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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Custom flags and Car flags manufacturer Australian Flag Makers and Ben Beazley announced that their custom printed marquee line is available in customised colours and designs to suit the needs of the customer. The back side walls and roof of the canopy are constructed of high quality and durable 600D polyester with PVC coating The custom printed cover fits over a lightweight but sturdy aluminium frame. The rolling cart which holds the unit means that it can easily be transported to the location where it will be set up. The covers and walls of the printed marquees Brisbane business customers need, help to make the unit colourful. They also ensure that the coverings are long-lasting. The dyes that are used are resistant to the ultraviolet rays of the sun so they don't fade the brightness...
As per IRNA report, Germany and China opens up line of credit for the development of aluminium plant in Jajarm city, northern Khorasan province, Iran. Mehdi Karbasian, Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and trade announced on Wednesday that these two countries opened credit line after signing an agreement to invest in graphite electrode in Ardakan city as well. Karbasian added that after the enactment of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), worldwide companies have started forming joint ventures with the Iranian partners in the country’s mine sector. Since 10 to 12 years ago a technical gap was created in Iran’s mine sector; it was then that many mining international companies had detached themselves from the Iranian partnerships. He further explained that aluminium plant project...
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Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) announced yesterday that it is expanding its operations in America. The decision comes at a time when the newly elected Trump government in the United States has pledged to revive the domestic core industries such as metal production and product manufacturing on the back of foreign investments. EGA, owned equally by the Abu Dhabi government-owned Mubadala Development and Investment Corporation of Dubai, has doubled its market size in the US over the last few years. With the planned expansion, it now aims to cash in on this opportunity while catering to the rising demand in the US. One of the world’s biggest aluminium producers, EGA has opened a bigger office at St Louis in Missouri under the Dubal America name. It launched its first office in the country in...
With the growing demand for aluminium in the end user market and the growing aluminium production in Asian countries including China and the Middle East region, demand for bauxite grew manifold during 2016. Countries competed with each other to supply bauxite to China, the largest aluminium producer in the world. Unregulated bauxite mining created havocs in a number of countries. On the other hand some countries took measure to regularise mining sector. Companies expanded bauxite mining operations, new projects came up and companies invested in mergers and acquisitions to capitalize on the growing demand. Here is recap of the major happenings that took place in the bauxite industry during 2016. Expansion, Merger and Acquisition 1. Mining giant Rio Tinto ¬remains committed to the $2.6...
The London Metal Exchange market after remaining closed over the weekend till Tuesday, for Christmas, resumed trading yesterday on a low note. Aluminium traded on the bourse closed at US$1,726.5 per tonne after Wednesday's night trading, down 0.77 per cent from the previous closing of US$1,740 per tonne on Friday. The contract dropped below the 60-day moving average and is expected to range between US$1,695-1,720 per tonne on Thursday, December 29. “LME base metal market reported weak price after returning from Christmas holiday, and overall sentiment is expected to remain weak due to tight year-end liquidity and low trading sentiment before year-end,” says Shanghai Metals Market analysis. LME Aluminium price has risen from the lows of 2015 (around US$1,400 per tonne) to a fairly high...
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Aluminium has been used as a conductor material in electrical applications since long. Yet, its use never really took off on a commercial scale until 1960s and 1970s when sudden price rise of copper forced people to replace it with aluminium on an experimental basis. Today, aluminium and aluminium alloys are used in a large number of electrical applications. It has replaced copper in high-voltage transmission, and stands as the most economical way of transmitting electric power all over the world. Let’s recapitulate some of the top aluminium news from the electrical end use sector in our recap 2016 write up. The major areas of application include electrolytic capacitors, heating elements, and heat sinks in industrial segment, and electric light bulbs, television antennae, and satellite...
Granco Clark, the global leader in aluminium extrusion industry, announced the receipt of two major orders- one from the Japanese group YKK and another from WKW Bowers Extrusion of Portage, Michigan. Both the companies expect to build on their aluminium product manufacturing and extrusion expertise with the help of Granco’s cutting-edge technology solutions. Granco Clark supplies YKK with New Log Furnace, Hot Saw, Fusionbond®, Log Table, and Pusher YKK of Toyama, Japan, has selected Granco Clark to supply a Horizontal Chain Style Log Load Table and Idle Roll Log Pusher, a Log Furnace, a HBCS Hot Saw, and a Fusionbond® system. YKK plans to benefit from the new Log Table and Log Pusher because of the ability to load in the lowered position, which allows the pusher head to simultaneously...
2016, for the global primary aluminium industry, was the year of price stabilization (rising from the 2015’s lows), surging aluminium exports from China, increasing surveillance by the industry bodies on improper international trade practices, downfall of the once influential U.S. primary aluminium industry and shifting trend towards downstream value-addition. But, of all the challenges that kept cropping up throughout the year, environmental sustainability remained the top priority area for all stakeholders in the primary aluminium ecosystem. From boardroom to laboratory, people were found making concerted efforts to make the aluminium production process less hazardous and more energy efficient so that carbon footprint could be reduced and cost could be optimized. {newsStudioGallery}...
S&P Global Platts on Tuesday assessed the Chinese auto diecasting, or ADC12, aluminum alloy export price at $1,780-$1,830/mt FOB China, unchanged week on week amid thin trade. A Chinese producer said ADC12 export prices were steady amid the year-end lull. Japanese consumers have completed their purchases for this year, added Japanese traders. A major Japanese consumer has suspended spot buying a few days earlier than usual, due to high stocks, said a Japanese trader. A Chinese trader reported an offer from a North China producer at $1,780/mt CIF Japan, which would be $1,750-$1,760/mt FOB China without freight. “Prices on the way down in the near term, that is very likely,” said the trader. Other Chinese and Japanese sources put the tradeable level as unchanged from last week. One Japanese...
Sohar Aluminium launches Sultanate’s first aluminium handicraft centre in Oman. This handicraft centre is located at Sohar Aluminium. The event was held under the auspices of H E Sheikh Muhanna bin Saif al Lamki, Governor of North Batinah. This event is in collaboration with the Public Authority for Craft Industries (PACI). Training programme will be given to traditional handicraft workers in order to develop skills. This will help them to start business and craft Omani handicrafts made of aluminium. According to Sohar Aluminium CEO Said al Masoudi, “The handicrafts industry plays an important role in not only helping preserve our cultural heritage but driving social as well as economic growth through the creation of small-medium enterprises.” Said al Masoudi further stated “We have...
The Vietnamese aluminium market is expanding piggybacking the growth of major end user industries such as packaging. Latest studies reveal Asia will be the biggest consumer market of the light metal in 2017 and South-east Asian countries will drive the growth. The aluminium can market in Vietnam, for instance, is expanding by about 10 per cent per annum rate as a result of population growth and rising living standards. Encouraged by the high traction, investments are flowing in with beverage can manufacturing companies like SDK and SAC aiming to continuously expand their business in Vietnam through a stable and speedy supply of products that meet market needs. To meet this increasing demand, the country is sourcing aluminium (both in alloyed, non-alloyed and extruded forms) from different...
According to a report by Fiji Times, The Ministry of Land in Fiji is awaiting clarifications from its permanent secretary on questions by the same newspaper regarding the total royalties which were received by landowners in Nawailevu, Bua for giving bauxite mining rights on their lands. In an earlier interview by this newspaper, landowning units of Bua informed that they were keen on receiving their future generation funds which would be invested on various community projects. However, Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources, Mereseini Vuniwaqa informed Fiji Times that the ministry would not release the future generation fund of $600,000 for the public. Notwithstanding the requests being made by bauxite landowning units, Ms Vuniwaqa confirmed that fund would be kept aside for the future...
According China's General Administration of Custom’s report, china’s imports of aluminium scrap increased by 28.61 per cent year-on-year to 198,160 tons in November 2016. In November 2016, total aluminium scrap imported by china was at 220,000 metric tons up 26.1 per cent YoY. China imported 1,739,488 tons of aluminium over the period from January to November 2016. The YTD scrap import jumped by 10.1 per cent YoY to 1.91 million metric tons, according to china’s official data. From January to November 2016, China’s top five aluminium scrap providing countries are The United States, Hong Kong, Australia, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom.
After World War II, aluminium, the new metal revolutionized the manufacture and performance of american-made canoes. A book “Canoes: A Natural History in North America” reveals the evolution and design of this ancient watercraft. The first of the post- World War II canoes to hit the market were built of aluminium. Before that, canoes were made of woods and after the war aluminium started taking over a large portion of the market share. When the World War II started winding up, demand for military aircraft nearly came to an end. Grumman, the major supplier of aircraft during World War II had reduced their work force and returned to commercial amphibian models and aluminium truck bodies and added private light planes. Grumman’s chief tool engineer, William Hoffman, who was an avid fisherman...
LME market is resuming trading today and LME aluminium is expected to climb higher due to firm Shanghai Futures Exchange prices. But Shanghai Metals Market says any rise will be limited with resistance from the moving averages. LME aluminium prices are expected to hover in the range of US$1,710-1,730 per tonne, says SMM. Looking at the key macroeconomic factors, Dallas Fed’s December Business Activity Index and the US pending home sales in November are going to be released today. The US housing market is positive given the recent uptick in sales; job market is showing slow improvement; and CCI and home prices are rising. Supported by these factors, LME base metal prices are expected to move higher, after opening low on Wednesday, December 28. In China, benchmark price of aluminium on...
Granco Clark, the global leader in aluminium extrusion industry, announced the receipt of two major orders from Kawneer Company Inc, and UACJ Corporation. Both the companies expect to build on their aluminium product manufacturing expertise with the help of Granco’s cutting-edge technology solutions. Granco Clark Supplies Kawneer Company Leading manufacturer of commercial construction systems and architectural aluminium products & systems, Kawneer of Bloomsburg, PA, has selected Granco Clark to supply a 500lb Double Puller, Full Handling System and Under Table Cooling Fans. Kawneer’s 500lb double puller system utilizes two puller heads operating on a common rail with a cutting saw on the first puller head. The double puller can provide flying cut, fixed cut and double-length operation. In...
Spyker unveils its new C8 Preliator marking the next step in Spyker Cars evolution. The two-door mid-engine sports car comes with all aluminium space frame comprised of extrusions and folded sheet aluminium and extruded aluminium side impact bars. Spyker‘s third-generation sport car will use the Audi 4.2 litre V8 engine and will boast 525 bhp. The design of Lotus front and rear independent double-wishbone suspension system is made of forged aluminium, which helps to keep the cars weight as low as possible. The C8 Preliator has been newly-designed with 19-inch aluminium alloy TurbofanTM wheels and its hood and rear deck lid comes in aluminium with LED sidelights and indicators. According to Victor R. Muller, Spyker’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, the United States of America has...
Use of aluminium in building and construction began in the early 20th century. Prior to that due to scarce availability and high cost, its use was primarily restricted to small-scale detailing. From 1930 onward, architects and engineers started exploring the use of aluminium in construction on a wider scale. Since then, construction engineering has undergone a sea change. Today a modern construction is rarely erected without using aluminium in it. Aluminium for construction is mostly used in alloyed forms. Aluminium alloys have high tensile strength and are also fairly extrudable. Here are some of the most trending topics in construction industry covered in the year 2016. In USA, building projects that use aluminium can qualify for green building status under the Leadership in Energy and...
