Critical safety work to homes that had been covered in flammable timber cladding will go ahead after planning permission was finally given the go-ahead. The old boards were taken down from homes in ...

The boom in metal-intensive technologies like data centers and electric vehicles has made it a prime time to be in the US aluminum business. Prices are booming. Part of that is because inside every ...

The artificial intelligence boom has created a cruel paradox for American aluminum producers. While data centers need vast quantities of the metal for cooling systems and server infrastructure, their ...

For architects and specifiers, selecting the right cladding system is both a technical and creative act, connecting material science with architectural intent. More than simple visual envelopes, ...

Dozens of high-rise apartment buildings across the state are still covered in flammable cladding. The ABC can reveal only 30 of the 76 buildings taking part in a government program offering 10-year ...

Trump says cars made in the U.S. will face ‘absolutely no tariff,’ but it isn’t so simple. No vehicle is built from 100% U.S. parts—not even the U.S.-made pickup. Illustration: Annie Zhao The plant’s ...

Look at the walls of most modern buildings. Sleek. Smooth. Sometimes glossy, sometimes matte. That’s not regular paint or plaster. Most of the time, it’s aluminium cladding panels. These panels are ...