
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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The United States aluminium crude metal and alloys imports from Qatar stood at 5,310 tonnes in September 2020, recording an increase of 2,160 tonnes or 51.28 per cent after two consecutive months of decline. In August, the United States imported 3,150 tonnes of aluminium semis from Qatar, 400...

The HeiDetect Wheel Robot wheel inspection system, from the house of HEITEC PTS, attains an intensely high output due to its integrated industrial robot and is supreme for inline operation in the mass production of cast aluminium automotive wheels. The several areas of cast aluminium wheels can be...

SMM aluminium ingot price has registered a hike after five days of drop. As of Tuesday, 05 January 2021, the price now stands at RMB 15690 per tonne, marking growth of RMB 100 per tonne from Monday’s price of 15590 per tonne. The price is expected to range at RMB 15670-15710 per tonne. In Foshan...

SMM aluminium ingot price has dropped for the fourth day in a row. As of Thursday, 31 December 2020, the price now stands at RMB 15710 per tonne. This is down by RMB 60 per tonne from Wednesday’s price of 15,770 per tonne. The price is expected to range at RMB 15690-15730 per tonne. In Foshan and...

The average spot alumina price in China has registered a hike for the second day in a row, as updated by Shanghai Metals Market. The price has marked an increase of RMB 9 per tonne to stand at RMB 2338 per tonne on Tuesday, 29 December 2020. The prices of alumina in Shandong, Henan, Shanxi and...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market data, A00 aluminium ingot price has opened the week on Monday, December 28, with a decline of RMB 120 per tonne to stand at RMB 16,190 per tonne after two consecutive days of hike. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 17,170 per tonne and RMB...

SMM aluminium ingot price has registered a hike for the second day in a row. The price stands at RMB 16310 per tonne on Friday, 25 December 2020, marking an increase of RMB 40 per tonne. The price is expected to range at RMB 16290-16330 per tonne. In Foshan and Wuxi, the price has risen by RMB 60...

SMM aluminium ingot price has extended decline for the third consecutive day. The aluminium price now stands at RMB 16060 per tonne on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 from Tuesday’s price of RMB 16350 per tonne. This marks a drop of RMB 290 per tonne. The price is expected to move within a range of...

Novelis Inc. has received three influential industry awards for its Novelis Advanz™ 6HS-s615 aluminium alloy. The three awards include “2020 China Automobile & Parts Industry Developing & Innovation Award” issued by Automobile and Parts, “2020 Lingxuan Innovation Award” enacted by Auto Business...

According to Reuters report, China's Baowu Steel Group has commenced production at the first phase of an aluminium alloy project in Henan. The project, which started construction in February 2019, has an annual capacity of 300,000 tonnes. The company has made an investment of around seven billion...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market, A00 aluminium ingot price has extended the downfall, although slower than on December 21, to stand at RMB 16,350 per tonne, as of Tuesday, December 22. The price today has fallen by RMB 180 per tonne compared with the decline of RMB 430 per tonne on Monday....

SMM aluminium ingot price marks a drop of RMB 430 per tonne after three days of rise. The price now stands at RMB 16530 per tonne on Monday, December 21, 2020 from Friday’s price of RMB 16960 per tonne. The price and is expected to move within a range of RMB 16510-16550 per tonne. In Foshan and...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market, A00 aluminium ingot price has extended growth for the second consecutive day by RMB 80 per tonne on Thursday, December 17, to stand at RMB 16,730 per tonne. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 16,710 per tonne and RMB 16,750 per tonne, with...

A00 aluminium ingot price has recorded an increase of RMB 110 per tonne after two consecutive days of downfall to stand at RMB 16,650 per tonne, as of Wednesday, December 16, according to the Shanghai Metals Market. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 16,630 per tonne and RMB...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market data, A00 aluminium ingot price has opened the week on Monday, December 14, with a downfall of RMB 70 per tonne to stand at RMB 16,650 per tonne, following two consecutive hikes to RMB 16,720 per tonne. The average prices are expected to range between RMB...

Dr Matheus Tunes in support with Microscopes and Ion Accelerators for Materials Investigations researched a new alloy that will toughen aluminium without increasing its weight materially. The spacecraft which are blast-off from earth requires being light; however, it still needs the précised amount...

At Shanghai Metals Market’s 2020 Nonferrous Metals Industry Chain Annual Conference in Suzhou, Leo Yi, senior analyst at SMM, explained the challenges that new solid waste law posed to China’s aluminium scrap supply and operations at secondary aluminium producers. Yi said the new solid waste law...

Prebaked anode price in Southwest China market has edged higher by RMB 135 per tonne. As on Friday, 04 December 2020, prebaked anode price has ranged at RMB 3565-3850 per tonne. The average price stands at RMB 3,707.5 per tonne, from its previous price of RMB 3572.5 per tonne. The average prices of...