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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Indonesia's Toba Sejahtera to buy Inalum shares worth $700 mln
Indonesian thermal coal miner Toba Bara Sejahtera plans to buy shares in aluminum firm PT Inalum worth $700 million, Toba Sejahtera founding chairman Luhut Panjaitan said on Tuesday. The coal miner aims to acquire 58.88 percent of the shares from Nippon Asahan Aluminium, a consortium of 12 Japanese...
Jakarta Earmarks Rp 2t for Inalum as Part of Drive to Take Back Commodities
The government has set aside Rp 2 trillion ($220 million) to buy a majority stake in Indonesia Asahan Aluminium from Japan’s Nippon Asahan Aluminium. The Indonesian government, through its Government Investment Center (PIP), will take funds from next year’s state budget to finance the purchase of...
China firm plans bauxite processing plant in Kratie
China's Erdos Hongjun planned to build a bauxite processing plant in Kratie province as part of the company’s US$1.5 billion venture in the Kingdom’s northeast, provincial officials said yesterday. The plant would serve Erdos’s mine in neighbouring Mondulkiri, an exploration licence for which was...
Sapa Heat Transfer (Shanghai) Rolls Out NetDimensions EKP for Knowledge Management and EHS Training
Sapa Heat Transfer (Shanghai) Ltd. has successfully rolled out NetDimensions' Enterprise Knowledge Platform (EKP) learning management system for its employee competency development and Environment, Health and Safety training programs. NetDimensions (London Stock Exchange AIM: NETD), a global...
Aluminum Diet Puts Bus On Road To Weight Loss
Giant aluminum producer Alcoa recently announced it has developed a new all-aluminum space frame and bus design for China-based electric vehicle manufacturer BYD. The first two BYD Electric Bus prototypes using the new Alcoa design were recently launched in Changsha City, Hunan Province, China....
Neapco Holdings Sets up Asian office in Shanghai
The world famous auto parts manufacturer Neapco Holdings recently announced set up of its first Asian office in Shanghai. The office is established to serve automotive suppliers in Asia and provide customers with procurement services. Robert Hawkey, CEO of Neapco Holdings said: “The Shanghai office...
Aluminum Buyers in Asia Seek Premium Cuts in 2012
"We are certainly looking at two-digit premiums next year. Spot physical metal supply has risen and spot premiums have fallen," said a purchaser at a semi-finished aluminum products producer in Asia. The firm also was worried that demand for aluminum products in the euro region and the United...
Alcoa Creates Innovative All-Aluminum Bus Design for BYD’s New Electric Bus
Alcoa has declared that it has created a new all-aluminum bus design and space frame for BYD, reducing the body weight of the new BYD electric bus by around 1 t or 40%, when compared to steel components. The first two prototypes of the new BYD electric bus were introduced in Changsha City, Hunan...
Aluminum maker CNBM will boost exports to mature and emerging markets
The company will expand shipments to traditional destinations and explore new regions. Under efforts to increase exports, CNBM International Corp. is strengthening presence in Europe and North America. This is complemented by plans to roll out products with higher technology levels in the coming...
Aluminum maker CNBM will boost exports to mature and emerging markets
The company will expand shipments to traditional destinations and explore new regions. Under efforts to increase exports, CNBM International Corp. is strengthening presence in Europe and North America. This is complemented by plans to roll out products with higher technology levels in the coming...
Furukawa-Sky Aluminu : Furukawa-Sky to Build Aluminum Rolling Mill in Thailand
Furukawa-Sky hereby announces its conclusion of an agreement to purchase a site within the Amata City Industrial Estate in Rayong Province in eastern Thailand and its decision to provide 100% of the investment to build an aluminum rolling mill on the site. The objective for constructing the new...
MALAYSIA GOVT ENFORCES MANDATORY STANDARDS FOR ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE NOV 1
The Government has agreed to enforce mandatory standards on six tariff lines of aluminium sheets and foils, effective Nov 1, the International Trade and Industry Ministry said today. Implementation of the standards is to ensure raw materials used in end-products met quality and safety requirements,...
Vinacomin signs deal with S Korean firm
The Viet Nam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) and Dongyang Gangchul, South Korea's leading aluminium producer, agreed to study proposals for three aluminium projects in Viet Nam, following a co-operation agreement inked yesterday between the two companies. These projects would...
Ord River Resources quadruples JORC Resource at Laos bauxite project
Ord River Resources has delivered a 300% increase in the JORC Resource at its bauxite/alumina project in Laos to 77 million tonnes at a 10% cut off, providing a significant boost to the emerging large-scale alumina developer. SRK Consulting completed the JORC Resource calculation for the SARCO LSI...
Physical Demand Keeps Aluminum Prices Supported – HARBOR
Physical demand is keeping aluminum prices supported, even as prices have retreated along with other commodities, said a metals consulting firm on Thursday. Prices have fallen with other commodity markets, but Jorge Vazquez, vice president of HARBOR Intelligence Aluminum, noted that prices for...
Aluminum Demand May Gain 10% Over Next 5 Years, Novelis Says
Aluminum demand may climb by 8 percent to 10 percent annually over the next three to five years on buying from Asia, led by China, and as more of the metal is used in cars and cans, according to Novelis Inc. “We are seeing some demand increases in automobiles and we continue to see year over year...
Delta Aluminum start alloy casting material and primary alloy production in October
Delta Aluminium Industry, Chinese secondary aluminium alloy maker headed in Guangdong, starts production of aluminium alloy casting material and primary aluminum alloy in late October. The company introduces a new 12 tonne melting furnace dedicated to alloy casting material within October. As a...
Above average' growth predicted for global aluminium demand
The aluminium industry is emerging as one of the strongest markets this year as the commodity shows gains in prominence in the recovering transportation and construction industries. The global aluminium market is a steadily growing market in the wake of the recession and is expected to follow a...
