Australia could turn more of its aluminium and copper resources into higher-value battery components, with a new report from national science agency CSIRO identifying opportunities to strengthen the country's domestic battery manufacturing capabilities. The report, The Future of Australian Battery Manufacturing: Cell Cans and Current Collector Foils, examines how Australia could use its existing industrial expertise, materials and manufacturing capabilities to produce key components for lithium-ion and emerging sodium-ion batteries. Rather than focusing solely on the country's critical mineral resources, the analysis explores practical ways to move further downstream and capture more value through local manufacturing. The opportunity comes as global demand for batteries continues to grow,...
Germany and France share one of Europe’s busiest downstream aluminium corridors, and the metal flows in both directions. In the first seven months of 2026, aluminium flat rolled products (FRP), which cover aluminium plates, sheets and strips (HS code: 7606), as well as aluminium foil (HS code: 7607), crossed the border each way, amounting to a total of around USD 692 million. However, the bilateral trade flow is tilted towards Germany, which remains France’s largest FRP supplier. Nonetheless, the inter-dependence remains as the countries do exchange the same products but engage in cross-border trade of specialised high-value products and alloys, feeding the demand on either side. The trade figures for January–July 2026, as compiled from the International Trade Administration, highlight...
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Japanese shipments of aluminium products fell to their lowest level since January 2010, hit by slowing exports to Southeast Asia and China and a slower-than-expected pick up in domestic demand, an industry group said on Wednesday. The Japan Aluminium Association data showed shipments of Japanese aluminium products fell 1.5 percent in August from a year earlier to 154,684 tonnes, down year-on-year for the third month in a row. Shipments in August, the lowest since January 2010 when they stood at 150,373 tonnes, declined 9.5 percent from 170,916 tonnes in July for the second consecutive monthly drop.
A consumer packaging specialist, Rexam announced that it will construct a new aluminum beverage can manufacturing facility in Finland. The construction requires an investment of £68 million for more than three years. The new plant will be built in Mantsala, which is located within 60km north of Helsinki in south west Finland. Recently, Finland has experienced a stable switchover from glass bottles to can fillings. In the past five years, the share of the beverage can for beer fillings in Finland has grown from 10% to over 60%. Once the construction is completed, the plant will include two production lines and has a production capacity of about 1.35 billion aluminum beverage cans. The plant will produce two ranges of cans: 330ml and 500ml. The first line is anticipated to commence...
After a record world production of aluminium aerosol cans of about 6 billion units in 2010 the industry is expecting to break this record in 2011. According to AEROBAL, the International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers, production grew by 8 per cent in the first half year of 2011 to a level of 3.3 bn cans worldwide. Since the order income in the third quarter has also been satisfactory, the production capacities of several companies are fully booked until the end of the year. Growth was generated across the board with a one-digit growth rate in North America and two-digit increases in Europe, South America, Asia and Africa. Especially the demand for deodorants which accounts for about 50 per cent of the total aluminium aerosol can production was very lively with...
Bhoruka Aluminium Ltd has fixed October 14, 2011 as the Record Date for the purpose of Issue of Bonus Shares in the proportion of 1 (One) new fully paid up equity shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each for every 1 (One) Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each. The stock was trading at Rs.10.90, up by Rs.0.50 or 4.81%. The stock hit an intraday high of Rs.10.90 and low of Rs.10.50. The total traded quantity was 4.60 lakhs compared to 2 week average of 2.93 lakhs.
Aluminium is on average 20% to 40% lighter than steel, depending on the product, and can be made equally strong and crash worthy but at about 3 times the cost per ton. With the exception of high end automobiles where price sensitivity is less important, steel is the standard for car bodies and train cabins. Aluminium can claim dominance only in aerospace, where its lightweight properties more than outweigh its additional cost. However, high gasoline prices and heightened environmental concerns are driving tougher fuel efficiency standards that heavily influence metal preference, a trend we think is unlikely to reverse. In the US, car companies face stricter Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards by the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency, with European...
YANCAN imported a ten thousand tons level aluminum profile extrusion press from S MS Meer, Germany,and this kind of extrusion press is with advanced technology. This will make YANCAN the leading enterprise in oversize diameter, oversize section hard alloy extrusions. This equipment can produce 1100mm profiles and will largely expand world aluminum products range, and provide reliable guarantee for the extension of aluminum alloy profiles.
Preliminary estimates indicate that aluminum demand in the US and Canada -- shipments by domestic producers plus imports -- totaled an estimated 12.317 billion lb during the first seven months of 2011, 6% above the same period of 2010, according to the Aluminum Association. Demand for semi-fabricated, or mill, products was up 3.8% to a total of 8.602 billion lb in the same period. Year-to-date, apparent consumption -- demand less exports -- in domestic markets totaled an estimated 10.028 billion lb, 2.5% above the previous year. Exports of aluminum ingot and mill products from the US and Canada -- excluding cross-border trade -- totaled 2.289 billion lb through July, 24.6% above last year, while imports totaled 2.230 million lb, up 1.9%. Demand for aluminum semi-fabricated products in the...
The aluminium industry is emerging as one of the strongest markets after recession as the commodity is gradually gaining prominence in the recovering transportation and construction industries. The global aluminium market is a steadily growing market which is expected to follow a progressive above average growth rate in developing nations and a modest, steady growth rate in mature markets. Visiongain calculates that the global aluminium market will be worth $99.9bn in 2011. Although the demand for aluminium was negatively impacted during the recession; the industry is rapidly picking-up owing to the soaring demand of developing Asian economies and rebounding economies of developed nations. China and India are the major contributors to global aluminium production and consumption with other...
Officials from Southern Aluminum Finishing Co.,Inc. announced that Huber Street Properties, LLC, a closely related entity to SAF, has purchased the facility in which SAF-West currently operates. SAF-West serves the western United States, Canada, and Pacific Rim markets with architectural aluminum distribution, fabrication and finishing services. The 13-acre property includes approximately 230,000 square feet of manufacturing and office space. The purchase helps cement SAF plans for expanding capabilities and services, including a new anodizing facility scheduled for next year, according to a Sept. 27 release. "We are excited to grow SAF facilities in California. We are here to stay in Redding, our base for growing our markets for architectural aluminum in the western U.S. and Asia," said...
Chinalco Ruimin’s high precision aluminum sheet project came into operation in Mawei, Fujian. Governor Su Shulin, party secretary and general manager of Chinalco, Xiong Weiping attended the ceremony for production. The project has a total investment of 3.5billion RMB. It is estimated that at the end of the Twelfth Five-year Plan Chinalco Ruimin could realize a production and sales level of more than 400,000tons. Besides, the sales revenue is expected to reach 7.5billion RMB and Chinalco Ruimin could become a southeast aluminum processing base featured by high quality products.
According to China Customs aluminum profiles exports are 77 thousand tons,an increase of 9.3% YOY, aluminum plate and aluminum strip exports are 128.8 thousand tons,an increase of 54.57% YOY. From the view of month-to-month, aluminum profiles decrease 29.8 thousand tons, aluminum foil keeps stable. There are few main reasons which have caused decline in export, the first one is ratio of Shanghai price and London price is around at 7.5 all the time, this leads to decline in profits for domestic aluminum exporters. The second one is debt crisis in Europe and America which has lead to Europe and America's economic growth slowing down, and domestic consumption had to descend.
Most metals already have claimed dominance in their respective areas of popular usage. Aluminum's light weight has made it the top material for airplane bodies.However, continuous innovation by metal producers has widened the range of potential uses for many metal products. Further, a divergence in metal pricing in recent years has made metal substitution an important consideration for manufacturers. The cost of the metal used is typically less than 10% of the finished product's total cost, so original-equipment manufacturers and other users of metal tend to be less sensitive to metal pricing in the short term, particularly with respect to high-end appliances, automobiles, and electronics. However, long-term price levels and price volatility make metal costs an important determinant of...
Tata Motors is planning to take the aluminum route to woo the price-conscious Indian consumer. At a time when the sales of its products are falling faster than the industry average, the company is working on lightweight all-aluminum engines for its passenger car offerings, which are lighter than the present cast-iron blocks,and offer better fuel efficiency. All the company’s future car engines will feature all-aluminum (head and block) construction, for which work is in progress, said the company spokesperson. Tata Motors’ sales in the first five months of the fiscal year dropped 21% to 99,129 units. Currently, Tatas claim a mileage of 25-kilometre per litre (kmpl) for its diesel hatchback Indica and the Indigo compact sedan. Based on the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) —...
Novelis Inc. announced today that Leslie W. Joyce has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer, effective immediately. She will be confirmed as an executive officer of the company at the next Novelis Board of Directors meeting.
Chatterton Lacework , a leading Australian manufacturer of aluminium building products presents aluminium lacework. Chatterton Lacework now manufactures aluminium lacework based on the popular Victorian design, Rosemary iron lacework that was common in Inner Melbourne homes built during the 1860-1890 period. The aluminium lacework from Chatterton Lacework is available in a powder-coated finish or unpainted and ready for painting in desired colours. Chatterton Lacework manufactures and distributes wrought iron components, gate and fencing accessories, aluminium building products including balustrade systems and lacework as well as a large range of fencing materials.
Sapa is to buy the Jiangyin Haihong Non-Ferrous Materials (Haihong) aluminium profiles facility in Jiangyin, 150km north-east of Shanghai. The facility comprises 15 presses with a total capacity of 60kt and is one of the larger extrusion operations in the Yangtze River Delta region. The facility is also equipped with casting, anodizing, horizontal powder coating, thermal break and fabrication capabilities. The transaction is subject to government approval, which the companies expect to receive in Q4 2011. “Sapa has now established extrusion and fabrication capabilities in India, Vietnam and China. By using the experience and technical knowledge in Sapa, new solutions will be brought to these markets, benefiting,” sais Svein Tore Holsether, President and CEO of Sapa.
In recent days,NELA oversized special type aluminum alloy plate, strip and profile technological transformation project was the key construction project of Chinalco. Its production line has finished check by electronic hoist scales recently. Due to the large size of these two electronic hoist scales,it caused problems in verification test. In order to do a good job, the company does lot of preparation work, and formulates relevant check of projects according to the specific environment.After a series of tests and calculation,it reaches the requirements and standards.
Alcoa and Becema, a leading Russian producer of tanks and semi-trailers, have launched a new lightweight aluminum cement hauler for the Russian market using Alcoa's new advanced aluminum sheet alloy 1565M. The eco-friendly aluminum trailers were launched during a customer event at Becema's Krasnogorsk, Russia, plant this week. "By using Alcoa's new advanced sheet alloy, the weight of the tank body has been reduced by 25-30 percent over base aluminum alloys. The weight has been reduced 300 percent versus a steel tank, saving approximately 2600 kilograms or more than 2 tons per tank," said Ilya Vishnevskiy, Acting Commercial Director Alcoa Russia. "Lower weight and high strength from aluminum equals cost savings in transport costs and fuel savings." Aluminum's other advantages include...
