Getting a clean, smooth finish while removing material quickly is not always easy when machining high-strength aluminium alloys. A new study on AA7075-T6 aluminium alloy has explored this challenge, identifying two different sets of drilling conditions to improve surface quality and maximise machining productivity. The research examined how cutting speed, feed rate and drill depth influence conventional drilling performance. Using response surface methodology and a central composite design, the researchers developed predictive models to determine how changes in these parameters affect the machining process. The models showed a strong level of accuracy, with coefficients of determination (R²) reaching 0.9731 for surface roughness and 0.9359 for material removal rate. Further confirmation...
Cleaner aluminium depends on three things going right at once: scrap collection, melting it in a furnace without much carbon, and the electricity behind the whole chain not being coal-powered. Developments across North America, the UK, the European Union (EU), Egypt, Thailand, Malaysia and India depict how unevenly those pieces are falling into place. While some markets are losing recoverable metal at the sorting line, others are redirecting cargoes or writing scrap into industrial policy, and a few are lining up green projects to hold primary aluminium production together. Aluminium scrap trade: North America leads, Thailand bans, EU retains The international aluminium scrap market is facing a combination of changing trade flows and growing pressure to secure cleaner, more consistent...
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Hind Aluminium Industries, manufacturer of aluminium alloy and electrical grade wire rods, reported 26.10 per cent decline in its standalone net profit to INR 2.52 crore for the first quarter ended on 30th June, 2017 as compared to INR 3.41 crore during the previous quarter ended June 2016. The company’s sales fell 11.78 per cent to INR 141.55 crore in the quarter ended June2017 as compared to INR 160.45 crore during the previous quarter ended June 2016. The company posted a 55.23 per cent decline in its standalone net profit to INR 0.77 crore in the quarter ended March 2017 and sales fell 32.56 per cent to INR 138.47 crore in the quarter ended March 2017.
Following a breach in the Ash Pond dyke wall at Jharsuguda at the end of August, the State Pollution Control Board, Odisha ('SPCB') on September 13, 2017 served a direction resulting in a temporary closure of three units of 135 MW each of the 1215 MW power plant, and two units of 600 MW each of the 2400 MW power plant. The remaining units of the 1215 MW plant have been allowed to operate until 12 October 2017, and the remaining units of the 2400MW plant have been allowed to operate until 20 September 2017. This has been confirmed by a press release from Vedanta yesterday. The SPCB has asked the Company for compliance of certain conditions with a concrete plan within 5 days. The Company is complying with the order of SPCB along with a request for revoking the said closure orders. This...
Taiwan imported US$231 billion worth of goods in 2016. The country imports alumina to feed the domestic aluminium industry. France, China, Germany, Japan and India supply good amount of alumina to the country. The country is expected to import less alumina this year. As shown in the data, Taiwan imported about 55650 tons of alumina in 2015. The country’s imports of alumina increased to 73319 tons in 2016. Taiwan’s alumina import is estimated to decrease this year. The country estimated to import 68771 tons of alumina in 2017. The cost of alumina import stood at USD 43.95 million in 2015. In 2016, the import generated a cost of USD 64.90 million. The cost of import for alumina in 2017 is estimated to be USD 59 million.
Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co Ltd, one of major Chinese manufacturers of aluminium cold and hot rolling products, supplied its first batch of aero plates to Boeing, the aircraft manufacturer. In 2016, Nanshan Aluminum signed a contract with the Boeing for the delivery of aerospace-grade aluminium plate to Boeing, taking a key step in accessing the global market. Nanshan Aluminum’s products passed Boeing certification, and the company now become an official supplier in June. Nanshan, located in Longkou, has an annual production capacity of about 100,000 tonnes of high-end aluminium alloy plates and 250,000 tonnes of aluminium coils and sheets.
The A00 Aluminium Ingot (Al99.70) price in China is on a downward curve for two consecutive days after a rise. . According to Shanghai Metals Market Statistics, today’s price stands at RMB 16,200/t, a drop from RMB 16,250/t yesterday and would range between RMB 16,180 – 16,220/t today. Average monthly price for September stands at RMB 16,090.42/t. SHFE 1709 aluminium also took a plunge on Friday morning, closing at RMB16,090/tonne before noon. This compelled suppliers in Guangdong spot market to cut offers to RMB16,110/tonne, down from RMB16,200-16,230/tonne traded before the slump in futures market. Trading slowed down as lower prices triggered bearishness in the market. Today’s A00 Aluminum Ingot prices and the daily changes in the six major domestic markets are shown in the table...
Lian Li Industrial Co. Ltd, an aluminium chassis and chassis peripheral manufacturer and provider of industrial wholesale as well as OEM & ODM services for the PC industry, has launched new range of all-aluminium PC chassis, the PC-Q50, PC-V320, and PC-V720. The company’s high-quality aluminium chassis can be “converted from tower to desktop model for flexible placing on or under a desk, or for use as a powerful HTPC in a home entertainment environment. The Aluminum feet with rubber anti-vibration and protective layer can be easily removed or installed by simply turning them to screw in or out,” the company said. The PC-Q50, PC-V320, and PC-V720 feature a USB 3.1 Type-C connector next to the regular array of connectors, such as two USB 3.0 and HD Audio jacks. All the models are available...
LME aluminium seems to be coming under a downward pressure from the price declines of its counterpart traded at Shanghai Futures Exchange. The light metal which remained unchanged at US$2,083 per tonne for two consecutive days- September 12th and 13th, came down to US$2,065 per tonne on Thursday, September 14. Shanghai Metals Market observes that LME aluminium will struggle at around the 20-day moving average and range at US$2,080-2,110 per tonne on Friday, September 15. According to Reuters’ technical analysis, LME aluminium may retest support at $2,081 per tonne, a break below which could lead to a drop around US$2,055 per tonne in the foreseeable future. As on September 14, LME official cash buyer aluminium price (Bid Price) stands at US$2,064 per tonne, cash seller & settlement...
COIL, the world leader for aluminium anodising, is expanding anodised aluminium production capacity, and has inaugurated a new advanced line at its Bernburg site in Germany. Line 6 will have an annual production capacity of 15,000 tonnes. The company made an investment of €24.1 million in these new strong value-added facilities. The facility will enable the company to meet the growing demand for thick-gauge anodised aluminium. Line 6 will handle aluminium coils up to 2 m wide and 3.5 mm thick for all the finishing and colour ranges. Tim Hutton, COIL's Chief Executive Officer, said: "Our business has developed significantly over the last three years. We needed to increase our capacity to support this growth. The effective strengthening of our Bernburg plant in Germany and the...
Some Japanese aluminium buyers have agreed to pay a global producer a premium of $95 per tonne for shipments in the October to December quarter, reflecting lower spot premiums, two sources directly involved in the pricing talks said on Thursday. The new premiums are between 19.5 percent and 20.2 percent lower than the $118 to $119 per tonne premiums PREM-ALUM-JP in the previous quarter and the prices are down for a second consecutive quarter. The buyers who made the deal with the single producer are still negotiating with other global sellers while many other Japanese buyers are in talks with all of the producers, with further deals expected later this month. Japan is Asia’s biggest importer of aluminium and the premiums for primary metal shipments it agrees to pay each quarter over the...
Coal India Ltd (CIL) is likely to foray into metal mining of iron ore, bauxite, copper and nickel, according to an official. The company is in the process of identifying the areas where they can diversify. The miner's Director (Marketing) S.N. Prasad said, "We do not want to be known as just a coal company. We want to diversify. We want to enter into metal mining like iron ore, bauxite and also plan to acquire some mines...do mining activities abroad in the field of copper and nickel.” “We have core competence in mining and with this we want to diversify. Mining is the strength of the company and metal mining industry is one of this,” he added. CIL did not divulge the further details of the metals mining plan. The company has planned to construct 20,000 MW solar power. For this, CIL has...
Metro Mining Limited today announced that it awarded the mining contract to SAB Mining (SAB), a private Queensland mining services company, for the operation of the Bauxite Hills Mine in North Queensland. The company started the construction at the mine in July and expects to start mining operations in April next year. Metro’s Managing Director Simon Finnis said: “Metro is delighted to have engaged SAB Mining to carry out the mining services for the Bauxite Hills mine. SAB has been integral in assisting Metro advance the project to where it is today and their formal appointment for mining operations represents another key milestone for the project.” “Metro and SAB will work together to prepare for mining activities with the view of mobilising the mining fleet to site in March 2018, ahead...
Austria is the 31st largest export economy in the world. The country exported US$152.2 billion worth of goods in 2016. The country’s exports of aluminium scrap, a significant resource to be used as raw material to produce secondary aluminium and subsequently new aluminium products, represent 1.3% to the total exports. According to the recent estimate, in 2015, Austria exported 185438 tonnes of aluminium scrap globally. The total revenue from the export stood at US$ 258.84 million. In 2016, the country exported an estimated 165309 tonnes of aluminium scrap. The total revenue from the export was US$ 195 million. The aluminium scrap export by Austria is estimated to increase in 2017. The country is estimated to export around 172383 tonnes of aluminium scrap and the revenue from export is...
Average spot alumina price in China moves further up on Sept 14. According to Shanghai Metals Market Statistics, the average spot alumina price has been rising steady from September 1 to stand at RMB 3053/tonne for the month average. On September 14, Thursday, the average alumina price stands at RMB 3242/tonne. Today’s spot alumina prices in the domestic markets are shown in the table below: Alumina price from large scale alumina enterprises too is on upward track through August and September. On September 14, Chalco alumina price stands flat from yesterday at RMB 3250/tonne after a continuous rise since September 1 and is expected to move within a range of RMB 3,230- 3,270/t. In the imported alumina market; average price stands at RMB 2900.83/tonne and today’s price stands at RMB...
Hindalco Industries Ltd is looking at exporting the extra alumina that its unit Utkal Alumina International Ltd produces, as it seeks to spur growth, chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said on Wednesday. “We believe that (export of alumina) would be an attractive proposition and is something that the company is studying at this point in time,” Birla told shareholders at Hindalco’s 58th annual general meeting (AGM). According to studies, roughly two tonnes of alumina, which is produced from the refining of bauxite, is required to produce one tonne of aluminium. In financial year 2016-17, while Hindalco’s aluminium production was 1.3 million tonnes (mt), its alumina production was at 2.9 mt, which, after an ongoing de-bottlenecking exercise at the Utkal refinery is completed, is only likely to...
China’s production of 10 nonferrous metals fell 2.2 per cent to 4.42 million tonnes in August, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The country’s aluminium production declined for a second successive month to the lowest level since April 2016 in August. China’s aluminium production decreased 3.7 per cent year-on-year to 2.64 million tonnes in August. During January- August, the country produced 22.17 million tonnes of aluminium, an increase of 6.1 per cent from a year ago. “We do think aluminium production will go slightly down going forward,” Jackie Wang, an aluminium consultant at CRU in Beijing said. “Because of the supply-side reform cuts and upcoming winter cuts, we expect to see a bit of a deficit in Q4 in China.” China’s nonferrous production increased 4.9 per cent...
LME aluminium seems to be lacking the rising impetus after retracing to previous highs. The light metal contract closed at US$2,083 per tonne on Wednesday, September 13, unchanged from the previous day’s close after trading within a narrow range throughout the day. According to Reuters’ technical analysis, LME aluminium is biased to drop below a neutral zone of US$2,103-2,135 per tonne on Thursday, September 14. As on September 13, LME official cash buyer aluminium price (Bid Price) stands at US$2,082 per tonne, cash seller & settlement aluminium price (Offer price) is US$2,083 per tonne, 3M Bid Price is US$2,116.50 per tonne, 3M Offer Price is US$2,117.50 per tonne, Dec3 Bid Price is US$2,248 per tonne, and Dec3 Offer Price is US$2,253 per tonne. LME aluminium Opening Stock stands at...
Marcventures Holding Inc, engaged in mineral development in the Philippines, is merging with Asia Pilot Mining Philippines Corp (APMPC) and BrightGreen Resources Holdings Inc (BHI) in a deal valued at $22.1 million (P1.125 billion). The company plans to issue a total of 1.125 billion shares priced at P1.00 apiece for the merger that is 675 million shares in favor of APMPC shareholders, and 450 million shares in favor of BHI shareholders. Both APMPC and BHI will be folded into Marcventures subject to approval of the shareholders. APMPC is the owner of Alumina Mining Philippines Inc (AMPI) and Bauxite Resources Inc (BARI) that both operate in 6,694 hectares, and 5,435 hectares of mining areas in Samar province, respectively. The merger with APMPC will allow Marventures to gain control of...
CoreTech System Co., Ltd. (Moldex3D), a supplier of injection molding simulation solutions, announced the addition of Alumold to its mold material database. Moldex3D material database now offers: Alumold 500 ROLLED, Alumold 500 FORGED, Alumold 400 and Alumold 350. For this, the company teamed up with Constellium, a supplier of aluminum products and solutions to aerospace, automotive and packaging industries. “Partnering with Moldex3D enables mold makers to obtain detailed knowledge of aluminium mold materials and take into account material properties such as strength and thermal conductivity in the plastic injection molding simulation, “ said Sergio Buttignoni, Business Developer Manager and Segment leader – Molds at Constellium. Tober Sun, Division Manager of Product Support at Moldex3D,...
