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...
India’s aluminium recycling sector has matured significantly over the past decade. Secondary aluminium, produced by remelting and refining scrap, now accounts for a growing share of the country’s total aluminium consumption. Recycling aluminium requires up to 95 per cent less energy than smelting...
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In October 2021, Japan imported 260,100 tonnes of aluminium, which reflected an increase of 43,600 tonnes or 20.1 per cent from a month ago. On a year-on-year calculation, the imports stood 90,600 tonnes or 53.5 per cent higher, as released by the Japan Aluminium Association data this week....
On Wednesday, December 22, the average alumina spot price in China has remained restrained to stand at RMB 2,818 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The average alumina price in Shandong and Henan has also remained the same to come in at RMB 2,915 per tonne and RMB 2,815 per tonne, for the...
Indian scientists have succeeded in developing an environment-friendly process for enhancing the anti-corrosive feature of high-strength aerospace aluminium alloys. The aerospace, automobile and marine sector globally utilizes aluminium alloys as applications precisely for its strength-to-weight...
Rusal, the world’s leading aluminium producer, has announced the investment of more than 870 million rubles (US$12 million) in repairing and modernising its plant SKAD for the production of aluminium alloy car wheels. SKAD is Russia’s largest enterprise of producing cast aluminium alloy car disks,...
On 10 th December 2021, the board of auto components maker Minda Industries at its meeting has approved Capex of INR 74 crore for the Minda Kosei Aluminum Wheel plant in Gujarat. The auto wheel manufacturer Minda Kosei has proposed expansion of its Gujarat plant production capacity from 90,000 to...
On Wednesday, December 8, South Korea’s antitrust regulator said a decision is taken to impose a combined 20.7 billion won ($17.6 million) in fines on eight aluminium alloy makers for plotting to fix bidding prices. Altechno Metal, specialised in producing aluminium ingot, rolling and drawing,...
The pioneer in Japan’s chemical industry, Showa Denko K.K. has established neural network models to envisage mechanical properties of 2000-series aluminium alloys from their design conditions with high accuracy in collaboration with the National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) and the...
The market has recently begun to speculate the impact of aluminium scrap on primary aluminium consumption in the coming year. However, the impact of scrap aluminium on primary aluminium will be less than anticipated as it has a number of drawbacks. The fundamental reason for this is because all...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, A00 aluminium ingot price in China has increased for the third day in a row by RMB 250 per tonne to stand at RMB 19,170 per tonne on Tuesday, November 23. The average prices are estimated to range between RMB 19,150 per tonne and RMB 19,190 per tonne, with...
The pioneers and innovators for integrated solutions in additive manufacturing EOS GmbH, has announced the addition of EOS Aluminium Al2139 AM, a new material distinctively developed for Additive Manufacturing. The alloy is set forth to offer high performance in elevated temperatures up to 200°C,...
The global leader in aluminium production, RUSAL in association with Kamensk-Uralsky Metallurgical Works J.S.Co (KUMZ), one of the largest downstream companies in Russia has successfully debuted the production of various rolled and pressed semi-finished products from an aluminium-magnesium-scandium...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China on 16 th November has revealed a further dip of RMB 250 per tonne to RMB 18,940 per tonne, while the average prices are likely to range between RMB 18,920 per tonne and RMB 18,960 per tonne. The spot contract is estimated to be traded at a premium price of RMB...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China has increased by RMB 290 per tonne to stand at RMB 18,800 per tonne on Thursday, November 11, following a plunge of RMB 440 per tonne on the previous day. SMM data shows the average prices are expected to range between RMB 18,780 per tonne and RMB 18,820 per...
The Foreign Minister of Serbia, Nikola Selakovic stated that Slovak aluminium alloys producer, Heneken has manifested interest in building of a plant in the landlocked country of Central and Southeast Europe, Serbia. Selakovic said: "The Company submitted a letter of intent. Initially, they intend...
Researchers at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST MISIS) collaborated with other Russian experts to develop a low-cost aluminium alloy that can resist temperatures up to 150°C higher than its counterparts. The material, according to the experts who developed it, would...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China has nosedived by RMB 1,140 per tonne to come below RMB 20,000 per tonne on October 28. According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the price is standing at RMB 19,340 per tonne, with average prices likely to range between RMB 19,320 per tonne and RMB 19,360 per...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China has opened the week with a plunge of RMB 250 per tonne on Monday, October 25, to stand at RMB 21,650 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 21,630 per tonne and RMB 21,650 per tonne, with average prices...
The global auto industry has been alerted for the shortfall of components driven by the Chinese energy crisis. The power distress is restricting the nation towards production curb across a wide range of industries, but especially the impact is huge on aluminium alloys supply. China controls 87% of...
