ABB has secured two orders from China’s Southwest Aluminum to supply integrated automation and digital technologies for two six-high aluminium cold rolling mills, supporting the manufacturer’s wide-strip production expansion and upgrade. The projects involve a 2,500 mm two-stand mill and a 3,000 mm single-stand mill, with both lines expected to be fully commissioned and operational by the end of 2027. Chongqing-based Southwest Aluminum is a subsidiary of the Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco). The orders build on the longstanding cooperation between ABB and the aluminium producer, with the latest projects focusing on process stability, control precision and production performance. Explore insights and forecasts for the aluminium flat rolled products (FRP) market from our...
India-based PG Foils Limited plans to establish a downstream aluminium manufacturing facility in Bahrain, focusing on electric vehicle (EV) battery foil and pharmaceutical foil production. The proposed investment is expected to expand the kingdom’s aluminium downstream capabilities and strengthen its manufacturing base. Bahrain’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce signed a letter of intent with PG Foils for the project. The agreement was signed by Industry and Commerce Minister Abdullah bin Adel Fakhro and PG Foils Joint Managing Director Sahil Shah during the fourth edition of the Gateway Gulf expo, which opened on November 1 in Manama. Explore: The most comprehensive and forward-looking industry-focused report – Aluminum Foil Market Report Forecast Till 2035 Hosted by the Bahrain...
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Turkey mostly exports aluminium rolled products globally. Assan Alüminyum is Tukey’s leading manufacturer in the flat rolled aluminium sector, producing flat rolled products (coil, sheet and foil) since its establishment in 1988. Assan Alüminyum accounts for more than half of the flat rolled aluminium production in Turkey and exports to more than 70 countries around the world. According to our third party data, Turkey’s aluminium plates, sheets and strips exports grew the last year 2018, from 169,377 tonnes in 2017 to 195,126 tonnes, up 15 per cent. In 2016, the export volume was at 209,594 tonnes, which indicates that even though Turkey’s export volume rose in 2018 from its previous year but stood down by 6 per cent from 2016. Consequently, Turkey’s exports to the United Kingdom rose in...
The building and construction sector is seeing a rapid growth across the world driving the use and applications of aluminium products like rod, wire, cable, and conductor. The global aluminium wire market continues to grow at a fast pace, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of almost 2% through 2021. Bahrain has emerged as the world’s largest aluminium wire producer and the top aluminium wire exporter over the recent decades. Since the leading aluminum producers in Bahrain are focusing on value-added products and developing profitable downstream sectors, Bahrain’s production and exports of aluminum wires are expected to grow further over the next few years, and so do the business opportunities in Bahrain’s aluminum wire market. Our third party data shows that in tandem with Bahrain’s...
Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) reveals that it is now supplying aluminium conductor cable for submarine networks. The company also says that it has paired with Facebook on the new conductor cable technology, including the successful completion of testing and qualification programme. According to ASN, the use of aluminium is more cost-effective than copper for repeatered subsea networks while delivering equal performance. Moreover, the former is lesser expensive as well, as a raw material, and enjoys a more stable supply environment. It also has a potential to become faster to produce and enable cable designs with low direct current resistance (DCR) and a higher number of fibre pairs. Besides, the aluminium conductor approach provides other benefits as well, says the company. The...
Constellium N.V. is reportedly supplying front Crash Management Systems and other aluminium structural components to the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class from its plants in Gottmadingen, Germany, and San Luis Potosí, Mexico. The news came after the company itself declared about this on Thursday, January 24. Aluminium Crash Management Systems improve vehicle safety in the event of a collision. It protects not only the occupants but the vehicle as well, owing to the superior energy absorption and crash behaviour. Needless to say, aluminium is a natural choice of metal for any automaker for producing lighter, safer, and more fuel-efficient vehicles. General Manager of Constellium’s Automotive Structures business Lionel Chapis said: "We are very proud to supply the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class with our...
ALUCAST 2018, the biennial International Conference and Exhibition on Die Casting Technology – concluded successfully on 8th December, 2018 at the India Expo Mart, Noida. Organized by Aluminium Casters’ Association of India (Alucast), and produced by NürnbergMesse India, the three day event attracted a record number of Exhibitors, Visitors and Delegates, including 33% delegates from Japan, Switzerland, Germany, Taiwan, Italy and China. NürnbergMesse China organized a special “CHINA PAVILION” in the expo and a delegate visit to some prominent die-casting facilities in North India. The event with the theme “Emerging Trends for Die-Casting Technology” was inaugurated by Sudarshan Venu, Joint Managing Director, TVS – one of India’s leading automobile companies. Mr. Venu reiterated India’s...
According to a recent report, a few scientists from Bremen are involved in a project to further develop aluminium alloys for additive manufacturing, with an intention to exploit the lightweight construction potential of aluminium in the aerospace industry. This one of the start-up projects for the Bremen Research and Development Centre for Lightweight Materials and Technologies Ecomat is funded by the Bremen Aerospace Research Program 2020 with around one million euros. The companies involved are Ariane Group, Airbus, Materialise and Innojoin, as well as scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Material-Oriented Technologies (IWT) and the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI). The expected time for the completion of the project is early 2019. The first step of the project will be to further...
China’s exports of unwrought aluminium and aluminium products in December increased 20.1 per cent from a year earlier to 530,000 tonnes, showed China Customs data released on Wednesday January 23. China, the world’s top aluminium producer, exported 5.8 million tonnes of unwrought aluminium and aluminium products in 2018, an increase of 20.9 per cent from a year earlier, said the General Administration of Customs. The country’s exports of these products have been increasing despite a 10 per cent tariff on aluminium imports into the United States since March. The export value rose 16.7 per cent year on year to RMB9.95 billion in December. China’s imports of aluminium scrap increased to 150,000 tonnes in December, from 130,000 tonnes in the previous month, the highest since March.
According to Shanghai Metals Market, stocks of 6063 aluminium billet across five major consumption areas in China increased some 7,000 tonnes over the week ended Thursday January 24. Stocks now stood at 87,700 tonnes. In Foshan and Guangdong and in Changzhou, Jiangsu, the billets stocks increased by 4,500 tonnes and 2,000 tonnes to stand at 51,400 tonnes and 13,000 tonnes respectively. In Wuxi, Jiangsu and in Huzhou, Zhejiang, the inventories stood at 11,600 tonnes and 4,100 tonnes respectively. Consumption ebbed after downstream consumers began their Chinese New Year break and this accounted for the increase in aluminium billet stocks. The price of aluminium alloys (ADC12) remained unchanged at RMB 14,850 per tonne today. This price has been continuing since January 21.
On Wednesday, January 23, dozens of US industry groups wrote a letter to the Trump administration pleading for an end to steep US tariffs on aluminium and steel, a report said. <iframe width="540" height="260" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/745x79Xb6Bg" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> Industries reported that they had been suffering not only because of the increased metals costs caused by the additional US tariffs but also due to the retaliatory duties imposed by countries like China and Mexico. "The continued application of metal tariffs means ongoing economic hardship for US companies that depend on imported steel and aluminium," said the letter, signed by four dozen industry groups. In the...
ExtrudaSeal, flexible extrusions division of Euroseal, reportedly created a record of a six-figure investment in the entire 2018 by investing in more than 40 new tools, in addition to the thousands of existing tools that are in place for their extensive back catalogue of aluminium window and door gaskets. This enormous investment was specially driven by the vast demand for bespoke and enhanced window and door gaskets and by increased orders for bespoke extrusions. Sales Director Paul James said: “The demand in the last few months of 2018 has really been exceptional. What’s very positive is that it comes in from fabricators and installers who are manufacturing and fitting a very wide range of aluminium systems.” He also said: “We supply off the shelf products for all major aluminium...
South exported 141,000 tonnes of crude metal and alloys and aluminium semi-finished products to the US in the first ten months of 2018, from 134,000 tonnes in the same period last year. The volume registered 5.22 per cent growth year-on-yea (YoY). {newsStudioGallery} In October 2018, total aluminium exports stood at 11,400 tonnes, up 30 per cent from 8,770 tonnes in October 2017, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. Exports of crude metal and alloys stood at 92,000 tonnes during January-October 2018, up 900 tonnes from January-October 2017 volume of 91,100 tonnes. In October 2018, the volume stood at 8,010 tonnes, up 51 per cent YoY. Semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) exports to the USA increased to 49,300 tonnes in the first...
Responding to requests for scope rulings from Columbia Aluminum Products, LLC, Worldwide Door Components, Inc., and MJB Wood Group, Inc., U.S. Department of Commerce issued a final decision on December 19, 2018 that that door thresholds are covered by the scope of the AD/CVD orders on aluminium extrusions from China, a press release from the Aluminum Extruders Council has confirmed that. The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) and Endura Products Inc. had helped in the proceedings by providing the Commerce Department with critical information demonstrating that door thresholds containing extruded aluminium are covered by the scope of the AD/CVD orders. The Commerce Department agreed and confirmed that the extrusion in the door thresholds would be covered within the scope of the AD/CVD...
JW Aluminum, a manufacturer of flat-rolled aluminium products, has signed a lease with Daniel Island Sun, LLC to add 22,000 square feet of Class A office space at The Landing, 115 Fairchild Street on Daniel Island, South Carolina. The new office space will house up to 50 teammates to perform key corporate functions as the $250 million expansion progresses at the company’s existing Goose Creek, South Carolina manufacturing facility. Stan Brant, Chief Operating Officer at JW Aluminum, said, "Vertical construction is underway for the new 222,000 square foot building in Goose Creek, where we're installing state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment this year. We're actively recruiting for the 50 new positions this expansion brings to the region. We currently employ 350 teammates in Goose Creek...
The global demand for aluminium in the building and construction sector had been driving the aluminium bar rods and profiles exports by Turkey. Till last year 2018, the industry in Turkey saw a year-on-year growth. But this year may create an exception. According to our third party data, Turkey’s exports of aluminium bar rods and profiles are likely to drop from the previous year. In 2018, the estimated export volume was at 174,871 tonnes, after growing by 13 per cent from 154,268 tonnes in the year 2017 and by 21 per cent from 144,663 tonnes in 2016. This represents that both the years 2017 as well as 2018 saw a year-on-year rise. But this year, Turkey’s estimated export of aluminium bar rods and profiles would drop to 167,167 tonnes, down 4.4 per cent from 2018 but up 8 per cent and 16...
According to a recent report, Audi has unveiled details of its Münchsmünster production site that produces key components such as chassis modules for Audi and other VW Group brand models. The Münchsmünster production site close to Ingolstadt extends over an area of 54 hectares and makes form-hardened sheet steel elements and diecast aluminium components for lightweight construction using innovative production methods. At this site, key components for models of the Audi, VW, Bentley and Lamborghini brands are being manufactured for the past five years. The facility now has a total workforce of over 900 people and operates three shifts. With gradually growing production year over year, it reportedly produced some 25m vehicle components in 2018. The competence centre comprises various areas...
The US Senate’s failure to block the easing of Rusal sanctions is expected to reduce the pressure on an Armenian aluminium mill, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). This brings relief to 700 employees of the Armenal mill in Yerevan and thousands of local families supported by the mill. Yesterday, on January 17, the vote held but fell short of the 60 votes needed under Senate rules. ANCA Executive Director Aram Suren Hamparian said, “While we did not take a position on the broader policy debate over the lifting of specific sanctions, we do welcome the net effect of today’s vote, which is to ease pressure on a successful, export-driven Armenian enterprise that employs over 700, supports many times that number of Armenian families, and exports products to U.S....
According to Shanghai Metals Market, stocks of 6063 aluminium billet shrank over the week ended on January 17, across five major consumption areas in China. Since the stocks dipped 8,800 tonnes they now stood at 80,700 tonnes, SMM data showed. The reason for this plunge in aluminium billet stocks could be limited arrivals to the warehouses. In Foshan and Guangdong, the billets stocks are now hovering at 46,900 tonnes while that in Wuxi and Jiangsu at 11,200 tonnes. In Huzhou and Zhejian, and in Nanchang and Jiangxi, the inventories are pegged at 4,400 tonne and 7,200 tonnes, respectively. However, the price of aluminium alloys (ADC12) as of today has remained unchanged at RMB 14,800 per tonne. This price has been continuing since January 14 after a drop from RMB 14,850 per tonne. The...
Aluminium Foil is the 286th most traded product and the 348th most complex product according to the Product Complexity Index (PCI). Revenue wise, the top exporters of Aluminium Foil are China ($2.97B), Germany ($1.46B), Italy ($611M), Japan ($587M) and the United States ($554M). China’s semi-finished aluminium export including foil has been on the rise mostly driven by higher demand and lower prices. Especially for foil, commercial kitchen and packaging foil suppliers around the world rely on Chinese foil for convenience. Data shows in 2015, China exported 130,222 tonnes of aluminium foil and earned export revenues of US$ 410 million. In 2016, the volume dramatically increased to 963,447 tonnes and revenue increased to 2.7 billion tonnes. The rise in foil export was driven by increased...
