Two recent Tesla stories sit at opposite ends of the range. Tesla Model 3 is set to benefit from cost-focused Cybercab inverter technology, announced on November 1 2026. The flying car, Tesla Roadster, uses aluminum in its battery cells and underbody protection, reinforcing power delivery, thermal management and lightweight construction. The two models reveal how aluminum can serve very different engineering priorities, from making electric vehicles (EVs) more affordable to helping them deliver extraordinary performance. Tesla Model 3: the everyday car gets Cybercab hardware Nick Verzini, Tesla’s Head of Drive Unit Engineering, mentioned on a Munro Live factory tour that a new printed circuit board assembly and power stage from the Cybercab’s inverter will enter Model 3 production in...
Aluminum foil is getting a seasonal makeover as Reynolds Wrap introduces its limited-edition Snowflakes Fun Foil, bringing decorative appeal to everyday kitchen tasks ahead of the holiday season. Featuring an embossed snowflake pattern, the product combines the familiar functionality of aluminum foil with a festive appearance suited to food wrapping, holiday entertaining and homemade gifts. The new design allows consumers to use Reynolds Wrap foil for more than routine food storage, adding a decorative touch to meal preparation and presentation. Its winter-inspired pattern makes it suitable for covering dishes, preserving leftovers, packaging baked treats and creating festive crafts. Despite its seasonal appearance, Snowflakes Fun Foil retains the practical functionality of conventional...
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Ardagh Group, a global supplier of infinitely recyclable, metal and glass packaging for the world’s leading brands, announced its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020. The Group reported revenue of $1,622 million in the three-month period, unchanged on the prior year at constant currency. Paul Coulson, Chairman and Chief Executive, said “First quarter results were in line with our expectations, with no material impact from COVID-19. The commitment and dedication of our teams during this challenging period has been outstanding, enabling all our production facilities to continue to serve the beverage and food supply chain. It is too early to assess the macroeconomic impact of the pandemic and, accordingly, we are withdrawing our 2020 financial guidance. However, our defensive...
Prowrap, the Bristol-based professional re-winder and manufacturer of aluminium foil has secured investment from Longacre Group. The deal incorporates Longacre will be funding both brands within the Prowrap portfolio – Procare and Wrapex – and would be maintaining the long-term future of the business in Bristol. Longacre has been investing in small and medium-sized companies across the UK and Europe has backed Prowrap’s existing management team led by CEO Nick Scoon. The deal was initiated and led by corporate finance partner Mark Naughton and director Alex Sargeant at specialist business advisory firm FRP. Headquartered in Fishponds, Bristol, Procare specialises in high-quality hair foils, innovative dispensing systems and alternative colour placement systems, and supplies to the hair...
i2r Packaging Solutions has been awarded with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade. The company has won the award for outstanding year on year growth in overseas sales over the last three years. i2r manufactures a comprehensive range of aluminium foil wrinklewall and smoothwall containers. It has customers in Central & Northern Europe, Asia, North America and Australia. The company supply superior, lightweight, robust aluminium foil packaging for food for retail brands as well as foil containers for wholesaler and distributor markets. i2r’s commercial director, Jon West, said: “We are thrilled and privileged to have been recognised for international trade with a Queen’s Award. The achievement is testament to the collective and sustained effort from everyone here at i2r who...
Guala Closures Group, the Italian MNC has more than 4,700 employees and operates in 5 continents through 30 production plants and markets its products in over 100 countries. Guala Closures S.p.A., the world leader in the production aluminium closures for wines and one of the major global producers and distributors of aluminium closures for the beverage industry, announces that it has appointed Rothschild & Co as financial advisor to the Company's Board of Directors in the voluntary partial tender offer promoted on a part of its shares by Special Packaging Solutions Investment S.à r.l. In line with market practice for similar transactions, Rothschild & Co will provide assistance and technical- financial support to the Board of Directors of Guala Closures as regards the activities and...
IPI has received Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standard – Material Stewardship Certification in Italy. The company has achieved certification for its aseptic packaging production operations. The operations include the design and manufacturing of multilayered materials containing aluminium foil. The products are used in the food and beverage packaging sector in more than 40 countries. Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at ASI said, “We warmly congratulate IPI on their ASI Performance Standard – Material Stewardship Certification in Italy. Even in times of crisis such as this, the packaging sector continues to support the global food and beverage sector to provide the nutrition that the world needs. We appreciate the critical role aseptic packaging plays to enable...
Seventh Heaven Fiji is a floating platform featuring a restaurant and bar along with leisure facilities on board. The floating day club will be located near Malolo Island in the Mamanuca group, when it is launched as Fiji’s latest floating pontoon with a current target of July’20. Sanjay Kumar Deo, GM, Seventh Heaven Fiji said: “The uncertainty of current times propelled them to work harder and ensure business operated as usual. Our whole team is working extremely hard in the background to ensure we are all ready to go when restrictions are lifted.” Seventh Heaven Fiji employs 15 staffs and might increase to over 40 employees when it is in full operation. The Seventh Heaven Fiji floating platform offers all the modern comforts of a home setting. Owned by a private consortium, the project...
Chile a long, narrow country stretching along South America's western edge, with more than 6,000km of Pacific Ocean coastline. The economy of Chile is a high-income economy as ranked by the World Bank, and is considered one of South America's most prosperous nations, leading Latin American nations in competitiveness, income per capita, globalization, economic freedom, and low perception of corruption. The aluminium foil market import market of Chile has remained very much unsettled, though the total export during 2017-19 has been recorded at 82,198 tonnes, whereas $271.70 million has been expended for the import during the phase. The estimated volume of import for 2020 has been analysed at 24,001 tonnes and foreign revenue expenditure might reach to $79.72 million, when added both the...
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., a leading manufacturer of discrete semiconductors (diodes, MOSFETs, and infrared optoelectronics) and passive electronic components (resistors, inductors, and capacitors), announced the launch of a new series of miniature snap-in power aluminium electrolytic capacitors. The Vishay BCcomponents 257 PRM-SI series offers up to 20 % higher ripple current than previous-generation components. It offers useful life of 5,000 hours at 85 °C. With ripple currents up to 5.05 A, the devices allow designers to utilize fewer components to save board space and lower costs. The device features a cylindrical aluminium case, insulated with a blue sleeve, with rated voltages to 500 V in 25 compact case sizes ranging from 22 mm by 25 mm to 35 mm by 60 mm. “As polarized aluminium...
Electric vehicle sales in India have reportedly recorded a growth of 20 per cent to 156,000 units in the financial year 2019-20, largely driven by the sales of electric two-wheelers that form bulk of the nascent industry. Of 156,000 units, electric two-wheelers sales accounted for 152,000 units during the fiscal, up 20.7 per cent from the last year, while electric cars accounted for 3,400 units, down from 3,600 units in the year ago. Electric bus sales were 600 units compared to 400 units in the financial year 2018-19. Of the electric two-wheelers sold in FY20, 97 per cent were electric scooters, and the remaining 3 per cent were motorcycles and electric cycles. Industry body Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicle estimates the e-rickshaw sales at around 90,000 units during the...
New-car sales in Europe’s major markets in March dwindled by 52 per cent, attributing to the lockdowns imposed for the containment of COVID19, showed a data on Friday, April 17. Registrations dropped to 853,077 vehicles in the European Union, Britain, and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, marking the lowest since 1990 when ACEA started compiling data. Similar slumps have been found in China and the US as well. April is likely to look no better as car plants have remained idle and government-imposed lockdowns aggravate the economic downturn that looks set to outstrip the 2008/09 financial crisis. ACEA commented, "With containment or lockdown measures taking hold in most markets from around the middle of the month, the vast majority of European dealerships were closed...
Technology has been developed by a small company in Quebec, Canada, that makes it possible to eliminate for years all the viruses that can be found on surfaces with frequent contact. Guy Leblanc, Vice-President and Medical Advisor said: “A3 Surfaces has designed a process that incorporates and seals an antimicrobial agent in aluminium. We were topical before COVID-19, we are even more today.” In 2009, the product of academic work by two students, Maxime Dumont and Jocelyn Lambert, the technology targeted bacteria that often swarm in hospitals, such as C. difficile. <iframe width="500" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Oq0eUPvDsac" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> Guy Leblanc also said:...
Raghu Vamsi Aerospace Group, based in Hyderabad, India, has been manufacturing aerospace parts and sub-assembly components. The firm has developed a fully functional advanced portable ventilator — ‘Telangana Economical Ventilator-TEV 100’. The group companies Raghu Vamsi Aerospace, Sigma Micro Systems and Comprotech, an Adani and Raghu Vamsi joint venture have jointly developed the ventilator. Vamsi Vikas Ganesula, MD, Raghu Vamsi Aerospace Group, said: It took 10 days to design, test and manufacture the ventilators.” The design was examined with the Research & Innovation Circle of Hyderabad (RICH) and was approved by the US FDA. The team after discussing with the doctors who were treating COVID-19 patients in the USA and UK, they decided to add advanced features. The group used all the...
In collaboration with Klassen, the exclusive car turner from Germany, the Monaco-based Dynamiq Yachts has designed a fast, sporty, all-aluminium 27.5-metre yacht GTM 90, which evokes nothing less than richness and sophistication, according to Dynamiq partner Giuseppina Arena. Giuseppina Arena is also of the opinion that the yacht possesses some of the design features found in Klassen cars, such as rich wood panelling and LED lights, and can be personally configured as well. Commenting on the collaboration of Klassen and Dynamiq, Paul Klassen stated: “Dynamiq and Klassen share the same values related to high-end materials, engineering, finishing and maximum comfort on board for their demanding clientele. It's all about flawless perfection and first-class comfort on land and sea.” The total...
Boeing has announced that it will restart all Commercial Airplanes production in a phased approach at its Puget Sound-region facilities next week. The plant is currently closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "The health and safety of our employees, their families and communities is our shared priority," said Stan Deal, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and senior executive in the Pacific Northwest. "This phased approach ensures we have a reliable supply base, our personal protective equipment is readily available and we have all of the necessary safety measures in place to resume essential work for our customers." Approximately 27,000 people for 747, 767, 777 and 787 programs will return to production. The 737 program will resume working toward restarting production...
Apple has made public about its new iPhone offering, the second-generation iPhone SE. iPhone SE attributes an aerospace-grade aluminium and durable glass design. The phone is water and dust-resistant with an IP67 rating for water resistance up to 1 metre for 30 minutes. The phone also comes with a 4.7-inch Retina HD display and comes with Touch ID for industry-leading security. Apple says its 4.7-inch Retina HD display with True Tone adjusts the white balance to match the ambient light for a more paper-like viewing experience. It is powered by the Apple-designed A13 Bionic to handle the most demanding tasks, and features the best single-camera system ever in an iPhone, according to Apple, which unlocks the benefits of computational photography including Portrait mode, and is designed to...
Pune Metro's coach assembling unit is waiting to get land allotted near Nagpur in Maharashtra. Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (MahaMetro) had sought land from both the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) but yet to get any response. The international bids for the supply of 102 coaches for Pune Metro have been awarded to Titagarh Firema, an Indian company in a joint venture (JV) with an Italian firm. The JV is supposed to deliver 102 ultra-modern state-of-the-art aluminium-bodied coaches. As per the agreement, 25% of the coaches are to be manufactured at their plant in Italy and the balance 75% will be produced and commissioned at the MahaMetro coach manufacturing plant near Nagpur. The plant in Italy is also not operating for...
Hydro has announced that Norway-based outdoor furniture manufacturer Vestre will use Hydro CIRCAL in their sought-after furniture series, Folk. CIRCAL is a certified alloy with a minimum content of 75 percent post-consumer recycled aluminium. Using advanced sorting technology, aluminium from end-of-life windows, cans, doors and car parts are used to make high-quality recycled aluminium. “In a fairly short time, Hydro CIRCAL has become a key part of our product portfolio, with increased demand from customers and various industries,” said Egil Hogna, Executive Vice President for Hydro’s Extruded Solutions business. “We have already established a strong presence in the building and construction sector and will continue to focus on expanding our product reach. With Hydro CIRCAL, we provide...
On Tuesday, April 14, China’s State Grid announced to invest RMB 2.7 billion in total to construct charging piles. It said it plans to build 78,000 charging piles in 2020, which is 10 times more than the addition last year. The state-owned electric utility giant also announced that it would kick off construction of 126 charging pile projects across 18 Chinese provinces and cities to facilitate the development of electric vehicle charging network. This will require a total investment of RMB 360 million. China’s wholesale deliveries of new energy passenger vehicles almost quadrupled in March from the previous month and stood at 56,000 units, according to the data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) last week. Among this, wholesale volumes of plug-in hybrid vehicles accounted for...
