Ducati has unveiled the Desmo450 SM, a new production supermoto developed from its Desmo450 MX platform, featuring an aluminium twin-spar frame. This is designed to combine low weight, rigidity and strength. The motorcycle made its debut during World Ducati Week and is aimed at competition use. The Desmo450 SM uses the same aluminium frame architecture as the motocross model. Ducati says the frame has also been designed to allow a straighter intake route while maintaining the strength and rigidity needed for high-performance riding. The bike has a fuel capacity of 7.2 litres. The company has also focused on reducing weight in other areas. Its Bartubeless wheel system, for example, removes inner tubes and cuts rotating and unsprung mass by 1.2kg. The motorcycle also features a cast...
China’s aluminum door and window manufacturing sector includes a range of suppliers offering thermal-break systems, customized solutions, OEM/ODM production, and products for international building projects. A recent industry guide highlights Guangdong Dejiyoupin, Guangdong EEHE, Foshan CIVO, Sichuan Yazhixuan, and Sichuan Mingrenju, citing their production capabilities, product portfolios, project experience, customization services, and testing or certification coverage. The companies differ in their areas of focus. Dejiyoupin is highlighted for its production capacity and international certifications, while EEHE is noted for patents and a broad range of project solutions. CIVO focuses on factory-direct customization and climate-oriented systems, while Yazhixuan provides OEM/ODM...
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Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) recently won two 2018 Euro CanTech Awards from CanTech International for its metallic Ball-branded aluminium aerosol deodorant can and beverage cans created for Heineken Serbia's Zaječarsko brand. For the aerosol can, Ball developed a cost-effective, captivating solution for customers who want the look of hot stamping (where a metallic foil is applied to the can). Using state-of-the-art pigments and the company's unique ink application technology, a glossy, reflective sheen can be applied on aluminium cans of all shapes and sizes and is available in a range of metallic shades. For the beverage can, Ball partnered with Heineken Serbia, a long-standing customer, on an exclusive can design. Heineken created four limited edition cans, which showcase Ball's...
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, is hopeful that the United States will grant permanent exemptions to aluminium imported from allies and wants U.S. Congress to look into price spikes that have already set in. U.S. President Donald Trump last month imposed import tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium, but provided temporary exemptions until May 1 for the European Union, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Australia and South Korea. Carlos Brito, chief executive of Budweiser-maker AB InBev, which sells many of its beers in the United States in aluminium cans, said the company had been very disappointed by the introduction of tariffs, which he said had put U.S. manufacturers at a disadvantage. “We are very hopeful on the other hand that the list of...
Flexible packaging consumption in Europe grew by 2% to around €14bn in 2017, with about the same growth rates in both Western and Eastern Europe, according to research by PCI Wood Mackenzie. Total annual production exceeded €15bn, of which 75% was accounted for from Western Europe and the remaining 25% from Eastern Europe. This region remains the most significant exporter with approximately 10% of its production consumed outside Europe. Forecasts expect growth to continue, with sales achieving nearly €16bn in Europe and global consumption reaching US$107bn by 2022. Healthy growth for most of the end user markets, such as coffee, pet food and fresh foods has driven production higher, according to Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE). Smaller households need more single serve options and there...
CMS Window Systems has secured a contract worth over £10m for the Atlantic Square development in Glasgow, which is being built by BAM Construction. The company will design, manufacture and install a range of aluminium windows, doors and façade elements for the mixed-use development. “Atlantic Square will be a landmark development in Glasgow city centre and we are really pleased to be working with BAM Construction to transform this prime site,” says David Ritchie. “The scale of the window, door, curtain walling and façade brief represents our largest ever single contract, but it is exactly the kind of project that our business is equipped to handle given the design expertise, product range and manufacturing and installation capabilities that our business has today.” The company’s aluminium...
India’s decision to impose safeguard duty on imported solar cells drew criticism both from the European Union and Japan on Monday, April 23, 2018, at the World Trade Organisation. The European Union representative slammed India for its casual analysis. According to the former, the injury analysis of imported solar cells was inconclusive as injury to other domestic producers was not properly analysed. Japan suggested that there were flaws in the investigation process, which involved reasonable public notice. At the WTO’s safeguards committee meeting, the EU even pointed out that safeguard measures were meant to be imposed under exceptional circumstances, especially if imports from any particular country cause problems. Indian officials, however, have countered the criticisms by saying that...
The Indian rating agency ICRA estimates that the sudden surge in aluminium price by 30 per cent over the last two weeks owing to US sanctions against Rusal may impact the Indian automotive industry’s profitability and also the profitability of auto component suppliers as well as OEMs in the near term, leading to a surge in vehicle price, especially of those that are primarily made of aluminium, as vehicle manufacturers would be passing the cost pressure to the customers, as analysed by ICRA. The US sanctions imposed on Rusal is estimated to take away more than 6 per cent of global aluminium supply and 14 per cent outside China, as per the reports. Ashish Modani, Assistant Vice President, Corporate Sector Rating, ICRA said, “Already, automobile industry is grappling with commodity prices...
Crown Holdings, Inc. announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018. The company reported net sales of $2,197 million in Q1 2018, from $1,901 million in Q1 2017, reflecting increased beverage can volumes, the pass through of higher material costs to customers, and $121 million of favourable currency translation impact. Income from operations was $221 million in Q1 2018, from $225 million in Q1 2017. Segment income increased to $245 million in the first quarter compared to $226 million in the prior year first quarter and included $12 million of favourable currency translation impact. Timothy J. Donahue, President and Chief Executive Officer, said: "Global beverage can volume growth of 3% was fueled by notable gains in Brazil, Southeast Asia and the United...
Aludecor Lamination Private Limited, the pioneers in the world of Aluminium Composite Panels (ACP) has launched 3 mm Fire Rated Aluminium Composite Panel (ACP). The best insurance against fire casualty in a building giving people a 2-hour escape window. Aludecor’s FireWall is a tried and tested non-halogenated FR ACP which Will not produce toxic gases that cause death. (80 percent of death in a fire accident is caused by smoke) Will not blur vision and thus make it easy for people to get out via the escape routes. Will not release excessive heat onto other materials that can cause fire. Will not contribute to the rapid spreading of flames towards the upper floors of the building, for 2 hours, Will not melt into flaming droplets and instead turn into innocuous dust particles. Will not come...
Inspired by the most marvel cinematic universe’s film Avengers, Taiwan-based computer hardware manufacturer Acer has unveiled three limited-editions laptops made from aluminium. The series includes the Aspire 6 Captain America Edition, the Nitro 5 Thanos Edition, and the Swift 3 Iron Man Edition. Following the existing Acer models, these new editions are specially customised to fit the Avengers theme which offers decent specifications and competitive pricing. Decked in striking blue with aluminium cover that embodies the spirit of Captain America, Acer Aspire 6 Captain America Edition is powered by an 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U CPU and NVIDIA GeForce MX150 GPU. It houses 8GB of DDR4 RAM and 1TB of SATA HDD storage and is equipped with an HD camera with HDR while Dolby Audio Premium. For...
Aluminium can export from UK is expected to witness an increase in 2018. The country has been following an upward pattern for the export of aluminium cans. The largest beverage can market in Europe- UK reached 72 per cent aluminium drinks cans recycling rate in 2017.The recycling rate for aluminium drinks cans continued to increase from 70 per cent in 2016 to hitting 72 per cent in 2017. The national recycling rate for all aluminium packaging reached 51 per cent last year. Global export-import data shows, UK exported 36529 tonnes of aluminium cans in 2016. Last year, aluminium cans volume was up at 45424 tonnes. In 2018, aluminium cans export by UK is estimated to reach 48374 tonnes by December end. Value-wise, from US$173 million in 2016, the value of aluminium cans export by UK...
Winel BV announced a new addition to its product range CMO aluminium overflow tank vent check valve with a mighty pride last week. The product is manufactured from a seawater resistant ALMG4.5 aluminium alloy and available in a wide range of sizes right from DN40 to DN400. It is lightweight and has a slimline design but rigid with high flow capacity. This new development compliments Winel’s ‘standard’ type CM aluminium tank vent check valve launched in Autumn 2016. Tank vent check valves or vent heads as they are commonly known are meant to use on any type of commercial ship or yacht, navy vessel and offshore platform for ventilating ballast and voiding tanks on ships, while preventing any contamination of the contents of the tank with water during rough seas. The previous version of the...
News on aluminium-bodied train sets ‘Train 20’ is strolling on the internet since long while apprising us with all the latest updates that the train sets, estimated to cost INR 2,500 crore would start rolling out of the Railways’ Integrated Coach Factory (ICF) near Chennai by 2020, followed by Integral Coach Factory General Manager S. Mani’s announcement on the same. To move a step forward, now Odisha, being one of the largest aluminium producing states, is keen to establish an integrated coach factory for aluminium-bodied train sets. Stating about this interest, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wrote a letter to Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday. Patnaik mentioned in the letter that the state government is keen to establish this project and wish to roll it out by 2020....
Ball Corporation is distinguishing six of its metal packaging manufacturing plants with the R. David Hoover Sustainability Award for significant progress toward the company's sustainability and business goals, which include making the can the most sustainable package in the supply chain. The annual award recognizes one plant in each division of Ball's Global Beverage Packaging and Food & Aerosol Packaging businesses for year-over-year and longer-term operational improvements, as well as the plant team's commitment to acting as product stewards, community ambassadors and team players. The most sustainable plants of 2017 and their achievement highlights include: Global Beverage Packaging Brasília, Brazil (Beverage Packaging South America): The Brasília plant, which is receiving the award...
More aerosols were manufactured in the UK last year than ever before according to latest industry figures. The statistics were announced by the British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA) which revealed a record 1.562 billion cans were filled in 2017. The personal care sector accounted for the largest volume of products (1.13 billion aerosols filled). Anti-perspirants were the biggest seller in this sector and across the industry overall with BAMA data showing that 470m anti-perspirants were manufactured in 2017 – 13m more than the previous year, representing 3% growth.Patrick Heskins, BAMA chief executive, said: “This year’s filling figures are welcome news and proof that UK aerosol manufacturing is thriving. We believe the record numbers are thanks to a combination of organic...
Shanghai Metal Market reports that according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), China’s new-energy vehicles sales ascended more than double this quarter. This is a year-on-year growth as the country has been facing an overall growing demand for new-energy vehicles. In the period January to March, China witnessed around 154 per cent of growth in new-energy vehicle sales, totalling 143,000 units compared to the corresponding period last year. On the other hand, output closed at 150,000 units, up 157 per cent year-on-year. To say the truth, sales of new-energy passenger vehicles surged as well by 102 per cent to close at 55,723 units in March and 116,918 units, up 136 per cent in the entire Q1 compared to the same period of previous year, according to the data revealed...
Italy exported USD506.3 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. The country exports substantial amount of aluminium household articles from the global market. The exports of aluminium household articles declined last year. Three-year trend analysis suggests that aluminium household articles export will increase marginally this year. As shown by the data, Italy exported about 41658 tonnes of aluminium household articles in 2016. In 2017, the amount dropped to stand at about 38435 tonnes. Considering the data for the last two year, Italy is estimated to export 39135 tonnes of aluminium household articles in 2018. The export of aluminium household articles delivered USD 310 million revenue to the exporters in 2016. In 2017, the export generated revenue of USD 51 million. For 2018,...
After prolonged attempts to bring down the incessant rise of carbon dioxide discharge in the European transport sector, Patrik Ragnarsson of European Aluminium trade body expects the lighter aluminium-built cars to curb the emissions, said himself. While other European Industrial sectors have been significantly reducing CO2 discharge, transport sector kept failing to curb the emissions, said the EA's Senior Manager of Automotive and Transport division at the S&P Global Platts European Aluminum conference in Dusseldorf, Germany. According to EA data, transport sector in Europe leads in CO2 discharge, with emissions 25 per cent higher than 1990 levels. Ragnarsson held the mileage surge on roads and shift from diesel to petrol responsible for the continued rise of emissions. Now, the action...
New technologies or techniques bring out the best in aluminium foil, offering high impact shelf presence, environmental advantages and improved consumer convenience The Alufoil Trophy 2018 lived up to its reputation as one of the most highly valued awards competitions in the materials sector. This year’s winning entries display excellence in aluminium foil across a wide range of applications including pharmaceutical, food and snack packaging and one which literally does make it much easier to shine LED lighting. A panel of leading industry experts from all areas of the aluminium foil industry announced ten winners across the five competition categories. “We were impressed by the great originality of many entries, which took existing products further or added a new dimension to the use of...
