Vedanta's ₹210b metals push targets India's EV and critical minerals demand
Vedanta is expanding aluminium, copper and other metals capacity as electric mobility and India's demand for critical minerals reshape the domestic materials market. Vedanta Group is putting INR 210 billion (USD 2.21 billion) into metals production and capacity through FY2026, building a broader...
CFMoto’s 2027 Ibex 800 E combines aluminium components with radar safety technology
CFMoto's 2027 Ibex 800 E combines an aluminium swingarm and forged aluminium pistons with radar-based safety technology, while starting at USD 9,799 in the US. The Ibex also comes with an 8-inch touchscreen, adjustable KYB suspension and several touring features as standard. The Ibex 800 E comes...
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Aluminium in demand as US stages recovery
The UAE's aluminium producers are reporting soaring demand as the United States returns to stronger growth. The price of the metal, which fell for much of last year, has risen 11.1 per cent since the start of the year to US$2,245 per tonne. Emirates Aluminium is expecting strong growth from the US...
Aluminium use in automotive enters ‘golden age’
Aluminium is entering a golden age in automotive use, delegates were told at a North American aluminium conference. Alcoa’s automotive marketing director Randall Scheps told delegates at the CRU North American Aluminum Trends Conference in Miami last week that aluminium use in auto body sheet is...
GIA comprehensive global report on Bauxite and Alumina markets
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Bauxite and Alumina markets. The global market for Bauxite and Alumina is forecast to reach 211.3 and 76.2 million metric tons, respectively, by the year 2017. With global economy on the growth path post recession, both production and...
UAE's Emal sales to U.S. to more than double in 2012
Emirates Aluminium (Emal), a joint venture between Abu Dhabi's Mubadala and Dubai Aluminium (Dubal), is looking to double its exports to the United States by the end of 2012 as demand from the automotive industry rises, it said on Wednesday. "The orders on our metals have increased because one of...
Lydall Product Innovation Wins 2012 AluFoil Trophy
The automotive products group of Lydall, Inc. LDL +0.33% announced today that its constrained layer damping (CLD) heat shield product won the 2012 AluFoil Trophy in the Technical Innovation category. "The European Aluminum Foil Association judges liked the simple, but effective use of aluminium to...
Alcoa expands aluminum capacity around globe
The expansion in progress at Alcoa Davenport Works is the company’s largest U.S. capital project currently, but it is just one of several projects launched by the aluminum manufacturer to increase it manufacturing capacity. Last week, Alcoa hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking of the $300 million...
Aluminium can drive Gulf car manufacturing industry
With cheap fuel and a host of aluminium producers, Gulf countries are being encouraged to build a car manufacturing sector to challenge the traditional global hubs. Industry executives believe the growing number of cars bought in the Gulf, coupled with low fuel costs and the huge aluminium smelters...
Aluminum manufacturer wins land bid
China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd, the world's second-largest manufacturer of aluminum extrusion products by volume, has won a bid for land use rights in Tianjin at a price of some 1.4 billion yuan ($222 million), the company announced Friday. The 50-year lease is for a 5.5 million square meter property...
Alcoa Expands Iowa Aluminum Plant Capacity to Meet Automotive Market’s Demand
Alcoa has celebrated a ground breaking ceremony to expand its Davenport Works facility located in Iowa in order to fulfill the automotive market’s growing demand for aluminum. Alcoa Davenport Works manufactures aluminum plates and sheets for use in a broad array of industries, including commercial...
Expert points at auto waste, wants industry to evolve disposal chain
Handling auto waste is emerging as a big issue and the automotive industry should create a ‘disposal chain', similar to supply chain, so that vehicles that ultimately turn into scrap bundles can be effectively disposed of, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, R. Chidambaram,...
Norsk Hydro : E-car in Paris with aluminium sheet from Hydro
The Pininfarina Bluecar, a product of the car design factory Pininfarina in collaboration with the French industry group Bolloré, was introduced at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. It's no longer a concept: In 2011, about 3,000 cars were produced. 3,000 Bluecars drive around the capital of France, with...
JTEKT plans $50M Morristown expansion
JTEKT Automotive Tennessee-Morristown, Inc. announced a $50 million investment Tuesday, that would create about 125 new jobs. The investment will expand JTEKT's existing die casting operation, and launch a new pump product technology by mid-2013. JTEKT says continuing recovery by the automotive...
JTEKT plans $50M Morristown expansion
JTEKT Automotive Tennessee-Morristown, Inc. announced a $50 million investment Tuesday, that would create about 125 new jobs. The investment will expand JTEKT's existing die casting operation, and launch a new pump product technology by mid-2013. JTEKT says continuing recovery by the automotive...
Expert points at auto waste, wants industry to evolve disposal chain
Handling auto waste is emerging as a big issue and the automotive industry should create a ‘disposal chain', similar to supply chain, so that vehicles that ultimately turn into scrap bundles can be effectively disposed of, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, R. Chidambaram,...
Aerospace demand helps Kaiser
Aerospace and automotive demand helped boost Kaiser Aluminum Corporation’s net income to $27M for the full year 2011 compared to $14M for the full year 2010. It expects this demand to remain robust both in 2012 and in the longer term, said its president Jack Hockema. Its revenue of $644M was an...
Furukawa Electric gets aluminum wire harness for two automobile models
Furukawa Electric secured new order to supply aluminum wire harness for domestic 2 vehicle models, which are launched in summer 2012 and spring 2013. The firm got new order after the firm won the first order for new model launched by Toyota Motor in January. Furukawa Electric has developed the...
Kentucky aluminum manufacturer to make larger wheels
Central Motor Wheel of America, a Kentucky aluminum wheel manufacturer, is embarking upon a $3.39 million project that will enable the company to make larger wheels for the automotive market, Bernie Polzin, its chairman and CEO, said Thursday. The company got a boost recently when the Kentucky...
Hydro Helps to Promote Aluminium Usage in Automobiles
Hydro's extrusion operation division employees are trying to promote the use of aluminum in vehicles. The initial part of the campaign known as "Jobs From Autos" is led by a production manager, Matthew Holbrook from the St.Augustine, Florida-based Hydro plant. Eight million Americans are dependent...
