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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Metro Mining Limited has won additional 57.3% of Gulf Alumina shares after increasing its offer. Following the final settlement Metro Mining will hold 96% shares of Gulf. Metro used to hold 39.3% shares of Gulf being the largest single shareholder of the company. Metro increased its offer to: • Cash of $0.62 for each Gulf share, or • A cash and shares alternative of $0.52 cash plus 1 share in Metro for each Gulf share Sydney based Gulf Alumina owns the Skardon River Project adjoining Metro’s Bauxite Hills Project, 85 kilometres north of Weipa on Western Cape York. After the deal, Metro becomes one of the largest independent miners within the Weipa bauxite mining region. The joint venture projects double Metro’s reserve of direct shipping ore from 48 to 96.5 million tonnes. According to...
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Elections in Italy held on November 4 saw majority Italians voting against the move to amend post-war constitution and Prime Minister Matteo Renzi stepping down in populist revolt which sent the US dollar to new highs. The strong dollar, in turn, weighed down LME aluminium prices. The contract closed at US$1,715/mt after Friday’s night trading last week. Shanghai Metals Market expects, LME Aluminium will meet resistance at the 5-day moving average on Monday and will move at US$1,705-1,725/mt. As on December 2, the 3M LME official Buyer price of aluminium was recorded at US$1,712/mt, 3M Seller Price was at US$1,713/mt, DEC1 Buyer Price was at US$1,725/mt, and DEC1 Seller price was at US$1,730/mt. LME official opening stocks of aluminium is estimated at 2144850mt, Total Live Warrants is...
Dawson Springs in Kentucky becomes home to the new manufacturing unit of an aluminium trailer manufacturer, reports local media. Wink Equipment is reported to be investing US$1.55 million in the project which includes building a 69,000 square foot facility. The company plans to manufacture 400 to 600 aluminium side-dump trailers per annum at the Dawson Springs location. Governor of Kentucky, Matt Bevin said in a press release, Wink chose the location for its proximity to aluminium producing sites and for being a strategic location for shipping. Wink's president Jimmy Wink said, "We’re thrilled to start manufacturing in Western Kentucky. It’s a region I’ve known for years and, for our company, it offers the skilled workforce, raw materials and access to market we need." The aluminium...
Leading car manufacturer Audi is set to launch a lunar rover made with weight-saving 3D-printed aluminium parts by the end of 2017. Audi has developed the vehicle in last two years in collaboration with a space travel group called Part-Time Scientists and entered the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition. The final goal is to facilitate the sending of the co-developed rover to the moon. Today, the companies have announced the completion of Audi Lunar Quattro rover and its plan to set it off with a launcher booked with Spaceflight Inc. in late 2017. Audi have highlighted the role of 3D printed aluminium parts in the construction of the Lunar Quattro. The wheels of the rover were made with 3D printing, reducing lead time and weight. Commenting on the technique, arald Eibisch, an engineer in...
According to the latest InfraCircle update, India's ministry of mines is likely to announce its decision in favour of imposing minimum import price (MIP) on aluminium. The state-run engineering consultancy firm Mecon recently submitted a report to the ministry recommending imposition of MIP on primary aluminium to guard the domestic producers of the metal agianst cheap imports from China and the Middle East. The firm is readying to submit a second report stating facts from the downstream industry's point of view. “We had detailed discussions over the first report of Mecon during the past few days. It has been decided that the ministry of mines may suggest MIP on primary aluminium products and we are soon going to write accordingly to the ministries of finance and commerce to take...
Giant stockpile of aluminium, which until a few months back was lying almost hidden under plastic wraps in a remote Mexican desert, has been shipped to a port in southern Vietnam, report sources aware of the matter. According to shipping records, the stockpile is estimated to weigh around 500,000 tonnes. The unusually large aluminium shipments sparked curiosity among traders and industry experts about the legitimacy of the entire consignment. They have also reportedly voiced their concern about the possible impact of the same on the global trade of the light metal. According to Global Trade Information Services, which tracks world-wide trade, about 91% of aluminium-extrusions manufactured in Mexico was shipped to Vietnam this year though a sea route rarely used for aluminium in recent...
Japanese aluminium company UACJ announced that it is mulling an investment of US$488 million in the USA and the Kingdom of Thailand in order to increase its rolled aluminium capacity in the oversees facilities by 40 per cent. The company projects that the capex expansion will boost the offshore capacity to 700,000 tonnes roughly matching up to the domestic production capacity. Major improvements are planned for the Tri-Arrows Aluminum facility in Kentucky and Rayong Works in Thailand. UACJ will add a casting line comprising casting equipment, a well furnace, a scrap-melting furnace, a scalper, heating furnace, a cold-rolling mill, a surface treatment and coating line, and slitter to the Rayong Works. Plans to build necessary assorted buildings are also there in place. These improvements...
The major global aluminium events get over before the holidays start. The month of December still has some major aluminium events that take place mostly in the Asian subcontinent. The warmer climate makes it more apt for the westerners to visit this part of the world and mix work and pleasure. The aluminium events will offer ample opportunities for networking and marketing and mine business opportunities in the fastest growing aluminium industry in Asia. Here are a few key industry events that are worth visiting during the last month of 2016. 1. ALUCAST 2016 Date: 1st – 3rd December, 2016 Location: Bangalore, India ALUCAST 2016 is India’s biggest exhibition for the Aluminium Die Casting Industry. This biennial event has emerged as the meeting place for the stakeholders across the...
A fault on the Victorian transmission network on November 30 cut power to the potlines of Alcoa’s Portland smelter for more than five hours. Alcoa as a result has curtailed production at one of the potlines at its smelter to ensure safety of the workers. "Efforts are focused on maintaining production in the smelter's second potline," the company statement said. "It is too early to speculate on the full impact of the power outage, or on how long it may take to restore normal operations," the statement added. Minister for Industry and Employment, Wade Noonan said he had been assured there would be no impact on the workforce because of the accident. It is to be noted that the Victorian Government recently refused to renew the 20-year power subsidy to the smelter that expired on October 31....
The global aluminium casting market is slated to grow at a CAGR of nearly six per cent by 2020, reveals data published in a recent report. A rise in preference for aluminium castings in the manufacture of vehicles and component parts over cast iron castings is going to drive the growth in this market. The automobiles segment alone is estimated to account for approximately 55% of the total market share by 2020, followed by industrial and domestic building and construction sector. Other end user segments creating demand for aluminium castings include heavy machinery and industrial equipment, aerospace and marine, power and hand tolls, and telecom. {newsStudioGallery} Aluminium castings are lightweight, corrosion-resistant and highly conductive metal products which can be easily customized...
The world leading aluminium extrusions manufacturer and downstream technology provider Sapa announced updates of its project Urban Water Shuttle that aims to realize a zero-emission and high-speed passenger ferry made of aluminium. Named- the Tesla of the Seas, the aluminium ferry project is being developed at the Fjellstrand shipyard in Norway along with the cluster NCE Maritime CleanTech West and the Shapes. The Norwegian aluminium companies Hydro and Sapa are supplying aluminium structural components for the project. On completion, the aluminium cruise boat will be tested in the Norwegian waters and then exported to other countries to explore the opportunity of making public transport green the world over. According to the Shapes, the market for environmentally friendly technology is...
The 2016 presidential election of Ghana is round the corner and candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has promised Ghanaians that if his party comes into power in the December 7 elections, he would make industrialization his prime agenda for Ghana. According to the candidate, his party would undertake mining of the vast untapped bauxite deposits in Kyebi, Atiwa plains and Nyinahin. He not only intends to mine and export bauxite, but plans to put it into value added applications by building an integrated aluminium industry. He explained that he wants to facilitate the export of finished aluminium products through the aluminium industry. This, he said, had been his vision for several decades and stressed that“the time has come for us to move our industrial...
Canada is one of the lowest cost aluminium producers in the world. The three major aluminium producers here are Alcoa, Aluminerie Alouette, and Rio Tinto. However, bauxite is not mined in this North American country; it is only refined here. The aluminium-bearing ore is shipped from across the world to Canadian alumina refineries in Quebec and Kitimat, where low cost hydro power is available in abundance to facilitate bauxite processing. The refined mineral is then exported globally. In 2014, Canada imported 3.87 million tonnes of bauxite for processing which shrunk 4.6% to total at 3.69 million tonnes in 2015. In 2016, total bauxite import in Canada is estimated to decline further to reach 3.48 million tonnes, down 5.69% from 2015. Value-wise, total bauxite imports in Canada reached...
Mining major Vedanta resources plans to invest INR 150 to 200 billion ($2.93 billion) over next three years to expand its alumina and aluminium producing capacity in Odisha, India, according to a statement made by Anil Agarwal, chairman of Vedanta Resources Plc. on the inaugural day of the ‘Make in Odisha’ conclave, one of the biggest events highlighting investment in the state. The state government also confirmed that it got investment proposals in excess of INR 60,000 crore. The company has already expressed its intention to expand the capacity of its Lanjigarh alumina refinery to 5 million tonnes from the current 2 million tonnes and simultaneously raise the capacity of its Jharsuguda aluminium smelter to 2 million tonnes. The London listed firm has working on their plan to expand the...
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LME Aluminium is edging higher. After the Organization of Petroleum Exporting (OPEC) Countries reached a consensus to cut production by 1.2 million barrels a day starting in January 2017, yesterday, the metal investors took a cue and moved money into the commodity markets making industrial metals rise across the board. Crude being a key asset and the main benchmark for energy prices is expected to keep the prices of the metals buoyed at least for the short term. Higher energy prices signify higher logistics cost and higher cost of production, especially for energy-intensive metals like aluminium. LME aluminium closed at US$1,724/mt, up 0.11% from the previous day closing of US$1,722/mt. The contract is expected to fluctuate between US$1,710-1,745/mt on Friday, December 2, says Shanghai...
Altech Chemicals Limited has now submitted a mining proposal (MP) and mine closure plan (MCP) to the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) for their Meckering kaolin mine in Western Australia. The Meckering kaolin mine is planned to be developed in order to provide feedstock for its proposed Malaysian high purity alumina (HPA) plant. The plan submission marks another development in this regard. Altech is planning to mine approximately 140,000 tonnes of kaolin once every three years; mining will take place in short two-month mining campaigns. The mined kaolin ore will be stocked and packed in standard shipping containers and shipped to Johor, Malaysia via the port of Fremantle, Western Australia. The Company’s Meckering mining lease contains a Mineral Resource estimation of 12.7 million...
Building & Construction Market Research has recently published a new report on Aluminum Window Profile Market 2016. It is a deep market research report that has focused on global and regional market, major manufacturers, as well as the segment market details based on different classifications and applications. This report focuses on the Aluminum Window Profile in Global market focussing on North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa. There are total 13 Chapters to deeply display the global Aluminum Window Profile market. First chapter describes Aluminum Window Profile analysing product scope, market overview, market opportunities, market risk, and market driving force. In the second chapter it gives a detail analysis of the top manufacturers of Aluminum...
Midland Pressure Diecasting (MPD) is a small die casting company in Ashmore Lake Way in West Midlands that offers aluminium and zinc high pressure die casting services. The company has been operating since 2000 across two of its sites with about 65 employees. With clients from the automotive, leisure and telecommunications sectors, the company offers a single source solution within the foundry sector. The Willenhall foundry is in a celebration mode after securing more than £1m of new orders in the last six months. The company has announced that they will shortly start supplying complex components for the telecommunications sector. “We are now reaping the benefits of our strategic decision to control as many of the processes under one roof as possible and this has created an outstanding...
