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 is on average 20pct to 40pct lighter than steel
Aluminium is on average 20% to 40% lighter than steel, depending on the product, and can be made equally strong and crash worthy but at about 3 times the cost per ton. With the exception of high end automobiles where price sensitivity is less important, steel is the standard for car bodies and...
Aluminum Is No Lightweight
Most metals already have claimed dominance in their respective areas of popular usage. Aluminum's light weight has made it the top material for airplane bodies.However, continuous innovation by metal producers has widened the range of potential uses for many metal products. Further, a divergence in...
Aluminum engines for Tata cars
Tata Motors is planning to take the aluminum route to woo the price-conscious Indian consumer. At a time when the sales of its products are falling faster than the industry average, the company is working on lightweight all-aluminum engines for its passenger car offerings, which are lighter than...
Breaking New Paths in Indo-German Knowledge Partnership in Automobile industry
International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI) Hyderabad of India and the Fraunhofer Society of Germany has signed a path breaking cooperative R&D agreement in the field of automotive technologies. This partnership is a result of the dialogue between the Indian...
Automotive Demand For Lightweight Aluminum will improve Alcoa market
The automotive sector is moving toward lighter materials for production in order to reduce vehicle weights and improve fuel efficiency and Alcoa is bullish on aluminum demand going forward. Alcoa is the world leader in the production and management of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and...
Aluminum in Cars At All-Time High – Alcoa, Novelis Taking It To The Bank, Part One
The future for aluminum demand is looking pretty nice and shiny.Alcoa is certainly betting on higher long-term auto demand, contrary to what some of the auto sector bears are predicting, by expanding an aluminum plant in Iowa. The expansion wouldn’t be complete until 2013, which goes to show...
Alcoa to spend $300 mln at Iowa plant for auto mart
Alcoa Inc. said, on Thursday, it will spend about $300 million to expand its Davenport, Iowa rolled products plant in order to meet rising demand from the automotive market. The Pittsburgh-based aluminum producer said in a press release that the project will add 150 new permanent jobs in Davenport...
Delphi Aluminum Cable: The Right, Light Choice for Automotive Primary, Intermediate and Battery Wiring
With copper costs continuing to rise, Delphi Automotive is introducing an Aluminum Cable that performs comparably to traditional copper core cable without the added cost. The technology, which is also lighter than copper cable, is now in production and will be introduced on 2012 model year...
Aluminum use to double
The use of aluminum by the automotive industry should more than double in four years. The rate is such that in four years we will just have more than 100 per cent growth. The transportation industry accounts for about 26 per cent of aluminum consumption, according to the London Metal Exchange....
Novelis Chosen as Supplier of Aluminum Sheet for All-New Range Rover Evoque
Global leader in Aluminium automotive sheet,Novelis, announced today that it has been selected as the sole supplier of aluminum sheet for the all-new Range Rover Evoque, the lightest and most fuel-efficient Range Rover model ever. The first Evoque rolled off the assembly line in Liverpool on July...
Novelis: Aluminium demand may double over next 4 years
Global demand for aluminum will grow by 25% per year over the next four years, according to the forecast by Novelis Inc. The demand for this metal will increase significantly due to automobile manufacturers, that are already using more aluminum in producing motor cars because of a combination of...
Aluminum Threatens to Overtake Steel in Auto Production
By 2012 the use of aluminum in automobiles could reach record highs, the Aluminum Association reports. The organization cited a Ducker Worldwide survey that shows North American automakers will increase their use of aluminum 53% to 500 pounds by 2025. Fuel-economy standards in the United States are...
Novelis Expands Presence in Asia with Opening of Shanghai Office, Appoints Managing Director, Novelis China
Novelis, the world’s largest producer of rolled aluminum, today announced the opening of a new office in the Shanghai World Financial Center to expand the company’s presence in Asia. To lead the company’s business development in China, Novelis has appointed James Liu as Managing Director, Novelis...
Peugeot eyes partnerships to boost aluminium use
Car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen is considering partnerships with aluminium suppliers as it tries to produce lighter vehicles, its top executive said? Aluminium could potentially allow the bulk of a 200 kilo cut in vehicle weight being targeted by Peugeot but relatively high costs for the metal were a...
Nanshan Aluminum Will Soon Finish Aluminum Extrusion Production Line
It is reported that Shandong Nanshan Aluminum plans to finish the construction of aluminum extrusion production line before December, which is located in Indiana, America. This production line is expected to be put into production in February next year. These equipments value $0.1 billion and will...
Auto Aluminum Usage Hits All-Time High, Expected to Aggressively Accelerate
Automakers are accelerating their shift to aluminum away from other materials for new car and light truck construction, as they seek to safely and cost-effectively lower the weight of vehicles according to a new survey of North American automakers conducted by Ducker Worldwide. The survey of...
Global and China Automotive Aluminum Wheel Industry Report, 2010-2011 - new market research report
In 2010, the global aluminum wheel output reached about 200 million, up 25.9% from 159 million in 2009. It is expected that the output in 2011 will be 216.6 million, up 8.3%. China's aluminum wheel output surged by 52% from 65.6 million in 2009 to 99.80 million. The aluminum wheel output of the...
Aluminum: A Global Strategic Business Report
The worldwide aluminum market is expected to reach 52 million tons by the year 2015. Factors for this growth will include enhanced consumption from China and India, and the rising use of the metal in the automotive and packaging sectors. The economic recession severely impacted the world aluminum...
