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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Reynaers Aluminium reports 15% increase in turnover in H1 2018
Reynaers Aluminium, a European developer of aluminium products for the building sector, has reported a 15 per cent year on year increase in turnover in the first six months of 2018. The residential segment accounted for 70 per cent of sales in the first half of this year. The company will continue...
The world’s first POAL recycling plant to go online in September
The world’s first POAL recycling plant for producing Ecoallene will start in Italy in September 2018. POAL is a polyethylene + aluminium polycomposite recovered from food packaging. The plant will recover POAL and then turn it into a new recyclable material suitable for use in automotive,...
Dudley’s Aluminium makes new investment to boost its operations
A Cardiff-based aluminium fabricator Dudley’s Aluminium announced it has invested £200,000 for the expansion of its facilities. The company has invested in a new storage and offtake facility and a second Combilift multidirectional forklift, according to news published by Insider Media. The...
Sapa Building System supplies windows system to Newcastle’s student accommodation Verde
Sapa Building System, one of the largest suppliers of aluminium building systems in Europe, has supplied 770 windows to Newcastle’s latest student accommodation. Known as Verde, this is the fourth and final phase of the £250 million Downing Plaza development. Sapa systems were also used on the...
Constellations bags grand prize in Quebec aluminium design competition
Constellations and the Sans détour projects are the two winners of Quebec aluminium design competition “Architecture and community commitment: A tale of aluminium”, organised by the Centre d’expertise sur l’aluminium (CeAl) and Alcoa Innovation. The main motive of this competition is to promote the...
Zephyr Aluminium to move to East Hempfield Township next month
The commercial aluminium and glass contractor Zephyr Aluminium LLC is moving from Lancaster city to East Hempfield Township next month, after purchasing a former printing plant there for US$2.95 million, courthouse record shows. Acquired from Pemcor, the new property at 2100 State Road has 54,000...
JW Aluminum to invest $255 million in its Mount Holly flat rolled aluminium plant
JW Aluminum, a manufacturer of flat-rolled aluminium products used in a variety of consumer and commercial applications, has announced that it will invest $255 million in an expansion of its Mount Holly flat rolled aluminium plant in Goose Creek, South Carolina. The expansion includes the...
AEC releases updated Aluminum Extrusion Manual
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has updated the Aluminum Extrusion Manual, one of the Council’s most important and popular resources on the AEC website. The revised Aluminum Extrusion Manual version 4.2, features new and previously unpublished content, as well as expanded and updated...
Israel’s aluminium structures imports fall 48% in 2017, Turkey tops exporter list
The data shows a downward pattern for aluminium structures import in Israel. Israel’s imports of aluminium structures dropped 48 per cent year on year in 2017.The value of imports of this product is estimated to reach a peak in 2018. The countries from where Israel sourced maximum volume of its...
Hydro with Tom Dixon showcases aluminium in interior and furniture design
Norsk Hydro, one of the largest aluminium companies worldwide, has teamed up with Tom Dixon to showcase aluminium in interior and furniture design. Tom Dixon is a self-taught British designer, who is currently the Creative Director of his own brand Tom Dixon, specialised in lighting, furniture, and...
Volatile aluminium price to affect US domestic aluminium finished products manufacturers
The US domestic aluminium finished products manufacturers such as automakers and can makers have been in real distress over the past few months on increasing volatile aluminium price range across the world. Series of events like the United States’ tariffs on imported aluminium and steel, followed...
Romania aluminium powder and flakes import sees about 41% increase in 2018
The global aluminium powders, pastes, and flakes market is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 5.03 per cent during the period 2018-2022, according to the latest report by ResearchAndMarkets.com. Russian Federation was the top supplier of aluminium powder and flakes to the country...
2018 Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition winners highlight advantages of extrusion
The winners of the ET Foundation’s 2018 Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition were announced during Extrusion Design University – EDU ’18 held May 15-17, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Seven designs were recognized, including two professionals and five students, for designs that showcased the...
Kingfisher Windows adds new aluminium lift and slide door to its portfolio
Kingfisher Windows, a manufacturer of aluminium products, has announced the addition of a new Reynaers CP 130 aluminium lift and slide doors to its existing product range in order to meet the trend for large areas of glass. The latest Reynaers CP 130 aluminium lift and slide doors offers U-Values...
European Aluminium welcomes new waste directives of the EU Circular Economy Package
After the Council of Ministers has voted for the amended Waste Directives of the Package, European Aluminium has said that Europe now has the proper framework to make the Circular Economy work in the true sense. The 28 EU Member States would now start delivering on reducing landfill of household...
Ducab holds ground-breaking ceremony on its new global headquarter in Dubai
The UAE-based world’s leading manufacturer of copper and aluminium wire and cable products, Ducab, has broken ground on its new global headquarter at Jebel Ali free zone in Dubai. The ground-breaking ceremony was attended by leading Ducab officials including Chairman Jamal Salem Al Dhaheri, the...
EGA cast metal production surpasses 30 million tonnes
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) announced that it has surpassed the 30 million tonnes cast metal landmark. The cast metal is used in construction, the automotive industry, electronics and other vital everyday essentials. In 2017, EGA produced 2.6 million tonnes of cast metal making it the third...
France imports of aluminium tubes and pipes estimated to rise in Q2 2018
The increased demand for aluminium pipes and tubes from emerging economies such as China and India is estimated to drive the growth of this product in the Europe region. The expenditure in building, construction and transportation sectors is driving the demand for aluminium tubes and pipes...
