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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Toyota Tsusho, Kobe Steel to build 6000-series aluminum plant in the US
Japan’s Kobe Steel will build an aluminum sheet rolling plant in the US with around 100,000 million tons per year capacity together with trading firm Toyota Tsusho, as it focuses on producing 6000-series aluminum-magnesium-silicon alloy sheets for the US car market, Chief Executive Officer Hiroya...
Steel and aluminium compete for auto space
The geographical shift in steelmaking capacity to emerging economies since the 70s has now picked up greater force in the automobile sector. In the global steel production of 1.607 billion tonnes (bt) in 2013, the share of Asia (1.08 bt) was 67.3 per cent, thanks largely to China, with output of...
Order awarded for new automotive line
Following a selection process, Hydro decided on BWG Bergwerk- und Walzwerk-Maschinenbau GmbH as general supplier for this part. BWG, headquartered in Duisburg, Germany, develops and designs process lines, machines and special constructions. Hydro has worked with BWG on previous projects. “We are...
India hoping for aluminum demand to bounce back
It may have plateaued in the last three years, but analysts are hoping that India’s aluminum demand will grow in the current fiscal year. Demand for aluminum in India is tied into growth in infrastructure, power facilities, consumer durables and automobiles. The country’s demand for aluminum has,...
Aluminum Ford F-150 remains on track, Hinrichs says
In response to Morgan Stanley’s concerns about potential delays, Ford Americas chief Joe Hinrichs said the new aluminum-bodied F-150 truck remains on track for its introduction later this year. Ford is retooling two factories to make the pickup, part of a plan this year to add 16 new models in...
Latest equipment and info on display at CARSTAR Aluminum Information Event
The use of aluminum in mass-market vehicles is becoming more widespread, and training for how to repair those vehicles is paramount. CARSTAR recently held an Aluminum Information Event at CARSTAR Vision Park in Hamilton, Ont. The session was attended by more than 50 CARSTAR owners, technicians, and...
Hydro to invest in advanced casting technology, targeting automotive industry
With the NOK 80 million investment in casting tables with Adjustable Flexible Moulds (AFM), and new liquid distribution systems, Hydro strengthens its position as a supplier of advanced sheet ingot. “This investment is strategically important, and fits very well with our strategy to high-grade our...
Aluminium sheet market on cusp of big growth
ALUMINIUM giants Alcoa and Novelis spent decades wooing Detroit’s vehicle makers to toss out their heavy steel vehicle bodies and overhaul their factories in order to mass produce vehicles made out of lighter aluminium. This year, with Ford Motor ’s launch of its new aluminium-intensive F-150...
“Delivering lightweight technologies to our customers at a good value is the main challenge faced by the automakers” … Craig Renneker, Chief Engineer – Component & Pre-Program, Transmission & Driveline Engineering, Ford
This year’s Global Automotive Lightweight Materials Initiative: Detroit 2014 will feature 20+ brand new case studies focusing on technical solutions for incorporating the materials & manufacturing techniques that are having the biggest impact on reducing the cost of mass produced lightweight...
Alcoa and Novelis gears up for the next competition in aluminum auto race
Novelis Inc and Alcoa Inc have spent decades wooing the Detroit’s automakers to throw their heavy steel vehicle bodies and renovate their factories for mass production of lighter aluminium vehicles. With the launch of Ford Motor Co’s F-150 Truck this year, the company is reaping the benefits of the...
Report sees 7 out of 10 pickups made from aluminum by 2025
The future looks good for aluminum as a material for American pickup trucks. Despite its obvious drawbacks - harder to repair than steel, requiring special techniques and tools, as well as incurring higher costs, Ford has still gone ahead and made as much of its new F-150 (pictured) out of the...
High strength cellular aluminium foam for the automotive industry
Aluminum foam is used for applications that require high level of energy and sound absorption characteristics. UiTM researchers have developed an innovative process to make high strength cellular aluminium foam with help from some salt. Aluminium foam exhibits unique properties when compared to its...
Automakers' use of aluminum will climb fivefold by 2020, Novelis says
Global aluminum-sheet use in auto bodies will climb fivefold by 2020 as carmakers seek lightweight materials to improve fuel economy, said Derek Prichett, a vice president of global recycling at aluminum supplier Novelis Inc. Sheet consumption will jump to 1.8 million metric tons from 350,000 tons...
Constellium invests €15 million in new casthouse and extrusion line in Decin
Constellium N.V. announced today that it has finalized a €15 million investment in its site located in Decin, Czech Republic, to further its strategy of boosting production capacity of high-volume specialty alloy products to supply primarily the European automotive market. The investment includes a...
Auto conference to address growing sector demand for aluminium
Leading figures from the British automotive industry will discuss the growing demand for aluminium amongst carmakers at a special conference in Birmingham this autumn. Until recently, aluminium has only been used in mechanical components in cars, with all-aluminium vehicle bodies being the preserve...
Ford builds lightweight family car
Luxury manufacturers such as BMW and Jaguar make extensive use of materials such as carbon fibre and aluminium in the structure of some new cars such as the i8 supercar and upcoming XE sedan. More affordable models, such as the Holden Commodore, have introduced some alumiunium panels to save weight...
Aluminum industry must think beyond cars for long-term growth, says demographer
A rapidly aging population means the aluminum industry needs to look beyond the high demand for lightweight cars if it wants to grow long into the future, a Canadian demographer said Tuesday. University of Toronto economics professor David Foot told an aluminum conference that spending patterns...
Constellium to showcase its innovative solutions at the Automotive Interiors Expo at Stuttgart
Constellium presents the whole range of its aluminium functional surfaces including the latest developed STAYBRIGHT® as well as the innovative 3D surfaces at the 2014 Automotive Interiors Expo from June 24 to 26 in Stuttgart, Germany. Constellium will as well take this opportunity to highlight its...
