Across Europe, aluminium extrusion has become closely woven into some of the region’s biggest industrial and construction markets. From automotive and transport to buildings and industrial applications, extruded profiles are finding demand across a wide range of sectors. This is reflected in...
Taber Extrusions has launched a $70 million expansion in Russellville featuring North America’s largest aluminum extrusion press, with production scheduled to begin Wednesday and 70 new jobs expected at the facility. The company marked the grand opening of the expanded facility Tuesday, unveiling...
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On Thursday, March 19, Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, announced that two of its leaders were elected by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative. Nick Madden is elected to the Board of Directors of ASI and Jessica Sanderson to the Standards Committee. Madden, being...
As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, inventories of aluminium billet in China continued to decline for the second consecutive week. Stocks of 6063 aluminium billet across five major consumption areas in China stood at 197,600 tonnes as of Thursday March 19, a decrease of 1,700 tonnes from March...
Titagarh Wagons of India, the major stakeholder of Italy’s Titagarh Firema S.P.A., has announced the deferment of the inauguration of manufacturing the prototype of the new aluminium-bodied Pune Metro coaches. The plant operation has been suspended due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. The...
The fright for the secondary aluminium to be hard hit is amounting as automotive giants like Toyota and BMW have decided to suspend their European production sites until further notice, in an attempt to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. As the secondary aluminium alloys DIN226 is widely used...
The secondary aluminium is likely to be negatively affected post the German automaker Volkswagen declared on 15 th March’20, that it will be suspending the production at its European output hub in Bratislava, Slovakia on 23 rd march’20. VW's move came after the Slovakian government declared a state...
According to Shanghai Metals Market report on Thursday, March 12, aluminium billet inventories fell after three consecutive weeks of increase, as the deliveries from warehouses outweighed arrivals. Data showed the stocks of 6063 aluminium billets across five major consumption areas in China shrank...
India’s largest fuel retailer Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), after joining hands with Israel-based start-up Phinergy early last month for developing aluminium-air batteries for electric vehicles, is now looking to set up a factory in India. Both Indian Oil Corporation and Phinergy are in talks with...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced on Thursday, March 12, that it certified Lotte Aluminium Co. Ltd. with Performance Standard Certification for rolling facility in Ansan, South Korea. The facility’s operations include rolling, sepa-slitting and annealing for the production of aluminium...
Coronavirus epidemic has broadly affected Italy within the European nations. As on 10 th March’20, more than 10,000 cases and more than 600 death deaths have been registered. The country has initiated emergency measures which includes travel restrictions and the banning of public gatherings, in a...
The world-leading aluminium rolling and recycling firm, Novelis Incorporation, has announced today, on March 11, that it has hired Roxana Molina, who would be leading the company’s global metal and non-metal procurement programs as Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer. She will...
The Netherlands is the ninth largest export economy of the world, exporting $435 billion of goods each year as recorded in 2019. The country shows a positive trade balance of $42.8 billion after deducting annual imports of $393 billion. The Netherlands has a 4.6% share of the annual $37.2 billion...
Azelio, the Swedish renewable energy firm has completed its renewable energy storage solution, with 24-hour clean power production, at the Noor Ouarzazate solar complex in Morocco. Azelio has designed a solution to adequately store renewable energy from solar and wind power and make it obtainable...
China Customs data showed a drop in China’s exports of unwrought aluminium and aluminium products in the first two months of the year, primarily attributing to the production shut amid the outbreak of the COVID-19. The exports by China in January and February totalled at 669,000 tonnes after...
The US import of Aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) from Vietnam reflected a steady market during June-Nov’19 with a total volume of 10,320 tonnes. In June’19 the total import of US from Vietnam was accounted for 1470 tonnes, whereas in July’19 it was accounted at 1700...
Magna BDW technologies GmbH has become a new Industrial User member of Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). This brings the total number of members working toward a responsible aluminium value chain to 116. Magna BDW technologies GmbH, a subsidiary of the Magna Group manufactures die-cast...
Leonardo Helicopter has exhibited in public its weapon wing system that is tooled UK AW159 Wildcat HMA2 maritime helicopters during the Royal navy’s Carrier Strike Group 2021 roll-out. Leonardo Helicopter UK’s Maritime Marketing Manager, Louis Wilson-Chalon, said: “the system's aerodynamic design...
Hydro, a subsidiary of Norsk Hydro ASA, one of the largest aluminium groups worldwide, headquartered in Norway, is closing sown its car components facility Hydro Components UK Ltd in Rotherham. The plant is specialized for aluminium fabrication. The decision is a part of the wider restructuring of...
The American import of aluminium crude, metals and alloys from Bahrain remains quite progressive in Jan-Nov’19, though there is a global turmoil. The total import from June-Nov’19 was recorded at 56,100 tonnes, whereas the total import from Jan-Nov’19 stood at 121,000 tonnes. In June’19 the US...
