Aluminium prices drift higher as September peak season operations recover amid low inventory
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 24,400 per tonne in the night session on September 7, reached a high of RMB 24,470 per tonne and a low of RMB 24,335 per tonne, and closed at RMB 24,450 per tonne, up 30 from the previous close, a gain of 0.12 per cent. Prices traded...
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...
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LME aluminum alloy stocks in S Korea drop 40% to 7,820 mt
Stocks of aluminum alloy ingot stored at the London Metal Exchange warehouse in Guangyang of South Korea have dropped to 7,820 mt on August 9, down 39.6% from 12,960 mt on July 9, according to recent LME data. The stocks have dropped mainly due to Japanese buying, fueled by the LME aluminum alloy...
Aluminum alloy spot prices gained Euro10/mt due to tight scrap supply
Aluminum alloy spot prices gained a further Eur10/mt ($12/mt) in Europe this week on tight summer supply and firm scrap prices. Secondary aluminum plants in France, Italy, Spain, parts of southern Germany and the UK are closed for summer turnarounds, making additional spot tonnes difficult to...
Aluminium parts formed from smaller particles
A research team from the University of Exeter, UK, has developed a method for making three-dimensional aluminium composite parts by mixing metal powders to form tiny particles. To carry out this new technique, the researchers use a laser to melt a mixture of powders, composed of aluminium and a...
China aluminum die-casting output rises continuously
With the development of global casting industry, the demands of castings also increased. Since many car makers use aluminium castings to replace ash iron castings these years stimulate the increasing demand of aluminum castings. China alumina and electrolytic aluminium prodution all rank first in...
Japan's June auto diecasting aluminum shipments rise 14%
Japan's shipments of secondary aluminum alloy for diecast automotive components in June were 39,654 mt, up 14% year on year amid stable automotive output, Japan Aluminum Alloy Refiners Association said Monday. The June shipments rose from May's 37,622 mt due to more operating days during the month....
Japan's Nikkei MC Aluminium ties up with India's Century Metal Recycling
Japan's Nikkei MC Aluminium (NMA) today made an entry into India's Rs 7,500 crore aluminium alloy market in a joint venture with domestic major Century Metal Recycling (CMR). "We will form a joint venture for setting up a plant for manufacturing aluminium alloy, used in automotive sector, at Bawal...
European secondary aluminum alloy offers forJapan pick up pace
Offers of European secondary aluminum alloy into Japan has picked up pace this week with the euro trading against the yen at a 10-year record low of Yen 94-95 Monday, Japanese traders said Tuesday. So far this week, one Spanish producer has offered ADC12 secondary aluminum alloy at $2,095/mt CFR...
Chinalco to fund aluminum extrusion project with Sapa Group
The Aluminum Corporation of China, commonly known as Chinalco, signed an agreement with a Swedish company in Beijing last year to fund a project in the Xipeng Aluminum Industrial Zone in the Jiulongpo district of Chongqing municipality. Sapa Group, a Swedish company that makes extruded aluminum...
Bombardier Honours Midas with Supplier of the Year Award
Midas Holdings Limited announced today that its Aluminium Alloy Division, Jilin Midas Aluminium Industries Co., Ltd has won the "Supplier of the Year Award" from Bombardier Transportation, the rail equipment manufacturing and servicing division of Bombardier Inc. Listed on the Toronto Stock...
Midas Holdings receives orders worth 139m renminbi from China
Midas Holdings Ltd's aluminium alloy unit, Jilin Midas Aluminium Industries Co Ltd, has received orders worth 139.3 million renminbi from China and international customers. In a statement today, Midas said the contracts included a 74.6 million renminbi metro contract from its joint-venture company,...
Research to develop aluminium alloys for lightweight vehicles
CIC marGUNE is coordinating a line of research in the Basque Country for developing aluminium alloys with enhanced properties. Aluminium alloys are the future of the automobile sector. Until recently and due to the high costs involved, they have been used solely in aeronautics and, in the case of...
Fast Auto Drive Imports Aluminium Alloy Extrusion from Italy
As the auto industry is striding towards lightweight technology, transmission products of automobiles are also stepping into lightweight stage. New transmission products developed by Fast possess obvious advantages in quality performance, energy conservation and environmental protection. In order...
Japan aluminum alloy prices slip due to cheaper European feedstock
The prices of ADC12 secondary aluminum alloy in Japan are softening on the back of cheaper scrap feedstock from European countries, putting downward pressure on ADC12 import prices, market sources said Tuesday. Japanese traders said domestic ADC12 prices had fallen this week, partly due to an...
Alloy Sheet of Wuhan Weihua Aluminium Listed as “Wuhan Famous Brand Product”
According to Wuhan Aluminium Industry Association, aluminium alloy sheet of Wuhan Weihua Aluminium Industry Co.,Ltd was listed as “2011 Wuhan Famous Brand Product”by Wuhan Municipal Quality Committee. Weihua Aluminium Industry Co.,Ltd is located in Changfu New City Industrial Park of Caidian...
Advanced Thermal Solutions offers high performance aluminum heat sink profiles
Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. now provides nearly 100 high performance heat sink profiles available in standard and bulk lengths. ATS will also provide these heat sinks in customer-designated lengths. Each of these sink profiles is made from a single extrusion, offering the most cost-effective...
Spot ADC12 aluminum alloy trade down ahead of summer holidays
Spot ADC12 aluminum alloy offers from Europe to Japanese buyers have decreased over the past two weeks ahead of the approaching summer holidays in Europe, Japanese buyer sources said Tuesday. European smelters have been active in the Japanese market in May, offering spot supplies $50-100/mt below...
Metal Recycling Co. Pleads Guilty of Failing to Report Emissions
A Minnesota company that recycles metal to make aluminum alloy pleaded guilty on Thursday in federal court for failing to report pollutant emissions to the EPA and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), the Department of Justice said. The plea agreement requires Spectro Alloys Corporation,...
Japan's Daiki Aluminium seeks cheaper production sites abroad
Japan's Daiki Aluminum is seeking cheaper production sites overseas following local car makers who have already been forced abroad by an increasingly strong yen, shrinking domestic output and competition from China and South East Asia. The country's largest aluminium alloy producer, which produces...
