Aluminium prices drift higher as September peak season operations recover amid low inventory
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 24,400 per tonne in the night session on September 7, reached a high of RMB 24,470 per tonne and a low of RMB 24,335 per tonne, and closed at RMB 24,450 per tonne, up 30 from the previous close, a gain of 0.12 per cent. Prices traded...
Alcoa’s 16kg aluminium wheel could change fleet efficiency equation
A truck’s overall weight comes from dozens of components, including the engine, chassis, tyres, etc. Wheels are one area where fleets can explore lightweighting. Traditional steel wheels, widely used across the transport industry, are known for their robustness. Forged Alcoa aluminium wheels offer...
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Russian AK5M2 aluminum alloy offers fall tracking US scrap prices
Russian-origin AK5M2 aluminum alloy offers have dropped 4% from two weeks ago, tracking the fall, also of 4%, in US scrap aluminum prices, market sources said Tuesday. AK5M2 alloy is used by secondary aluminum alloy smelters in Asia for production of ADC12 alloy, while old cast and other scrap...
Automobile Sale Drops in July, Cast Aluminum Alloy Demand Faces Pressure
According to data from automobile industry association of China, automobile sale has dropped dramatically in July compared with that of last year. Under such circumstance, demand for cast aluminum alloy should be more or less dampened. It is hard to estimate whether automobile production and sale...
Russian Metallurgy slightly reduced the production of aluminum
According to the Federal State Statistics Service, in the first half of 2011 primary aluminum production in Russia fell by 2%YoY while output based alloys on the contrary increased by 37.4%. As for the half-finished aircraft metal, the statistical data shows mixed results for January to June this...
LME: Receives Application To List Aluminum Alloy, NASAAC Brand
The London Metal Exchange Thursday said it has received applications to list the Alusigma brand under its aluminum alloy and NASAAC contracts.
Huawei crafts aluminum body for new Vision smartphone
Huawei is jumping on the trend to make Android-based smartphones thinner and lighter, launching its "Vision" smartphone on Wednesday with an aluminum alloy body. Huawei's Vision is equipped with features that are standard on most mid-market Android-based smartphones, including a 1GHz Qualcomm...
Shanghai Sigma targets 2 million tonnes Al alloy making capacity in 5 years
Japan Metal Bulletin reported that Chinese largest secondary alloyed aluminum maker Shanghai Sigma Metals expands the group's Chinese production capacity to 4 times at annual 2.4 million tonnes in 5 years.
DJ LME: Receives Application To List New Aluminum Alloy Brand
The London Metal Exchange Thursday said it has received an application to list a new brand under the aluminum alloy contract. The brand, JBMI, will be produced by JBMI International Ltd. at its Staffordshire, U.K., smelter, which has an annual capacity of 25,000 metric tons.
Kryron Terminator Aluminum Alloy Multi-Hit Ballistic Armor Plate Technology by Bourque Industries: Is Nanotech Body Armor and Vehicle Armor a Reality?
Back in May (2011), Dan Power ran a couple of blurbs on Armor Report about Kryron Terminator aluminum alloy ballistic armor (body armor and vehicle armor), which was developed by Bourque Industries. Kryron reportedly recently “showed major improvement over earlier test results with the ability to...
Aleris inks deal to supply aluminum alloy sheets and plates to Airbus
Aleris declared that it has inked 5 year deal with Airbus at the Paris Air Show to supply a wide range of aluminum alloy sheets and plates for Airbus’ worldwide programs. Aleris will manufacture the required products at its modern facilities in Duffel, Belgium and Koblenz, Germany where...
China secondary aluminium alloy output up by 7pct in 2011
Japan Metal Bulletin reported that Chinese secondary alloyed aluminum output will increase by 6.7% to 5.17 million tonnes in 2011 from 2010. According to Beijing Antaike Information Development, the growth slows due to slower domestic demand growth. Antaike expects Chinese government's fiscal and...
American Force Strike Forged Aluminum Wheels for Dualie Trucks
Give your Ford/Chevy/Ram dualie some extra style with these Strike forged aluminum wheels by American Force Wheels. The wheels comes in 22-inch, 22.5-inch, 24-inch, and 26-inch sizes, and are available in a polished or black finish. The wheel is made from 6061 forged aluminum and can be custom...
Aluminium alloy manufacturer
Welcome to Sargam Metals.Founded in 1968, SARGAM METALS is a Chennai based company involved directly and through subsidiaries in a variety of manufacturing and service activities.Sargam makes a wide range of Aluminium Alloys for sand, gravity and pressure die casting applications meeting...
June Output of A356 Aluminum Alloy Ingot Reaches New High
Domestic output and sales volume of passenger cars in June have reached new highs compared with previous month and the same month in 2010. Overseas wheel hub orders were continuously reported. As the automotive industry growth outweighed expectations, June output of A356 aluminum alloy ingot...
China major aluminum alloy makers resume full operation
Japan Metal Bulletin reported that Chinese secondary alloyed aluminum makers of Guangdong Longda Aluminum and Baoding Longda Aluminum Industry resumed full capacity operation after adjustment due to slow automobile demand since Japanese major earthquake. The joint owner of Tokyo based deoxidizing...
Secondary aluminum alloy makers accept price down for June
Japan Metal Bulletin reported that secondary alloyed aluminum makers around Tokyo concluded price negotiation to decrease the selling price by JPY 4 per kilogram to JPY 6 per kilogram for June shipment at the after shipment negotiation. The makers had to reduce the price due to lower primary...
Jiangsu Alcha Aluminum constructs new plant in Inner Mongolia
Reportedly, reconstructed and held by Changshu Aluminium foil Factory, Jiangsu Alcha Aluminium revealed its outline to construct 250,000 aluminum project in the Baotou National Rare Earth Hi Tech Industrial Development Zone in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The company is one of the...
Alcoa Could Reach $20 with Help from New Alloys
It has been less than a week since Alcoa ( AA ) showcased its next-generation aluminium alloy at the Paris Air Show. And the aerospace industry seems to agree that these new alloys hold plenty of promise. Airbus decided to sign a multi-year contract worth $1 billion with the aluminium industry...
Tariff on metals lifts China aluminum alloy export price
Japan Metal Bulletin reported that Chinese government ordered detailed export declaration on metallic silicon in secondary aluminum alloy made by Chinese makers. A trading firm source said that Chinese makers increase the export offer by adding 15% tariff on metallic silicon recently.
