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Novelis qualifies Rusal aluminium alloys for car body production
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Rolling aluminium billets produced at Russian aluminium producer Rusal's smelters have been successfully qualified by Novelis, the world's largest producer of aluminium rolled products, Rusal said Wednesday.
Rusal is also working on qualification of its products by auto manufacturers BMW and Volkswagen, the company said.
The 5754 and 5182 alloys qualified by Novelis are used in car body production. The trial consignment of the billets was produced at the Rusal's Bratsk aluminium smelter.
The company's Irkutsk and Sayanogorsk aluminium smelters are now having their cast wheel alloys going through the qualification process, Rusal said.
"The trial consignment of AlSi7MgSr cast alloy was successfully processed at the Volkswagen plant," Rusal said in a statement. "Now the German automotive producer has ordered another 175-tonne consignment for the second stage of qualification."
Two other alloys, AlSi11MgSr for Volkswagen and AlSiCu for BMW, are also going through the qualification process.
"The tightening EU energy efficiency and environmental requirements will lead to the increase of aluminium usage in automotive industry," said the director of Rusal's Aluminium Division West, Vladimir Polin, in the statement.
The usage of aluminium enables to the weight of a car to be reduced, cutting fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, Polin said. In 2012 Rusal plans to supply about 40% of all alloys produced by its Aluminium Division West -- around 500,000 mt -- to European markets.
European countries account for more than 15% of global aluminium consumption with the automotive industry being responsible for the major part of this consumption, the company noted, adding that on average, EU transport contains 8.6% of aluminium, the highest rate globally.
Rusal is also working on qualification of its products by auto manufacturers BMW and Volkswagen, the company said.
The 5754 and 5182 alloys qualified by Novelis are used in car body production. The trial consignment of the billets was produced at the Rusal's Bratsk aluminium smelter.
The company's Irkutsk and Sayanogorsk aluminium smelters are now having their cast wheel alloys going through the qualification process, Rusal said.
"The trial consignment of AlSi7MgSr cast alloy was successfully processed at the Volkswagen plant," Rusal said in a statement. "Now the German automotive producer has ordered another 175-tonne consignment for the second stage of qualification."
Two other alloys, AlSi11MgSr for Volkswagen and AlSiCu for BMW, are also going through the qualification process.
"The tightening EU energy efficiency and environmental requirements will lead to the increase of aluminium usage in automotive industry," said the director of Rusal's Aluminium Division West, Vladimir Polin, in the statement.
The usage of aluminium enables to the weight of a car to be reduced, cutting fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, Polin said. In 2012 Rusal plans to supply about 40% of all alloys produced by its Aluminium Division West -- around 500,000 mt -- to European markets.
European countries account for more than 15% of global aluminium consumption with the automotive industry being responsible for the major part of this consumption, the company noted, adding that on average, EU transport contains 8.6% of aluminium, the highest rate globally.
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