DEMAND 

FOR 

ALUMINIUM 

IS GROWING WORLDWIDE

Global primary aluminium production increased by 5.8 percent in 2017. Continuing strong demand is also being reflected in price trends and has had an enormous impact on the level of international aluminium stocks.

 Aluminium will continue to benefit from the trend towards lightweight construction in coming years.

Global primary aluminium production increased by 5.8 percent in 2017, with a 10 percent increase in China and stable production in North America and Europe.

 In total, approx. 63.2 million tonnes of aluminium were produced worldwide in 2017. Market observers are expecting continued solid growth in the current year, with Düsseldorf-based IKB Bank forecasting global primary aluminium production of 64 million tonnes and recycled aluminium production of approx. 12 million tonnes in 2018. Strong demand is also reflected in pricing trends. Whereas the price was approx. 1,700 US dollars per tonne at the start of 2017, it had risen to between 2,100 and 2,200 US dollars one year later.

The outlook for the aluminium industry in the current year continues to be good overall, in spite of continued political uncertainty, such as the planned US tariffs on aluminium imports, Brexit and the concern that China, as the world’s largest producer of aluminium and semi-finished aluminium products, might expand its exports into European markets.

China continues to be the primary driver of growth

The People’s Republic of China has long since become the world’s largest producer of aluminium, but even demand is growing there faster than anywhere else. China continues to be the primary driver of growth in the aluminium industry, and e-mobility is a major factor.

Global demand for primary and recycled aluminium is being fuelled by the trend towards lightweight construction in the automotive industry. The consumption of aluminium is growing in the booming aerospace industry, while the upturn in the construction industry in continental Europe is also stimulating demand. In addition, demand in the mechanical engineering and packaging markets continues to increase.

Lightweight automotive construction still has a great deal more to offer

The automotive industry is a key growth driver for the industry, not only due to the continued strong growth in private transportation worldwide, but also to the increasing pressure to utilise lightweight materials to protect the environment and the climate. The field of lightweight automotive construction continues to develop, and its possibilities are far from being exhausted. And: In light of megatrends such as future mobility, electromobility and additive manufacturing, new solutions and applications employing aluminium materials are increasingly sought-after.

In the lightweight construction sector, aluminium is in competition with other materials, yet even if it should lose market share in individual areas of application, it will find increasing employment in others, and its growth areas will remain larger than the areas in which substitutes are found. The trend towards energy-saving cars and the material's excellent reusability, which allows the energy invested in its production to be entirely reclaimed, are certain to increase aluminium consumption.

Aluminium stocks in warehouses have declined sharply

The high demand has a huge impact on stocks – regardless of whether it be the officially registered volumes found in certified warehouses and listed on metal exchanges such as the London Metal Exchange (LME), stocks held by producers or “secret reserves” of aluminium found elsewhere. Aluminium stocks in LME warehouses have fallen sharply – the volumes currently held are but one quarter of their level in 2014 globally. These figures reflect the fact that demand for this lightweight metal has increased markedly compared to the previous century, not only in China but worldwide. CRU, a metals consultancy, does not expect demand for aluminium to weaken before 2025 at the earliest, and forecasts demand to remain strong – and most likely continue increasing – until then.

Graphic: European Aluminium (source: https://www.european-aluminium.eu/data/economic-data/current-primary-production/)

 credit to European Aluminium 

 

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Top 10 Main Uses of Aluminium : 

1. Power lines
2. High-rise buildings
3. Window frames
4. Consumer electronics
5. Household and industrial appliances
6. Aircraft components
7. Spacecraft components
8. Ships
9. Trains
10. Personal vehicles / buses /cars 

 

Almost everybody in the world has used a product containing aluminium at some point. This is in large part because of its desirable physical properties:

• Density: 2.7 g/cm³ at 20 °C
• Brinell Hardness: 245 [-] at 20 °C
• Tensile strength: 90 MPa at 20 °C
• Melting point: 660 °C
• Specific heat capacity: 900 J/(kg·K) at 20 °C
• Electrical resistivity: 2.6E-8 Ω·m at 20 °C
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Due to all these factors, from abundance to heat capacity and tensile strength, aluminium is used in a remarkably wide range of commercial goods. It is also infinitely recyclable and makes up part of the foundational infrastructure of the world. Below are ten of the most common and useful applications of aluminium in modern society

 

   

The above picture shows a modern bus , the whole bus structure is made of aluminium alloy, for its special light weight.

 Do you know Alcom ?2674 is involved in the

      Petronas Twin Towers  project ? 

The above picture shows Petronas Twin Towers , the exterior aluminium  facades , wall claddings ,wall panels are supplied , manufactured by Alcom /2674

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Do you know PMB Technology / 7172 is involved in the Marina Bay Sands Hotel project ? 

The above 2 pictures show --- the Marina Bay Sands Hotel + Resort , Singapore ;

 the exterior aluminium facades, claddings ,wall panels are supplied , built by

 PMB Technology Bhd., / 7172

 

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https://youtu.be/ZsL_jeO6HEU

The above video clip , showing Volvo 7900

made of light aluminium alloy  

( 2 : 51 minutes )

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https://youtu.be/i4T0dHMMRiQ

 

 

 

 

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Preview YouTube video Huawei Drives into Auto Industry

 

 

 

 

 

The above video clip shows Huawei does not make the popular mobile phones , also make electric car, 

This car is built with special aluminium alloy ,for its light weight ,

 which is launching in the origin country , China in June 2021.onwards .

 

 

https://youtu.be/lGdhI2gTVdM

 

 

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https://youtu.be/NP2pAyTQBd4

 

https://youtu.be/AtiJg8QpX60

 

https://youtu.be/lGdhI2gTVdM

The above 4 video clips showing the fast bullet trains are designed carefully , built with aluminium alloy in the trains structures , for its light weight , corrosion free against the harsh weather in terms of cold , hot temperatures as the climate season  changes accordingly..  

In the coming year 2022 onwards ,there will heavy usages on aluminium alloy,

 especially on electric vehicles,

 cars , 

buses ,

MRT - Metro Rail Transit ,  

bullets - high speed passenger trains

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• TECHNICAL SERVICES WITH THE RELEVANT ALUMINIUM COMPANIES , listed in KLSE 

Customers  Orientated 

• We understand various types of customer needs
• Our products are of consistent quality
• "Just in time "  delivery and with  the correct order quantity
• Our customers are our strategic partners in our process of business management 
• We assist continuously all customers in achieving their requirement

(1) PRESS METAL ALUMINIUM HOLDINGS BERHAD / 8869
(Corporate HQ Office)
(Company No. 1198171-H)  

Suite 61 & 62, Setia Avenue,
No. 2, Jalan Setia Prima S U13/S,
Setia Alam Seksyen U13,
40170 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.

Tel: +603 3362 2188
Fax: +603 3362 2000

closed 5.00 pm 12 May 2021 -RM5.38 ( unchanged ) 

Target Price : RM6.00 / mid term 

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(2) PMB TECHNOLOGY BERHAD (584257-x) / 7172

Lot 1797, Jalan Balakong, Bukit Belimbing,

43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor Darul Ehsan.
Tel : 603-8961 8355
Fax : 603-8961 1904

 

closed 5.00 pm 12 May 2021 -RM5.51 ( - RM 0.08 )

Target Price : RM6.50/ mid term   

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 ( 3 ) Alcom Group Berhad /2674
1261259-V
No. 3 Persiaran Waja
Bukit Raja Industrial Estate
41050 Klang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Tel: +60 3 3346 6262
Fax: +60 3 3341 2793

closed 5.00 pm 12 May 2021 --- RM 1.00 ( + RM 0.10 )

Target Price : RM1.50 / mid term   

============================================================(4) A-Rank Bhd., / 7214

Lot 2-33, Jalan Perindustrian Mahkota 7, 

Taman Perindustrian Mahkota, 

43700 Beranang, 

Selangor

Tel number : 03 8724 4662 / 63 /67 

closed 5.00 pm - 

10 May 2021 -RM0.705 ( +  RM 0.01 )

 

Target Price : 

RM 1.00 mid term

 

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(5)  LB Aluminium Berhad /9326 

   

   

 

   

HEAD OFFICE & FACTORY

Lot 11, Jalan Perusahaan 1,
Kawasan Perusahaan Beranang,
43700 Beranang, Semenyih,
Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.

+603-8725 8828 (General)

+603-8725 8866 (Export – Foreign Region)

+603-8725 8920 (Export – Oceania Region)

 closed 5.00 pm 10 May 2021 -RM 1.10  ( unchanged ) 

 

Target Price : RM1.50 / mid term 

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(6) P. A. Resources Berhad / 7225

Lot 424 & 440, Jalan Kuala Selangor,
Kampung Batu 8, Ijok, 45620,
Kuala Selangor, Selangor Darul Ehsan,
Malaysia.

Tel: (603)-3279 3328
Fax: (603)-3279 3313
E-mail:info@pagroup.com.my

 

closed 5.00 pm 10 May 2021 ---RM 0.505  (  - RM 0.005 )

Target Price : RM 0.750 / mid term   

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(7) Keck Seng Seng Corporation Bhd

 

Lot 3707, Jalan 7/5, 

Taman Industri Selesa Jaya, 

43300 Balakong, 

Selangor

Tel number : 03- 8961 5555

 

(7) KSSC / 5192

closed 5.00 pm , 12

 May 2021- RM0.70  ( - RM 0.005 )

Target Prices  RM  1.00 /mid term 

 

 

 

 

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