Simmal News
February 2008
25/02/2008
Aluminium around the world
Aluminium India exhibition is organized to meet the demands of the Indian Aluminium industry in the scenario of global market and technology. The exhibition, latest technology and products will be displayed to a wide spectrum of manufacturers, producers, users, technology developers, and decision makers including the aluminium extrusion industry.
Venue : Bombay Exhibition Center
20/02/2008
Aluminium extrusion rides ME's construction boom
The region's ongoing construction boom has boosted the aluminium extrusion industry and there has been a huge growth in the last few years in the number of presses making aluminum profiles.
Industry sources say new investment in extrusion presses is still being made and the challenge in the years to come will be to sustain this growth.
Extrusion is a process used to make long objects for industrial applications.
The number of extrusion presses grew by 25 to 85 in the Middle East at the end of 2007, said Modar Al Mekdad, general manager of UAE-based Gulf Extrusions.
Growth
There were just seven presses in the region in 1980. According to Al Mekdad, the construction sector accounts for 90 per cent of such aluminum products made in the Gulf.
The demand for aluminium extrusion in the Middle East is expected to reach 450,000 tonnes in 2008, with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE and Kuwait accounting for most of the increase because of high construction activity in these countries.
"There is surplus capacity in many countries while in others there is a deficit," Al Mekdad said at the MEED aluminium industry conference on Tuesday.
Last year, Saudi Arabia had a capacity of 136,000 tonnes and consumption of 135,000.
In the UAE, aluminium extrusion demand was 131,000 tonnes against a capacity of 1800,000 tonnes. Qatar's consumption was 17,000 tonnes and all of it was sourced from outside.
Al Mekdad said three to four plants are expected to be built in Qatar in three years.
20/02/2008
Aluminium extrusion rides region's construction boom
Dubai: The region's ongoing construction boom has boosted the aluminium extrusion industry and there has been a huge growth in the last few years in the number of presses making aluminum profiles.
Industry sources say new investment in extrusion presses is still being made and the challenge in the years to come will be to sustain this growth.
Extrusion is a process used to make long objects for industrial applications.
The number of extrusion presses grew by 25 to 85 in the Middle East at the end of 2007, said Modar Al Mekdad, general manager of UAE-based Gulf Extrusions.
12/02/2008
It's all for one and one for all
We three Neil's of Bamber Bridge are
Experts in extrusion, plate, sheet and bar
Every section done to perfection
And then approved by Isoquar
Well BSI actually but it didn't rhyme. A veritable pageant of Neil’s, well two, turned out to show namesake solidarity, and welcome newly arrived Sales Manager Neil Markham recently to the Oakshott site. Neil pictured left is seen with Ranglet Road statesman Neil O Connell and none other than the great man himself Neil Hamilton AKA world's cleverest man, who incidentally beat Neil Armstrong (this is one small step for man) in to second place in a famous Neil competition held recently. For more information on Neil Markham check out the blog in the next few days...
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