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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Alcoa started 2016 on a 52-week low like any other mining companies and the stock continued with rise and fall throughout the year with the volatile commodity market. During November 2016, after the split into Alcoa Corporation and Arconic and Donald Trump’s election Alcoa saw some upward price movement. In 2017, commodity prices are expected to become a key performance driver for Alcoa, as the company becomes an exclusive commodity producer. Aluminium and alumina are the two commodities that would decide Alcoa’s performance in 2017. In December, a power outage caused molten aluminium in more than 200 smelting pots of Alcoa’s Portland smelter to cool and solidify. The outage followed the expiry of Alcoa's 30-year government-subsidised power contract with power prices set to rise after the...
Rolled aluminium semi-finished products such as aluminium plates, sheets and strips can be used in many areas- automobile accessory and body element manufacturing being one of them. The high-strength, light-weight, durable, non-corrosive and highly-ductile material can be used to produce heat exchangers, license plates, car jacks, and panels. Of late, this particular aluminium downstream product category is being used by automakers in increased volumes to make automotive body sheets that make vehicles lighter and fuel-efficient. {newsStudioGallery} In the EU, which happens to be one of the world's prime automotive manufacturing hubs, the demand for aluminium automotive sheets is increasing. This is in direct correlation with the region's vehicle production. In 2015, 18.4 million motor...
Bombardier completed its annual target of delivering seven CSeries aircraft in 2016 by supplying two aircrafts in the last two days of the year, the company confirms. Bombardier delivered a CS100 to Swiss International Airlines on December 30 and a CS300 to Air Baltic departed Montreal on 31 December. The total seven aircrafts include five CS100s to Swiss and two CS300s to Air Baltic. In September 2016, Bombardier revised its CSeries delivery target for 2016 from 15 to seven due to production delays suffered by Pratt & Whitney, maker of the CSeries' PW1500G geared-turbofans. P&W was responsible for producing turbofans' titanium-aluminium fan blades, which have an aluminium body bonded to a titanium leading edge, a very significant part of the CSeries aircrafts. The company cited the delay...
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Aluminium dominates the “material of choice” for automakers globally as it offers vehicles lighter, more fuel-efficient and strong. In the previous year, the use of aluminium in auto industry increased significantly, one of the key reasons being its endless recyclability. Top brands like BMW, Jaguar, Aston Martin, and Ford have used aluminium in their vehicles in the recent years. They are planning to use more of the light metal in future as well. {newsStudioGallery} According to the Aluminum Association, “When applied to an optimized automotive body structure, aluminium can provide a weight savings of up to 50 per cent compared with traditional mild steel structure.” It says the content of aluminium of a typical car is expected to double by 2025. Aluminium intensive vehicles are likely...
LME aluminium diverged from falling crude oil prices on Thursday ending marginally higher at US$1,709 from the previous day's closing. Unlike aluminium other base metals fell across the boards as one of the key indicators, crude oil price, lost its overnight surge. Crude oil futures rallied to their highest level in 18 months on Tuesday. Shanghai Metals Market forecast says LME aluminium will test support at US$1,700 per tonne and will hover in the range of US$1,690-1,715 per tonne on Friday. As on January 5, LME official cash buyer price of aluminium stands at US$1,709 per tonne, CASH Seller & Settlement price is US$1,709.5 per tonne, 3M Buyer price is US$1,701 per tonne, 3M Seller price is US$1,701.5 per tonne, DEC1 Buyer price is US$1,750 per tonne, and DEC1 Seller price is US$1,755...
Aluminium scrap prices in North America plateaued on ScrapMonster Price Index on January 4, Wednesday. 1100 Scrap prices showed no change through the day. The prices of 3003 aluminium scrap too remained flat at US$0.58 per lb. The prices of 6063 Extrusions, 6063 Extrusions/Fe, 356 Aluminium Wheels also held strong to their grounds over the trading day at ScrapMonster Price Index. In the meantime, prices of 6061 Extrusions and 5052 Scrap were reported unchanged at US$0.53 per Lb and US$0.55 per Lb respectively. EC Aluminium wire prices, Aluminium Radiators and Aluminium Radiators/Fe prices registered zero change. Aluminium Transformers and Breakage 50% Recovery prices remained flat on the second trading day of the New Year. Other future contracts that showed zero change in prices were...
Quantum’s new high-speed Smoke PT Speed Freak spinning series has introduced a 6.2:1 gear ration with lightweight aluminium frame and gear-side cover. The new Inshore Speed Freak spin comes in sizes 40 and 50 for quick retrieves such as tailor, queenfish, trevally, salmon and mackerel on poppers and metals, dragging jacks, Murray cod and barra away from snags. Quantum’s new speed freak spin features a high-strength-grade SCR aluminium frame as well as an aluminium gear-side cover which eliminates corrosion and improves strength. The lightweight spin reel comes with the C4LF carbon fibre rotor design. Smoke Inshore Speed Freak spin reels has indestructible NiTi titanium bail wire and Quantum’s revered CSC carbon-stainless ceramic drag system. Smoke Inshore Speed Freak spin reels has some...
Brazil’s export of unwrought aluminium in 2016 is set to reach its highest since 2013. The country exported about 300,000 tonnes of the metal during January-July, marking a rise of nine per cent over the corresponding period previous year. The higher volumes of exports, which more than offset the drop in shipments from Nippon Amazon Aluminium Co Ltd (NAAC) to Japan, can be attributed to the increased shipments from Hydro controlled Albras and Votorantim’s CBA, observed analysts. The rise in shipments has made Brazil a net aluminium exporter in 2016. {newsStudioGallery} The South American country exported a total volume of 317.9 thousand tonnes non-alloyed aluminium ingots in 2015, which increased 19.5 per cent year-over-year to reach an estimated 379.9 thousand tonnes in 2016. In 2017,...
According to a recently published market research report by Grand View Research Inc., the global beverage cans market size is expected to reach USD 60.92 billion by 2024. The growth is driven mostly by increasing demand for compact beverage packaging solutions worldwide. Over the forecast period, demand for energy drinks, canned cold coffee and iced tea in Europe and Latin America are expected to grow significantly driving the beverage can market boom. Consumption of canned beverages gets a major boost during big sports tournaments like Major League Baseball, Barclays Premier League and La Liga because of handling convenience. This is expected to propel the demand for aluminium beverage cans in these countries causing an export boom from the can producing countries. North America is a...
Noranda Alumina confirmed that the company has secured a long term agreement with the Century Aluminum to supply smelters in Hawesville and Sebree, Kentucky with smelter grade alumina. Commenting on the announcement, David D'Addario, the chairman and chief executive officer of Noranda and managing partner of DADA Holdings, said that the long term agreement with the Century Aluminum marks an essential development in Noranda’s future. The alumina refining and Jamaican bauxite mining assets of Noranda were acquired by DADA Holdings in the late 2016, which is an investment and management company located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The new contract will cover the total alumina requirement of the Century smelters. According to the DADA management group, Noranda asset was procured to find a...
According to a recent Research and Markets report, the global aluminium conductors market is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.63 per cent during the five year forecast period 2017-2021. The total market size of aluminium conductors comprising aluminium conductor steel reinforced (ACSR), all aluminium alloy conductors (AAAC), and all aluminium conductors (AAC), is expected to witness a significant growth over the review period being driven by escalating demand from emerging economies. Aluminium conductors are produced through electrolytic refining of aluminium. Generally, these conductors contain about 99.5 per cent of aluminium and are made up of one or more strands of aluminium wire depending on the end-use application requirement. These conductors are...
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LME aluminium dropped marginally on Wednesday to close at US$1,701 per tonne after the day's night trading. The drop, though only 0.05 per cent from the previous day's closing of US$1,702 per tonne, indicates at further short-term fluctuations within the range of US$1,675-1,695 per tonne on Thursday, December 5. Shanghai Metals Market observes, the market focus will be on the analysis of the US Federal Reserve's minutes of meeting held in December and the US’s ADP and PMI to be released on Thursday. As on January 4, the LME official cash buyer price of aluminium stands at US$1,700 per tonne, cash seller & settlement price is US$1,701 per tonne, 3M buyer price is US$1,688 per tonne, 3M seller price is US$1,688.5 per tonne, Dec1 buyer price is US$1,735 per tonne, and Dec1 seller price is...
Aluminum Association of Florida has presented the 2016 Award of Excellence to Mullet's Aluminum Products Inc. at the annual board meeting in November at Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, in Orlando. The company has won this coveted award for nine years in a row. Mullet's Aluminum has received awards in three different categories: • Railings • Carports, Canopies and Walkway Covers • Miscellaneous Metals The Association gives this award to encourage domestic industries that are contributing positively to the countries revenue generation and also for product excellence. The Railings award was given for fabrication and installation of aluminium and glass railing systems for the Aria condominium on Longboat Key. The company received the Carports, Canopies and Walkway Covers award was for fabrication...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain-based international aluminium smelter, is the proud Gold Winner of the Green World Award 2016 for Environmental Best Practice, which endorses the Company’s long-standing commitment towards protecting the environment not only at the local level but also at the regional and international levels. Alba won the Gold in the prestigious International Green Apple Awards 2015 for its project ‘Aluminium Smelter to Green Oasis’, which was then submitted for the Green World Award for 2016. Commenting on this accolade, Alba’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Murray said: “As one of the leading organisations in Bahrain, Alba has been a keen investor in environmental initiatives that help preserve and protect Bahrain's green environment. Scooping the Green World...
Product differentiation, though key to earning higher margins, is difficult to achieve in the rolled aluminium product manufacturing sector. Despite discrete size rationalization, aluminium rolling companies often struggle to cope with the market competition while trying to bring in innovation in their product portfolios. As a result, they end up producing generic offerings and have to bank heavily upon post-production value-addition instead, in terms of finish and polishing. CRU, the global commodity industry pricing and market analysis firm, has recently suggested three strategic areas that aluminium rolled product manufacturers can address to gain competitive advantage in 2017. These are: the product portfolio itself, the plant equipment and raw material procurement. Product portfolio...
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Aluminium prices on India's Multi Commodity Exchange inched higher by 0.09 per cent to INR115.35 per kg in the futures market today as speculators were seen building up fresh positions amid an uptick in spot market demand. At MCX Mumbai, official price of aluminium for delivery in January 2017 edged higher by 0.09 per cent to INR115.35 per kg, in a business turnover of 28 lots. market watchers said that participants creating fresh positions in the midst of increased demand from end user industries in the physical market, mainly influenced the rise in aluminium prices at futures trade.
The U.S. and Canada are two leading consumers of aluminium cans in the world. Due to the growing recognition of the aluminium can as one of the most recycled aluminium products in the world and as one of the most sustainable packaging solutions, the use of aluminium cans is growing around the world, especially in developed countries. Aluminium soda cans and beer cans have a large sales volume in Canada and the U.S. According to the latest data about 200 billion aluminium cans are consumed worldwide every year {newsStudioGallery} Canada is estimated to import 28,795 tons of aluminium cans in 2015. The estimated amount jumped up to 54441 tons in 2016. This records a growth of about 54 per cent YOY indicating a rise in can consumption. 2016 is marked by increased can packaging for craft...
Shanghai Metals Market has compiled the new tariff on aluminium products for 2017- both import and export- to present a clear picture of the revised duty adjustment. The products covered are refined aluminium- alloys, aluminium bars and rods- not alloyed, aluminium bars and rods of aluminium alloys and aluminium bars and rods of aluminium alloys. According to the 2017 Tariff Adjustment Plan With the approval of China’s State Council, there are no changes in the export-import duty rates on aluminium products in 2016 and 2017. China’s Ministry of Finance released the Circular of Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council on Adjusting Export Tariffs on Some Commodities, on April 23, 2015, and it was effective May 1, 2015. The adjustment made involved export duties on three categories of...
