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...
Korea’s 483kt of Russian aluminium imports hit record high as sanctions risks deepen
South Korea’s Russian aluminium imports reached a record high in 2025, making Russia the country’s largest aluminium supplier for the first time. The sharp increase has strengthened Korea’s dependence on Russian metal even as the US and Europe tighten sanctions against Moscow. The exposure is...
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Indonesian president visits Dubai seaport and aluminum processing plant
President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) visited a container seaport and an aluminum processing plant in Dubai during his recent visit to the Emirates. The president closely evaluated the seaports management, which is run in an efficient and timely manner. "We have prepared the guidelines for...
Terengganu freezes new applications for bauxite mining in Kemaman, Malaysia
No approval is being given to any party willing to undertake bauxite mining in Terengganu as the state government has frozen all new applications at the moment. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman said bauxite mining in Kemaman caused serious pollution problems. He said the freeze...
China’s exports of aluminium bars, rods and profiles grew 41% y-o-y in 2014
China dominates in the global aluminium bar, rod and profile trade. In 2014, China exported 855 thousand tonnes of aluminium bars, rods and profiles totaling 2,987 million USD, 41% over the previous year. Its primary trading partner was Malaysia, where it supplied 27% of its total aluminium bars,...
Manufacturer puts Bolton on the map with worldwide export success
BOLDMAN, the Bolton manufacturer of aluminium structures, is flying the flag for the town across the world with over 50 per cent of its business now coming from overseas sales. Set up in 1996, the manufacturer now employees 22 people in its workshop on the Britannia Way Industrial Estate and ships...
High Purity Alumina Market - APEC to exhibit the fastest growth by 2014 - 2020
Extensive market research has revealed that Asia Pacific is the largest market of high-purity alumina (HPA) attributed mainly to the high concentration of allied industries such as semiconductor and electronics equipment manufacturing industries in China, Taiwan and South Korea. It is then followed...
Altech Chemicals' shares on the rise under Iggy Tan
Altech Chemicals closed at $0.10 on Friday last week, more than double the value they were trading at just two months ago. Altech's focus is to transition into a leading producer of 99.99% (4N) High Purity Alumina (HPA) at a low cost. HPA is a high-value product because it is the major source...
Altech Chemicals receives initial substantial shareholding notice
Altech Chemicals has received a substantial shareholder notice from Malaysian cornerstone investor Melewar IIC Limited after acquiring a 7% interest in a placement. Melewar, a diversified industrial firm with steel, energy and engineering businesses, acquired 8,474,576 shares priced at $0.059 as...
AMAG: Asia- an attractive market for high quality aluminium products
AMAG, a leading producer of high grade rolled aluminium products based in Austria, offer customers in Asia a wide range of specialty materials for aircraft, automotive and electronics. AMAG has over 70 years’ experience in the production of aluminium with special competence in high-strength sheet...
Altech Chemicals Ltd raises $1.13M for detailed design phase of HPA Project
Altech Chemicals Limited is pleased to advise that it will raise a total of $1.130 million via share placement, for the commencement of detailed design work for the company’s high purity alumina (HPA) project and for corporate and general working capital purposes. The company will issue a total of...
Instacom rises 4.35% on proposal to buy major stake in aluminium fabrication company
Instacom Group Bhd ( Financial Dashboard)'s share price rises 4.35% this morning following a proposed a bonus issue of up to 657.1 million new shares on the basis of one bonus share for every three shares held to reward its shareholders. The company also announced the proposal to purchase a major...
Test run underway at Vietnam’s Nhan Co refinery plant
The Nhan Co refinery plant in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong, Vietnam is running test productions through the end of September, said Head of the project’s management board Nguyen Thanh Liem on July 30. Constructed within a 65-hectare mine, the plant is designed to process more than 1.8...
Altech Chemicals MD brings high purity alumina to Proactive's Luncheons
Altech Chemicals managing director Iggy Tan outlined the company's focus of becoming a world leading producer of high purity alumina (HPA) at Proactive's Sydney / Melbourne Luncheons this week. Currently 70% of HPA demand is in the Asia Pacific region, providing the opportunity for Altech. Altech’s...
The Aluminum Extruders Council comments regarding blockbuster report on China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd.
Earlier this week a report surfaced on the Internet that contained a scathing series of allegations against China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd, which is reportedly the second largest extruder in the world. The report, from Dupre Analytics, contends that Zhongwang’s chairman, Liu Zhongtian, and his family...
Malaysia not Australia is now China’s Number 1 bauxite supplier
Malaysia has replaced Australia as China’s top bauxite supplier, taking up 46% of China’s total bauxite imports in June. SMM’s attributes China’s growing appetite for Malaysian bauxite to its price appeal. Import price of Malaysia bauxite averaged $46.19 per tonne in June, 16.6% lower than...
China aluminum semis exports hit 6-month high in June as disguised exports soar
China’s aluminum semis exports surged 46.43% year-on-year to 410,000 tonnes in June, customs data showed. Disguised exports of aluminum - shaped as aluminum semis and re-melted at destination to become a substitute for primary metal – were behind the significant growth, SMM’s aluminum research team...
Malaysian state revokes bauxite mining licences over pollution concerns
A state in eastern peninsular Malaysia said it has revoked the mineral ore licences (MOL) of 34 contractors to curb rampant bauxite mining in the area, due to concerns over rising pollution from the activity. Only 11 operators with permission to mine, transport and export the mineral would now be...
Strong interest in Sapa’s automotive aluminium solutions
Aluminium and high-strength steel remain the top alternatives as the automotive industry’s material choices for lightweighting, says Dr. Jin Hou of Sapa Technology. Sapa, the world leader in aluminium solutions, had been invited by the organizers of the Asia Automotive Lightweight Procurement...
Alba strengthens business ties with Asian customers
Attuned to get closer to its customers around the globe, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), a world’s leading aluminium smelter, has had official delegation visiting some of its key customers in Asia and Pacific Region. The delegation comprised of Alba’s Chief Executive Officer, Tim Murray, along...
