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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Top ten aluminium extrusion companies in India
Indian aluminium industry has been known primarily because of the three major primary producers Nalco, Hindalco and Vedanta. The semi-finished sector is dominated by the SME sector. The major chunk of India’s aluminium consumption is driven by power sector and building and construction sector. This...
Braidy Industries appoints contractor for construction of aluminium rolling plant
Braidy Industries announced through a press release on Thursday that it selected a contractor for construction of its aluminium mill in Kentucky, which had been named Braidy Atlas. Braidy selected Kiewit as the company’s Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (“EPC”) contractor. The release did...
Sri Lanka’s Hayleys PLC expands Alumex aluminium extrusion facility
Hayleys PLC, one of the leading diversified conglomerates in Sri Lanka opens a world class largest extrusion factory in the South Asian region in order to expand the production of aluminium extrusions. Hayleys invested over Rs. 2 billion to set up this modern state of the art factory of its...
Ghana to construct 10,000 housing units for security personnel under Sinohydro deal
Ghana Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia declared that around 10,000 housing units would be constructed in Ghana for security personnel across the country under the infrastructure of US$2 billion worth of barter trade bauxite deal signed with Chinese Sinohydro Group. This initiative for the...
Aluminium wire and cable manufacturer Ducab recognised as a UAE Superbrand
UAE-based Ducab, a leading manufacturer of high-quality aluminium cables and cabling products, has been named one of the top brands in the UAE for the seventh consecutive year by the Superbrands organisation, an independent authority of branding excellence. In an industry with rapidly evolving...
Mid-States Aluminium Corp to create 39 new jobs on expansion and installation of a new press line
Mid-States Aluminium Corp., one of the leading suppliers of aluminium extrusions, has reportedly started breaking grounds and taking necessary steps towards expansion and installation of a new press line at its extrusion and fabrication facility. This new facility involves around US$ 23 million of...
Arconic' s segment profits in Q2 2018 drop on higher aluminium price despite improved sales volume
Arconic Inc., the Alcoa spin-off, reported Q2 2018 results on July 31 with revenues of $3.6 billion, up 10% YoY. Organic revenue was up 5% YoY, driven by higher volumes in the commercial transportation, automotive, aerospace engines, defence, and building and construction markets. Arconic reported...
Galuminium Group introduces a new aluminium casement door with wind resistance
Galuminium Group, one of the leading companies in the aluminium sector in Guangzhou, China, has recently added a brand new product to its range, aiming to meet the needs of customers living overseas. It is an aluminium casement door this time with special wind resistance capability. Expressing the...
Hindalco Novelis to acquire downstream aluminum producer Aleris
Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aleris Corporation, a global supplier of rolled aluminum products, for approximately $2.6 billion including the assumption of debt. For Novelis, Aleris, and their...
Coming soon! AlCircle’s new sector focus report on Aluminium Extrusions-- an Industry Analysis with Forecasts to 2025
Aluminum extrusions are a high-growth industry due to growing demand in the building and construction and transport sector. Construction sector contributes about 62% of the global extrusion market, while transport sector contributes about 14%. A number of leading producers have been taking up...
Aluminium bungalows in Northern Ireland renovated for better thermal efficiency
12 bungalows at Killymoon Crescent in Cookstown, Northern Ireland have been refurbished by the Housing Executive at a cost of £300,000. The residents are now looking forward to a more convenient and comfortable winter after the renovation. The prefabricated aluminium bungalows were built in 1950....
Aparna Enterprises plunge in new diversification to manufacture aluminium windows
Aparna Enterprises Limited (AEL), a reputed building materials manufacturing company, has declared to diversify its business into aluminium windows and structural frames by setting up a manufacturing unit near Hyderabad. The company said it would roll out the products soon. Part of the diversified...
Boating and House improvement businesses fear harm from tariffs on steel and aluminium
Aluminum prices climbed 18% in the US in the second quarter of 2018, after the tariffs were announced by Trump. The tariffs are expected to affect prices of a range of end use products from beer cans, to cars to building and construction products. A local news update reported that the price of...
Declined operating rate across aluminium extrusion manufacturers in June to continue this month
On the face of a sharp decline in demand in the industrial extrusion sector owing to Beijing’s curb on solar power capacity growth and subsidy cuts, operating rate across 30 Chinese aluminium extrusion manufacturers shrank in June, according to Shanghai Metals Market. As per the data found by SMM...
ALUMINIUM INDIA 2019 & INCAL Conference to be held together for the first time in Bhubaneswar, Odisha
A press release from the Reed Exhibitions confirms that ALUMINIUM INDIA 2019, the subcontinent’s biggest event for this sector will be held simultaneously with INCAL Conferencefrom 31 January to 2 February in Bhubaneswar, Odisha; the hub of the Indian aluminium industry. Indian Aluminium Industry...
Samuel acquires leading California based aluminium extruder Sierra Aluminum
Samuel, Son & Co., Limited, an Ontario based family-owned integrated metal manufacturing, processing and distribution company; announced the acquisition of Sierra Aluminum, a leader in the aluminium extrusion industry based at Riverside, California. Sierra supplies aluminium extrusions and related...
New Canadian tariffs imposed on aluminium windows and doors
Last week, Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs on several products manufactured in the United States, including a 10 percent tariff on aluminum doors, door thresholds and windows. These tariffs were issued in response to the tariffs on steel and aluminum imposed by the United States, which were...
EarthCam’s new campus renovated with translucent aluminum panels on its facade
EarthCam, founded in 1996, is a global leader in providing webcam content, technology, and services. An expansion of their current headquarters, located on a 10-acre campus in northern New Jersey, is the result of a recent collaboration between Steven Davis of Davis Brody Bond and Spacesmith. The...
