CMS Window Systems achieves ‘zero landfill’ target for second year in a row
According to a recent report, CMS Window Systems has maintained a zero waste to landfill rate for the second consecutive year, by reusing and recycling the waste materials collected through manufacturing and installation operations. Thirteen years ago, CMS Windows Systems had introduced the concept...
New outdoor furniture made of aluminium added to the collection of Spanish brand Expormim
Architects Ludovica Serafini and Roberto Palomba have reportedly designed a collection of outdoor furniture for Spanish brand Expormim, in tribute to Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor. The collection called Liz includes an armchair and a sofa in two sizes. They are made of stretching fabric over...
CRU's Africa Wire, Cable & Tube Conference to host global steel, copper and aluminium players on 11-13 November 2019
The global supply chain for steel, copper and aluminium products set to gather in Johannesburg for the inaugural Africa Wire, Cable & Tube Conference Metallic wire, cable, tube and pipe products are crucial to industries that are key pillars of economic development across Africa; such as mining,...
Aluminium systems supplier Alutech to showcase new product at FIT Show 2019
Aluminium systems supplier Alutech Systems Ltd announced that it will launch its product at FIT Show 2019. The new aluminium entrance door is designed to complement the company’s range of residential bi-folding doors and windows. The FIT show aimed at fabricators and installers involved in the UK...
Turkey’s 2018 estimated aluminium tubes and pipes exports up 25% YoY and 13% from 2016
It is estimated that global demand for aluminium tubes and pipes to record growth due to rising demand from construction, building and transportation sectors. World demand is forecasted to grow 4.2 per cent per annum from 2016 to 2020. Turkey exports a large amount of aluminium tubes and pipes to...
Altech Chemicals raises the first steel at its HPA plant construction site
Altech Chemicals Limited announced that it has raised the first steel at its high purity alumina (HPA) plant construction site in Johor, Malaysia. Stage 1 construction of the Company’s HPA plant started in February 2019. The construction work is being done by a South African company Metix, a...
Registration is Open for AEC's Extrusion Design University 2019
Registration is open for the Aluminum Extruders Council’s (AEC) Extrusion Design University 2019 (EDU ’19), scheduled for Thursday, September 12, 2019, at Music City Center in Nashville, TN. Co-located with Aluminum USA (ALU USA), September 12–13, 2019, EDU ’19 will feature 12 one-hour educational...
