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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Dudley’s Aluminium secures new Cardiff Capital Quarter contract
Cardiff-based aluminium fabricator Dudley’s Aluminium announced that it has won a new Cardiff Capital Quarter student accommodation contract worth £1million. The company will install the Kawneer capped curtain walling, windows and doors as well as state-of-the-art doors. Work will begin early next...
Vivocom’s net profit tumbles by half in 3QFY17; aluminium segment contributed 28%
Vivocom International Holdings Bhd, a supplier of telecommunication engineering, construction and aluminium design and fabrication services, announced results for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2017 (3QFY17). The company reported fall in net profit in the third quarter 2017 to RM6.27 million from...
Eurocell launches breakthrough aluminium bi-fold door system
Leading British manufacturer, distributor, and recycler of PVC-housing products Eurocell recently added to its product portfolio a breakthrough aluminium bi-fold door system. StudioGlide with its minimalistic deign and sightlines promises maximum performance, minimum maintenance and unlimited...
SHoP extends Santa Fe art gallery with folded aluminium corner
For the renovation of contemporary art gallery SITE Santa Fe, New York-based SHoP Architects has added a pair of pointed courtyards wrapped with diamond-patterned perforated aluminium. SHoP Architects renovated and extended SITE Sante Fe's former beer warehouse building to create extra gallery...
Bauxite projected to bounce back in 2018
The bauxite industry is likely to see improvements in its performance with the increase in world demand for aluminum, and the construction of a new mine in 2018. The construction of a mine at Bonasika next year is anticipated to benefit the industry with added productive capacity, Minister of...
S-FORM inaugurates aluminium formwork system plant in Malaysia
S-FORM, a manufacturer and supplier of aluminium formwork system in South Korea, has inaugurated its first overseas facility named S-Form System Formwork (M) Sdn Bhd for the production of aluminium formwork system in Malaysia. The plant, situated in Bandar Sri Sendayan, will cater to the demand of...
Mullet's Aluminum Products wins AAF’s Aluminum Construction Industry Awards for 2017
Aluminum Association of Florida has been honouring construction companies specializing in aluminium with AAF’s Aluminum Construction Industry Awards for many years. Recently, Mullet's Aluminum Products, Inc. received the Aluminum Association of Florida's 2017 Awards of Excellence at the...
AB Glass secures contract to install aluminium systems for refurbishment
AB Glass, one of the UK’s leading architectural aluminium manufacturers and installers, has secured a contract for the installation of aluminium systems for Welsh school project in Neath Port Talbot. Nigel Harvey, Operations Director of AB Glass, said: “We are thrilled to be working with Dawnus on...
EBRD grants Alu Menziken loan to construct aluminium profile factory
Aluminium profiles and tubes manufacturer Alu Menziken has been granted a 25 million euro ($29.5 million) loan by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the development of new aluminium profile factory in Romania. Matteo Patrone, Director of EBRD, Regional Head of Romania...
Rusal’s aluminium alloys get approval for use in wire applications
Rusal announced that aluminium alloys 8030 and 8176 have received approval from the Russian authorities for the use in electrical wiring applications. The company's technical specialists have launched the production of 8030 and 8176 alloys at the Kandalaksha and Irkutsk aluminium smelters. The...
AluQuébec initiative CeAl announces ‘aluminium in architecture’ themed design competition
The Centre d’expertise sur l’aluminium (CeAl) and Alcoa Innovation have jointly announced a competition with the theme Community-Focused Architecture Starts with Aluminum . Aimed at fostering innovative use of the sustainable light metal in modern building designs, the competition will get the...
Italy’s aluminium tubes and pipes exports to see slight increase in 2017
The increase in spending in building and construction sector is driving the demand for aluminium tubes and pipes globally. It is projected that the demand for this commodity will continue to increase in the years ahead. {newsStudioGallery} Italy, the 8th largest exporter in the world, exported EUR...
Aluminum Association publishes updated guidelines for green building
The Aluminum Association recently released the 2017 version of Aluminum in Green Buildings – A Guide to Environmental Declarations for the building and construction market. The new guidelines describe how life cycle assessments (LCA) and environmental product declarations (EPD) are awarded for...
Oman to continue importing aluminium bar rods and profiles to meet construction sector demand
Aluminium products demand in Oman is going to stay strong, industry experts who congregated at the recently ended Arab International Aluminium Conference (ARABAL) 2017 expressed their confidence putting at rest fears of weakening demand from the country’s construction sector. The GCC construction...
“In future aluminium will become predominant in the windows/doors fabrication.” Andrea Trevisan, Sales Manager, SAT (surface aluminium technologies) S.p.A
SAT (SURFACE ALUMINIUM TECHNOLOGIES) S.p.A is an Italian engineering company dedicated to design, produce and install aluminium extrusions surface finishing equipment and packaging systems. SAT has earned the reputation of a market leader in finishing equipment market after 35 years of offering...
Indian aluminium sector bullish on economy; Crisil estimates INR 50 lakh cr infrastructure investment
Global ratings agency Crisil estimated that India needs to spend at least INR 50 lakh crore (close to INR 3000 crore a day) over a period of five years between fiscal 2018 and 2022 to develop and expand its infrastructure sustainably. Primary aluminium, its alloys, and secondary aluminium which in...
Aluminium fabricator secures £1M contract with BECT Building Contractors
Dudley's Aluminium, a manufacturer of aluminium curtain-walling, windows, shop-fronts, automatic and revolving doors, has secured £1million to support the construction of the apartment building in Cardiff Marina. The company will install the Kawneer curtain walling façade and state-of-the-art...
Arconic reports improved adjusted EBITDA in Q3 2017 driven by higher volumes across all business
Arconic Inc. reported results for the third quarter of 2017 with a revenue realization of $3.2 billion, up 3% YoY, driven by higher volumes across all business segments as well as higher aluminium prices. The company reported net income of $119 million versus $166 million in Q3 2016. Excluding...
