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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Arconic Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has appointed David P. Hess, former Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, Aerospace, of United Technologies Corporation (UTC), to serve as an independent director on the Board, effective March 10, 2017. Mr. Hess has nearly 40 years of experience in the aerospace industry, including as President of Pratt & Whitney, a division of UTC, from 2009 to 2014, where he was responsible for global operations in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines for commercial and military aircraft. Prior to his time at Pratt & Whitney, Mr. Hess served as President of Hamilton Sundstrand, an aerospace and industrial product manufacturer and another division of UTC, where he began his professional career in 1979. Sir Martin Sorrell...
Scandium International Mining Corp. (SCY) has announced that the company has entered into a MoU with Weston Aluminium Pty Ltd of Chatswood, NSW, Australia, for manufacturing aluminium-scandium master alloy. Under the MoU, the companies will develop the capability to provide Nyngan Project aluminium alloy customers scandium in form of Al-Sc Master Alloy. Weston Aluminium claims that it establishes world-class techniques for manufacturing scandium Master Alloy. The company can provide upgraded product to aluminium alloy customers. Weston is a well-known secondary aluminium and industrial services company. George Putnam, CEO of Scandium International Mining Corp. said, “This Alliance allows SCY to apply and expand our know-how in this area immediately, while working with Weston, an...
LME aluminium slipped as positions rose during Thursday's night trading. The contract declined marginally by 0.25 per cent from Wednesday's closing of US$1,934 per tonne to close at US$1,929 per tonne on Thursday, March 2. As Shanghai Meals Market (SMM) finds it, LME aluminium will test support at the 5 and 10-day moving averages and trade at US$1,890-1,920 per tonne on Friday, March 3. As on March 2, LME official cash buyer price of aluminium stands at US$1,927 per tonne, cash seller & settlement price is US$1,929 per tonne, 3M buyer price is US$1,935 per tonne, 3M seller price is US$1,936 per tonne, Dec1 buyer price is US$1,970 per tonne, and Dec1 seller price is US$1,975 per tonne. The current LME official Opening Stock of aluminium is estimated at 2180775 tonnes, total Live Warrants...
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As confirmed by a release from National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco), the company has posted 16.8 per cent growth in its bauxite production in the April-February period of FY 2016-17, to reach a production volume of 6.56 million tonnes. This is the highest ever bauxite production record for Nalco since its inception. For the same period, the hydrate production at its Damanjodi refinery has also registered an increase of 6.8 per cent to 1.89 million tonnes from 1.77 million tonnes in the same period of 2015. In tandem with bauxite production, cast metal production grew by 3.79 per cent and the aluminium metal sales grew by 2.68 per cent at its Angul aluminium smelter. With the aluminium market strengthening up with the steadily growing LME aluminium price, the PSU is planning to increase...
Aluminium plates and sheets are the fabricated aluminium products. The aluminium plates are produced when the aluminium is passed between rolls under pressure and then it changes into thinner and longer. The aluminium sheet is produced when slab is again rolled through a continuous mill in order to diminish its thickness and then wound into a coil at the end of the line. Aluminium plates and sheets are used in food and beverage, building and construction, automotive and transportation, aerospace and other end users segment. It offers a unique properties like weight advantage, durability and highly formable. It does not discolour products and is reflective to both heat and light. It can be coated with a wide variety of surface finishes and welded and formed according to the preference. Let...
Shares of South32 Ltd and Alumina Ltd jumped by more than 9% on Thursday March 2 as news about China imposing curbs on steel, aluminium production started circulating in the market. Beijing released a new draft earlier this week which proposed 30% aluminium capacity cut and 50% alumina capacity cut in “Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, and surrounding areas” in order to curb pollution in Northern China, mostly in winter season. Earlier than this, Chinese government enforced a shut-down on production plants in 2008, to cut pollution levels. The production cut however is expected to be implemented not any time before November 2017. An investment information service, Barron’s noted that, the global markets has reacted positively to the news as supply cut in China can alter the global market dynamics...
German luxury automaker Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its new 2018 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet prior to Geneva Motor Show 2017. The car is the fifth version of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class family. The new E-Class Cabriolet features front wings, bonnet and boot lid crafted from the sheet of aluminium. The company claims most of the body structures are made from a mixture of die-cast aluminium and steel. The aluminium hybrid design makes the construction light in weight. The convertible E-Class sports 3.0L V6 turbo engine and equipped with a 9G-TRONIC nine-speed automatic transmission which offers lower engine speeds. Britta Seeger, Member of the Board of Management at Daimler AG with responsibility for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing & Sales, said, "The passion for extraordinary vehicles, which...
Aisin Light Metals of Marion IL. has selected Granco Clark to supply a Billet Taper Quench and Billet Transveyor. The billet transveyor will accept the cut billet from discharge cradle and proceed to the press with a brief stop at the Billet Taper Quench. The Billet Taper Quench unit provides a uniform billet quench and/or a longitudinal taper cooling in billets prior to the extrusion process. True isothermal extrusion¬–maintaining a constant exit temperature over the entire extrusion cycle. With a proven track record of manufacturing the most dependable and durable equipment in the business, Granco Clark continually develops groundbreaking technology to improve its products – ranging from billet log furnaces, hot log saws, FusionBond® to age ovens and stacking equipment.
Malaysia became one of the world’s top bauxite producers and a leading supplier of bauxite to China’s aluminium industry after Indonesia banned ore export in 2014. Over 2014-2015 the amount of bauxite shipped from Malaysia to China increased almost one hundred fold making Malaysia the largest exporter of bauxite to China. However, the scene took a turn when Malaysian government imposed a ban on the mining and export of bauxite in January 2016 putting a close on all irregular mining activities. Currently the moratorium stands valid till March 2017. {newsStudioGallery} An analysis of the trading patterns of bauxite in Malaysia will give an insight about this dramatic bauxite mining boom and the aftermath. In 2015, Malaysia exported 24.3 million tons of bauxite globally. Bauxite mining...
Klein Dytham Architecture has built latticed facade for commercial building using over 5,000 aluminium panels in Tokyo. The building called Ginza Place overlooks one of Tokyo's most iconic intersections. The architects said: "Exposing public functions at the corner connects the activity in the building to the vibrant streets below. It also creates an opportunity for patrons to see and be seen in a way that is rare in Ginza, a district where most facades are formal and closed." The panels which are used for building facades are crafted from a single piece of plate aluminium. This aluminium plate was folded, welded and powder coated and then it was fixed to a bespoke metal substructure. The studio said, “The panel system acknowledges traditional Japanese forms but repurposes them to create...
UACJ of Ludington, MI, has selected Granco Clark to supply log processing/heating and extrusion handling systems. The scope of supply includes; log table/pusher, high efficiency log furnace, hot billet saw, FusionBond, taper quench, high velocity/high impact spray quench, cut on the fly double puller, complete belt/conveyor transfer system, under table cooling, stretcher, auto saw gauge system, off-line precision saw and age oven with powered roll conveyors. UACJ’s FusionBond system process eliminates ALL two-piece billets. The taper quench unit provides a uniform billet quench and or a longitudinal taper cooling in billets prior to the extrusion process. UACJ’s new Precision Saw has exceptionally close tolerances combined with highest levels of productivity, speed, accuracy, safety and...
China Railway Corporation (CRC) has given $ 284 million contract to Bombardier’s Chinese joint venture, Bombardier Sifang Transportation (BST) for the supply of 18 new CRH1A-A high-speed train. The new trains will boost China’s local economy and will expand high speed network in Western China’s new ‘Diamond Economic Circle’. The CRH1 A-A trains comes with an aluminium body shell designed to diminish its weight and track wear. It also improves performance and operating costs. Jianwei Zhang, president of Bombardier China, said, “China is building the world’s most advanced high speed train network based upon state-of-the art technologies.” “In light of this market’s fierce competition, we are pleased that CRC has selected our high-speed technology to enhance the western China’s high speed...
After a fall to US$1,895 per tonne on Tuesday, February 28, aluminium has staged a quick comeback, on the news of China’s alumina and aluminium capacity cut orders for 28 cities. LME Aluminium closed 2.0% higher at $ 1,934 per ton on March 1 Wednesday, 35% higher than the trough seen in late 2015. As seen by SMM, LME aluminium contract will move at USD 1,930-1,960/mt on Thursday. As on March 1, LME official cash buyer price of aluminium stands at US$1933.50 per tonne, cash seller & settlement price is US$ 1934 per tonne, 3M buyer price is US$ 1938 per tonne, 3M seller price is US$ 1939 per tonne, Dec1 buyer price is US$ 1972 per tonne, and Dec1 seller price is US$ 1977 per tonne. The current LME official Opening Stock of aluminium is estimated at 2188400 tonnes, total Live Warrants at...
Finance Minister of Jamaica Audley Shaw announced that the government has not yet decided to remove tax on bauxite mining. Recently, Jamaica has been facing problems for the non-performance of the bauxite levy arrangement, mostly because of the fluctuations in the global alumina market. At sitting of parliament’s Standing Finance Committee, Mr. Shaw spoke to Dr. Phillips; Opposition Spokesman on Finance, that the recent profit sharing arrangement with Noranda should not be interpreted as a policy push for removing bauxite tax. Commenting on profit share agreement, Opposition Spokesman on Mining and Energy, Phillip Paulwell stated: "[the] bauxite Levy is an efficient tax, and conditions in the industry are at their best in 10 years. Oil prices are low and alumina prices are improving"....
Midas Holdings Limited, the leading manufacturer of aluminium alloy extruded products for the passenger rail transportation sector in China has reported a 76.3 per cent YOY rise in profit after tax for 2016 to 100.8 million yuan (US$20.5 million). The profit was primarily driven by the aluminium stretched plates division following its acquisition in July 2016 and also by a rise in other income by 72.2% per cent to 40.9 million yuan supported by government subsidies. Other than that, income was boosted by other interests and sale of scrap from the aluminium alloy extruded products division. The total revenue in FY16 dropped 1.8 per cent to 1.49 billion yuan, attributed to lower revenue realization from group's core aluminium alloy extruded products division, which makes up 87 per cent of...
Press Metal Bhd’s results for FY 2016 have beaten analysts’ forecast by reporting a nearly threefold increase of profit before tax (PBT) from RM232 million to RM689.4 million. Analysts are positive on the group’s prospects for first quarter of 2017 (1Q17). Press Metal’s FY16 core net profit (CNP) of RM430 million exceeded the RM343 million forecast of the research arm of Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga Research). The improved profit was driven by higher aluminium prices and better-than-expected margins after the ramp-up of its Samalaju Phase 2 plant. Kenanga Research is optimistic on the group’s prospects in Q12017 as LME aluminium prices have continued rising to an YTD average of US$1,818 per tonne. “Meanwhile, management noted the positive sentiment for commodities thanks to fiscal...
According to a Bloomberg News report, China has ordered aluminium producers to curtain their production capacity in 28 cities during winter months as Beijing has been facing smog problems for years. China has also ordered steel producer to cut their production capacity. China has ordered to slash production capacity on aluminium and alumina by more than 30 percent, according to the order issued by authorities including the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) and the National Development and Reform Commission. China has come up with this order after the MEP’s proposal, in a draft policy document seen by Reuters that would be among Beijing's most radical moves so far to tackle air quality in the country's most polluted cities. In that draft document, the MEP had also recommended...
Noranda Alumina that operates an alumina refinery in Gramercy, US, gets financial support from the Siena Lending Group LLC, a finance company offering asset based loans. Siena Lending Group LLC has also provides $30 million asset-based revolving credit facility for New Day Aluminium LLC to repay certain indebtedness. The financial assistance will help the company to expand its business. The company produces up to 1.2 million metric tons of alumina per annum. Noranda Alumina LLC operates as a subsidiary of Noranda Aluminium Holding Corp. Monte Schaefer, Chief Financial Officer of New Day and Noranda Alumina, said, “We continue to execute on our plan to solidify our financial model and grow Noranda Alumina’s business.” “This facility provides the company with financial security for its...
