50 billion in revenue and 20 billion in profit is what Vedanta Group is looking forward to over the next two years, said the Founder & Chairman, Mr Anil Agarwal, during an interactive session organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) at Taj Bengal, Kolkata on October 28, 2026. While he sees India as a powerhouse of metals and minerals, his attention is caught by West Bengal, located in the Eastern part of India. Mr Agarwal believes the future of Bengal looks bright, as the state has a strategic geographical location with major mining states like Jharkhand and Odisha as its neighbours. By directing high hopes for Bengal and praising the double engine government, Agarwal expressed his willingness to invest in the state in sectors like mining, minerals and power. He also met the...
Hydro has begun construction of a new 5,900 metric ton indirect aluminum extrusion press line at its Cressona facility in Pennsylvania, backed by a $53.5 million investment aimed at modernizing production, expanding specialist extrusion capacity, and strengthening the company’s North American manufacturing operations. The groundbreaking took place on October 27, with operations expected to commence in the first quarter of 2028. The new press will replace equipment dating from the 1950s and introduce Industry 4.0 technology, advanced automation, improved energy efficiency, and enhanced safety performance. New press targets growing demand for specialist extrusions The investment comes as demand for indirect aluminum extrusions continues to grow across commercial transportation, automotive,...
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Hindalco Industries Limited has back-to-back cut its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices on October 11 and 12. As per the revised prices revealed, Hindalco’s latest aluminium wire rod price is standing at INR 221,100 per tonne versus INR 226,100 per tonne on October 11. Today, the price has seen a cut of INR 5,000 per tonne, while the price yesterday underwent a slash of INR 5,250 per tonne. Hindalco’s aluminium billets price is hovering around INR 224,100 per tonne as of October 12, down by INR 5,000 per tonne from INR 229,100 per tonne on the previous day. On October 11, Hindalco’s aluminium billets price witnessed a slash of INR 5,250 per tonne from INR 234,350 per tonne. Aluminium ingot price has also been reduced by INR 5,000 per tonne on October 12 to stand at INR 210,000...
Göksal Güngör, the General Manager of Assan Alüminyum, one of the world's leading manufacturers of flat-rolled aluminium (FRP) has shown gratitude for its presence in Aluminium Dusseldorf 2022. During the event, the General Manager said, “We are also happy to finally be here at the Aluminium 2022 Show, with the distinguished members of the press, after 4 years of postponements due to the pandemic. This year is a very special year for us, as it’s our mother company, Kibar Group’s 50th anniversary. As the flagship company of our group, Assan Alüminyum has been pioneering the flat-rolled aluminium industry in continuous casting production technology for many years. With our core values of reliability, flexibility, innovation and sustainability at the heart of our business, we have become one...
Kolkata-based Aludecor has established itself as India’s leading aluminium composite panel provider by opening its third manufacturing unit in Haridwar on October 10. Aludecor has invested INR 110 crores in materialising its third manufacturing facility in Haridwar, which has been estimated to yield more than 350 direct job positions in the locality. Aludecor became the first ACP-producing organisation in the Indian sub-continent to introduce auxiliary coil coating services in 2006. Now it boasts having the highest coil coating capacity in the country. The company has a region of 35,000 sq. Mt., along which three of its manufacturing units are heavily spread, enhanced with an aluminium coil coating capacity of 22,000 metric tonnes annually. Commemorating the event, the Chairman & Managing...
Vedanta Limited has axed its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices, with effect from Tuesday, October 11, following three back-to-back hikes. According to the revised prices revealed, the company’s aluminium wire rod price has seen a slash of INR 5,250 per tonne to range between INR 224,750-232,250 per tonne. Vedanta’s aluminium billet price has come in at INR 226,250 per tonne as of October 11, down by INR 5,250 per tonne or 2.27 per cent from INR 231,500 per tonne on October 7. Aluminium ingot price is no exception but also experienced a cut of INR 5,250 per tonne from INR 222,500-253,000 per tonne on October 7 to INR 217,250 -247,750 per tonne on October 11. Vedanta links its aluminium prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on the London Metal Exchange, which plunged by...
A type of aluminium alloy is capturing mass recognition in the industrial sector, which is referred to as 7075 aluminium alloy. It is specially used in making highly ductile extruded components for the automotive, aerospace and marine industries. Aluminium alloys are mostly applicable in the hardware or automotive industries owing to their elevated strength-to-length ratio and cheap pricing. 7075 aluminium is one of the toughest aluminium alloys ever developed, and its strength can be compared with some existing low-grade steels, though it weighs lesser on the scale. 7075 aluminium alloy with more endurance shows additional mechanical properties and permits anode reaction. 7075 aluminium extrusions are usually engaged in making aircraft structures and other pressure-casted structural...
Novelis Inc., the leading producer of aluminium flat-rolled products and the world’s largest recycler, has reportedly broken ground and started construction of its recycling and rolling plant in Bay Minette, Alabama. The project costs $2.5 billion, with advanced facilities, and is expected to create up to 1,000 new jobs. The commissioning of the plant is scheduled for mid-2025. Initially, the plant will operate with an annual production capacity of 600 kilotonnes of finished aluminium goods, focusing on the beverage container market. It will also have a recycling centre for beverage cans, which will ramp up the company’s recycling capacity by 15 billion cans per year when fully operational. At the groundbreaking ceremony, Steve Fisher, President and CEO of Novelis, said: "Through this...
The downstream sector witnessed some significant and innovative events this week. To begin with, HiPerAl is a high-mechanical strength aluminium alloy powder introduced by Advanced Materials for Additive Manufacturing (AM 4 AM), a cutting-edge company with headquarters in Luxembourg that develops unique materials specifically suitable for 3D printing. This specific aluminium alloy powder was created especially for additive manufacturing using lasers. Nemalloy is a brand-new family of alloys made by Sumanth Sarkar, a professor of mechanical engineering and research scientist Xiaochun Zeng. Nemalloy mixes iron and aluminium to create a high-strength material at least 35 per cent lighter than a typical aluminium alloy. Assan Alüminyum, a Kibar Holding subsidiary and the world's largest...
On November 7, Ricoh Company, Ltd. will increase the size of its Customer Experience Centre (CEC) in Telford, United Kingdom, to speed up co-creation with clients and partners in the manufacturing sector. These tools will be handy for those considering metal binder jetting (MBJ), specifically aluminium binder jetting, 3D printers for electric vehicles (EVs), electric aircraft, etc. As a result, new value can be created, for example, by improving the energy efficiency of electric components (e.g., motors and batteries). Using aluminium, a difficult material to sinter is a focus of Ricoh's approach to binder jetting technology. By employing this tactic, Ricoh aims to join the metal binder jetting race, which has recently picked up steam with HP's formal release of its Metal Jet technology...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has acknowledged AWB Aluminiumwerk Berlin GmbH’s aluminium extrusion production and mechanical process at the Berlin facility with Performance Standard V2 (2017) certification on October 6, 2022. The facility can process up to 22,000 tonnes of aluminium billets per year, destined for the use in the building and construction sector. The ASI Performance Standard certification recognises environmental, social, and governance principles and criteria, aiming to address sustainability issues in the aluminium value chain. It sets out 59 criteria under three sustainability pillars. Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at ASI, said: “ASI warmly congratulates AWB Aluminiumwerk Berlin GmbH on achieving Performance Standard Certification at its Berlin extrusion...
Wiley Rein LLP assisted in convincing the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to grant relief from imports of dumped and subsidised aluminium extrusions from China on behalf of U.S. makers of aluminium extrusions. Following a mandated five-year "sunset review" including these items, the ITC reached its unanimous conclusion. The Commission assesses whether the cancellation of antidumping (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) orders will likely result in the continuing or recurrence of significant harm to the domestic industry during such assessments. The ITC concluded following an examination that rescinding the current AD and CVD restrictions on imports of aluminium extrusions from China would probably result in the continuing or recurrence of material harm to the U.S. aluminium...
The Hangzhou, China headquartered organization, Eplus3D, has certified the Aheadd®CP1 aluminium alloy from the Paris, France-based Constellium for use on the company’s Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) Additive Manufacturing machines. The innovative global manufacturer of aluminium products, Constellium, designed the Aheadd CP1 solution, particularly for the PBF-LB process. It offers excellent strength and thermal conductivity, suitable for automotive, semiconductor, aerospace and spare parts applications. Using Aheadd's silicon-free chemistry, additively manufactured components can be anodised to excellent quality, making it a perfect choice for semiconductor equipment manufacturing. Eplus3D states that its large-scale and multi-laser metal AM machines have attained exquisite build...
On October 4, Tuesday, Waldaschaff Automotive Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. received the ASI Industrial User certification. The company manufactures a range of aluminium products including crash management systems, battery casings, structural components, and tailgate structures. Established organizations have an intense trust for the products Waldaschaff provides. The company is a leading provider of automotive components and its technological prowess is based on a set of new production lines. It has the most sophisticated production unit with an incredible speed of producing the end products. This entire setting is in alignment with the Industry 4.0 protocol and it has an extreme advantage over others in the competitive market. Waldaschaff Automotive is very serious with its sustainability...
The world's leading manufacturer of flat-rolled aluminium (FRP), Assan Alüminyum, a subsidiary of Kibar Holding, intends to open a facility in the United States with an investment of $460 million. According to Ali Kibar, the projected factory's annual production capacity would be 120,000 tonnes. The company's primary aim is to satisfy American businesses' demand that adheres to the "Made in USA" standard. According to him, Assan Alüminyon is also looking at the potential in Africa's mineral- and energy-rich regions. “Our strategy is to grow in Europe and the U.S., while also strengthening our presence in the Asia Pacific region,” said Ali Kibar, chairman of Kibar Holding executive board. In terms of turnover, the group increased by 30 per cent in the first half of 2022, according to...
Phoenix Scientific Industries (PSI), based in Hailsham, East Sussex, UK, has seen an increased demand for sophisticated aluminium atomising devices. PSI offers clients ATEX-rated machinery to create premium spherical aluminium powders with its HERMIGA atomiser line. The HERMIGA portfolio includes batch-pour and continuous-pour systems, covering everything from R&D to high-capacity production scale systems. The development efforts in powder metallurgy and technologies for post-production powder processing at PSI further support this. High yields may be achieved by adjusting the particle size distribution to the end user's needs, even at the more refined spectrum for applications like Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) Additive Manufacturing. The expansion of additive manufacturing has...
Advanced Materials for Additive Manufacturing (AM 4 AM), a Luxembourg-based cutting-edge business, engaged in creating novel materials especially suited for 3D printing, has launched a high-mechanical strength aluminium alloy powder called HiPerAl. This unique aluminium alloy powder has been made especially for procedures using lasers in additive manufacturing. HiperAl powder, created through a partnership between AM 4 AM, Sirris, and LIST, produces components with the finest mechanical qualities without any cracks. HiperAl is committed to lightweight applications in space, aviation, and automobiles. “After three years of development, we are proud to present our first material, HiPerAl. This alloy has been developed in the frame a Horizon 2020 European project and will be dedicated to...
Sumanth Sarkar, a mechanical engineer professor and research scientist Xiaochun Zeng developed an entirely new class of alloys named Nemalloy that combines aluminium and iron to produce a high-strength material at least 35 per cent lighter than a conventional aluminium alloy. In August, under the Future of lightweighting category of the 'Altair Enlighten Award 2022' recognized the project's potential impact on the industry. The awards, which cooperate with the Michigan-based Center for Automotive Research (CAR), honour innovations that lighten vehicles to save money, increase efficiency, save fuel, and pave the way for a more sustainable automotive future. This unique creation was the result of an effective partnership between McMaster researchers, industrial partner Nemak, and the...
Hindalco Industries’ aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices built up sharply by INR 14,750 per tonne or 7.07 per cent on Friday, September 30. That brought the company’s aluminium wire rod price to INR 223,350 per tonne versus INR 208,600 per tonne on September 28. Hindalco’s aluminium billets price came in at INR 226,350 per tonne as of September 30 compared to INR 211,600 per tonne on September 28. Aluminium ingot price also saw an increase of INR 14,750 per tonne to stand at INR 212,250 per tonne, effective from Friday. Hindalco Industries links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on the London Metal Exchange, which skyrocketed by US$181 per tonne on September 29 from US$2,080 per tonne to US$2,261 per tonne. Aluminium...
ASAŞ Alüminyum from Turkey has purchased two new aluminium extrusion lines from SMS Group to manufacture aluminium profile sizes that are yet to be found in Europe. ASAŞ has been dependent on the latter's extrusion technology for a long time now, and these new lines are 150 MN extrusion and a tube array, well accompanied by a 45 MN HybrEx® line. ASAŞ Alüminyum pays extra attention to the quality of products shipped from its factory, along with showing utmost importance to plant efficiency and stress-free operations, all of which require an incredible amount of technological prowess. ASAŞ already have been manufacturing with the help of four extrusion lines from SMS, a single-stand aluminium cold rolling mill and a colour coating line (CCL). But this 150 MN extrusion press can be regarded...
