The 11th International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar (ET ’16) is the premier seminar series for the worldwide aluminum extrusion industry. The event will be held May 2-6, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Craig Werner, chairman of ET ’16, has always been heavily involved with the aluminum extrusion industry, the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), and all ET […]
While at the the ALUMINUM USA trade show in Detroit, Michigan in November 2015, Light Metal Age had the opportunity to interview a number of notable members of the aluminum industry. This first interview in the series conducted by Ann Marie Fellom, publisher, presents Dr. Anthony Tropeano, CEO of FATA Hunter and FATA EPC.In this conversation, he discusses […]
Sapa signed an agreement with the international flooring solutions company BerryAlloc for the delivery of aluminum skirtings for BerryAlloc’s wet room panels and laminated floor products. Sapa will deliver 37.5 million skirtings from its extrusion plant in Magnor, Norway. Sapa’s first deliveries to BerryAlloc – profiles used in wall coverings for kitchens and bathrooms – left the Magnor […]
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) elected Jeff Henderson to be its next president, effective April 1, 2016. Henderson succeeds Rand Baldwin, who announced his retirement to AEC’s board of directors during the Management Conference last September. Baldwin has been the Council’s President since 2000 and has seen the council through both challenging and exciting times. […]
UACJ Corp., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, has entered into an agreement to acquire all membership interests in Michigan-based SRS Industries, LLC, operating as Whitehall Industries, for US$155 million on a cash and debt free basis. Whitehall Industries manufactures and sells automotive aluminum extrusion structural materials and various aluminum components, primarily in the U.S. and Mexico. Once the […]
China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd. announced plans to spin off its industrial aluminum extrusion business through an asset swap with CRED Holding Co., a Chinese property company that is A-share listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. As part of the deal, Zhongwang will sell the total equity interests in Liaoning Zhongwang to CRED Holding Co. for 28.2 billion yuan ($4.3 billion), and […]
A new aluminum rolling plant, Emirates Aluminium Rolling (Emiroll), will be built in the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), Abu Dhabi, UAE, in order to meet surging demand for flat-rolled aluminum products designed for applications in downstream industries across the UAE and GCC countries. The AED 440 million investment is a joint venture between DUBAL Holding (35% stake) […]
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued its long-awaited circumvention decision in the Aluminum Extruders Council’s (AEC) petition against China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd. The AEC alleges that the company has systematically and illegally evaded duties on aluminum extrusions imported into the United States. The DOC concluded that “based on the information provided by Petitioner, the Department finds […]
