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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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.
Alcha Aluminum To Raise 1.5B Yuan For New Factory
Jiangsu Alcha Aluminum (002160) filed it plans to issue 120 million shares for 12.69 yuan per share, raising as much as 1.5 billion yuan for an aluminum strip and foil factory with annual capacity of 250,000 tons, reports Shanghai Securities News. The project consists of casting, rolling, melting...
Japan aluminum alloy demand up as pace of automotive recovery quickens
Japan's spot demand for ADC12 aluminum alloy picked up this week ahead of automotive output recovering to 80-100% rates next month, market sources said Tuesday. The plant run rates over April-June slumped to 40-70% of the levels before the March 11 earthquake, but automakers are aiming for 80-100%...
Aero Aluminum Alloy To Compete With Composites, Due In Cars?
Low weight is the golden goose of automotive technology. Everyone wants it because it brings about improvements in virtually all areas - performance, economy, handling - but engineering a car with lower weight than the one that preceeded it is difficult to do. Customers want safer, quieter and...
Suspends 3 Podolsk Aluminum Alloy Brands, 1 NASAAC Brand
The London Metal Exchange Wednesday said it has suspended three aluminum alloy and one NASAAC brand from Russian producer JSC Podolsk Non-ferrous Metals Plant. The aluminum alloy brands PODOLSK, PODOLSK 5 and PODOLSK 8, and the NASAAC brand PODOLSK have been suspended with immediate effect, the LME...
S Korea's Hyundai to seek ADC12 aluminum via tender in June: sources
South Korea's largest automaker, Hyundai Motor, plans to issue a tender seeking ADC12 aluminum alloy later this month, Japanese market sources said Tuesday. Hyundai typically issues its tender after Toyota Motor, but the Japanese automaker has postponed its June tender to July because of production...
Rugby expands aluminum dump bodies line
Rugby Manufacturing now offers a complete line of aluminum dump bodies in the most utilized sizes and capacities in the industry. The expanded offering means contractors can get the benefits of an aluminum body in the size and capacity that best suits their particular application. Rugby aluminum...
DED releases report on reality and prospects of aluminium industry in Abu Dhabi
The Emirate of Abu Dhabi pursues a comprehensive strategy to develop the aluminum industry by focusing on the concept of industrial clusters, and by attracting investment in manufacturing industries, which can depend on the "EMAL" smelter, for provision of required production inputs, such as...
New Aluminum Alloy Helps Generate Clean Water and Cheap Electricity
... New Aluminum Alloy Helps Generate Clean Water and Cheap Electricity ...A new aluminum alloy could soon clean out water and at the same time generate electricity for afflicted areas. Purdue University researchers Jerry Woodall and Go Choi have been working on the alloy of aluminum, gallium,...
Anglo Asia trading estimates secondary aluminum output drop in April
...Japan Metal Bulletin reported that Anglo Asia Trading, Bangkok headed major secondary aluminum alloy maker estimates its production in Southeast Asia significantly decreases in April...
Aluminum giant seeks to double alloy income
...UC Rusal (0486), the world's largest aluminum producer, seeks to double income from aluminum alloy products to up to 70 percent of revenue in three to five years. Customers are ready to pay more for alloy, which commands a higher profit margin than primary aluminum, Rusal chief financial officer...
Japanese earthquake - Secondary aluminum alloy makers reduce scrap procurement in East Japan
...Japan Metals Bulletin reported that secondary aluminum alloy makers in East Japan are decreasing aluminum scrap procurement for consumption in the first half of April...
ORNL's alumina-forming austenitic alloy licensed to Carpenter Technology Corp.
...Metal alloy manufacturer Carpenter Technology Corp. has licensed an alumina-forming austenitic stainless steel alloy developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory...
Tianjin to build annual capacity of 100,000 tons of aluminium alloy production base
... March 28, Pm, Tianjin development zone signed cooperation frame agreement on high-end Aluminum profile production base project with Guanggong Haomei Aluminium Group...
Europe secondary 226 aluminium alloy prices slip on more availability
..."Many buyers booked their first-quarter volumes early before they knew exact demand levels but I've heard that some didn't need all of the material," said one European buyer, who added that this had put a little pressure on spot market prices...
Lists New Aluminum Alloy Brand For Asian Producer Daiki
...The London Metal Exchange Thursday said it has approved the listing of a new aluminum alloy brand for Daiki Aluminium Industry (Thailand) Co. Ltd...
Japanese earthquake - China aluminum alloy to decline
...Reportedly, China’s exports of aluminum alloy may decline in the following 2 months to 3 months as the majority of Japan’s automobile manufacturers announced to suspend the production after the massive earthquake...
High-strength casting Aluminium alloy of Chinalco reaches international highest level
...Recent days Chinalco Guizhou branch has researched and developed new high-strength casting aluminum alloy material which has successfully received five registered trademarks from 211Z.1 to 211Z.5 provided by China Nonferrous Metals Standardized Technical Committee...
