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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Why buy AlCircle’s “A Worldwide Market Analysis of Aluminium Wire rod, Cables & Conductors - Industry forecasts to 2025” report?
Given the fact that aluminium cables and conductors are largely replacing copper as principal medium for carrying electricity over the last five decades, world aluminium wire rod usage is estimated to have increased 5.87 million tonnes in 2014 to about 6.26 million tonnes in 2017 and further to...
LB Aluminium Bhd expands into property development business through acquisition
LB Aluminium Bhd announced in a filing with Bursa Malaysia that its 51%-owned subsidiary Citajaya Kuasa Sdn Bhd has subscribed for two million new shares, representing an 80% stake in Contras Build Sdn Bhd for RM2 million. The remaining 49% of Citajaya is held by Datuk Seri Gan Yu Chai. The company...
Industrial Project Innovation (IPI) selected as construction manager for an aluminium rolling mill in US
Another step is taken to turn Braidy Atlas LLC $1.6 billion state-of-the-art aluminium rolling mill into a reality. The company has selected Industrial Project Innovation LLC (IPI) to serve as construction manager, with assigned roles like program planning, construction management, project cost,...
Launched! New AlCircle Sector Focus Report “A Worldwide Market Analysis of Aluminium Wire rod, Cables & Conductors - Industry forecasts to 2025”
AlCircle launched another Sector Focus Report – “ A Worldwide Market Analysis of Aluminium Wire rod, Cables & Conductors - Industry forecasts to 2025 ” into its 2018 Report portfolio. AlCircle now offers exclusive sector specific reports that are designed to help industry participants with accurate...
Hydro to install aluminium press line in Pennsylvania to serve traditional automotive and distribution segment
On Friday, October 12, Hydro declared its plan to install a 4,500-tonne 10” aluminium press line at Cressona, Pennsylvania. The aim is to serve the traditional automotive and distribution segments. Hydro also announced to install a 7,000-tonne dual container 12”/14” press line in the West region to...
Astraseal reports a surge in demand for its aluminium flush casement window
Trade and commercial fabricator Astraseal has reported a surge in demand for Alitherm 800, their innovative aluminium flush casement window. The Wellingborough-firm has seen sales going up since the launch of this special product last year, becoming one of their fastest growing and most popular...
Quaker Window Products Co. Inc.to establish aluminium window producing plant in Missouri
On Thursday, October 11, Quaker spokesman declared that the company would build a factory to manufacture aluminium windows, for the application in commercial purpose. The Missouri-based window products manufacturing company Quaker was founded in the year 1949 and since then had been manufacturing...
ALUMINIUM 2018 sets to host global aluminium fraternity in Messe Düsseldorf, Germany from today
ALUMINIUM 2018- the 12th World Trade Fair & Conference begins today at Messe Düsseldorf, Germany. From 9 to 11 October 2018, the Exhibition Centre on the Rhine is going to become the global marketplace of the aluminium industry. Some 1,000 exhibitors from around the world are in Düsseldorf and the...
Alcoa “Care-Free” aluminium home in Minnesota to open doors to tourists
The Alcoa 'Care-Free' aluminium home is a 1950s time capsule. The house is one of five well-preserved midcentury modern homes that will be open for touring on Oct. 13. This Alcoa "Care-Free" House was built by the aluminium major in St. Louis Park in 1958. Alcoa commissioned an architect to design...
Asia Pacific Aluminium Market: Production and demand growth to seal its leading position in the globe (Part-2)
( Continued from Part-1 ) India India holds the second position in the list of top 5 primary aluminium producers in the world. According to the annual reports of the three major aluminium producers in India, the total aluminium production stood at 3.39 million tonnes in 2017. Aluminium production...
Aluminium doors and windows manufacturer Origin selects Kenrick’s Nemesis for Origin Slimline Window
The UK’s leading manufacturer of aluminium doors and windows Origin has selected the Nemesis multi-point window locking system from Kenrick for its brand new aluminium window – the Origin Slimline Window. Origin has doubled its order for Nemesis to meet the rising demand for new high-grade...
Asia Pacific Aluminium Market: Production and demand growth to seal its leading position in the globe (Part-1)
The production base for the primary aluminium sector has long started shifting towards east for the availability of raw materials, power and labour. The production base lies in the east while the market lies in the west. However, most of the Asian countries are now shifting their focus towards...
HVG Facades expands product portfolio with two new aluminium products
HVG Facades, a division of HVG (Halifax Vogel Group), has launched two new facade products to their premium façade product lines. HVG has merged Alucobond Architectural and HVG Facade Solutions division as part of its growth strategy and launched demand driven products to bolster its premium...
Aluminium window and door manufacturer Fentrade Ltd. expands at Maesglas Industrial Estate
The UK-based leading aluminium window and door manufacturer Fentrade Limited has taken a 3,000 square feet unit at Maesglas Industrial Estate as part of its expansion plan. This expansion is reportedly expected to bring 10 new jobs to the area. The estate is now fully let until further four units...
China’s aluminium processing industry sees a growth in September with PMI rebounding to 51.1
According to Shanghai Metals Market report, the last month (September) in China recorded an expansion in aluminium processing industry, bolstered by improvement in primary alloy, secondary alloy, foil, plate/sheet and strip, and construction extrusions sectors. The purchasing manager’s index (PMI)...
Toronto’s age-old aluminium factory transformed into the Museum of Contemporary Art
The 100-year old auto building which used to serve as an aluminium foundry in Toronto has now become an address for the Museum of Contemporary Art. The latter has reportedly taken over five floors of the building constructed in 1919. It was the tallest building when opened, an early example of...
Operating rate at Chinese aluminium extrusion producers continue declining in August: SMM found
Shanghai Metals Market found operating rate across 50 Chinese aluminium extrusion manufacturers extended a decline in August on sluggish demand from the construction extrusion sector. The survey by SMM found that manufacturers in August operated at 57.3 per cent, 2.2 percentage down from the...
Top Five Aluminium Rolling Companies in Europe
The aluminium rolling industry has witnessed a colossal growth over time due to the increasing demand from application sector. To start with, sophisticated and updated methods of manufacturing that resulted in a higher degree of refinement and richness of final product and the application that...
