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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Automakers using aluminium to shed the Pounds
Automakers are putting some of their best-selling vehicles on a diet in a race to meet strict new fuel-efficiency regulations that will kick in by the middle of the next decade. The trend has automakers introducing lighter vehicles and embarking on demonstration projects designed to carve hundreds...
Honda reveals new technology for joining steel and aluminum
Japan’s Honda Motor Corp. revealed on Monday that it has developed a new technology that will allow steel and aluminum to be joined together, and thus used in new applications in car manufacturing. One of the first places the technology will be put to use is in using aluminum for a car’s outer door...
Aluminum Near One-Month High as Car Sales Rise
Aluminum traded near a one-month high as demand prospects for the light metal improve amid advancing car sales and rising fuel costs. Aluminum for delivery in three months increased as much as 0.2 percent to $2,147 a metric ton on the London Metal Exchange and traded at $2,145.75 at 11:53 a.m. in...
Bonnell Aluminum Commits to Invest on Automotive aluminium industry
Bonnell Aluminum, a subsidiary of Tredegar Corporation (TG), announced that it will be investing $17 million over the next 12 months to fund an expansion project that will include the purchase of a new state-of-the-art aluminum extrusion line dedicated to serve the growing demand from automotive...
The latest Holden Commodore uses aluminium to keep weight in check
The wraps have come off the last-ever Australian-designed Holden Commodore. At a function in Melbourne on Sunday, Holden chairman and managing director Mike Devereux described the VF Commodore as “the most technologically advanced vehicle ever made in this country” and “the first step in defining...
Use of aluminum over steel in automotive sector brings respite to the aluminum producers
Carmakers are using record amounts of aluminum to replace heavier steel, providing relief to producers of the metal confronting excess supplies and depressed prices. Aluminum content in vehicles is rising about 5 percent a year and growth will accelerate in the next decade as drivers seek improved...
Aluminium attracts automotive industry in the GCC
Vehicle manufacturers are taking note of the Gulf’s cheap aluminium to replace heavier steel components. Since 2008, three aluminium smelters have started up in the GCC, and a fourth is currently being commissioned. Between them, the plants will have added more than 2.3 million tonnes a year of...
JLR highlights automotive aluminium
Dr Mark White, Chief Technical Specialist of Body Engineering at Jaguar Land Rover Product Development, was the invited speaker at a Parliamentary Breakfast Briefing on the last December. The Briefing was held by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Aluminium, Chaired by Albert Owen MP. Dr White...
China auto parts casting market seems bright
At present, the development of China casting industry was sluggish, but the development of other related industries were growing vigorously, which has provided a potential market demand for casting industry. Luo Baihui pointed out casting enterprises should expand key related industries, seek for...
North American International Auto Show to highlight Aluminum Trend in automobile
Those looking for tangible proof of automakers’ trending shift from steel to aluminum can look no further than this week’s North American International Auto Show, beginning today in Detroit. Major and independent manufacturers are displaying 2013 model vehicles at this week’s show, many showing the...
Aluminum is synonymous with economy in Electric cars
Aluminum structures are expensive and reserved for luxury cars. But in the case of electric cars, this overhead can lead to savings expenses. The equation is as follows: on an electric car, the battery is a very expensive and reducing vehicle weight, it is possible to use a smaller battery, and...
The new aluminium-clad Range Rover launched in Oman
Lighter, stronger and with new levels of refinement, the fourth generation Range Rover reinforced its position as the world’s most well-honed luxury SUV at the automotive division of Mohsin Haider Darwish’s (MHD) unveiling held at Barr al Jissah Resort & Spa last week. The evening’s guests were...
Japan's aluminum auto scrap dealers eye exports as local demand slows
Japanese aluminum auto shred scrap suppliers are eyeing exports as local demand has slowed on the back of falling car production since October, market sources said Tuesday. Spot inquiries for scrap aluminum exported from Japan to Asian countries rise at this time of the year as scrap yards close in...
Alcoa and Ma'aden Break Ground for Middle East's First Automotive Products Aluminum Rolling Mill
Alcoa and The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) today broke ground for construction of expanded rolling mill capabilities at their combined aluminum complex in Ras Al Khair, Saudi Arabia. The expanded capabilities will enable the facility to supply aluminum automotive, building and...
JLR plans automotive facility in Saudi Arabia, signs letter of intent
Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover today said it is considering setting up an automotive facility in Saudi Arabia for which it has signed a letter of intent with that country’s government. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Saudi Arabia’s National Industrial Clusters Development Programme (NICDP) will...
Cayman's aluminium and steel structure reduces weight by 47kg
Porsche has introduced a mixed aluminium-steel body-in-white construction to its latest generation Cayman sports car, reducing the structure's weight by 47kg. The new vehicle benefits from the use of die-cast aluminium, sheet aluminium, magnesium and high-strength steels and now weighs 1,320kg,...
Middle East to be top aluminium supplier for world needs: Experts
With the increasing use of aluminium in automotive industry (140 kg/car in 2011), over 16mt of new aluminium capacity is expected to hit the market by 2015. And after China, the Middle East will be the leading supplier for the growing world metal needs, experts speaking on the third day of “ARABAL...
Aluminium majors pin their hopes on the automotive industry in ARABAL 2012
The peculiar economics of China’s aluminium industry, and its effect on the global cost curve were highlights of the morning session of the final day of Arab International Aluminium Conference "ARABAL 2012. On the other hand, the discussions by the panelists indicate that aluminium majors are...
