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-intensive JLR lines up for 2016 Qatar Motor Show
Jaguar Land Rover MENA and its exclusive retailer partner in the State of Qatar, Alfardan Premier Motors Co., have confirmed their participation in the sixth edition of the Qatar Motor Show. Running from January 28th to February 1st 2016, the Qatar Motor Show will take place at the Doha Exhibition...
Jaguar's posh new aluminium rich XF to debut in SA next month
Jaguar's all new, second generation XF sedan will be launched in South Africa next month with a range of engine choices. The premium car maker says the 2-litre turbodiesel version will be the most efficient car in the midsize premium sedan class. Though the new XF’s general profile is very...
Sapa sees aluminium sales `bump' in bid to make cars lighter
Sapa AS, the maker of aluminium products, expects a “significant bump” in sales to automotive companies in North America as more of the metal is used in passenger cars and commercial vehicles. With all-aluminium-bodied products such as new electric car lines and increased adoption of aluminium by...
Alcoa's aerospace-technology aluminium wheel blanks used for Solomon Alsberg Audi wheel
Alcoa has extended the range of lightweight wheel forgings supplied to Solomon Alsberg for their exclusive high-performance alloy wheels. The aerospace-derived metallurgy of the Alcoa blanks allows Solomon Alsberg to create a wide range of ultra-stylish wheels that improve vehicle performance and...
2016 Detroit Auto Show: Ford unveils EcoBoost engine for aluminium-bodied F-150 Raptor
Ford Motor Co. announced at the 2016 Detroit auto show that it's adding the off-roading edition of the F-150 pickup truck - the F-150 Raptor - to its stable of aluminum-bodied pickups. That means all of Ford's North American pickups will be built with steel frames and aluminum bodies, something...
SEDCO presents Kaiser Aluminum with incentive for local facility expansion
The Sherman Economic Development Corporation (SEDCO) presented Kaiser Aluminum with a $232,000 cash grant to help offset the cost of a $5.8 million expansion. Kaiser Aluminum Corporation maintains 12 focused production facilities in North America and is a leading provider of automotive aluminum...
Chalco seeks extending aluminium value chain to downstream
Chalco is seeking to extend its value chain to downstream business against setbacks in aluminium segment after prices of the light metal sank to multi-year lows. Chalco will focus on manufacturing of aluminium semis used in transportation and construction sectors, mainly aluminium used in...
2018 Rolls-Royce range going aluminium; on-road testing begins
The first Rolls-Royce to be underpinned by an aluminium spaceframe platform will appear in 2018, the British luxury marque has confirmed. As revealed in February last year, that new model will come in the form of an SUV - or, as Rolls-Royce described it at the time, “a high-bodied car”. The new SUV...
Chinese auto market buoyancy fails to keep domestic aluminium demand afloat
Primary aluminium production curtailments plus rumours of imminent stockpiling of aluminium helped lift prices in December 2015. From an all-time time low of RMB9870/t hit in late November, the SHFE cash price has since rallied, and reached RMB11,200/t by the end of the year. At the start of 2016,...
Margins set to improve for auto component makers in 2016
Auto component makers including aluminium and aluminium alloy based die-cast component manufacturers may finally turn in a decent performance in the year to March. A few quarters ago, the industry was worried, given the prolonged auto slowdown in global markets, especially Europe and the US, and...
Aluminium intensive Range Rover Evoque Convertible to debut at 2016 Auto Expo
Tata-owned British carmaker, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), will showcase its Range Rover Evoque Convertible premium compact SUV at the upcoming 2016 Delhi Auto Expo. The car is expected to go on sale in India by the end of next year with its international launch date set for some time in spring 2016....
Registration opens for ISRI 2016 Convention and Exposition in Las Vegas
Registration is currently underway for ISRI2016 - the world’s largest annual gathering of scrap recycling professionals - to be held April 2-7, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The 2016 convention and exposition, produced by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc....
Ford pumps $1.3 billion more into aluminium pickups
Ford is betting big on its new aluminium-bodied F-150, which has been taking traditional business away from the steel industry. The Dearborn, Mich.-based automaker announced it was going to invest $1.3 billion in Kentucky to make the F-Series Super Duty. Ford will invest in an all-new body shop,...
China A356 aluminium alloy output rises in November on car market recovery
The 15 large Chinese A356 aluminium alloy producers reported higher operating rates and output in November, stimulated by recovering automobile market, SMM survey showed. The average operating rate at those surveyed was 61.67% and total output was 111,000 tonnes in November, both up from October....
Aluminium price recovery unlikely in 2016
Excess aluminium capacity continued to put downward pressure on prices in 2015. Prices are not expected to recover in 2016 as continued additions to capacity, particularly in China, contribute to a build-up of stocks, according to a report by Australian Dept of Industry Innovation and Science....
China’s aluminum demand to surge 34% in 2016-20 on growth in transport sector: CNIA
China’s aluminum consumption is expected to surge 34% in the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-20), on anticipated demand growth by the transport industry, a source with China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association said Wednesday. CNIA forecast China’s aluminum demand to reach a maximum 44 million...
SCRS releases presentations from 2015 OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit at SEMA
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has announced that the feature presentations delivered during the second annual OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit at last November’s SEMA Show are now available. The event, hosted by SCRS and held on Thursday, November 5th, put show attendees...
China aluminium consumption to peak in 2020, says CNMIA
State-backed China Securities Journal reported, the vice-president of one of the country's leading industry associations has prediced that aluminium consumption in China will peak in 2020 as new industrial uses drive growth. Chinese aluminium consumption will peak at 44 million tonnes (mt) a year,...
