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...
Aluminium prices settled 0.35 per cent higher at INR 345.6 (USD 3.64), backed by declining exchange inventories, expectations of additional fiscal measures in China and concerns over constrained supply from the Middle East. However, improving production prospects in the region limited further...
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Born in Montreal, Éloïse Harvey obtained her Bachelor of Engineering & Management from McMaster University (Hamilton, ON). In 1999, Éloïse joined Mecfor (equipment manufacturer), the youngest of the four companies in the family group (Ceger) as a Technical Sales Representative. Over the years, her...
Frederic Pereira is Head of Marketing at Fives Aluminium. In this role among others, he is responsible for leading the business strategy for services and digital innovation. After studying industrial engineering in France, he started working within the automotive industry moving to the aluminium...
Orazio Zoccolan is presently serving Assomet, the Italian non-ferrous metals industries association, as a General Manager. He was born in Milan in 1960, and graduated in Political Science at the University of Milan. He started his career working for the Italian recycling aluminium association in...
The growing price of aluminium cans since the beginning of the pandemic has negatively influenced the local breweries like the Brickway Brewery and Distillery in Omaha. However, in light of the current crisis due to the increased sanctions on Russia, the prices of aluminium are expected to inflate...
On 25 th February 2022, the Indian Captive Power Producers Association (ICPPA) stated that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine military strife, which has propelled the global energy prices to scale up, will diminish the proclivity to import coal by power plants and will further disrupt the supply of fuel to...
According to a White House Report, the Trump administration announced new sanctions on Iran's metals sectors on Wednesday under International Emergency Economic Powers Act. This is a punitive step against Tehran that has been creating tensions in the Middle East. Trump's executive order has imposed...
<p>As reported to Reuters by Hydro, Qatar Aluminium is now exporting metals via ports in Kuwait and Oman, as well as a Qatari container port.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/qatalum3.jpg" alt="News" width="517"...
<p>Qatalum aluminium plant found an alternative sea routes to export its metal. Hydro’s spokesman said that the customers may face delays in deliveries, reported by Reuters. T<span>he Qatalum JV was working to find alternative shipment routes to enable it to continue to serve its global...
<p class="hs1">The Qatalum aluminium plant is working to solve outbound logistical challenges arising from the uncertain situation in the Middle-East after Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt cut off transportation links and severed diplomatic ties with Qatar.</p> <p class="hs1" style="text-align:...
<p>LME aluminium is heading towards a volatile phase. With uncertainty brewing in the oil market due to souring political relationships among countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the light metal commodity is likely to experience a bumpy ride ahead. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and...
A unit of China's state-owned aluminum producer Chinalco has delayed a $500 million Hong Kong initial public offering planned for this month till at least June due to the impact of western sanctions on Iran, two sources said on Wednesday. By then, China Aluminum International Engineering's...
... Aluminium smelters in the Middle East and North Africa continue to produce metal despite rising political unrest, with alumina reaching plants and finished metal finding its way out, traders and producers say. The region is becoming an increasingly important source of aluminium, which is used...
