Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has indicated Ottawa’s readiness to resume Canada-US trade talks and reach a deal with President Donald Trump, as the tariff debate continues to pressure deeply integrated supply chains. Tariff uncertainty could also pressure aluminium trade, costs, aluminium...
Porsche's 911 GT3 Bergsport swaps its lightest magnesium wheels for forged aluminium, proving that a few extra kilos can make sense when the road gets serious. There are few places where saving weight matters more than inside a Porsche 911 GT3. Yet for its new 911 GT3 Bergsport, Porsche has done...
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Ferrari is proving that the future of high-performance motoring does not belong to a single technology. Instead, the Italian marque is embracing two parallel paths – fully electric mobility and advanced hybrid performance. The fun part? It is being carried out while relying on lightweight materials...
Novelis, a globally prominent sustainable aluminium solutions provider and aluminium rolling and recycling firm, has officially announced the restart of its hot mill at its Oswego facility in New York. The earlier-than-expected recovery helped ease concerns over material shortages and production...
Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK has advanced its circular economy strategy by establishing a closed-loop aluminium recycling system at its Burnaston facility in Derbyshire, England. It has created what the company describes as a European-first process for recovering aluminium from end-of-life...
Europe exports roughly 1 million tonnes of aluminium scrap every year, enough material to potentially reduce the region's primary aluminium imports by nearly 24 per cent if retained and recycled domestically. Yet despite recycled aluminium production already catching up with primary output, the...
Kenda Americana Tire and Wheel, the American segment of the brand, has announced a major expansion of its trailer wheel portfolio. Expanding the aluminium wheel and the Dexstar range, the launch would reinforce Kenda’s presence across the recreational vehicle (RV) and trailer segments. The new...
Steel Strips Wheels has placed its aluminium wheel and aluminium knuckle project at the centre of its next growth phase, with construction and commissioning activities progressing at its Bhuj facility in Gujarat, India. The company is investing around INR 5 billion (USD 52.4 million) in the...
Aluminium rolled and extruded products manufacturer Constellium’s FY2025 chart pinned robust financial results, reinforced by firm demand across its packaging, aerospace and industrial product segments. The company reported notable gains in revenue, profitability and cash generation, improving...
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD says its new aluminium frame technology has reduced vehicle weight while improving structural performance in the Yangwang U8L SUV. According to the company, the frame is around 56 kg (more than 120 lbs.) lighter than a comparable steel structure and has passed a...
Giga-casting technology has rewritten the economics of automotive aluminium, but the deepest disruption is not in the press hall. It is in the alloy chemistry, the scrap loop, and the macroeconomic positioning of every foundry that supplies the automotive sector. After Part 1 which highlighted...
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD has unveiled engineering details behind the advanced one-piece aluminium frame used in its luxury SUV, the Yangwang U8L. The company disclosed that the development programme began in 2023 and involved building what is said to be China’s largest...
Tesla started it. BYD, Toyota, Volvo, Hyundai, NIO, and Xiaomi are racing to match it. The machines at the centre of this aluminium giga-casting revolution - some weighing 410 tonnes and injecting metal at pressures exceeding 1,500 bar-are making the conventional automotive die casting industry...
General Motors has once again recognised Bethel Automotive Safety Systems (WBTL) for its manufacturing standards, awarding the company the 2025 Supplier Quality Excellence Award for its aluminium chassis components. The distinction marks the fifth occasion since 2017 that the Tier 1 supplier has...
Restoration of the flood-affected plant of Novelis located in Sierre, Switzerland, by the Swedish-Swiss technology firm ABB, is an example of industrial resilience. Operations at the Swiss plant were restored within 60 days after sustaining severe weather damage from a flood, threatening the...
Part 2 of the interview with John Stokes, General Manager of IDRA Group, moves from identifying industry challenges to exploring practical solutions. While in Part 1 , Mr Stokes pointed to two major concerns of the European aluminium die casting industry, such as scrap leakage and weak data...
