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...
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have advanced the use of DuAlumin-3D for high-temperature automotive components, opening new possibilities for stronger, lighter 3D-printed aluminium parts in engines and beyond. Aluminium has long been attractive for automotive components because it...
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Yunnan Aluminium Co., Ltd. and Volvo Cars (Asia-Pacific) Investment Holding Co., Ltd. have reportedly inked a memorandum of cooperation on the sustainable aluminium value chain. On November 28, the companies signed the contract at the first China International Supply Chain Promotion Expo in the...
In a strive to make its production chain sustainable, BMW Brilliance recently took a significant step by signing memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Henan Shenhuo Group Co., Ltd. and Shuaiyichi New Materials Group Co., Ltd. These memorandums emphasise the importance of green electrolytic...
Bulgari, the renowned Italian luxury brand, is all set to unveil its latest creation, the Bulgari Vision Gran Turismo concept car and BVLGARI Aluminium x Gran Turismo special edition watches on 3 December. The collaboration between Bulgari and Gran Turismo has created a buzz in the automotive...
Nissan launched the EV36Zero EV hub in 2011 with a planned future investment of £ 1.12 billion to materialise the UK's first battery-producing gigafactory. In a recent development, the company also pledged £ 52 million in investment for its Sunderland facility to incorporate the use of recycled...
Orxa Energies has recently unleashed its electric motorcycle, Mantis, on the road. It has been six years since the company unveiled the look of the first prototype. With an aerospace-grade aluminium structure, the E-bike is extraordinarily lightweight and agile. Aluminium is widely used in the...
The signing ceremony for the lightweight auto parts manufacturing base project was conducted on November 14 between Wangjiang Economic Development Zone and Anhui Guleichi Circular Economy Industrial Park Co., Ltd. The first stage primarily involves the production of aluminium ingots, aluminium...
Recycling of end-of-life materials is gaining utter importance in the automobile sector. The primary reasons behind this can be traced back to the fact that the automotive industry is quite raw material intensive. Moreover, once out of the production house and running on the streets, any vehicle...
In a momentous development, Idra Srl, a key player in the automotive manufacturing sector, is elated to declare a remarkable achievement in its pursuit of innovation and sustainability. The company has secured a prestigious agreement with Volvo to deploy two 9000-tonne Giga Press machines at a...
Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) has extended its partnership with luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). Ma’aden's aluminium rolling mill has been supplying JLR with aluminium sheets since 2016, exporting over 100,000 tonnes of high-quality aluminium sheets for use in JLR luxury...
The Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer Toyota's pursuit of closing the gap with Tesla in the emerging era of electric vehicles is unfolding on the traditional battleground of the automotive industry, the assembly line. It is a manufacturing process in which a combination of machines...
Baowu Aluminium Company collected a batch of ABS car plate orders from a local independent brand automobile leading engine manufacturing in the fall of 2023. Looking back on the cooperation between Baowu Aluminium and the automobile main engine factory, it can be said that the automobile main...
On October 18, 2023, PipeHawk PLC announced that its subsidiary, QM Systems Ltd, had secured a contract with JVM Castings Ltd. This contract involves designing, manufacturing, and supplying a suite of automated systems for inserting and assembling self-piercing and clinch nuts into various...
Aluminium is one of the fundamental raw materials used in the transportation sector, and we have previously seen how luxury car makers have encouraged the use of this non-ferrous lightweight metal in creating their designer cars. Last week, fortunate car enthusiasts became the first to see the new...
The aluminium end-user sector has seen significant developments this week, with SIG, a Swiss company specializing in aseptic packaging, investing €8.4 million to expand its carton packaging facility in Campo Largo, Brazil. The latest expansion will increase the facility's annual production capacity...
The Indian aluminium alloy ingot market has witnessed a price decline in recent weeks. However, there is some positive news to report. Raw material availability has increased, and there has been a drop in LME futures contracts, which has resulted in a w-o-w US$30-40 per tonne price decline....
Rosmerta Technologies, a prominent player in the HSRP industry, has inaugurated the Rosmerta Recycling facility, a vehicle scrapping center in Manesar, Haryana, to dismantle and recycle post-consumer vehicle scraps like aluminium, copper wires and tyres. This sustainable move will bring positive...
The rising need for sustainability in the energy-intensive automotive sector has instigated leading mobility giants to transform their flagship manufacturing processes. Major companies like Ford, Mercedes, Toyota, Tesla, and Nissan are very skilfully incorporating recycled aluminium or low-carbon...
On October 10, Alro Group, a Romanian aluminium producer, announced plans to invest 15 million euros ($15.9 million) in three projects to curb its ecological impact and increase competitiveness. Among these projects is installing a 1,500 KW photovoltaic (PV) power station in Alro's parking areas to...
