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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Novelis Invests US$175 million to expand aluminium rolling and recycling facilities in Brazil
Novelis Inc. has invested US$175 million for the expansion of its Pindamonhangaba plant, located in the Paraíba Valley between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The expansion at the company's flagship Brazil facility will add 100 thousand tonnes of rolling capacity and 60 thousand tonnes of...
Mexico’s aluminium scrap import surged in Q1 2018 but estimated to stand low in the entire year
After a sweeping rise last year, Mexico’s aluminium scrap import is likely to see a plunge in 2018 from 317,561 tonnes to 266,558 tonnes, found the global export-import data. This marks a drop by around 16 per cent year-on-year. In contrast to this, Mexico’s aluminium scrap import had increased by...
Iceland alumina import likely to increase in 2018; Brazil to be the top exporter
Besides fish and tourism, aluminium is emerging as one of the significant industries in Iceland. According to the report, aluminium had a share of about 16 per cent to the country’s total export in the year 2017. There were three plans in operation with a total capacity of over 800,000 tonnes per...
South Africa receives US import tariff exemption on 161 aluminium products
South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry (DIT) announced yesterday, October 24, about its receipt of exemption on 161 aluminium and 36 steel products from the US aluminium and steel imports under Section 232 tariffs by the Commerce Department. The product exemptions are reportedly applicable...
Hydro Alunorte to resumes alumina production at 50% capacity in two weeks
Norsk Hydro has announced today that Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil is expected to be able to ramp up to 50 percent capacity within two weeks. The refinery has on October 8 agreed with the environmental agency of the state of Pará, SEMAS, to restart production under SEMAS’ supervision. This...
AEROBAL reports 3.3 billion aluminium cans production in H1 2018
The companies of the International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL) produced nearly 3.3 billion cans e in the first half of 2018, representing a growth of about 5 per cent in comparison with the previous year. AEROBAL reported the demand for deodorants and...
South African suppliers to the US gets benefited from U.S. sanctions on Rusal
Sanctions on Russian suppliers exporting to the US have indirectly helped some other aluminium producers and aluminium product manufacturers. Johannesburg-based precision water-cutting and -profiling company AquaJet Profiles reported record-high aluminium sales profit margins earlier this year,...
Chinese aluminium foil producers preparing to defend Mexico anti-dumping probe
According to Reuters report following an update by a Chinese industry official, a group of Chinese aluminium foil producers who are facing an anti-dumping probe in Mexico is organising a legal defence ahead of possible duties. Wen Xianjun said: “another no injury defence was being prepared for the...
Trump administration excludes South Africa from aluminium and steel tariffs relief
According to the recent report, South Africa is not included in the list of countries who have received a reprieve from the United States . This news came after Trump reportedly signed proclamations permitting targeted relief from steel and aluminium quotas from countries including South Africa,...
8th International Aluminum Congress and ExpoAlumínio to open doors in Brazil on Sept 3 with series of innovative events
The 8th International Aluminum Congress, which is taking place on September 3 and 5, simultaneously with ExpoAlumínio – International Aluminum Exhibition, at São Paulo Expo, would highlight the theme “Global Trends on aluminium and the insertion of Brazil in this scenario.” Under the Associação...
Global alumina price surge supports Brazil’s alumina export to the US in H1 2018
After China and Australia, Brazil ranks as the third largest alumina producer in the world and plays a dominating role as alumina supplier. Hydro’s Alunorte that located at Para, Brazil, is known to be the world’s largest alumina refinery that exports almost 86 per cent of its total production to...
Ardagh converts Rugby steel beverage can plant to aluminium
Glass and metal products supplier Ardagh Group have converted its beverage can manufacturing plant in Rugby, UK, from steel to aluminium. Metal is a permanent material that can be infinitely recycled and has the highest recycling rates of all packaging materials in Europe. Ardagh Metal Beverage CEO...
Coming soon! AlCircle’s new sector focus report on Aluminium Extrusions-- an Industry Analysis with Forecasts to 2025
Aluminum extrusions are a high-growth industry due to growing demand in the building and construction and transport sector. Construction sector contributes about 62% of the global extrusion market, while transport sector contributes about 14%. A number of leading producers have been taking up...
US Treasury Secretary indicates their willingness to lift Rusal's name from the sanctions list
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in an interview with Reuters in São Paulo that they are open to lift aluminium producer Rusal’s name from the U.S. sanctions list. The comment came ahead of G20 finance meetings this weekend in Argentina. Mnuchin's comment was the latest indication the...
Benada Aluminum expands operation as import tariffs on aluminium boosts domestic extrusion demand
Benada Aluminum, an American owned and operated aluminium extruder located in Sanford, Florida USA has recently added dozens of jobs for a new production line at its Sanford factory. The company is of the view that the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration “have levelled the playing field”...
Ball to stop production at its Brazil aluminium can plant
Ball Corporation, a leading beverage can maker with production facilities around the globe, announced that they will cease production at its beverage packaging plant in Cuiabá, Brazil. The company will supply its products to its customer through other facilities in the country. Carlos Pires,...
ExpoAlumínio to bring together the South American aluminium value chain in Brazil
Brazil, the world’s third-largest producer of bauxite and alumina will host 2018 ExpoAlumínio International Aluminum Exhibition on September 3 to 5 to present the full potential of sector companies and buyers in Brazil and in all of Latin America. The event will provide a platform for the...
Guyana’s bauxite exports to decline in H2 2018 on US sanctions against Rusal
Guyana, one of the world’s leading bauxite producers, has delivered about 1.45 million tonnes of bauxite to the global market in 2017. The country’s bauxite shipments increased 36 per cent year-on-year last year. Guyana’s main exports are: sugar, gold, bauxite, aluminium, rice, shrimp and timber...
