A major police operation in India’s Uttar Pradesh has exposed an inter-district network allegedly involved in stealing electricity transformers and selling their internal metal components, including aluminium wire and copper binding, to scrap dealers. Police in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, have busted an inter-district transformer theft gang and arrested eight people, including a scrap dealer accused of purchasing stolen materials. The operation led to the recovery of aluminium wire, copper binding, transformer coils and cash allegedly generated through the sale of stolen electrical components. The gang reportedly operated across several districts, including Kanpur Dehat, Unnao, Lucknow and Fatehpur. A joint team comprising Chaubeypur police, the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit and West...
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,...
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Angul Aluminium Park Private Limited is a Private incorporated on 30 th July 2010. It is classified as Non-Govt. Company and is registered at Registrar of Companies, Cuttack, Odisha. Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel, Govt. of India, on 13 th June’20, organised a meeting with the senior Odisha state Government officers, Idco CMD, IPICOL officers and the Nalco CMD regarding the progress of the Angul Aluminium Park. Pradhan was chairing the meeting via video-conferencing said that the Govt. of India is committed for the development of Odisha and welfare of its people in the state. The Government would encourage the establishment of Angul aluminium park-based downstream industries and help attract investments, create employment and increase enterprises....
According to Shanghai Metals Market, the 6063 aluminium billet inventories on Thursday, June 11, gained 900 tonnes over the week to stand at 74,000 tonnes, following a drop of 4,000 tonnes on last Thursday, June 4, to 73,100 tonnes. SMM estimated that the growth in stock arrivals in contrast to lower shipments from inventories could be attributed to the slight rise in aluminium billet inventories on June 11. The chart below indicates the current status of aluminium billet inventories across China in more details: Nanchang saw a rise in billet inventories of about 2,120 tonnes, while Wuxi and Changzhou witnessed growth of 970 tonnes and 360 tonnes, respectively. Thus, the stocks in Nanchang are presently at 6,220 tonnes and that in Wuxi and Changzhou at 12,300 tonnes and 7,780 tonnes. In...
The economy of New Zealand is a highly developed free-market economy.[20] It is the 51st-largest national economy in the world when measured by nominal gross domestic product (GDP) and the 67th-largest in the world when measured by purchasing power parity (PPP). New Zealand has a large GDP for its size and population. The major industries constitute food processing, textiles, machinery and transportation equipment, finance, tourism, mining, aluminium, etc. The import of Aluminium plates, sheets and strips of the island nation in the South-western Pacific Ocean demonstrate a uniform growth as the total import volume during 2017-19 has been recorded at 59,301 tonnes and the revenue expended stood at $183.28 million. The import projected for 2020 has also been analysed with positive growth...
The Moroccan aluminium company, Aluminium du Maroc, specializing in the manufacture of aluminium alloy profiles, mostly gets consumed in the building market (85%), but also covers the multiple needs of the industrial sector. The Ordinary General Assembly of Aluminum du Maroc scheduled to meet on 29 th June’20 intends to bring the number of seats on the Board of Directors to 15 instead of 11 currently. New directors will be appointed. These are Janie Carmen Madeleine Letrot, Sabr Abou Ibrahimi and Radia Chmanti Houari, who will have a mandate of 6 years. Two new directors will also be appointed to Aluminum du Maroc SA for a 6-year term: Francis Guillos and Abdul Hussein Beydoun.
ALRO, one of the largest vertically integrated aluminium producers in Europe, measured by production capacity, has announced the implementation of new safety measures to fight against COVID-19. The company has implemented Work From Home program to reduce the interaction between employees. The Company has introduced thermal scanning systems in its locations’ access points to check the personnel’s body temperature. The divisions’ work schedules were changed to minimise contact between employees, and additional rest breaks were introduced in special designed places according to the authorities’ guidelines and recommendations, ALRO said. "The strict protocols and procedures designed to protect the health of our employees and create a safe work environment have proved to be effective, both in...
The Bahrain based aluminium extrusion company, Balexo on 9 th June’20 made public the appointment of Jassim Mohamed Seyadi as its Board Chairman. Seyadi brings to this role more than 41 years of experience including 27 in the insurance sector and 14 years in manufacturing industry management. With an academic background in insurance and corporate law, Seyadi started his career with Balexco as General Manager and has gone on to serve as the company’s CEO, Managing Director and board member prior to become the chairmanship of the board, which has been successfully restructured under his guidance and direction. A spokesperson of the company said: “Balexo Under his management, has continued to be profitable and made operational progress including the successful revamp of three presses, in...
The total aluminium foil shipments from Europe recorded a slight rise by 0.59 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 to 242,100 tonnes compared to 240,700 tonnes during the same period last year, found the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA). European deliveries rose by 3.4 per cent during the said period but were largely offset by a drop of 13.3 per cent in exports, showed the EAFA data. Restocking after the long Christmas holiday, driven by the strong demand for domestic uses, pre-packed foods, and takeaway services caused by the COVID-19 lockdown, is believed to have been a major factor for the increase in deliveries. Disrupted supply chains due to earlier lockdowns in the European market, on the other hand, accounted for the decline in exports. Production of thinner gauges,...
The North African country Algeria is surrounded by Mediterranean coastline and a Saharan desert interior. The country is classified as an upper-middle-income country by the World Bank. The economy remains dominated by the state, a legacy of the country's socialist post-independence development model. In recent years, the Algerian government has halted the privatization of state-owned industries and imposed restrictions on imports and foreign involvement in its economy. Algeria has enormous possibilities to boost its economic growth, including huge foreign-exchange reserves derived from oil and gas. A development strategy targeting stronger, sustained growth would create more jobs, especially for young people, and alleviate the housing shortage the country is facing. The national strategic...
Exports of unwrought aluminium and aluminium products continued to trend lower in China. Exports of these products dropped by 28.56% from a year ago in May, after a decline of 11.4% in April. Unwrought aluminium and aluminium products exports stood at 382,900 tonnes, according to data from the General Administration of Customs released Sunday. On a month on month basis, exported registered a decrease of 58100 tonnes or 13.17% from 441,000 tonnes. In the first five months of 2020, total export came in at about 2.01 million tonnes. This marked a decline of 18.6% from the same period last year. China’s exports of unwrought aluminium and aluminium products declined on lower global demand due to lockdown measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
The British Liberty House Group took over Fonderie du Poitou Aluminium and renamed it Liberty Aluminium Poitou a year ago. The Group acquired both the Fonderie du Poitou Fonte and Fonderie du Poitou Aluminium located near Châtellerault in France. Both the companies are in trouble again, though the ex-Foundry of Poitou Aluminium would be considered more promising, in the present stage it remains gloomy. The two automotive sub-contractors from Ingrandes-sur-Vienne, near Châtellerault, north of New Aquitaine, the former Fonderie du Poitou Fonte, specializing in the manufacture of cast iron crankcases, and the Fonderie du Poitou Aluminium, which for its part realizes aluminium cylinder heads. Fonderie Poitou Fonte and Fonderie Poitou Aluminium the two sister companies which originally...
Garner Aluminium Extrusions, also known as Garnalex, has reportedly acknowledged the supply of extrusion line by SMS group by giving them the final acceptance certificate. Together with OMAV SpA, SMS group had installed an integrated extrusion line with HybrEx 35 as the core machine at Garnalex. OMAV Spa had supplied a billet heating system with billet furnace and billet saw, a run out system including an intensive profile cooling station, a profile stretcher, and a finishing saw. The new HybrEx 35 will help Garner Aluminium Extrusions boost its productivity by up to 20 per cent. It will also enable the company to continue manufacturing higher-quality products for its customers in an environmentally-friendly and resource-efficient way. Thanks to the new technology’s significantly lower...
Constellium announced that the company will present at the Deutsche Bank 11th Annual Global Industrials & Materials Summit. Jean-Marc Germain, Chief Executive Officer, and Peter Matt, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the virtual Deutsche Bank Global Industrials & Materials Summit on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at approximately 8:15 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). Constellium manufactures innovative and high value-added aluminium products and solutions for aerospace, automotive and packaging markets. On Wednesday, June 3, the company signed a multi-year contract with Airbus for the supply of a broad range of advanced aluminium rolled and extruded products, including wing skin panels, sheets for fuselage panels, and rectangular and pre-machined plates for...
According to Shanghai Metals Market, the inventories of aluminium billets have slowed their decline this week ending Thursday, June 4, as arrivals increased versus lower shipments from warehouses. SMM data shows the 6063 aluminium billet stocks have declined by 4,000 tonnes across five major consumption areas to stand at 73,100 tonnes, as of June 4, following the decline of 15,600 tonnes to 77,100 tonnes last week dated May 28. The chart below indicates the current status of aluminium billet inventories across China in more details: In Foshan, the inventories have recorded a decline of 2,900 tonnes to hover at 40,300 tonnes. In Nanchang, the billet stocks have plunged by 1,200 tonnes to 4,100 tonnes, while that in Huzhou and Changzhou have dropped by 1,000 tonnes and 330 tonnes to come in...
Tesla has reportedly submitted for a patent for a new, more effective cooling process aimed at increasing the strength, rigidity, and energy absorption of aluminium alloy components. The patent entitled “System and Method for Facilitating Pulsed Spray Quench of Extruded Objects” describes a new quenching process that would involve a multi-way spray nozzle system to cool extruded aluminium with an atomised spray of liquid. “A system includes a billet die at a proximal end configured to accept a billet and form an extrudate, a quench chamber located adjacent to the billet die for receiving the extrudate and comprising at least one pulsed width modulation (PWM) atomizing spray nozzle and a control module in communication with the at least one PWM atomizing spray nozzle and configured to...
Constellium has signed a multi-year contract with Airbus for the supply of advanced aluminium rolled and extruded products, including wing skin panels, sheets for fuselage panels, and rectangular and pre-machined plates for structural components. The new 10-year agreement supports all Airbus programs. The new 10-year agreement supports all Airbus programs. Constellium will supply products from its plants in Issoire and Montreuil-Juigné, France, and Ravenswood, West Virginia, USA. “This agreement strengthens the long-standing partnership between Constellium and Airbus and further demonstrates the leadership role that Constellium holds in the market for advanced aluminium products and solutions,” said Jean-Marc Germain, CEO of Constellium. “We look forward to working with Airbus to continue...
Aluminium producer Rusal is seeing a 70-80 per cent cut in demand from customers, after the market slowed down in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The news came after Roman Andryushin, Rusal’s head of sales and marketing, told Reuters that its customers are returning with 20-30 per cent of their usual demand. Rusal, the world’s largest aluminium producer outside China, has been dealing with a drop in demand for the metal from some of its major consumers, primarily from car and aviation industries. But the second quarter of 2020 is likely to be the worst of the crisis. Andryushin estimates that the second quarter of 2020 to be even worse than the fourth quarter of 2008 when the purchase sentiment on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was at the lowest due to the global financial crisis....
The economy of Romania is a fast developing, upper middle income mixed economy with a very high Human Development Index and a skilled labour force, ranked 15th in the European Union by total nominal GDP and 10th largest when adjusted by purchasing power parity. Major industries in Romania are precision machinery, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electric goods, food, fashion, clothing, petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining and defence. The aluminium alloy importation of Romania during 2017-19 was recorded at 212,908 tonnes as volume and the expenditure occurred stood at $362.47 million. The projected import volume for 2020 has also been analysed with growth as the volume of import...
ProfilGruppen Extrusions AB has joined Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) as a new Production & Transformation member. This brings the total number of members working toward a responsible aluminium value chain to 124. “The desire to make progress every day is an important attitude at ProfilGruppen. We want to grow and develop and be as strong as possible – for many years to come. This requires us to be concerned about the long-term future not just of our business but also of the world around us. To show all our stakeholders that we want to elevate this to the next step, we have chosen to join ASI,” said CEO Mr Fredrik Zöögling, Swedish company ProfilGruppen manufactures customized aluminium extrusions and components. The Group, which employs 450 people, is located in Åseda. The...
