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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RUSAL lauches pilot plant to produce scandium from “red mud”
A leading player in the field of aluminium production, UC RUSAL has launched a pilot project at there aluminium smelter (UAZ) to extract primary scandium concentrate from red mud. Nearly 2.5 tonnes of primary scandium oxide concentrate can be produced in the new unit. In the course of 2014, a total...
Lightweight Jaguar EX to average 75 mpg and emit less than 100 g/km of CO2
Jaguar is proving the fuel-saving benefits of reducing the weight of its cars, with new figures showing that its forthcoming XE compact executive saloon should average more than 75 mpg and emit less than 100 g/km of CO2. Using recycled aluminium, Jaguar has invented a new alloy from which it is...
A356 Aluminum alloy processing fees in China to Stabilize in August following July’s uptick
Processing fees for A356 aluminum alloy in China are expected to stabilize between 700-750 yuan ($114-122) per tonne in August after July’s slight rise, Shanghai Metals Market foresees. Tight supply, high production costs and limited demand growth will keep processing charges for the wheel making...
Henan Mingtai Al. posts 58.84% rise in H1 profit
Henan Mingtai Al. Industrial Co.’s net profit increased 58.84% year-on-year to 50.59 million yuan ($8.2 million) in the first six months, the company said in its mid-year financial report filed to Shanghai Stock Exchange. Lower cost was among contributing factors to this growth in net profit, the...
Novelis increases prices for automotive and specialty aluminum sheet products in North America
Novelis the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced price increases on its North American Automotive and Specialty aluminum sheet products for all new orders effective immediately. All existing orders and firm agreements confirmed prior to August 7, 2014 will be honored...
Toyota to expand use of aluminum in Camry
Toyota Motor Corp. will dramatically expand the use of aluminum body panels and structures in its 2018 Camry, a major step in a global shift toward increased aluminum usage in cars and trucks. Sources familiar with the matter told AMM that Toyota has already launched an aluminum-intensive design...
Alcoa announces jet engine first in $1.1 billion supply agreement with Pratt & Whitney
Leading aerospace manufacturer Alcoa today announced a 10-year, $1.1 billion agreement with Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp., for state-of-the-art jet engine components. Under the deal signed at the Farnborough Air Show, Alcoa will supply key parts for Pratt & Whitney’s...
Rise in the average operating rate of Chinese A356 aluminium alloy producers
Average operating rate of Chinese A356 aluminum alloy producers rose to 67.50% in June, Shanghai Metals Market survey showed. The 1.25% month-on-month uptick in operating rate allowed output at the surveyed producers to grow 2,000 tonnes on the month to 108,000 tonnes in June, SMM survey showed....
Toyota Tsusho, Kobe Steel to build 6000-series aluminum plant in the US
Japan’s Kobe Steel will build an aluminum sheet rolling plant in the US with around 100,000 million tons per year capacity together with trading firm Toyota Tsusho, as it focuses on producing 6000-series aluminum-magnesium-silicon alloy sheets for the US car market, Chief Executive Officer Hiroya...
Wheeler Industries, Inc. announces environmental benefits of aluminum alloy bearing products
Wheeler Industries, the country's leading aluminum bearings manufacturer, is helping companies achieve more reliable performance with lowered environmental impact by switching to Wheeler-manufactured aluminum fluid film bearings. The harmful lead and cadmium content contained in leaded-bronze and...
Chalco’s Jiaozuo Wanfang Aluminum to conduct related party transactions of aluminum alloy bar
Jiaozuo Wanfang Aluminum Manufacturing Co., a subsidiary of Aluminum Corporation of China (Chalco), will sell aluminum alloy bar to related parties between July and December, it told Shenzhen Stock Exchange today. Jiaozuo Wanfang Aluminum is expected to sell 1,560 tonnes of aluminum alloy bar with...
Constellium invests €15 million in new casthouse and extrusion line in Decin
Constellium N.V. announced today that it has finalized a €15 million investment in its site located in Decin, Czech Republic, to further its strategy of boosting production capacity of high-volume specialty alloy products to supply primarily the European automotive market. The investment includes a...
Zhongfu Industrial Co. to pay close watch to high-end market
China Aluminum Network Zhongfu Industrial’s board secretary Yangping said the company will pay close attention to the high-end market of aluminum and aluminum alloy plate/strip/foil, efforts to realize target product positioning of “ high alloy content, high surface quality and high size...
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. to curtail global aluminum alloy capacity
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. announces that it is curtailing its aluminum alloy capacity by 5,000 metric tons, or approximately 10% of global demand, to address current market conditions. As the largest global supplier of aluminum master alloys and grain refiners, AMG's decision to reduce...
Ye Chiu’s profit in 2013 fall 45.24% YoY as lower prices of aluminium cut margins
Ye Chiu Metal Recycling (China) Ltd.’s total profit fell 45.24% in the year 2013 from the last year as the prices of lower aluminium cut its gross margins. The largest producer of secondary aluminium in Asia made a total profit of 89.96 mn yuan ($15 million) per share in 2012, the company said...
Henan Mingtai obtains SGS Certification to make auto-use aluminium alloys
Henan Mingtai Aluminium Industrial Co. has obtained certification from SGS to produce the metal alloys used in automobiles. The certification ``marks the entrance to automotive supply industry of the company’s aluminium plates and strips, and ensures technical support for the company to expand...
Hydro agrees to sell aluminium casthouse in Hannover
Hydro has entered into a binding agreement to sell its special alloy aluminium casthouse in Hannover to IQ Industrial Holding S.à r.l. (Luxembourg), a private industrial holding group with operations across Europe. The Hannover casthouse is focused on special aluminium alloys, mainly hard alloys...
Alcoa continued its investment on value-add businesses in the first quarter
Alcoa continued to build out its value-add businesses in the first quarter by introducing innovative new products, investing in high-value expansions, and optimizing its rolling mill portfolio. Within Engineered Products and Solutions (EPS), the Company’s downstream business, Alcoa introduced the...
