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BMW R18 Magnifica with customized aluminium wheels debuts at Top Marques Monaco
BMW Motorrad has finally revealed its custom BMW R18 Magnifica cruiser at Top Marques Monaco. The BMW R18 Magnifica is reportedly built entirely of aluminium, mahogany wood, and brass, with a custom-built frame and billet aluminium wheels. This massive and powerful motorbike was commissioned by...

Hindalco’s aluminium ingot price uptrends by 1.74% to INR248,250/t with effect from June 9
On Thursday, June 9, Hindalco Industries Limited’s aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices trended up by INR 4,250 per tonne or 1.74 per cent. That brought the company’s aluminium ingot price to INR 248,250 per tonne from INR 244,000 per tonne on June 8. As per the data revealed by the...

China’s aluminium billet inventories expand by 12,900 tonnes W-o-W across five major regions
On Thursday, June 9, aluminium billet inventory in China expanded by 12,900 tonnes W-o-W across five major consumption areas to score at 140,000 tonnes. Arrivals were high due to upstream manufacturers' centralised shipment during the Dragon Boat Festival, but downstream manufacturers continued to...

Companies in the Brazilian Aluminium value chain receives ASI certification
Sustainability lies at the heart of the Brazilian aluminium sector, serving as a motivator for decision-making and project implementation. From mining to recycling, ABAL promotes enterprises along the value chain. Companies in the Brazilian aluminium value chain have now obtained ASI certification...

Aluminium-coated fibre from FibreCoat bags the Start-up-Booster award at JEC World 2022 in Paris
FibreCoat, a start-up business, demonstrated its success in coating individual basalt fibres with aluminium, making them versatile and cost-friendly. AluCoat from FibreCoat has reduced the cost of manufacture by a tenth when compared to other aluminium fibres already in use. With this feature, the...

Introducing the new aluminium built ocean-going catamaran, Archipelago 47
British newcomer Archipelago Yachts hopes to achieve another milestone with its all-new aluminium clad Archipelago 47 powercat. The Archipelago 47 powercat is already under construction on the Isle of Wight and is expected to be ready for a global debut at this year's Southampton Boat Show. The...

LME aluminium benchmark price surges by US$50.5/t to US$2,765.50; SHFE price goes up by US$5/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2,788 per tonne on Wednesday and closed at US$2,836 per tonne, up US$49.5 per tonne or 1.78 per cent. LME aluminium cash bid price expanded by US$51 per tonne or 1.87 per cent to score at US$2,765 per tonne. LME aluminium official settlement price also witnessed growth by...
Aluminium Smelter at BMW Group's Landshut facility uses electric heating stations
Electric-powered heating stations for the aluminium melt have recently been used for the first time in a test operation in the BMW Group’s Landshut facility, the plant’s main production area. As a result, the plant's energy efficiency and resource consumption are both growing. Previously, gas was...

HRE Wheels sets benchmark with its new carbon-fiber/aluminium wheel line
HRE Wheels a custom wheel manufacturer is coming up with a series of aftermarket two-piece carbon/fiber aluminium wheels. As per HRE, this new series will set a new benchmark in terms of performance and quality. According to the company, the new CBRN line achieves excellent impact resistance and...

US aluminium scrap exports to India in 1Q2022 record a drop of 13.87% to halt at 105,000 tonnes
According to the USGS data, the United States exported a total of 105,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap to India in 1Q2022, which on a Y-o-Y calculation recorded a drop of 378,000 tonnes or 78.26 per cent from 483,000 tonnes in 1Q2021. On the M-o-M forefront, the amount of aluminium scrap exported to...

LME aluminium benchmark price slips by US$27/t to US$2,715/t; SHFE price falls by US$12/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2,787.5 per tonne on Tuesday and closed at US$2,786.5 per tonne, down US$2.5 per tonne or 0.09 per cent. On Tuesday, June 7, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price declined by US$27 per tonne or 0.98 per cent to close at US$2,714 per...

Loop Energy collaborates with Aluminium Revolutionary Chassis Company to enter the Australian bus market
Loop Energy, a designer and manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cell solutions, has reported that it will supply fuel cell modules to Aluminium Revolutionary Chassis Company (ARCC), the developer and manufacturer of Australia's first lightweight bolted aluminium city bus chassis, in the promising...

Traders in Southern Guangdong falsely duped by fake aluminium volumes
The incident in Guangdong's southern region, where many traders claimed that they were misled into extending a credit against fictitious quantities of aluminium, has stirred China’s metals market. As per the report, more than RMB 500 million ($75 million) may have been duped, secured by metal...

US aluminium scrap imports from Mexico escalate by 8.54% in 1Q2022; Imports in March rise by 21.63%
The United States aluminium scrap imports from Mexico in 1Q2022 halted at 348,000 tonnes, which on a Y-o-Y calculation recorded a hike of 62,000 tonnes or 8.54 per cent from 286,000 tonnes in 1Q2021. On an M-o-M comparison, the amount of aluminium scrap imported from Mexico by the United States in...

Aluminium clad Silver Moon from WeeRoll, a cheap and durable recreational vehicle
Silver Moon by WeeRoll is a cost-effective and long-lasting alternative for those wishing to own a recreational vehicle (RV) and fulfil their dream of travelling around the globe. As per Autoevolution, the WeeRoll Silver Moon camper, which starts at a little under $15,000, is made up of aluminium....

India won’t initiate countervailing duty on certain aluminium products from Malaysia
Following a complaint from the Indian aluminium industry, the commerce ministry's investigative arm, Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), undertook an examination into suspected export subsidies by Malaysia on 'aluminium primary foundry alloy ingot in various forms' and recommended...

SHFE re-opens with a rise of US$96/t after the Dragon Boat Festival; LME was closed for Bank Holiday
On Monday, June 6, the benchmark aluminium price for SHFE has soared up by US$96 per tonne or 3.14 per cent to settle at US$3,147 per tonne. The market was closed due to the Dragon Boat Festival on Friday, June 3. The most-traded SHFE 2207 aluminium closed up 1.7 per cent or RMB 345 per tonne to...

NanoAL extends its partnership with Nikkei MC Aluminium and Mitsubishi Corporation RtM Japan
NanoAL has signed a three-way Joint development agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation RtM Japan Ltd. (RtMJ) and Nikkei MC Aluminium Co., Ltd. (NMA) to extend its business collaboration. This cooperation comes after NanoAL and RtMJ signed a licencing agreement for additive manufacturing material...