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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Aleris Breaks Ground on $350 Million Automotive Expansion in Lewisport, Kentucky
Aleris today broke ground on an expansion of its facility in Lewisport, Kentucky. The company is investing $350 million to equip the facility with additional heat treatment and finishing capabilities to produce wide aluminum auto body sheet for the automotive industry. The investment positions...
Next-generation Wrangler will get an aluminum body
The next-generation Jeep Wrangler will feature an aluminum body to save weight, and will remain a body-on-frame vehicle, sources say. Because Chrysler won't make the switch to unibody construction, Wrangler assembly will probably stay in Toledo. And that means the company will likely produce more...
Sapa shows year-on-year improvement in third quarter
Sapa’s underlying financial results in the third quarter were lower than in the previous quarter, partly due to seasonally lower sales volumes in Europe, but were considerably higher than in the third quarter of last year. Sapa had underlying EBIT of NOK 201 million in the third quarter (NOK 350...
New Jaguar XE car pioneers with 50% recycled content aluminium
Jaguar’s new XE car is using a new aluminium alloy that means 50 per cent of the body is made from recycled aluminium. Funding for the development of the new alloy came from Innovate UK (the new name for the Technology Strategy Board) in 2007 when it provided 69 per cent of the £2 million total...
Recycled aluminium innovation supports circular economy
Continuing its support of cutting edge technology, Innovate UK (the new name for the Technology Strategy Board), has played a key role in enabling Jaguar Land Rover to develop a new aluminium alloy, which means that up to 50% of the body of the new Jaguar XE is made from recycled aluminium. This...
Ford is hiring 850 workers to help build aluminium F-150 pickup
Ford Motor Co., on a hiring spree in advance of next year’s labour contract negotiations, said it’s adding 850 workers at its Dearborn, Michigan, manufacturing site to help make the new aluminium-bodied F-150 pickup. “These new jobs will help meet anticipated customer demand,” Joe Hinrichs, Ford’s...
Growth in transport drives demand
New data from the European Aluminium Association (EAA) predicts a bright future for aluminium in the European market, driven primarily by thriving demand for its applications in transport. End-use demand for aluminium in Europe will almost double in the coming decades, from 12 million tonnes per...
The high repair costs may dampen the benefits of aluminum-bodied vehicles
The shift in the core material of the Ford Motor’s new F-150 will definitely make the car lighter and more fuel efficient but this sudden shift could mean higher repair costs for the vehicle and others like it. The new pick up will be using lightweight aluminium instead of steel which means that...
Alcoa’s results light up Hindalco
Shares of aluminium major Hindalco were up 5 per cent on Thursday, after a stellar performance from its global peer, Alcoa, during the September quarter. During the latest quarter, Alcoa’s income increased six-fold year-on-year, on the back of improved prices and lower input costs. Average...
Morgan Stanley releases its aluminium predictions for coming year
The increasing use of aluminium in the automobile industry and continued rationed production has led Morgan Stanley to predict a higher aluminium price for the next year, up by 8 percent. In a recent report, Joel Crane suggested that in 2015 the industrial metal will rise to $2,072/mt, while the...
Hydro takes a stand at the Aluminium 2014 fair
More than 950 exhibitors from 50 nations are taking part in this week's Aluminium 2014 World Trade Fair & Conference, which is expected to attract around 25,000 visitors. “Lightweight, corrosion-resistant and infinitely recyclable, aluminium is becoming an increasingly important building block of...
Constellium showcases its portfolio at ALUMINIUM 2014
Constellium N.V. exhibits today at ALUMINIUM 2014 tradeshow its global portfolio of advanced solutions, maximizing the potential of aluminium for a broad range of applications. Constellium is leveraging its first-class R&D capabilities and competencies to meet high-level expectations of its...
Jeep Wrangler's shift to aluminum could see production leave Toledo
The Jeep Wrangler may be a timeless design, but sooner or later, time will run out and Chrysler will have to replace it with a newer model more friendly towards the earth it's designed to traverse. That will, it seems, mean a shift to aluminum construction (whether just for the body or for the...
Toyota to start using aluminum in high-volume production as of 2016
Aluminum is now starting to be seen as a viable alternative to conventional steel for the construction of automobiles. While there are manufacturers that already use a lot of it in their cars, there are others that are just starting out, like Toyota. The Japanese automaker will start using it too...
GM won't follow aluminum strategy in future cars
General Motors Co. won't follow rival Ford Motor Co. in betting on aluminum vehicles, but instead will use a mix of aluminum, high-strength steel, magnesium and carbon fiber to cut the weight of future models, including its luxury sedans and pickup trucks, the auto maker's product development chief...
Next Jeep Wrangler body may be made from aluminium
The next-generation Jeep Wrangler may be built from aluminium rather than steel in a move that would shift its production away from the Toledo plant in the U.S. state of Ohio, the head of parent Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) said on Thursday. Speaking at the Paris auto show, Chief Executive...
2016 Lexus RX SUV Facelift loses weight with aluminium
Not too long ago, we learned that Jeep is applying aluminium on their vehicles to make them lighter, thus improving performance and efficiency. Now, we have received word that the Lexus is planning to do the same for the upcoming RX SUV facelift. The Japanese luxury carmaker will be utilizing...
Afsa claims local South African aluminium industry looks promising in future
The Aluminium Federation of South Africa (Afsa) is the body representing the country’s aluminium industry and according to them, in the next 5 years the local demand for rolled aluminium products will double and create new job opportunities in the industry as well. Aluminium is increasingly...
