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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According to numbers just released by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization, Iran delivered over a quarter billion tons of mineral products through the first eleven months of the Iranian year. The country’s overall mineral production for the first eleven months of the year totaled 284 million metric tons. Output for Bahman, the eleventh month of the year, fell by 7% month-on-month, totaling 24.9 million metric tons. Iran’s aluminium sector turned out 269.915 tons of aluminium ingots for the first eleven months of the Solar Hijri year, which was a 1.03% decline over the same period last year. The country’s sector is composed of three major producers: Iran Aluminum Company, Hormozal Aluminum Company, and Almahdi Aluminum Company. The publicly-traded...
South Korea is today one of the key aluminium markets in Asia with consumption of 21,5 kg per capita compared to 15+kg per capita for developed countries, mostly driven by growing end user demand in the automotive, construction and electronics and communication sector. Studies indicate that the industrial production in South Korea will grow by 5.9% per year until 2025, driving the growth of aluminium consumption in the country. {newsStudioGallery} As one of the world's fastest growing exporters of aluminium value added products, South Korea exports significant amount of aluminium Plates, Sheets and Strips globally. Let us analyse the export patterns for Plates, Sheets and Strips in South Korea to understand the market demand and consumption trends. South Korea has been following an upward...
Dr. Radislav Filipovic, Alumina’s director of business marketing and production in most of Zvornik collective, has announced in a statement on Tuesday February 14 that the company is planning to produce 290,000 tons of alumina in 2017. According to him, the company "Alumina" presently exports its products to 28 countries around the world in Europe, America, Africa and Asia. The company expects to introduce some 10 new products which will lead to market diversification. He added, “Year after year intensive increasing number of customers of our products." The company has increased its production capacity in 2017 in order to meet the market demand. "Late last year we had a very unfavourable environment when it comes to market alumina, particularly this was expressed during the period of the...
FIT AG, an additive manufacturing solutions provider or a 3D printing company, has announced a strategic partnership with global construction company Caterpillar Inc, headquartered in Illinois, to make 3D print aluminium and titanium parts for the letter’s large-scale machinery. This partnership aims at combining Caterpillar’s expertise in machinery and engineering, with FIT AG’s knowledge of 3D printing to put in use the benefits of AM in the heavy manufacturing sector. The merger will supplement the ongoing work in Caterpillar’s Additive Manufacturing Factory, while boosting FIT AG’s commitment to the industrial equipment market. “We are thrilled to enter into a strategic alliance with Caterpillar,” said Carl Fruth, CEO of FIT AG. “Caterpillar is a world leader in many markets, which...
The Winning design team is set to construct the City of Dreams Pavilion from recycled aluminium cans for an annual arts festival on Governors Island in New York City for the 2017 summer season. The pavilion will be constructed using 300,000 aluminium cans. The Winning Design team will get aluminium cans from New Yorkers. The team will also purchase 100,000 aluminium cans from Sure We Can, a Brooklyn non-profit that provides support for canners. The team has received $3,000 for this project and hoping to raise more. The Pavilion will be made entirely from waste. The City of Dreams Pavilion aims to “promote sustainability-oriented thinking amidst the architecture and design communities.” The aluminium recycled cans will be melted and cast into cracked clays so that the cracked will create a...
After experiencing a bullish run since the beginning of 2017, LME aluminium dropped below the 40-day moving average for the first time, indicating bearish trends. After dropping down to USD 1,882 per tonne on Monday, March 13, LME aluminium closed at $ 1,851 per tonne on Tuesday, March 14 registering 1.6% drop from last closing price. As seen by SMM, LME aluminium is expected to trade at USD 1,840-1,870/mt on Wednesday. As on March 14, LME official cash buyer price of aluminium stands at US$1850 per tonne, cash seller & settlement price is US$ 1851 per tonne, 3M buyer price is US$ 1862 per tonne, 3M seller price is US$ 1862.50 per tonne, Dec1 buyer price is US$ 1902 per tonne, and Dec1 seller price is US$ 1907 per tonne. The current LME official Opening Stock of aluminium is estimated at...
Indian government is considering the possibility of imposing anti-dumping duty of up to USD 1.63 per kg on imports of aluminium foil in order to protect domestic manufacturers from cheap imports from China. Hindalco Industries, Raviraj Foils, and Jindal India have registered an application for initiating anti-dumping investigations. The Directorate General of Anti- Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) said, “…having established a positive dumping margin as well as material injury to the domestic industry caused by such dumped imports, the authority is of the view that imposition of duty is necessary to offset dumping and injury.” DGAD has noticed that imports of aluminium foil from China below its normal value that has caused in dumping. DGAD has recommended the duty in the range of USD 0.69...
Metro Mining Ltd plans to commence construction of The Bauxite Hills Mine north of Weipa in July with mining operations and first shipment scheduled for April, next year. Metro today released a Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) confirming the Bauxite Hills Mine will become one of the largest independent operations within the internationally acclaimed Weipa Bauxite Region. The BFS highlights benefits Metro gained through its acquisition of neighbouring Gulf Alumina Limited late last year. Based on the now combined of Metro and Gulf Projects, the BFS has determined enhanced Reserves of 92 million tonnes (Mt) and Resources of 145Mt with a 17-year initial mine life. Existing environmental approvals and mining leases for the Gulf component of the project allow early works to commence with final...
With China having launched another wave of environmental protection operations, this time under the 'National Sword' banner, BIR non-ferrous metals division president David Chiao has urged businesses to 'ensure scrap shipments to China conform with the country's environmental regulations', warning that 'a single, small incident could trigger much bigger issues for all of our shipments'. Immediately following the Chinese New Year celebrations, it is reported that the country’s customs authorities began to step up import inspections in a bid to prevent smuggling of electronic, industrial and other wastes. As a result, there has been a slowdown in the release of containers at ports. Recent weeks have also been busy in India, with a lifting of the ‘post-demonetisation doom and gloom’ and its...
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), one of the world’s five largest primary aluminium producers, have decided to test the use of a by-product of aluminium smelting in Arkan’s cement plant in Al Ain. The company intends to re-use all its spent pot lining in the UAE. Abdulla Kalban, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of EGA, said: “Many in the aluminium industry see spent pot lining as a problem, but we see it as an economic and environmental opportunity. Using spent pot lining in cement manufacturing is a win-win for both industries and for the country, and contributes to achievement of the economic diversification vision of the UAE.” EGA has utilised more than 37,000 tonnes of pot lining in the UAE cement industry in 2016, more than company’s average annual production. The company...
The Aluminum Association, in cooperation with the Aluminium Association of Canada has reported the total primary aluminium production in North America in February. The combined aluminium production in the U.S. and Canada was at an annual rate of 3,963,809 tonnes during February 2017. This records a slight drop of about 5,095 tpy (-0.1%) from the production rate in January 2017. The production rate in the U.S. was essentially unchanged month on month, while the Canadian rate dropped two-tenths of one %. Compared to a year ago, the North American annual rate was 6.0 % below the February 2017 rate of 4,217,973 tonnes. Actual production for the month of January and February 2017 totalled 641,158 tonnes, 6.8 % from the same period of 2016.
Canada’s primary industry has been an integral part of the North American aluminium industrial value chain since its inception and a substantial part of its annual output is exported to the USA every year. According to the latest report from The Aluminium Association of Canada (AAC), the country produces about 3.2 million tonnes of aluminium in a year. The country remains a net exporter of aluminium. The major aluminium producers in Canada include Alcoa Inc., Aluminerie Alouette Inc. and Rio Tinto Alcan. Canada has been following an almost flat trend for aluminium export in last two years. In the year 2015, export of aluminium stood at about 2.8 million tonnes. The volume is estimated to drop to 2.75 million tonnes in 2016. For the first eleven months of 2017, the aluminium import is...
Ejetco International announced that its research centre facility at the aluminium plant in Egypt has manufactured a new aluminium part for the glass facade. The new aluminium part is known as Ejetco. The Chairperson of the company Ashraf Elkady has made an announcement recently. Aluminium parts are expected to get approved by the Housing and Building National Research Center (HBRC) in the first half of the current year. The company implemented numerous projects in Egypt and proved the new product was successful. The company claims that Ejetco has the same quality of their global counterparts and it is less expensive than the traditional parts. The company plans to expand in the Egyptian market through the purchase of lands in Madinaty, New Cairo, and 6th of October City. The company also...
According to a report of Russian News Agency TASS, Russian researchers have created a new nano powders that can be added to aluminium alloy. Nano powders when added with aluminium alloy offers high strength and enhanced qualities to the alloy and makes them more flexible. Igor Karpov, the head of Siberian Federal University ( SFU) laboratories, said, "This is our unique development of researchers from the SFU and the Krasnoyarsk Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Siberian Department.” He further emphasized: “The aluminium processing technology with use of special nano powders created by us unveils new opportunities to produce composite materials with improved properties, that is, with higher strength, rigidity of flexibility.” The nano powders will be used mostly by...
The Aluminium Association’s “Index of Net New Orders of Aluminum Mill Products” for February dropped 6.1 % MoM. Orders for flat roll products dropped 5.8 %, while orders for extruded products declined 7.7 % and orders for redraw rod were off 4.9 %. YoY, the orders record a slight drop. On average, orders by domestic producers for the first two months of 2017 were up 3.0 % YOY. Imports of aluminium ingot, scrap and mill products into the U.S. and Canada stood at 861 million pounds in January 2017, up 49.1 % over the January 2016 total of 577 million pounds. Exports including scrap totalled 495 million pounds, up 9.0 % over a year ago and excluding scrap, exports stood at 252 million pounds, up 5.0 % YoY. Scrap export increased 13.5 % Yoy. Total imports in 2016 were up 33.6 % to 7,956...
Altech Chemicals Limited announces that the Department of Mines and Petroleum (WA) has approved the mining proposal and the associated mine closure plan for its Meckering kaolin deposit. The mining approval marks an important stage in the development of the Company’s proposed Meckering kaolin mine, which will provide feedstock for Altech’s proposed Malaysian high purity alumina (HPA) plant. The approved submission specifically allows for mining activities to commence within the Company’s 100%-owned Meckering mining lease M70/1334, which is located approximately 140km east of Perth. At Meckering, Altech plans to mine approximately 140,000 tonnes of kaolin once every three years; mining will take place in short two-month mining campaigns. The resultant raw kaolin ore will be stockpiled on...
Metro Mining Ltd, an Australian exploration and mining company based in Queensland, has combined two separate geological models and create a single expanded resource for its Bauxite Hills Mine project. In December 2016, Metro Mining has acquired Gulf Alumina Ltd in order to expand the Bauxite Hills mining resource. Earlier, both Metro and Gulf owned standalone projects with resources estimated using separate geological models. The combined resource integrates the recently purchased Skardon River Project with 144.8 million tonnes of direct shipping ore (DSO). Bauxite Hills Mine is the Metro Mining’s flagship project located 95km north of Weipa on Queensland's Cape York Peninsula. The operations at the Bauxite Hills Mine are expected to begin in the second quarter of 2018. The company is in...
After a quick rise to USD 1,885 per tonne on Friday March 10, LME aluminium closed slightly lower at $ 1,882 per tonne on Monday March 13. As seen by SMM, LME aluminium will test support at the 5-day moving average on Tuesday and will trade at USD 1,870-1,895/mt. As on March 13, LME official cash buyer price of aluminium stands at US$1881 per tonne, cash seller & settlement price is US$ 1882 per tonne, 3M buyer price is US$ 1894 per tonne, 3M seller price is US$ 1894.50 per tonne, Dec1 buyer price is US$ 1935 per tonne, and Dec1 seller price is US$ 1940 per tonne. The current LME official Opening Stock of aluminium is estimated at 2054425 tonnes, total Live Warrants at 1293100 tonnes, and Cancelled Warrant at 761325 tonnes. As on March 10, LME Aluminium US Premium stands at US$ 215, LME...
