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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Petersburg University develops technology to make porous aluminium alloys
<p>Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) has developed a technology that can produce porous aluminium alloy that can float. In this process, foaming gas is added into liquid aluminium during re-melting process. According to the SPbPU's update the porous materials can...
NID may use aluminium for signage design for metro rail project
<p>National Institute of Design (NID), a design school in Ahmedabad, has secured Metro rail’s project for the design of signages on the entire stretch of the railway line. The project also includes stations which will connect Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The signages are expected to be made of...
Global energy efficient windows market projected to grow at CAGR of 8.86% by 2021
<p>According to the latest research report with title 'Global Energy Efficient Windows Market 2017-2021' by ReportsnReports.com, the global energy efficient windows industry is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 8.86 per cent during the period 2017-2021.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle;...
‘India is one of the more exciting markets for Volvo’ - Helene Mellquist, SVP, Volvo Trucks Intl.
<p>Volvo Trucks, one of the world's largest truck brands and user of aluminium for vehicle manufacturing, believes market is finally looking up for them in the medium and heavy commercial vehicle segments in India. The company having more than 50 per cent share in the country’s mining segment...
Sapa announces results for Q2 2017; the best quarterly performance in company history
<p>Sapa, a joint venture of Norsk Hydro, yesterday announced result for the second quarter of 2017. The company’ EBIT for the second quarter stood at NOK 914 million, a significant improvement over the same period last year. Underlying EBIT for the first half of 2017 also improved compared to...
Top five aluminium extrusion companies in Malaysia
Aluminium extrusion is a process of shaping aluminium alloy by forcing it through a die of the desired cross- section. It is the most popular aluminium shaping process that offers endless possibilities in product design. Aluminium extrusions find it uses in a number of end user sectors such as...
Rusal announces the completion of aluminium alloy bridge in Nizhny Novgorod
<p>Rusal, the leading global aluminium producer, and the Russian Aluminium Association, a union of producers, suppliers and consumers of aluminium, announce the completion of the pedestrian bridge using aluminium alloys in its construction. This is the second bridge of this kind in Russia.</p> <p...
McMullen Facades secures contract to supply aluminium swing doors & other façade system
<p>McMullen Facades, part of the Lakesmere Group, secured a contract for the delivery of bespoke unitised façade system to the New District residential development in London’s Isle of Dogs. The multimillion pound contract has been given by Canary Wharf Contractors.</p> <p>The company...
NYC’s Governors Island has a new pavilion cast from 300,000 recycled aluminium cans
<p>The cast aluminium pavilion which recently found place at Governors Island in New York City is catching eyeballs- not only for its design, a winner in itself of the Cast & Place competition but also for its make. The structure, designed by Team Aesop, is entirely made from waste: five tonnes...
Parker Hannifin launces new Transair aluminium pipework products
<p>The Transair® business unit of The Fluid System Connectors Division Europe of Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, presented its latest Transair aluminium pipework products for compressed air, vacuum and inert gas applications in plant technical...
Ensinger bags major order for aluminium profile insulbar from Western Windows Systems
<p>The leading insulbar insulating profiles manufacturer Ensinger has announced the receipt of a major order from Western Windows Systems for North America. The company which equips the Series 7000 aluminium-framed moving glass walls, doors and windows from Western Window Systems with insulbar has...
The UK Building Research Establishment to develop screening tests for aluminium cladding
<p>The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) in the UK has asked the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to design a series of screening tests to determine the type of aluminium cladding to be used in the country’s upcoming housing projects. The tests will ensure whether...
Global aluminium metals market estimated to reach USD 1, 60,696.1 million by 2022
<p>The global aluminium metals market which was valued at USD 1, 12,487.9 million in 2015 is projected to be valued at USD 1, 60,696.1 million by 2022. The market will grow at CAGR of 5.3 per cent from 2016 to 2022, according to the report on Global Aluminium Metals Market of Market Research...
Curtain Wall Coalition holds ground against tariff on primary aluminium import to the U.S.
<p>The Curtain Wall Coalition (CWC) is an organization that represents the U.S. curtain wall fabricators and installers. As downstream consumers of aluminium, especially aluminium extrusions, they have expressed their stand against any tariff on the import of primary aluminium. They argued...
Top five aluminium composite panel manufacturers in India
<p>The use of aluminium composite panels (ACPs) for building facades and interiors is catching up globally. Despite the recent spate of fire incidents in different parts of the world which found aluminium composite panels at the centre of all criticism, builders and consumers alike are finding it...
Global aluminium composite panels market to soar at a CAGR of 6.27% during 2017-2021
<p>According to a new research report, the global aluminium composite panels market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.27 per cent during the period 2017-2021. The report identifies key driving factors which include rising demand for fire-resistant aluminium composite panels, and innovations in...
Aluminium art piece 'Leaven' adorns the walls of Stadium Boulevard in Michgan
<p>Ann Arbor's City Council has recently approved the next public art installation along Stadium Boulevard later this year. The installation will create "Leaven," a $100,000 piece of public art made out of aluminium plates, as part of the Stadium Boulevard reconstruction project.</p> <p...
Drive for light-weight construction shapes Aluminium China 2017
<p><strong><em>Government and industry initiatives put spotlight on lighter weight auto and consumer materials </em></strong></p> <p>2017 marks a key year for aluminium, with China’s 13<sup>th</sup> Five-Year Plan putting the emphasis on the development of light-weight vehicles and the...
