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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Henkel introduces pretreatment process to increase aluminum use in vehicle manufacturing
Henkel Corporation's automotive group today announced the North American production debut of its BONDERITE Flex Process on the 2013 Ford F-150. The Flex Process, used on the body of the 2013 F-150, enables a significant increase in aluminum content on vehicles by replacing the traditional zinc...
Study shows aluminum's superiority over steel
A new study released today shows that an all-aluminum vehicle can shed more than 40 percent body mass, boosting fuel economy by 18 percent when combined with secondary mass savings and other design changes. The study helps explain why car and truck makers are shifting away from steel to aluminum,...
Revenue from auto sheet expected to surge to $580 million
Alcoa expects to more than triple its sales of aluminium sheet to automakers by 2015 as they reduce car weight by substituting it for steel in car bodies, an Alcoa executive said. Revenue from auto sheet - mainly used in car bodies - is expected to surge to $580 million by 2015 from $160 million...
Audi involved in setting standard for sustainable aluminum
AUDI AG is joining the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative to help develop a global standard for sustainable aluminum. As a pioneer in unitary aluminum car bodies, the company is taking the opportunity to influence the entire value chain of one of its most important materials—one of the objectives of...
Land Rover upbeat on all-aluminium model
LAND RoverSdn Bhd, a member of Sime Darby Group, aims to sell about 50 units of its all-new, all-aluminium 2013 Range Rover this year. Managing director Syed Mudzhar Syed Ali said the company is optimistic of achieving the target due to the encouraging response it has received so far. Speaking at a...
Aluminum makes headway with Autos
Tata Motors, owner of Jaguar Land Rover, has announced that all future Jaguars and Land Rovers will be aluminum-built. It can be a difficult material to form and weld, but Jaguar has developed the skills and machinery to do so. Now it’s confident enough to build Land Rovers and Range Rovers from...
Alcoa boosted by strong aluminum demand
Alcoa Inc. kicked off earnings season on Monday by reporting a larger first-quarter profit than analysts expected, helped by strong demand for aluminum used to make airplanes and automobiles. The company still sees demand for aluminum growing 7 per cent in 2013, with gains cutting across many...
Alcoa's latest tech further pushes aluminum into autos
Ahead of its first-quarter earnings release Monday, Alcoa unveiled its latest innovation in its bid to push aluminum across more of a vehicle's structure. Vehicles have long been the domain of steel, and that industry continues to create its own lighter-weight material for auto manufacturers...
Land Rover's next generation Defender goes aluminium
Land Rover’s next-generation Defender, due in 2015, will be safer, more efficient, easier to drive and potentially a lot lighter thanks to a sophisticated new aluminium platform. However, the next iteration of the iconic British off-roader will also be so distinctive, says Land Rover Design...
Gulf Extrusions awarded ISO/TS 16949 certification for its Dubai extrusion facility
Gulf Extrusions , a leading global manufacturer of extruded aluminum products, announced that it has attained the ISO/TS 16949 certification for its Dubai extrusion facility. Achieving this international certification for the automotive industry demonstrates the company's ongoing commitment to...
Chris Smith appointed as the plant manager of Novelis Oswego
Novelis, the world’s premier producer of rolled aluminum and the global leader in aluminum recycling, announced the appointment of Chris Smith as the new plant manager of its Oswego facility. A 28-year Novelis veteran, Smith’s most recent position was Global Director of Automotive Products at the...
Steel industry gears up to meet aluminium's entry in automobiles
The auto industry is under pressure to lighten its vehicles to reduce emissions and boost fuel economy. That’s a potential boon for aluminum producers and a possible bust for the steel industry. According to an article in Automotive News, high-strength steels will “likely…dominate in Europe” while...
Aleris International opens new aluminum mill in Belgium
Beachwood aluminum company, Aleris International, opened its biggest European expansion in years on Thursday, a $70 million plant in Duffel, Belgium. The new plant, which employs nearly 1,000 people, makes wide sheets of aluminum for the auto industry. Automakers can stamp out huge body panels from...
Hydro expands automotive capacity
After expansion, this annealing facility AL2 will be able to produce up to 50,000 metric tons of aluminium car body strip annually for a European market for aluminium car body components that is expected to boom by 15 to 20 per cent each year between 2011 and 2018. The AL2 line in Grevenbroich....
Aluminum Shines in Military Vehicle Showcased on "Jay Leno's Garage"
Aluminum played a star role this week in an episode of "Jay Leno's Garage" that featured the U.S. Army's rugged Fuel Efficient Ground Vehicle Demonstrator (FED). The FED sports a low weight aluminum structure, armoring, and underbody blast shield that will give troops an edge. Vehicle capability,...
Automobile aluminum electric wire production base set up in Thailand
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. and Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. have decided to set up a production base for automobile aluminum electric wires in Thailand. The two companies began mass production of wiring harnesses for automobiles using aluminum wires (aluminum harnesses) in 2010. Since...
AUDI AG joins aluminium stewardship initiative
AUDI AG is joining the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative to help develop a global standard for sustainable aluminum. As a pioneer of unitary aluminum car bodies, the company is taking the opportunity to influence the entire value chain of one of its most important materials – one of the objectives...
Automakers switching to aluminium alloy wheel hubs
More and more automobile owners prefer aluminium alloy wheel hub for its appearance, comfort and safety. At present almost all the new types use aluminium alloy wheel hubs. And there are more owners who changed their old type wheel hubs to aluminium hubs. The basic material of aluminium hubs is...
