Explore how GM is expanding aluminium casting capacity in Indiana to support 10-speed transmissions and strengthen its US manufacturing footprint. General Motors is investing more than USD 40 million in its Bedford Casting Operations in Indiana, expanding aluminium casting capacity to support...
In recent weeks, the domestic spot aluminium ingot market has exhibited notable regional divergence. While basis levels in East China and the Central Plains have remained relatively stable, the South China market has seen its aluminium ingot basis strengthen independently to a year-to-date high....
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On 16th September 2022, the leader in sustainable aluminium solutions provider and world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, Novelis Inc., observed the opening of its Customer Solution Centre (CSC) for automotive in Novi, Michigan, a suburb of Metro Detroit. The $35 million facility is part...
On Wednesday, September 14, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced the joining of Zhejiang Huashuo Technology Co., Ltd as its new Production and Transformation member. Zhejiang Huashuo Technology Co., Ltd. is based in the Beilun district of Ningbo City, Zhejiang province of China, and is...
Hindalco Industries Limited has slashed its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices, with effect from Thursday, September 15, following a raise on September 10. Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod price has been reduced by INR 4,750 per tonne or 2.17 per cent to sell the product at INR 214,600 per...
The Greek leader in aluminium and copper production, Elvalhalcor, is evaluating the changeover from fossil fuel (natural gas) to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to help hinder its escalating power bill, as stated by the company on 14th September 2022. Spyros Kokkolis, the CFO, said, "Elvalhalcor has...
After remaining stable through the first half of 2022, operating rates of China’s molten aluminium casting billet enterprises declined in July and August, attributing to the decline in orders from downstream aluminium extruders, recurrence of the COVID-19, and power rationing in some areas. SMM...
On September 13, Alcoa declared that it is currently developing new aluminium alloys, named A210 ExtruStrongTM and C611 EZCastTM, to further optimise its supply division and establish itself as a successful American alloy provider. Among the two latest discoveries, the company has introduced a new...
Göksal Güngör will continue to be a President of the Global Aluminium Foil Roller Initiative (GLAFRI) for another term as being re-elected during the 6th Global Aluminium Foil Roller Conference (GLAFCO) in Istanbul. Alexander Dörsel of Speira (Europe), Patrick Lawlor of Gränges (USA), and Simon...
UK’s superior aluminium extrusion provider, Capital Aluminium Extrusions Ltd. or Capalex in short, is planning to expand its business further with a £500,000 investment at its Cleator Moor manufacturing site. The company’s facility in West Cumbria currently has an employee list containing at least...
The European Aluminium Foil Association said that while exports continued to fall at -15%, European aluminium foil deliveries for containers and technical applications stabilised in H1 2022. (EAFA). According to EAFA statistics, the continent's overall demand for aluminium foil increased in the...
One of the biggest aluminium distributors in the Midwest, Howard Precision Metals, Inc., has been acquired by Ryerson Holding Corporation, a leading value-added processor and distributor of industrial metals. Howard, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, specialises in value-added processing services,...
Aludecor, a quickly popularising metal composite panel brand from India, honoured the country's Corporate Signage Industry heads in a current industrial event held at the City Luxury Hotel in Delhi. Aludecor has been serving the Indian sub-continent with aluminium composite panels (ACP) for the...
Panoramic Growth Equity has supported the Lisburn-based stockholding firm, Aluminium & Plastic Solutions (APS), which sells PVCu and aluminium materials to the building sector. With this agreement, Panoramic has now made two investments in Northern Ireland. APS was founded in 2000 and specialises...
Achenbach Buschhütten, the specialist and world market leader for aluminium foil rolling mills and foil slitting machines, is pleased about a significant order from South Korea to deliver machines and equipment for a new battery foil production in the USA. Achenbach's long-standing customer Lotte...
Hindalco Industries Limited has continued to reduce its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices, with effect from Wednesday, September 7, in response to the relentless downfall of the LME aluminium benchmark price. Hindalco has cut its aluminium billets price by INR 2,500 per tonnes or 1.12...
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. decided on July 2022 to upgrade its 'ALNEX ANX Series' with a new WS Type wiper blade that uses a chemical vapour deposition (CVD) single-crystal diamond 'SUMICRYSTAL V SCV10' as its cutting edge. This will enable the organisation to produce high-quality surface...
One of the UK's leading aluminium facilities, Alucast, located in the West Midlands, the country's industrial core, has stepped in to harvest the fruits of 'servitization', a process by which a company can directly involve customers in its revenue collection by offering them some chargeable...
European aluminium foil deliveries for containers and technical applications returned to stability in H1 2022 , though exports continued to decline at the rate of -15%, revealed the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA). EAFA data also showed the overall demand for aluminium foil in Europe...
Vedanta Limited has slightly stretched its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices, with effect from September 3, following a slash on the day before. As per the revised price list revealed by Vedanta, the company’s aluminium wire rod price has come in at INR 220,750-228,250 per tonne, up by...
