Aluminium alloy powder production for additive manufacturing is set to expand through a new technical cooperation agreement between CNPC Powder China Ltd and Xi’an Bright Laser Technologies Co Ltd (BLT). The agreement covers the production and international distribution of BLT-AlAM400, an aluminium alloy powder developed for applications in humanoid robotics, new energy vehicles (NEVs), aerospace and other industrial sectors. Under the agreement, BLT has authorised Shanghai-based CNPC Powder to manufacture BLT-AlAM400 on a contract basis in China and sell the powder internationally. CNPC Powder has also secured exclusive overseas agency rights, excluding BLT’s direct sales network and existing regional agents. With an annual powder production capacity of almost 10,000 tonnes, CNPC Powder...
BorgWarner has won its first commercial order for an electric motor developed with aluminium-wire hairpin winding technology. The US automotive supplier will provide the new eMotor to a major Chinese automaker for use in hybrid vehicles, bringing the technology into its first production application. The motor uses aluminium-wire hairpin winding technology and is designed for hybrid vehicles. Its applications include generator motors and traction motors for auxiliary drive systems, with production scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026. Explore AL Circle’s report ALuminium Wires & Cables - Insights & Forecast to 2030 for insights into aluminium applications, industry developments and opportunities across the electrical sector . Compared with conventional copper-wire motors with...
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Aluminium composite panel (ACP) is a flat panel crafted out of two aluminium alloy sheets bonded with a non-aluminium core so as to form a composite. ACP is frequently used for cladding or as facade material of buildings, insulation, and signage. ACP is light weight, rigid and durable and offers reasonable fire resistance. It also has weatherproofing capabilities and its colour does not fade on being exposed to sunlight. The installation costs of ACP are usually on the lower side. Here is a list of top five Aluminium Composite Panel manufacturers in the world. Please note the list is dynamic and in accordance with a recent market research report. Yaret Yaret Industrial Group has headquarters and production plant in Shanghai, China. The company supplies high quality aluminium composite...
The sustained rise in LME aluminium prices met with an end-of-the-week halt as the contract came down from its yearly high at US$1,981 per tonne on Thursday, March 30 to close at US$1,946 per tonne on Friday, March 31. The day marking the end of the FY2016-17 financial year for many companies saw the contract being traded at lower volumes. However, "The March data is going to be the first 2017 data we can take at face value," said an analyst. As Reuters puts it, gains in aluminium have been recently driven by buying from a mix of CTAs (commodity trading advisers), discretionary funds and traders. LME official on-warrant stocks fell to the lowest since mid-2008. Considering the weekly stock movement, LME official opening stock of aluminium which was estimated at 1936275 tonnes on March 27,...
As the world is stepping into the sustainable environment, plastic bottles remain a matter of concern to the environmentalists. The issue is attracting more and more attention from companies trying their best to come up with a solution. Keeping in view the issue, the three friends from London -Ariel Booker, Perry Alexander Fielding, and Josh White started a brand - CanO Water. The start-up offers water packaged in aluminium cans because they believe that recyclable aluminium cans are more sustainable and easy on the environment than other plastic or glass bottles. The three friends decided to start the business when one of them found an island littered with plastic bottles. They thought water in aluminium cans as an alternative to plastic as they promise more content protection. Booker...
Middle East is at an inflexion point and threshold of a massive economic transformation as aluminium catches the world's attention as the next biggest industry after oil. The region is now only next to China and the US in terms of market size and with recorded 5,229,115 tonnes production of primary aluminium in 2016 accounts for 10 per cent of the global total output of the metal. Its aluminium exports have also grown enormously over the years. Middle East exported 4.25 million tonnes of aluminium in 2016. Driven by this huge market growth the consumption of alumina has risen significantly. {newsStudioGallery} Till 2013, Iran was the only alumina producer in the Middle East. Production at its Jajarm refinery, operated by Iran Aluminum Co, increased by 10 per cent year-on-year in 2013. In...
exlabesa, involved in the extrusion of aluminium in Spain, is soon expected to launch aluminium cladding for its PVC systems. Aluminium cladding will cover the exterior of all its existing PVC systems. The PVC windows now come with aluminium profiles as it shields the exterior surface. exlabesa provides the option to the users to select from all the aluminium finishings that the company offers. Aluminium cladding can be used when users want to restructure and the surface needs to be matched with the other windows. The company offers two recovering options that include straight or mirte-joint finished caps that can be installed on both frames and panels. exlabesa has eight aluminium extrusion presses in Spain which offer aluminium extrusion and PVC products mainly for construction sector....
Companies across all industrial sectors are moving towards the idea of a circular economy from the traditional linear model that promotes make, use and dispose. Policy makers around the world are stepping up with support in the form of guidance and legislation. The European Commission (EC) is encouraging the recycling or reuse of “most if not all products and materials” through repairing, refurbishing and recycling via legislation. The EC estimates that if 95% of mobile phones were collected for re-use, savings on material costs of more than €1bn per year could be generated. If mobile phone recycling can save such huge cost, auto industry can boost much more through recycling. A number of auto OEMs, especially Jaguar Land Rover, have been working aggressively towards reuse and...
South 32, a spin off from mining giant BHP Billiton has started seeing brighter days after the charge of metal prices in the end of 2016. The miner reported a net profit of $US620 million ($804 million) in H2 2016, from the $US1.7 billion loss in 2015, which was primarily due to asset write-downs. The company, however, has taken a wise decision to hang on to a large chunk of its cash for security. The company announced it will pay shareholders an US3.6¢ a share interim dividend. This will cost the company $US192 million, with net cash balance standing at $US859 million. Graham Kerr, CEO of South 32 said the company "will continue to manage our financial position to ensure we retain the right balance of flexibility and efficiency". The company will use some part of the cash to finance the...
The Indian government once again spoke in favour of imposing minimum import price (MIP) on certain categories of aluminium products, but not any decisive move has been made yet. Mines Minister Piyush Goyal said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha that his ministry is keeping all options open including imposition of MIP as it thinks that would help protect the domestic aluminium industry from the continuous onslaught of cheap imports. The industry body Aluminium Association of India which voices the concern of the domestic aluminium producers has been continuously lobbying for MIP imposition since last year. Even a report prepared by MECON, an engineering consultancy under the Ministry of Steel, supported their claim. The firm published data which showed that the loss of the Indian primary...
Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh said in a statement that the extension of bauxite mining moratorium in Pahang, Malaysia may worsen the situation if the authorities do not take any measure for stopping illegal mining activities that are taking place near Pahang. She expressed concern that the extension of bauxite mining ban would benefit miners for sneaking out their illegally bauxite ores as lorries carrying bauxite has started lining up on the road again. Only a proper set of guidelines by the authorities can restrain illegal activities. Fuziah Salleh said, "During the previous 15-month moratorium, the stockpiles at the 12 locations only shrunk by 3.25 million tonnes. However, an unending stream of lorries ferried bauxite and have begun to line up on the roads again, as illegal bauxite mining...
A company statement from the London listed Vedanta Resources Plc confirms that its CEO) Tom Albanese will leave the $2.7 billion Indian resources giant by the end of August after completing his three years tenure. "Vedanta Resources...Has agreed to extend the Executive Service Agreement of its chief executive officer, Tom Albanese until 31 August 2017," the company statement says. Albanese, who was previously the CEO of Rio Tinto Group, joined Vedanta in 2014, a led the metal and mining conglomerate through the industry downturn that literally crippled the commodity sector and helped the company recover its stock position amidst rock bottom commodity prices and plunging demand. Market Analysts have reiterated the fact that Albanese “played a major role behind the cost cutting and cost...
LME aluminium is rising and how. The light metal which touched the highest since mid of May 2015 at US$1,931 per tonne on Wednesday, March 29, climbed further up to close at US$1,955 per tonne (+1.24%) on Thursday, March 30. Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) predicts LME aluminium will trend higher and keep fluctuating at US$1,955-1,980 per tonne on Friday, March 31. According to Reuters' analysis, LME aluminium may consolidate in a range of US$1,957-$1,970 per tonne for one day before falling again, as suggested by its wave pattern and a Fibonacci projection analysis. As on March 30, LME official cash buyer price of aluminium stands at US$1,954.50 per tonne, cash seller & settlement price is US$1,955 per tonne, 3M buyer price is US$1,959.50 per tonne, 3M seller price is US$1,960 per tonne,...
Trimet, Germany’s largest producer of aluminum, is testing technology to turn its smelters into a "virtual battery" capable of delivering 1.12 gigawatt-hours of flexible capacity. The family-owned business is investing €36 million ($39 million) in a two-year industrial-scale pilot of systems that will allow power use across 120 electrolysis cells to be dialed up or down by 25 percent in either direction, for up to several hours. The pilot is being carried out on a single production line in Trimet’s Essen aluminum smelter. The production line will be able to compensate for fluctuations in the power grid, making it easier to manage intermittent renewables. The virtual battery concept relies on adjustable heat exchangers, developed with help from the University of Wuppertal in North...
Showa Aluminium Can Corporation (SAC), a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko (SDK) yesterday signed a partnership agreement with Carabao Group Public Company Limited (CBG), a beverage maker in Bangkok, with an investment of 700 million bahts to manufacture and sell aluminium cans in Chachoengsao Province, Bangkok. The establishment of the new can plant will help SDK to expand its operation mainly in Asia. So, SDK and SAC signed a deal with CBG to achieve the key target. CBG hopes for expansion of its capacity and to ensure a steady supply of aluminium cans. The company uses cans for their export products. The aluminium can plant will have a production capacity of 1 billion cans per annum. The operations are expected to start in October 2018. Carabao owns 74 per cent, SAC 24 per cent...
Oman is Middle East’s fifth-largest producer of aluminium after the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. International mining players have taken keen interest in the country for investment in recent years. Oman is well positioned geographically and logistically for distribution of metals and minerals to southern and eastern Asia. {newsStudioGallery} Sohar Aluminium was formed in September 2004 to undertake a landmark Greenfield aluminium smelter project in the Sultanate of Oman and is jointly owned by Oman Oil Company, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC - TAQA and Rio Tinto Alcan. The company accounts for the total aluminium production in the country. The Sohar aluminium smelter has an annual production capacity of 375,000 tonnes of high quality Aluminium. SA is keen...
Against a required production growth rate of nearly 11 per cent during FY2016-17, Coal India is likely to close the year with a 2.5 per cent growth and a 2 per cent rise in sales over the previous year. “We hope to achieve a 2.5 per cent production growth by the end of this fiscal and sales are likely to witness a 2 per cent growth," a senior Coal India executive said. The official said Coal India's production was majorly impacted this year by issues at the Talcher mine and those related to rehabilitation and resettlement. Less than anticipated power demand growth led to lower sales. This in turn increased stocks at pit heads ultimately affecting production. At present, some 100 million tonnes of coal stock is available at pit heads and thermal power plants. Coal India's efforts to make...
Dr Koh Poh Koon, Singapore’s Minister of state for Trade and Industry, is visiting Western African Countries of Ivory Coast and Ghana with the intention of strengthening economic ties. Dr Koh Poh Koon is also looking for business opportunities in the region. Dr Koh has introduced aluminium composite panel products in Ivory Coast. The panels are manufactured by Archicom. Archicom is a Singapore-based aluminium composite materials producer. With the release of these products, Archicom has made its first foray into Africa. The aluminium composite panels aim to meet growth of market demand for building and construction services in Ivory Coast. Dr Koh said, "Ivory Coast will be able to access growing markets in the Asia region through Singapore while also gaining insights that are relevant to...
Australian Bauxite Ltd announced today publication of its Annual Report for the year ended 31 December, 2016. During 2016, ABx sold 45,590 tonnes of bauxite comprising 42,000 tonnes of cement-grade bauxite and over 3,590 tonnes of fertiliser grade bauxite. The company has over 122,500 tonnes of bauxite product stockpiles at the Tasmanian mine sites that would suffice for 3 ship loads, and an additional 36,700 tonnes of broken unscreened bauxite ore stocks. ABx completed its initial sale and shipment of cement-grade bauxite between April 2016 and May 2016 followed by a larger sale in August 2016. These sales resulted from large bauxite stockpiles and a temporary closure in production as glut rose in the metallurgical market due to cheap Malaysian bauxite resulting in falling prices. ABx...
The UAE based environmental waste management company Dulsco-the Dubai recently broke ground at its new 500,000 square-foot recycling facility Dubai Industrial Park (DIP). The ceremony was attended by the top executives from both Dulsco and DIP. The recycling plant, being built at a total cost of US$6.8 million, will recycle aluminium products as well as other metal components. The project is scheduled for late-2018 or early-2019 commissioning. The construction of the recycling plant is going to be held in two phases, reported company sources. The first phase hosting a materials recovery plant and a fleet maintenance workshop will cover a 200,000 square-foot area. The second phase will see commissioning of a fully automated materials sorting line with an hourly capacity of five tonnes...
