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    Extruded aluminium products have long played a important role in the manufacturing industry; when there is a need for the creation of low cost parts with that would otherwise require significant machining to achieve the final shape.  With aluminium being ductile, mechanically strong, and cost-effective, the material lends itself well to creating complex parts with minimal waste or extensive machining    8 things that can drive up the price of extruded aluminium products   The cost of extruded aluminium can be influenced by various factors. These include:  Die and tooling costs An important one-off cost is the production of the extrusion die. The given profile’s size and complexity will dictate how much this die costs, as will the factor of whether the profile will be solid, or contain an enclosed hollow (or several hollows). A hollow die is normally more expensive, due to the need for it to consist of a greater number of parts....

  The last 12 months have proved less-than-vintage ones in terms of demand and premiums for aluminium rolled and extruded products across the “Old Continent”.  In our capacity as rolled and extruded aluminium products distributors here at MCA UK, we naturally take a close interest in the state of the beleaguered European aluminium distributor market, and share what the prospects could be for the months and year to come.  There could scarcely be a greater contrast with the situation of 12 months ago  Low, and reducing demand for European aluminium has been a marked trend of 2023; this time last year, distributors and their supply chain were turning over five times the volume they are handling now.  All the key statistics point to a massively overstocked supply chain and a slowdown in user demand, the latter signalling the emphatic end of any post-pandemic “bounceback”. Higher interest rates have also been a major talking point across the aluminium ...