Aluminium extrusion 2035 demand nears 44.22Mt: Industry experts decode next decade drivers
Global aluminium extrusion demand is entering a phase with consumption projected to rise from 35.25 million tonnes in 2025 to 35.93 million tonnes in 2026 and 44.22 million tonnes by 2035, representing a 2.29 per cent CAGR. While building and construction will remain the largest end-use sector and...
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...
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Aluminium production in North America and South America up by 2% and 7% MoM in October
North America’s primary aluminium production dropped by 2.17% year-on-year to 316,000 tonnes in October 2019. Aluminium output increased by 1.94% from 310,000 tonnes in September but declined by 1.56% from 321,000 tonnes in August. Primary aluminium production in the first ten months of 2019 stood...
Primary aluminium production in North America and South America off by 3% and 1% MoM In September
North America’s primary aluminium production totalled 310,000 tonnes in September, unchanged from September 2018 production. Aluminium output decreased 3.43% from 321,000 tonnes in August and 3.73% from 322,000 tonnes in July. Primary aluminium production in the first nine months of 2019 stood...
Bauxilum suspends bauxite, alumina production for unstable power supply and mismanagement
According to a recent report, CVG Bauxilum , Venezuela state-owned bauxite and alumina producer, has suspended its bauxite and alumina production due to a lack of imported materials, stable power supply, and mismanagement. The company and union officials said they renounced the plans of ramping up...
Jalousie shutters from the Dominican Republic to fall under US trade orders against Chinese aluminium extrusion
A press release from the Aluminum Extruders Council confirms that the U. S. Department of Commerce has ruled that jalousie shutters exported from the Dominican Republic fall under the scope of the Aluminum Extruders Council trade orders against the Chinese aluminium extrusion industry. This is a...
Brazil’s exports of petcoke to UAE and South Africa to see decline in 2019
Brazil’s exports of petcoke have been surging over the last three years. According to recent estimates, exports of petcoke stood at 428356 tonnes in 2018, up 4.59% from 409548 tonnes in 2017 and 149.08% from 171972 tonnes in 2016. The total value of petcoke exports in 2016, 2017, and 2018 was USD...
Aluminium scrap imports from the US to Brazil up 63% YoY in the first six months of 2019
Brazil imported 10,900 tonnes of aluminium scrap from the US in the first six months of 2019, from 6,700 tonnes imported in the first six months of 2018. This records an increase of 4,200 tonnes or 62.69% year-on-year, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological...
Guyana’s bauxite export to Ukraine likely to record a steady growth in 2019
According to the global export-import data, a lion share of bauxite from Guyana goes to Ukraine every year, with steady growth in volume. In 2019, Guyana is expected to export 1.42 million tonnes of bauxite, out of its total estimated export volume of 2 million tonnes. Last year, the country’s...
South America’s primary aluminium production increases 2% MoM in August
South America’s primary aluminium production stood at 95,000 tonnes in August, unchanged from August 2018. But production increased 2.15% from 93,000 tonnes in July 2019, data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) on Friday, September 20 In the first eight months of 2019, primary...
Mexico’s aluminium scrap exports to the US in June outpaced imports by about 5%
Mexico’s aluminium scrap exports to the US in June 2019 outperformed the imports by about 5 per cent, found the United States Geological Survey. While the exports in the said duration pegged at 14,500 tonnes, the imports came in at 13,800 tonnes. {newsStudioGallery} Nonetheless, Mexico’s total...
Aluminium consumption in Brazil expected to hit 1.5 million tonnes by Q1 2020: Abal
Aluminium consumption in Brazil is expected to match the record levels of 2013 by the end of 2019 or the beginning of 2020, backed on better sales in the aluminium packaging industry. According to the industry association Abal, apparent consumption will grow by some 7.5 per cent this year compared...
Crown recognizes three beverage can plants with Chairman's Sustainability Award
Crown Holdings has recognized three of its beverage can facilities for outstanding sustainability achievements in fiscal years 2017 and 2018. The biennial Chairman's Sustainability Awards program seeks to highlight contributions made in its 241 facilities. Environmental Sustainability Award was...
Metstok group confirms its supply contract with Henan Mingtai Aluminium for aluminium rolled products
Metstok Ltd, and the Metstok group of companies, has confirmed through a press release that the company plans to diversify their product range to include flat rolled aluminium products. Metstok has identified a long-term supply partner in Henan Mingtai Aluminium Co. Ltd. from China to procure the...
LATAM to recycle aluminium, glass, plastics through its new-launched on-board recycling programme
LATAM Airlines Group has reportedly launched an on-board recycling scheme called ‘Recycle Your Journey’. Through this scheme, waste from Mercado LATAM will be recycled on all domestic flights in Chile, separating aluminium, glass, and plastic. This initiative will soon be introduced throughout...
Primary aluminium production in South America up by 8% YoY in June
South America’s primary aluminium production registered an increase of 7.95 per cent year-on-year in June 2019. Aluminium production increased from 88,000 tonnes to 95,000 tonnes, according to the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). Primary aluminium production in South America rose 10.47 per...
ABAL report shows Brazil's primary aluminium production off by 3% YoY in May
According to ABAL, the aluminium industry association of Brazil, Brazilian primary aluminium production declined 3.1 per cent year-on-year in May 2019. Aluminium production in Brazil totalled 50,000t in May. Month-on-month, Brazil’s primary aluminium production increased 3.31 per cent from 48,400...
Hydro signs agreement with UFPA to improve operations in Barcarena and Paragominas
Hydro on Monday announced the signing of an agreement with the Federal University of Pará (UFPA). The agreement will lead to research to improve operations in Barcarena and Paragominas, as well as community development there. On May 31, Hydro’s companies in Brazil - Mineração Paragominas, Alunorte...
Brazil's primary aluminium production dropped 23.5 % YoY to 195,400 tonnes from January to April 2019
According to Abal, the aluminium industry association of Brazil, Brazil's primary aluminium output dropped 19.7% YoY to 48,400 tonnes in April 2019. This was the second smallest production volume recorded in 2019. Month-on-month, Brazil’s primary aluminium production dropped 3.6% from 50,200 tonnes...
Incat to build the ninth and world's largest aluminium ship for Buquebus
Tasmania shipbuilder Incat has reportedly bagged a contract to build the ninth and the world’s largest aluminium ship for its Latin American customer Buquebus. The ship will be 130-metre long and will operate between Argentina and Uruguay. As per the report, the project is worth around US$130...
