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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Japan’s aluminium plates, sheets and strips export to reach US$1.14 bln in 2017
Japan’s export of aluminium rolled products is increasing year-on-year. Barring a dip in 2016, the average annual increase (in volume) has been around 14 per cent. The main category of aluminium rolled products i.e. plates, strips, and sheets which find a wide application in the foil packaging and...
Aleris’ newly opened automotive body sheet facility in Lewisport expected to boost its automotive volume
Aleris announced commissioning of its aluminium automotive body sheet production facility in Lewisport, Kentucky. The project with an investment of $400 million is designed by Aleris to meet growing North American automotive demand. Automotive industry is slowly shifting to aluminium from steel for...
LAUNCHED! AlCircle Special Focus on Aluminium Rolled Products Consumption in Auto Industry
After the success of Potline Failure: Case Studies & Observations and Raw Materials: CPC, CTP & Anode reports, AlCircle is back again with its third report! This time the comprehensive aluminium portal turns its focus from the upstream to the downstream vertical of the Aluminium value chain. The...
Novelis brings its high-formable advanced automotive aluminium alloy to North America
Novelis, the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, announced that after the successful application in Europe its Advanz™ 6HF - e/s200 aluminium alloy is now available in North America. This heat-treatable automotive alloy offers greater design flexibility because of its superior...
BECKER to use Vader Systems’ liquid 3D printer to produce automotive aluminium parts
Vader Systems, Buffalo, New York, USA, an innovator in liquid metal 3D printing that builds 3D metal printing machines for manufacturers and researchers, has announced the first commercial sale of its signature Mk1 3D printer to BECKER CAD-CAM-CAST. BECKER is a tier one supplier of engineered...
Awaiting LAUNCH! AlCircle’s New Report on Aluminium Rolled Products in Automotive Industry
Aluminium rolled products will soon outpace aluminium castings and extrusions as the largest used automotive aluminium product category, an extensive report by AlCircle reveals. The report titled- Growing Consumption of Aluminium Rolled Products in Automotive Industry 2017 , is awaiting launch...
MEA turns to domestically produced aluminium rolled products; import shrinks
Middle East and Africa region is logging significant growth riding the boom in oil as well as non-oil based business sectors. Recent data shows lightweight vehicle assembly in the region is slated to grow by 4.8% to almost 1.3 million units in 2017. Despite uncertainty and volatility in the...
Logan Aluminum will boost employment through secondary ingot casting and rolling mill expansions
Logan Aluminum has invested a total of than $400 million in expanding its product mix and facilities. The company opened the first phase of its expansion in October and broke ground for the second phase which together is expected to create about 250 jobs. Logan Aluminum has been producing aluminium...
EU Proposal for new CO2 emission targets misses opportunity to unlock potential of lightweighting cars
The European aluminium industry regrets that the Commission missed the opportunity to stop penalising lightweighting while it is essential for decarbonising mobility. The proposed regulation for post-2020 CO2 emission standards for cars and vans unfortunately still bases the targets on the mass of...
South Korea’s rolled aluminium product import to sustain growth supported by LV demand
Auto sales in South Korea's domestic market dropped in October on less business days, industry data showed last week. The number of car sales by five South Korean companies, including Hyundai, Kia, Renault Samsung, GM Korea and Ssangyong, totalled 112,729 in October, down 11 per cent from previous...
Trimet seeks partner for automobile aluminium products business
Trimet Aluminium is seeking a partner for its automobile aluminium products business. The automobile parts business has an annual production of about 13 million. Executive board member Thomas Reuther told Reuters that the company has annual sales of about 200 million euros ($232 million). “We are...
Trucks wearing aluminium accents getting ready to make debut in 2018
The year 2018 is shaping up to be a big year for truck lovers. All the new 2019 models are being readied to be unveiled sometime around next year. The Detroit auto show being the carmakers’ favourite platform for showcasing their new machines will definitely see a few of these launches. Company...
Japan to import US$414 million worth aluminium plates, sheets and strips in 2017
Japan is one of the top 3 car producing countries in the world. Some of the globally renowned car brands such as Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Daihatsu, Fuso, Hino, Mazda, and Lexus belong to the Japanese automotive industry. Auto parts manufacturing accounts for over 600,000 jobs in...
Kobe Steel’s aluminium do not breach safety standards, say 4 Japanese carmakers
Shortly after the submission by Kobe Steel that it had falsified data regarding aluminium and copper products, four Japanese automakers said Thursday that they found no safety issues with the aluminium parts supplied to them. This put at rest some concerns that the data falsification by the...
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation plans investment in Italian aluminium auto component maker
Tokyo’s Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) has announced plans to invest in the Italian automobile component manufacturer and seller CPC S.R.L. The decision can be seen as part of Mitsubishi Chemical’s efforts to strengthen business position in the U.S. and European markets. MCC subsidiary...
Trump administration may include steel & aluminium in NAFTA autos rules: sources
The Trump administration seeks to include steel, aluminium and other basic materials under North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) rules. The U.S. wishes to use NAFTA to boost these industries. The government wants to propose strict use of North American-made steel, aluminium, copper and...
Japan aluminium market jumps on Kobe Steel falsified data admission
Japanese steel and aluminium product manufacturer Kobe Steel’s admission of presenting falsified data on aluminium and copper product shipments boost the shares of Japanese aluminium companies. Shares of Daiki Aluminium Industry, UACJ and Molitec Steel, rose by 9.3 per cent, 7.3 per cent and 16 per...
Kobe Steel admits of presenting falsified data on aluminium and copper product shipments
Japanese steel and aluminium product manufacturer Kobe Steel admits through a statement that the company has put forward fabricated data to falsely present that aluminium and copper products met customer specifications. The company statement says that about 4 percent of the aluminium and copper...
