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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Trimet France's Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Castelsarrasin sites in France have received ASI Performance Standard Certification for the development, manufacture, and sale of aluminium in the form of wire rods, slabs, and ingots, as well as the production of molten aluminium and the manufacture of...
Altech Chemicals has arranged for a particular feasibility study for its battery materials coating plant urging the company to allot US$507 million for their proposed plant in Germany. The company describes the study to be ‘outstanding’ and ‘highly positive’. Covered by Altech’s exclusive license,...
On Thursday, April 21, Novelis, the global leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, has announced its investment plan of more than $30 million for building a new continuous annealing line at its Plettenberg-Ohle facility in Germany. As per the report, the addition of new line will increase the...
The economy of Iceland rose at a steady pace but onwards 2017 decelerated its speed through 2019, crashed in 2020, and again recovered in 2021, which resulted in a five-year average annual growth rate of 2.20%. The Nordic island country has maintained strong levels of economic freedom for the past...
The production of primary aluminium in Japan is no more than 0.5% of the total demand of the nation. In Japan only one aluminium smelter is left out to be operational, however, the country’s per-capita consumption of aluminium has grown to around 16 kg. According to the World Bureau of Metal...
Hindalco Industries Limited has expanded its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices, with effect from April 20, following two back-to-back cuts on April 13 and 14. As per the revised price list revealed by Hindalco, the company’s aluminium wire rod price has come in at INR 299,850 per tonne...
On Tuesday, April 19, Logan Aluminum had been successfully certified against the ASI Performance Standard for responsible aluminum production, sourcing, and stewardship by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). Logan Aluminum's facility in Russellville, Kentucky, has received ASI Performance...
Vedanta Limited slightly expanded its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices on Friday April 15, following a sharp cut of INR 13,000 per tonne on April 12. Since the latest increase, Vedanta is selling its aluminium wire rod price at INR 289750- 297250 per tonne, up by INR 1,250 per tonne or...
As per the latest data from the USGS, the total amount of US aluminium crude metals and alloys imported from the United States for January 2022 halted at 343,000 tonnes, which on a month-on-month scale reflected a jump of 27,000 tonnes or 8.54 percent. In December 2021, the amount of aluminium...
This week has been very eventful for the downstream aluminium products sector with Ministers of the United Arab Emirates visiting their manufacturing units to plan upgradations while Chinese billionaire Liu Zhongtian defrauding America by forging aluminium into ‘pallets’ to avoid paying US$ 1.8...
On Thursday, April 14, China’s aluminium billet inventory declined by 8.02 percent W-o-W to halt at 146,400 tonnes. The epidemic significantly impacted both freight inflows and outflows, therefore inventories in east China did not alter substantially. The adjustments in east China's inventory will...
Hindalco Industries Limited has again cut its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices, with effect from Thursday, April 14, albeit much lesser than the previous day. As against the slash of INR 12,500 per tonne on Tuesday April 12, Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod price has seen a trim of INR...
Elval received €75 million 10 year loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB), which will fund half of its new investment. Elval is ElvalHalcor S.A.'s aluminium rolling subsidiary and one of the world's largest aluminium rolling producers. The first phase of ElvalHalcor’s five year investment...
In March 2022, the average operating rate of Chinese aluminium plate/sheet and strip producers was 79.22 per cent, up by 1.81 percentage points from the previous month but down by 1.14 percentage points on the year. The operating rate grew in line with the increased orders during the traditional...
The brainchild of the Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company (QIMC), Qatar Aluminium Extrusion CO. (Qalex) has received a second nitriding system from Nitrex. The aluminium profiles manufacturer desired to equip a second extrusion plant with an independent nitriding furnace to safeguard handling,...
The export of aluminium plates, sheets and bars from the United States for January 2022 reflects a month-on-month downfall. In January 2022, US exported a total of 33,100 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars, which on a month-on-month scale dwindled by 7,400 tonnes or 18.27 percent from...
Deriving from the DISPAL ® family of high-performance aluminium, the S220 AM is Sweden’s first aluminium alloy for Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) addictive manufacturing as being introduced by Gränges Powder Metallurgy headquartered in Stockholm. This alloy is quite similar to steel but one...
Hindalco Industries Limited again slashed its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices, with effect from Tuesday, April 12, following a hike on April 9. As per the revised prices published by Hindalco, the company’s aluminium wire rod price is standing at INR 292,350 per tonne after being...
