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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Tomra Sorting Recycling to showcase its sorting technologies at Aluminium 2018 in Düsseldorf, Germany
Norway-based Tomra Sorting Recycling has announced it will showcase its sensor-based sorting technologies at Aluminium 2018, the world trade fair and conference in Düsseldorf, Germany, Oct. 9-11. Tomra’s exhibition stand will spotlight the company’s X-tractT machine and laser-induced breakdown...
Guangxi in China reportedly planning to develop new aluminium production base
Guangxi which is already one of China’s top five aluminium centres, recording 3.88 million tonnes of aluminium production last year, is reportedly crafting a plan to expand its production capacity further. According to the information posted on the Guangxi government’s website, the southern region...
A00 aluminium ingot price grows on declining inventory due to limited arrivals; alloys price remains unchanged
Primary aluminium inventory across eight major consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, shrank 14,000 tonnes further from last Thursday, July 26, to stand at 1.78 million tonnes as of Thursday, August 2, 2018, Shanghai Metals Market research found. Limited arrivals from smelters...
Galuminium Group introduces a new aluminium casement door with wind resistance
Galuminium Group, one of the leading companies in the aluminium sector in Guangzhou, China, has recently added a brand new product to its range, aiming to meet the needs of customers living overseas. It is an aluminium casement door this time with special wind resistance capability. Expressing the...
Sluggish consumption drives billet inventory hike in China four weeks in a row, while alloy price remains same
According to the latest data by Shanghai Metals Market, aluminium billet inventory in China has extended growth over the week ended on July 26, amid low season and sluggish consumption. It has increased by 8,600 tonnes from 70,800 tonnes on last Thursday, July 19, and hovering at 79,400 tonnes...
Season lull in China results in aluminium billet inventory hike: alloys price remains unchanged
Backed on narrow consumption by downstream consumers, inventories of 6063 aluminium billet in China have extended their growth across five major consumption areas. Over the weekend ended on Thursday, July 19, they have increased by 2,300 tonnes to reach at 70,800 tonnes, as shown by Shanghai Metals...
An Interview with Mr Alessandro Cesana, Director, Metalbeaters Limited
The Metalbeaters Limited is a private and international, metal commodities trading company, engaged in the physical merchanting, development and support, over the metallurgical sector's demand for alloyed elements. Metalbeaters is a team of experts, providing the market with the most sound and...
New Zealand’s exports of aluminium alloy to Japan to see decline in 2018
New Zealand has been exporting a major chunk of aluminium alloy to Japan. The country’s export of aluminium alloy to Japan declined in 2017. Japan imported about 30501 tonnes of aluminium alloy in 2017, down 19 per cent from 37632 tonnes in 2016. New Zealand’s aluminium alloy export to Japan is...
ORNL collaborates with Fiat Chrysler and Nemak to develop aluminium alloy for use in turbocharged engines
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, lightweight OEM parts supplier Nemak and Tennessee's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have collaborated to develop a new aluminium alloy for use in turbocharged engines, which is expected to offer better fuel economy. The aluminium-copper-manganese-zirconium alloy (ACMZ) was...
Purdue University develops superstrong aluminium alloy for automobiles, aerospace devices
Researchers from Purdue University have created a high-strength aluminium alloy coatings that may change some manufacturing processes for the aerospace and automobile industries. The Purdue team, led by Xinghang Zhang, a professor in Purdue’s School of Materials Engineering, developed the...
Alba Casthouse 3 commissions new Batch homogenizer for specialised billets
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the Bahrain-based international aluminium smelter, has commissioned the state-of-the-art Batch homogenizer in Casthouse 3 for specialised billet requirements. The company said that the new Batch homogenizer was supplied by Hertwich Engineering, a company of the SMS group....
Hind Aluminium’s net profit surges 65% in FY 2017-18
Hind Aluminium Industries Ltd., a manufacturer of aluminium alloy and electrical grade wire rods, has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 31st March 2018. The company’s net profit registered INR 1.78 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, from INR 0.33...
Constellium expands R&D capabilities at Brunel University London
Constellium announced today that it has expanded the capability of its University Technology Center (UTC) at Brunel University London and established an R&D Center within the campus to transition technology from the laboratory to its production facilities around the world. Opened in 2016, the UTC...
Aluminium recycler and secondary alloy producer Century Metal Recycling files for IPO
Century Metal Recycling Ltd, a leading India based recycler of aluminium and zinc alloys, has filed its draft prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to float an Initial Public Offering. The IPO includes fresh shares worth INR 150 crore and a sale of 6.4 million shares by...
Acer’s new gaming notebooks Swift 5 & Predator Helios flaunt aluminium body
The Taiwanese electronics technology brand once more takes pride in unveiling two new gaming notebooks Swift 5 & Predator Helios. The former is meant for people who look for travel-friendly gadgets and the latter would perfectly fit into the choice of budget gamers. Acer’s Swift 5 weights under 1...
Aluminium China 2018 to highlight growing demand for aluminium alloy in China driven by NEVs
The growing use of lightweight materials for the development of new energy vehicles is driving demand for aluminium alloy in China and around the world. At the last Auto China show alone, leading brands showcased 174 new energy models and it is predicted that by 2020, the number of new energy...
Constellium to expand Decin operations to meet soaring aluminium profiles demand
Constellium has planned to expand its operations in Decin, Czech Republic, to support increasing demand for hard and soft alloy profiles and bars from automotive customers across Europe. The expansion, which is scheduled for completion by October 2019, will include a new casthouse and extrusion...
Rusal’s Q1 2018 revenue increases 20% YoY driven by higher LME aluminium prices
Leading global aluminium producer UC RUSAL announced results for the three months ended 31 March 2018. The company’s recurring net profit increased 22.4% to $531 million in Q1 2018, from $434 in the same period last year. Revenue in the first quarter of 2018 was $2,744 million as compared to $2,297...
