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...
Porsche's lightweight GT3 gets heavier, and that's the point
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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Wheels India starts production of cast aluminium wheels at its new facility
Wheels India has announced the commencement of cast aluminium wheels production at its new facility at Thervoy Kandigai. The company has also started to export these products the US market, said S Ram, Chairman of Wheels India while addressing shareholders at the 62nd AGM. He added that the demand...
UK’s leading salvage and vehicle recycling company SYNETIQ extracts more than 5200 tonnes of aluminium from recycled vehicles annually
The leading car salvage, dismantling and recycling company of Britain, SYNETIQ, has manifested it is an astute operator when it comes to recycling aluminium from its vehicles. Generally, SYNETIQ extracts more than 5200 tonnes of aluminium during the vehicle recycling process each year, which can...
Hydro’s Rackwitz recycling facility plans to increase use of post-consumer aluminium
Hydro announced that its Rackwitz recycling plant will expand into production of the innovative HyForge forge stock segment. The new plant will start operations by end of first quarter 2023. The expansions will increase the use of post-consumer aluminium to ensure market-leading sustainability...
Propulsion towards light-weight is obliged to grow driving the high usage of aluminium in all vehicles, says Sundaram-Clayton
The largest auto-components manufacturing and distribution group in India, TVS Group, which owns Sundaram-Clayton stated that the company is well-positioned to grasp emerging market opportunities in the rise of developments that will steer to higher aluminium usage in all types of vehicles. The...
Rheinmetall AG expects to secure 22 million euros worth aluminium pistons order; LOI signed with international carmaker
On Thursday, July 8, Rheinmetall AG has announced that it is expecting to bag a significant order of aluminium pistons from a renowned international carmaker. The German defense and automotive company has also said that it has already signed a letter of intent with the carmaker, and the order value...
Granges, Hydro collaborates to supply low-carbon aluminium offerings to the automotive market
The aluminium technology company, Gränges that drives the development of lighter, smarter and more sustainable aluminium products and solutions collaborates with Hydro, the Norwegian aluminium giant to supply low-carbon and circular aluminium offerings to the automotive market. In this new...
Austria: Research experts develop an aluminium alloy strong and easily malleable concurrently for usage in automotive industry
In the central part of Austria lies Leoben City, where research experts with a new heat treatment develop an aluminium alloy strong and easily malleable concurrently. This unique light material can therefore be utilized regularly in the automotive industry. The three vital requirements that auto...
India: Maruti Suzuki Toyotsu vehicle dismantling and recycling venture to propel from July 2021
Indian market leader in the four-wheeler automotive segment, Maruti Suzuki and the trading arm of Japanese auto giant Toyota Motors, Toyota Tsusho's vehicle dismantling and recycling joint venture which is labelled as Maruti Suzuki Toyotsu India Private Limited (MSTI), located in Noida, Uttar...
End User Weekly Recap: Fiat Automobiles to entirely move to electric vehicles by 2030; Audi adopts green aluminium wheels
From transport to packaging, developments have touched upon various sectors of the aluminium end-user this week. Let us take a look at each of them. According to report, Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. is planning to entirely move to electric vehicles by 2030. The Italian automotive giant also plans to...
European aluminium makers fear a demand drop as auto sales fall below pre-pandemic levels
European aluminium and aluminium alloy producers have been seeing a strong demand from carmakers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) until now in 2021. But some market participants fear a dip in demand as auto sales continue to run below pre-pandemic levels. They also forecast a significant...
Novelis Signs MoU with TSARI to promote low-carbon aluminium sheets in Chinese automotive market
Novelis’ Shanghai Customer Solution Center (CSC) has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Tsinghua University Suzhou Automotive Research Institute (TSARI) to to drive research and development of aluminium products and solutions to promote a low carbon, sustainable future....
HAI reveals €38 million investment for extrusion facility expansion at Ranshofen
The supplier of high-quality aluminium, Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI) reveals an investment volume of € 38 million towards the expansion of the extrusion facility in Ranshofen. HAI intends to root the investment by executing the operation of the 60 MN extrusion press at its facility at...
AMAG ships ASI certified sustainable aluminium to Audi plant in Neckarsulm
The leading Austrian manufacturer of premium quality aluminium cast and flat-rolled products, AMAG that supplies to highly diversified industries such as the automotive, aircraft, sports equipment, lighting, mechanical engineering, construction and packaging industries, has shipped the first...
China’s aluminium price rally leads to a dip in secondary aluminium operating rates by 0.25 percentage point in April 2021
In April 2021, operating rates at China's secondary aluminium producers stood at 41.35 per cent, inching down by 0.25 percentage point month-on-month but up by 17.92 percentage points year-on-year. Operating rates at large enterprises increased slightly as furnaces resumed normal operation from...
Rusal, Granges sign cooperation agreement on development of aluminium alloys for automotive applications
Rusal, the global leading aluminium producer have signed a cooperation agreement with Gränges AB, the leading global producer of rolled aluminium products for thermal management systems, speciality packaging and selected niche applications towards the development of aluminium alloys for automotive...
Montupet, GMD Eurocast secures France Relance plan towards investment for modernization
On 18 th May 2021, the French government released the names of the new winner of the France Relance plan, in the automotive and aeronautics sectors. Montupet and Eurocast are two new companies that will be able to benefit from this fund intended to encourage investment and modernization in these...
UACJ Corporation to invest in new manufacturing equipment to meet aluminium automotive components demand
UACJ Corporation has planned to invest about 3.6 billion yen (approximately 33.3 million US dollars) in new manufacturing equipment for two factories operated by its US-based subsidiary, UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries. The investment is likely to meet brisk demand for aluminium automotive...
Aluminium industry set to witness demand surge with the growth of domestic EV sector, says top executives of Indian Aluminium Industry
The aluminium industry is set to witness a demand surge with the growth prospects supplied by the domestic-grown electric vehicle sector, as this has been widespread news around the EV, which has shifted the spotlight on the conventional aluminium industry. Aluminium as a metal is not just the...
