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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Sapa will double capacity in Vietnam
Sapa is doubling production capacity at its joint venture in Vietnam to support the growing local demand of high-value extruded aluminium products and solutions. The investment by Sapa Ben Thanh Aluminum Profiles Co., Ltd. (Sapa BTG) in Ho Chi Minh City covers a second extrusion press, including...
China turns to India, Australia to fill gap for bauxite
China’s imports of bauxite from India and Australia increased in May as buyers in the biggest consumer of commodities sought to fill the gap caused by Indonesia’s ban on shipments. Bauxite shipments from Australia rose 21 percent from April to 1.24 million tons. Indonesia accounted for more than 10...
Aluminium China 2014 enhances international visitor program with New Matching Service
At Aluminium China 2014 , over 500 exhibitors from more than 30 countries will meet 16,000 qualified buyers. The exhibits, which will encompass the entire aluminum industry chain, will span three exhibition halls and cover 35,000sqm. Aluminium China is firmly established as Asia‘s top trade,...
Rise in aluminium use to benefit PRESS Metal Bhd
PRESS Metal Bhd expects to benefit from an improving upstream aluminium market which is now in deficit after years of oversupply, according to group chief executive officer Datuk Paul Koon Poh Keong. He notes that there are no new smelters coming up in the next two to three years, a key factor...
Inalum begins $1.9 billion expansion with new power plant
State-owned aluminium maker PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) will spend around US$750 million on a steam-fueled power plant, which would double its production capacity, starting from mid-next year in anticipation of higher energy demand. Inalum president director Winardi Sunoto said Friday...
China Steel's aluminum unit finishes their expansion project's second phase
China Steel Group, Taiwan’s largest steel maker, has said that the aluminium making arm of the company has finished the project expansion’s second phase to strengthen the capacity of the firm for manufacturing of high-quality aluminium products. With the close of second phase of the program, the...
Press Metal aims for higher productivity from upstream division
Press Metal Bhd (Press Metal) is aiming for higher contribution from its upstream business in terms of higher production, driven by the completion of its Samalaju smelter plant and the recovery of its Mukah smelter plant. After facing many headwinds in 2013, mainly due to the state-wide power...
Showa Denko (SDK) completed the process of acquisition of Vietnamese Aluminum Can Maker
Showa Denko along with Showa Aluminum Can Corporation (SAC), its wholly owned subsidiary has completed all the procedures for taking control of the stakes in Vietnam’s Rexam-Hanacans Joint Stock Company ((Hanacans). Hanacans, an aluminum beverage cans manufaturer, has become a member of the Showa...
LB Aluminium plans expansion
Semenyih-based LB Aluminium Bhd is looking to undertake another major expansion exercise this year, in line with the growing aluminium extrusion industry in Malaysia. It is currently in the midst of preparing the budget for the expansion. However, details of its expansion will only be finalised by...
Mukah smelter up and running again
Press Metal Bhd’s aluminium smelting plant in Mukah, which was badly damaged by a statewide power outage last June, is now up and running again. Group chief executive officer Datuk Koon Poh Keong said the rebuilt facility, which went fully operational last month, was expected to contribute...
TUUCI Asia turns heads with top quality
Using finished and unfinished profiles from Sapa, TUUCI Asia in Vietnam is assembling some of the most recognizable umbrellas on earth. Amid the buzzing streets of Ho Chi Minh City, employees at TUUCI Asia are quietly assembling umbrellas that “are utilized by many of the largest restaurant chains...
Novelis urged to sell aluminum afield as demand in China wanes
Weaker demand of aluminium in China and overcapacity in can market will make Novelis look for new markets outside Asia for aluminium sheet that are produced at the new rolling mills in South Korea, said Phil Martens, the Chief Executive officer. The challenging conditions in China have forced...
Nalco in talks for smelters abroad
National Aluminium Company (Nalco), a navratna PSU under the Union ministry of mines, is in talks with six countries for setting up smelter units through joint ventures. "Nalco has approached the ambassadors of six countries- Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Qatar, Oman and Iran for setting up...
LME confirms about quarter of its electronic trade coming from Asia
LME said a quarter of electronic trading volume on the exchange comes from participants based in Asia. This is the reason the exchange has become the biggest marketplace in the world for industrial metals such as aluminium. The exchange has disclosed the exact size of trade business they get from...
Dongxing Aluminium offers a new range of high quality telecommunication material
Dongxing Aluminium is a Chinese firm that specializes in the research and production of household/catering aluminium foil. The company now also offers high quality telecommunication materials. Few of the materials in this category include aluminium foil for cable, aluminium shielding tape,...
Inalum making plans to spend $1.9 bln on investment until 2019
PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum), the aluminium producer, plans to make an investment of $1.9 billion until 2019, said Agus Tjahajana, the president. The company is also planning to build a $1.2 billion worth aluminium smelter with a total capacity of 250,000 tons per year and a $700 million...
Press Metal sees boost from improving balanced sheet, hike in aluminum prices
Analysts are growing optimistic and raising earnings forecasts for Press Metal Bhd (Press Metal) as the group is in the early stage of an earnings upcycle. Its strong investability is premised on improved balance sheet, upturn in aluminium prices and premiums and capacity boost following the...
Three new theme pavilions mark out Aluminium China as Industry-Defining Event of 2014
Reed Exhibitions is proud to announce that this year, a key event in its Machine Tools, Metalworking & Industrial Materials cluster, Aluminium China 2014, will be bolstered by the introduction of three value-enhancing pavilions. The Surface Treatment Pavilion, the Furnaces & Heat Treatment...
