Ford has produced more than 5,000 large aluminium unicastings at its Shelbyville Technical Center as it advances manufacturing preparations for the Fathom midsize electric truck, scheduled to launch in 2027. The castings are being used for process testing and prototype assembly at the company's Louisville Assembly Plant. The Fathom will feature two large aluminium unicastings that replace 146 individual structural parts, significantly simplifying the vehicle's architecture. Ford says the approach reduces vehicle mass and improves overall energy efficiency, while introducing a different method of assembling vehicles through its new Universal Production System. The two large structures form the front and rear sections of the vehicle. By consolidating numerous components into fewer castings,...
AMAG Group reported around a 59 per cent increase in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to EUR 181 million (USD 202 million) in the first nine months of 2026, compared with EUR 114 million (USD 127 million) in the same period last year. Revenue rose 16.4 per cent to EUR 1.3 billion (USD 1.4 billion) from EUR 1.1 billion (USD 1.2 billion) in the first three quarters of 2025. Net income after taxes increased about 142 per cent to EUR 82 million (USD 91 million), up from EUR 34 million (USD 38 million). The Austrian aluminium producer attributed its performance to strong operations at its Ranshofen site, higher shipment volumes in the Rolling Division, and attractive market conditions for its Canadian aluminium smelter interest, Alouette. Cost-efficiency...
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Tajikistan’s economy has had a tough impact due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as in other parts of the world and is amplifying health and social pressures, as reported by World Bank experts. Growth slowed to 4.2% in the first nine months of 2020, compared to 7.2% a year earlier. Bakhrom Ziyaev, World Bank Economist, said: “Restrictions on labour mobility and economic activity at home and abroad have resulted in lower migrant remittances, weaker consumer demand, and reduced investments.” The Central Asian nation’s import of aluminium bar rods and profiles during 2018-19 stood at 595 tonnes and the expenditures remained at $ 2.71 million. The import for 2020 was recorded at 270 tonnes, with expenditure for the import stood at $ 0.87 million. However, when the import and expenditure for 2020 get...
India’s largest aluminium extrusion company with a legacy spanning 50 years, Jindal Aluminium Ltd. has not observed any aftermath on its exports and predicts the international demand to rise with the emerging markets, commented by Managing Director, Pragun Jindal Khaitan. Mr Khaitan acclaimed that the growth of exports would require the Indian aluminium product manufacturers are given a competitive playing field with the international organizations. Jindal Aluminium generally exports 15%-20% of its products. “We did not experience any rise or drop in export, with 15% to 20% of the total output dispersed as per demand, thus keeping the cycle constant,” Mr Pragun said. However, he pointed out that since the US has imposed a 48% anti-dumping duty on aluminium sheets and coils from India, the...
AMV Solutions, GHI SMART FURNACES and GECSA take a step forward to bring 4.0 technology closer to foundries, creating an innovative product that fully manages the melting and alloying process in steelworks, aluminium recycling plants as well as in casting plants for the iron and other metals. The alliance of these three firms, with extensive experience in the 4.0 industry and the metal sector, results in a new digital platform for the foundry industry. The Beyond Alea platform applies Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence techniques to achieve a Digital Twin of any melting plant. Monitoring and process control Beyond Alea is a modular platform that covers the entire production cycle of any type of foundry. The platform covers and monitors the entire process, from the raw materials...
PT HK Metals Utama Tbk, Indonesian-based holding company that engaged in the manufacturing and trading business of Aluminum Extrusion-based building and household materials said that in 2021, it will still focus on the company's superior product, namely aluminium extrusion. This is based on the market's potential for new property units and renovation activities. The company's extruded aluminium market share remains for building and construction materials such as high-rise and residential buildings with end products such as doors, windows and window frames, panels and other products. Yudhi Sudarmanto, HK Metals, Commercial Director, said: “As additional product support, the company will focus on products of sanitary building materials, PVC pipes, stainless pipes, and mild steel. However,...
Vedanta Limited has decreased its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices with effect from Friday, January 8, following the three consecutive days of hike. The company’s aluminium ingot price is now hovering at INR 169,750-182,750 per tonne, down by INR 4,500 per tonne from INR 174,250-187,250 per tonne on January 7. Vedanta has cut its aluminium wire rod price by INR 4,500 per tonne as well from INR 181,750-189,250 on January 7 to INR 177,250-184,750 per tonne on January 8. Vedanta’s aluminium billet price has come in at INR 177,750 per tonne, sliding by INR 4,500 per tonne from 182,250 per tonne. Vedanta links the prices of its products to the three-month futures of aluminium on the London Metal Exchange, which on Thursday, January 7, fell sharply by US$ 54.50 per tonne from US$...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, 6063 aluminium billet inventories have gained 14,900 tonnes across China's five consumption areas on Thursday, January 7. Data shows the stocks have come in at 85,700 tonnes from 70,900 tonnes on November 31. Last Thursday, the inventories dropped by 1,500 tonnes week-on-week. The chart below indicates the current status of aluminium billet inventories across China in more details: In Foshan, aluminium billet inventories have built-up 9,100 tonnes to stand at 41,600 tonnes, followed by an increase of 3,200 tonnes in Nanchang to 10,000 tonnes. In Changzhou and Huzhou, aluminium billet stocks have grown by 1,600 tonnes and 1,000 tonnes, respectively, to come in at 10,000 tonnes and 13,000 tonnes. In Wuxi, however, the inventories have remained...
Germany’s exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) to the US stood at 50,000 tonnes in the first nine months of 2020, with a year-on-year decrease of 39.4% or 32,600 tonnes, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. Germany had exported 82,600 tonnes to the US in January-September 2019. In September, exports of semi-finished to the US stood 38% lower from the same period a year earlier. Exports stood at 4,900 tonnes in September 2020 as compared to 7,850 tonnes in September 2019. On a month-on-month basis, aluminium semi-finished exports reduced by 8.4% from August’s export volume of 5,350 tonnes. Germany exported 52,100 tonnes of total aluminium including scrap to the US in the first nine months of 2020, from...
Alcomet AD, the only one of a kind manufacturer of rolled and extruded aluminium products in Bulgaria, has begun the operation at its upgraded production line for producing powder-coated aluminium profiles. The company has invested 1.4 million levs, equivalent to $883,200, for modernising the production line, which has now the capacity to produce 600 tonnes of powder-coated aluminium profiles every month. The capacity is now increased by three times compared to the output before the upgrade, said Alcomet in a bourse filing on Tuesday. In December, Alcomet started operations at its new rolling mill, which increased the company’s production capacity by 85,000 tonnes per year in the medium term, as per the statement by Alcomet in a stock exchange filing. According to Alcomet’s latest...
Hindalco Industries Limited has back-to-back increased the prices of its aluminium ingot and aluminium products, with effect from Thursday, January 7. After increasing the price of aluminium wire rod by INR 2750 per tonne or 1.53 per cent on January 6, Hindalco Industries on the very next day has further expanded the price by INR 3000 per tonne or 1.64 per cent to INR 185,600 per tonne. Hindalco’s aluminium billets price has also been raised by INR 3000 per tonne on January 7, and so the price of aluminium ingot. The company’s aluminium billets price is now standing at INR 181,600 per tonne compared with INR 178,600 per tonne on January 6. The price of aluminium ingot has come in at INR 174,500 per tonne from INR 171,500 per tonne on a day ago. Hindalco Industries Limited links the prices...
The Bulgarian National Bank, which is the central bank of the country, has said in December’20 that economy is expected to pursue its recovery on a quarterly comparison basis in the last quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, on condition that anti-coronavirus restrictions do not tighten further. The Balkan nation’s export of aluminium structures during 2018-19 stood at 4436 tonnes and the revenue generated from the export volume remained at $33.08 million. The export for 2020 stood at 3814 tonnes and the earnings accounted for $26.30 million. However, when the export volume and expenditure for 2020 get footed with the existing two years, it resembles 8250 tonnes and $59.38 million respectively. Bulgaria’s export for 2018 was recorded at 1796 tonnes and the earnings remained to...
Hindalco Industries Limited has risen its aluminium products price INR 2,750 per tonne. With effect from Wednesday, 06 January 2021, the company’s wire rods price stands at INR 182,600 per tonne, from INR 179,850 tonne on December 30. Aluminium billets price has hiked to stand at INR 178,600 per tonne on January 6, representing a growth of 1.56 per cent from INR 175,850 per tonne on December 30. Hindalco aluminium ingots price stands at INR 171,500 per tonne as of Wednesday as compared to INR 168,750 per tonne. The Indian aluminium producers generally link prices of its products to the three-month futures of aluminium on London Metal Exchange. The aluminium prices on LME have been rising since October. Aluminium operations of the company, excluding those of its US arm Novelis Inc,...
The United States aluminium crude metal and alloys imports from Qatar stood at 5,310 tonnes in September 2020, recording an increase of 2,160 tonnes or 51.28 per cent after two consecutive months of decline. In August, the United States imported 3,150 tonnes of aluminium semis from Qatar, 400 tonnes lower than 3,550 tonnes in July 2020. The imports in July stood down by 670 tonnes or 15.88 per cent month-on-month from 4,220 tonnes. In the third quarter of 2020 ended on September 30, the US aluminium crude metal and alloys imports from Qatar totalled 12,010 tonnes, down by 30.42 per cent from 17,260 tonnes in Q2 2020. On a year-on-year calculation, the United States aluminium semis imports from Qatar in September 2020 stood 43.51 per cent lower than 9,400 tonnes. In the first nine months...
The HeiDetect Wheel Robot wheel inspection system, from the house of HEITEC PTS, attains an intensely high output due to its integrated industrial robot and is supreme for inline operation in the mass production of cast aluminium automotive wheels. The several areas of cast aluminium wheels can be inspected through one testing position using the large X-ray detector, which drops the number of handling steps and reduces the test time for each wheel. HeiDetect Wheel Robot delivers a fully automatic wheel test facility and, through the integration of the ISAR image evaluation software and the 400 mm x 200 mm XEye detector, developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits that permit almost pseudo-error-free evaluation with stable image quality. The methodical processing of...
AUDI AG’s rolled press plants Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm have been certified against Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Chain of Custody. AUDI claims that the company is the first automobile maker to be awarded the Chain of Custody certificate. “This certifies that Audi can comply with the materials flow chain for sustainably produced aluminum in accordance with the ASI standard and can also input correspondingly certified material to the Aluminum Closed Loop with its suppliers,” according to the company. The company’s other sites are already scheduled to receive ASI certification in 2021. The ASI Certification program is the only comprehensive voluntary sustainability standard initiative for the aluminium value chain. The program was developed through an extensive multi-stakeholder...
CAMOZZI Automation has rolled-out a 25mm version of their new Series D range of valve islands, which is a highly versatile solution that permits expandable pneumatic and electrical functions in restricted spaces. The product is especially suited to applications requiring high flow rates with a robust and compact design, the 25mm, Size 4 valve has a 2,000 Nl/min flow rate and is available in both Multipole and Fieldbus versions. Constructed completely of aluminium to ensure high performance, especially in industrial environments with rough and demanding conditions, Size 4 shares the same structure and technical details as the rest of the Series D Family and is also Industry 4.0 ready and the goes to Camozzi’s sophisticated CoilVision technology. CoilVision engross integrated electronics to...
According to data shared by the US Geological Survey, the United States aluminium plates, sheets and bars imports from Saudi Arabia decreased 890 tonnes or 12.45 per cent month-on-month to 6,260 tonnes in September 2020, following hikes in July and August. In August 2020, the US aluminium plates, sheets and bars imports from Saudi Arabia stood at 7,150 tonnes, up 570 tonnes or 8.66 per cent month-on-month. In July, the imports stood higher by 1720 tonnes or 35.39 per cent than 4,860 tonnes in June to 6,580 tonnes. In the third quarter of 2020 ended on September 30, the US aluminium plates, sheets and bars imports from Saudi Arabia totalled 19,990 tonnes, up 31.52 per cent from 15,199 tonnes in Q2 2020. On a year-on-year calculation, the United States aluminium plates, sheets and bars...
At the end of the year 2020, another plant received a construction permit in the Jędrzejów-Południe zone, Poland. The investor, "Dom z klasą" company, will produce aluminium profiles for the construction industry, including windows and facades. The new plant will cover an area of approximately 10,000 square meters and engage 40 people initially, but the plans envisage that employment will increase significantly. The construction of the new plant is to start at the beginning of 2021 and take about 2 years. Mahmoud Othman, President of the company said: “The plant will be producing aluminium profiles. The hall will occupy 10,000 square meters. As declared at the beginning of 2018, initially 40 people will find work in the plant, and ultimately it can rise to even 400.” He added: “The...
According to Destatis, the Federal Statistical Office of Germany marked a sharp shrink in growth and the weakest expansion since 2013, as the Country’s economy grew by 0.6% only in 2019. The expansion in the gross domestic product (GDP) was in line with forecasts from economists polled by Reuters. However, Germany managed its pandemic-induced recession better than expected as private sector indicators suggested, in a hopeful sign for the economy that traditionally serves as Europe’s driver of growth. With much economic activity still constrained by COVID-19, German government moved swiftly to boost spending and that cash, along with another shot in the arm from the European Central Bank, appears to have cushioned the pandemic’s impact. The Western European nation’s export of aluminium...
