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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Novelis celebrates commissioning of $120 mln automotive finishing line
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today celebrated the commissioning of its third state-of-the-art automotive finishing line in Oswego, N.Y. Installed to support the production of stronger, lighter and safer vehicles, the line represents Novelis' latest investment of $120...
Scrapping policy to boost metal recycling in India
Ready with a new scrapping policy that will provide incentives for surrendering old polluting vehicles, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said it will boost the automobile industry turnover over four-times to INR 20 lakh crore in the next five years. More so, the policy will also sow the seeds for...
Automotive alloy market to be worth $177.47 bln by 2021
The global alloy market for automotives is projected to grow at a CAGR of 7.69 per cent from 2016 to 2021, to reach a market size of USD 177.47 billion by 2021, according to a recently published market research report. The report segmented the alloy market for automotives by the alloy type (steel,...
“Aluminium has become the material of choice for automotive OEMs, which are transitioning from steel to aluminium” Peter Basten, VP, Strategy and Business Development at Constellium
Constellium is a global leader in manufacturing innovative value-added aluminium products for a broad scope of applications dedicated primarily to the aerospace, automotive and packaging markets. In an email interview with AlCircle, Peter Basten, Vice President Strategy and Business Planning at...
Jaguar F-Pace featuring aluminium architecture launched in Bahrain
Euro Motors Jaguar Land Rover, the exclusive distributor of Jaguar vehicles in Bahrain, has launched Jaguar F-Pace with an exclusive aluminium architecture, the British automaker's first SUV, in the kingdom on May 9. The launch event was attended by British Ambassador to Bahrain Simon Martin, Euro...
Kobe Steel to build aluminium extrusion and fabrication plant in Kentucky, USA
Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that it will manufacture and sell aluminium extrusions for the automotive sector in the United States. The new business will operate through a company called Kobelco Aluminium Products & Extrusions Inc. in Bowling Green, Kentucky. KPEX will make bumper materials for cars...
Vehicle weight savings of 220lbs gives Cadillac customers better vehicle performance
Novelis, the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, today announced its aluminium is used in the new 2016 Cadillac CT6 body. The new mixed material vehicle construction featured in the Cadillac CT6 represents a first of its kind for General Motors (GM) in North America and China. In North...
4th Automotive Lightweight Supply-Chain Symposium will lead up to DIECATING CHINA EXHIBITIONS in Shanghai
The 4th Automotive Lightweight Supply-Chain Symposium will be kicked off on the 11th of July 2016 in the days leading up to the DIECATING CHINA EXHIBITIONS in Shanghai, China. Different from other Chinese Lightweighting conferences, the AluMag Symposium focuses on supplier development, process and...
Qiantu Motor K50 electric sports car with an aluminium frame debuts in China
Auto China motor show in Beijing was full of electric cars this year. One of the most conspicuous was the Qiantu Motor K50, a pure electric sports car with an aluminium frame and carbon fiber body, which is based on the earlier prototype shown in Shanghai in 2015. The Qiantu K50 with a formidable...
Ford recycles 20 million pounds of aluminium a month
<p>Ford recycles as much as 20 million pounds of aluminium stamping scrap per month using the closed-loop system at Dearborn Truck Plant which builds F-150.<br /><br /> That is the equivalent of more than 30,000 F-150 bodies in the largest configuration – a SuperCrew body including doors,...
Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S gets an aluminium subframe on front axle
The Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S has shed weight thanks to the use of aluminium in many of its core components. At 306bhp and with 280lb ft of torque, the most powerful GTI ever produced has set a new front-wheel drive Nürburgring lap record, with a time of 7:49:21. The all new Clubsport S is...
Japanese firms ramping up automotive aluminium offerings
Two major Japanese metals companies are planning to expand their aluminium offerings to take advantage of the emerging trend in consumer vehicle lightweighting for improved fuel efficiency. Kobe Steel is planning to spend approximately US$93 million to assemble aluminium plants in the United States...
Ford recycling creates 30,000 F-150 bodies worth of aluminium every month
A recent publication on the consumption of aluminium by auto industry showed that Ford produces about 20 million pounds (9 million kg) of aluminium stamping scrap per month, which is recycled as a part of the company's closed loop recycling system and goes on to provide parts for the F-150. Opting...
Jaguar XE's recycled aluminium body saves 500,000 tons of pollution
A recent auto industry study revelaed that Jaguar has saved 500,000 tons of greenhouse gas pollution through the use of recycled aluminium in its XE. The Coventry-based car maker has been using a closed-loop aluminium recycling process to construct the XE’s bodyshell, and says that after 12 months...
Sapa delivers record results in first quarter
Sapa has delivered the strongest first quarter since the company was established in 2013. The demand for lighter cars in both North America and Europe, resulting in aluminium substitution in the automotive industry, is contributing positively. Owners Orkla and Hydro reported to the financial...
Aluminium-bodied Jaguar XF L unveiled at Beijing Motor Show
Jaguar took the wraps off an extended version of the aluminium-bodied XF at the 2016 Beijing Motor Show, with 140mm added to the wheelbase giving rear passengers 157mm more legroom and 116mm more kneeroom. According to Jaguar, 90 per cent of executive saloon cars are bought in China in long...
Second-generation Audi TT RS gets an aluminium engine block
Audi TT RS enters the second generation. The newly launched offering from the luxury car brand which is all set to make its world premiere at the Beijing motor show in both Coupe and Roadster forms, sees the same 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbo engine concept, but with a revamped engine block now...
Global automotive lightweight material market to grow at 14% CAGR during 2016 - 2022
According to a recently published market research report, the global automotive lightweight material market (includes components made from downstream aluminium and high-grade aluminium alloy) was estimated at $77.1 billion in 2015, and it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.0 per cent during 2016 -...
