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Why scaling quality is so hard – A ground-zero look at aluminium extrusion

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In my last column, I wrote about a dilemma that most small and mid-sized aluminium extruders live with: the constant trade-off between cutting prices to stay competitive and protecting product quality to survive. I suggested there’s a third path, upgrading. But before we talk about what that looks like, we need to understand what we’re […]

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A quick recap: How downstream aluminium sector performed in first four months of 2019

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Four months from the current year (2019) have passed, and here we are to take an opportunity to retrospect the notable developments and phenomena that occurred across the downstream aluminium sector in the said period of time. The increasing demand and use of downstream aluminium across the globe, including China, in various industries like the […]

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A Changing Consumption Pattern Can Be a Game-Changer for Indian Aluminium FRP Sector

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India has been traditionally a country that consumes aluminium in sectors having typically long useful life and lower Recyclability and Recoverability Rate (RRR). Electricals (48%), followed Transport (15%), Construction (13%), and Consumer Durables (7%) accounts for the major percentage of aluminium consumption. For the country to achieve a whopping 5.3 million tonnes aluminium demand target […]

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Why bother to build a case for aluminium composite panels?

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Architecture defines a generation, and contemporary architecture is all about blending aesthetics with functionality, creating a space that is reflective of one’s persona, and upholding sustainability. Based on these three mantras many trends have come and gone, but one trend that stayed and grew with time is the use of aluminium composite panels for cladding. […]

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Why Aluminium Facades are Becoming the Mainstay of Modern Construction?

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Aluminium has changed the way architects used to look at their jobs in hand. The metal, a versatile combination of unique physical and chemical properties, gives much needed liberty to the new-age architects in terms of designing while catering to the changing preferences of the consumers worldwide. It has all the features of a great […]

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The U.S. Aluminium Foil Industry is in Red: Succumbs to Chinese Competition

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China’s colossal growth in aluminium production has changed the market dynamics for aluminium in recent years. The impact of this growth was initially faced by primary smelters in U.S. Slowly; Chinese imports are taking over a large share in the U.S. aluminium foil industry that supplies foil wraps for potato chips, pill packages yogurt, candies etc. […]

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