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...
Why aluminium scrap grade matters when buying secondary aluminium in India
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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Research suggests way to make aluminium composites as strong as titanium
A new research from National University of Science and Technology MISiS suggests that aluminium composites could be enhanced to the quality of titanium alloys and used in the aerospace industry. They have claimed to find a way to double the strength of composites obtained by 3D printing from...
China’s aluminium alloy wheel export rises 5.9% to 641,700 tonnes from Jan-Aug 2018
Aluminium alloy wheels, made by aluminium alloy, are mostly used in both passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles. But the use in passenger vehicles is more than in commercial vehicles, with the sales proportion at about 94 per cent in 2017. {newsStudioGallery} China and Europe are the two main...
Asia Pacific Aluminium Market: Production and demand growth to seal its leading position in the globe (Part-2)
( Continued from Part-1 ) India India holds the second position in the list of top 5 primary aluminium producers in the world. According to the annual reports of the three major aluminium producers in India, the total aluminium production stood at 3.39 million tonnes in 2017. Aluminium production...
China’s aluminium processing industry sees a growth in September with PMI rebounding to 51.1
According to Shanghai Metals Market report, the last month (September) in China recorded an expansion in aluminium processing industry, bolstered by improvement in primary alloy, secondary alloy, foil, plate/sheet and strip, and construction extrusions sectors. The purchasing manager’s index (PMI)...
Aluminium billet inventories in China inch up on limited restocking; Alloy price registers a drop
Aluminium billet inventories have extended their growth further on less than expected restocking across the major Chinese consumption areas, found Shanghai Metals Market. As of September 27, the stocks of 6063 aluminium billet were seen at 117,200 tonnes after inching up by 1,000 tonnes from...
6063 aluminium billet stocks shrink in China leading to aluminium alloy price hike
Stocks of 6063 aluminium billet across five major consumption areas in China recorded a fall yesterday, September 20, by 4,900 tonnes from a week earlier to stand at 116,200 tonnes, Shanghai Metals Market found. The decline came after five consecutive weeks of increases. In Foshan and Guangdong,...
A quick recap to top updates from aluminium downstream and end-user sectors this week
A lot happened over the week in downstream and end-user sectors of aluminium. While there had been updates on project expansion and new products launched, on one hand, on the other, there was news on the semi-finished product export market or an increase of VAT rebates on exports. Let’s now...
SMS group to install its fifth extrusion press for Thöni group in Austria
SMS group will install its fifth extrusion press for Thöni group at its future works at Pfaffenhofen, a press release from SMS confirms. Thöni group, headquartered in Telfs, Austria, has placed an order with SMS group for the same. The line includes a 55-MN front-loading extrusion press to process...
Inalum’s aluminium output stands at 161,217 tonnes in the first eight months of 2018
The state mining holding company Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) has released today, on September 12, its metals output and sales data for the period January-August 2018. Against the expected production of 248,426 tonnes in the entire year of 2018, the company’s output from January to August is...
China to increase value-added tax (VAT) rebates on exported aluminium products: SMM updates
According to the report by Shanghai Metals Market, China plans to increase the value-added tax (VAT) rebates on exported aluminium products from September 15, 2018. The notice came from the Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation on September 5. The VAT rebate rates on the exports...
STEINERT starts operation of LIBS system for sorting aluminium scrap
STEINER, one of the world’s leading companies in magnetic separation and sensor sorting, has started operations of the first industrial Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) system for separating aluminium scrap alloys, which will be introduced at the Aluminium trade fair in Düsseldorf, 9-11...
The city of Binzhou in China plans to develop high-end aluminium projects
The city of Binzhou in Shandong province, east China, has stepped further to provide support to the high-end aluminium industry by developing five new projects, Reuters report. According to a local government document, Shandong province, home to top aluminum producer China Hongqiao Group, has...
Trimet to introduce improved recycling technology at its Gelsenkirchen and Harzgerode plants
The Germany-based aluminium alloy producing and casting company Trimet Aluminium SE is reportedly focusing in aluminium recycling and about to launch a broad range of products and services at the Aluminium Trade Fair this year. It has invested in the modernisation of recycling plants in...
China Hongqiao’s net profit rose 21% in H1 2018
The world's biggest aluminium producer China Hongqiao Group announced its results for the first half of 2018. Despite lower revenues, the company reportedly witnessed a surge by 21 per cent in its net profit. In a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange, the company reported net income of RMB 1.8...
Aluminium alloy application may rise on increasing construction of NEVs charging stations in China
According to the report from Shanghai Metals Market, China is likely to increase the construction of charging stations for new-energy vehicles (NEVs) in the next two years, as production and sales of NEVs in China are on the rise. As per the estimate by market participants, production and sales of...
ISRO looking at locally procured aluminium and beryllium alloys for future space missions
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K. Sivan called for a national effort to develop and produce advanced alloy materials to cater to the demands of future space programme. He said this during a lecture organized by Indian Institute of Metals and the Indian Institute of Science. He...
Siemens to use aluminium alloy from thyssenkrupp Schulte for its new cooling fan blades
thyssenkrupp Schulte (TKS), a part of TK's Materials Services business unit, has developed a special aluminium alloy, which is used in making new fan blades by Siemens. thyssenkrupp group claims their Materials Services business unit is the biggest materials distributor and service provider in the...
Press Metal reports higher earnings in Q2 on higher aluminium price and strong US dollar
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd, the largest aluminium smelter in South East Asia reported 7% increase in earnings in Q2 2018 on higher selling price for aluminium and aluminium products. The company, in its statement Wednesday said that its Q2 performance was also buoyed by a stronger US...
