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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Kobe Aluminum to expand Bowling Green project
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products LLC is expanding its operations in Bowling Green. The company plans to create 15 new, full-time jobs and invest $11 million in the construction of a new 39,000-s.f. building and the purchase of new equipment. Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products LLC, a joint venture...
Aleris to Increase Aluminum Supply to Audi China
Aleris today announced it has signed a contract with FAW-Volkswagen to provide aluminum for several Audi models to be produced in China. Aleris will supply aluminum for the Audi A3 Sportback and Sedan models to be produced in Foshan, in Guangdong Province, and the Audi Q5 produced in Changchun, in...
Novelis sure of a demand boom in Chinese Aluminum
Novelis Inc. is hoping that better-quality Chinese cars sold in greater numbers will lead to a demand boom for its aluminum. As auto makers world-wide increasingly replace steel with aluminum and its alloys to make a broader range of lighter, more fuel-efficient cars, Beijing is also pushing its...
Novelis Breaks Ground on First Aluminum Auto Sheet Plant in China
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, officially broke ground today on the company's first aluminum manufacturing plant in China. The $100 million investment is designed to meet the rapidly growing demand for rolled aluminum used in the design of a new generation of lighter,...
China domestic alloy ADC12 prices slip on weak demand
Offer prices for aluminum alloy ADC12 in China's domestic market inched down this week as a prolonged period of weak demand continued, local industry sources said Tuesday. Leading producer Sigma Metals kept its offers at Yuan 17,100/mt ($2,719/mt) ex-works Tuesday, unchanged from last Tuesday. Most...
I-CAR launches Aluminum-Intensive Vehicle Repairs course
I-CAR this week debuted its new live, interactive training course called Aluminum-Intensive Vehicle Repairs (ALI01). I-CAR said there is a large demand for aluminum repair training due to the increased use of higher-strength materials in vehicle designs. The organization’s new Aluminum-Intensive...
Tesla's All-Aluminum Model S Named Automobile Magazine's 'Car of the Year'
Alcoa today congratulated Tesla Motors on the Tesla Model S electric vehicle, an all-aluminum premium sedan, being named Automobile Magazine's 2013 Car of the Year. The body of Model S is a state-of-the-art, aluminum-intensive design and has won accolades across the industry. It accelerates from 0...
ARABAL to include discussion sessions on Auto Industry, Chinese Market, Environment and Recycling
The Arab International Aluminium Conference "Arabal" - hosted by Qatalum in Doha during the period from 20 to 22 November – is scheduled to include discussion sessions and present work papers on a number of key topics on the aluminium industry. The Preparatory Committee of ARABAL 2012 has announced...
Novelis VP for Global Automotive is bullish about aluminium's prospects in the automotive industry
Roland Harings, Vice President of Global Automotive for Novelis, is bullish about the prospects for aluminium in the automotive industry, telling Automotive World's Automotive Megatrends magazine that he expects "a significant step change in the use of aluminium in the body-in-white now for the...
Auto Lightweighting to Push Aluminum Companies’ Innovation
The tussle between the steel and aluminum industry over their respective places in supplying the automotive sector is far from over, but has only just begun. “However you want to measure it, the steel industry is roughly 9 times bigger than the aluminum industry,” said Richard Schultz, managing...
Aluminum Demand to increase due to Auto Industry
In an exclusive interview with MetalMiner at Aluminum Week in Chicago, Aluminum Association president Heidi Biggs Brock echoed the big point of the overall conference: that the automotive sector is truly driving aluminum demand: Automotive ‘Lightweighting’: Boon for Producers and Prices? From his...
Russian AK5M2 aluminum alloy hit by slowing Japanese car sales
Russia's AK5M2 secondary aluminum alloy exported to Japan have been hit by bleak automotive demand outlook for the first quarter of 2013, market sources said Monday. AK5M2 alloy, made by re-melting engine and other aluminum scrap, is used by Japanese secondary aluminum alloy smelters as feedstock...
Japan automakers' output cuts in China impact aluminum diecasters
Japanese diecasters have been hit by Japanese automakers being forced to cut production in China due to slowing sales triggered by geopolitical tensions, industry sources told Platts. Japan's largest automaker Toyota Motor's September car sales in China fell to 44,100 vehicles, from 75,200 vehicles...
Alcoa: Aluminum Oversupply And Weak Outlook Doesn't Make The Stock A Buy
Alcoa Inc (AA) continues to operate in a difficult environment. We have a neutral rating on the company, as we continue to see the aluminum market remaining oversupplied in the near future. There is little upside potential for aluminum prices given the supply and demand situation. However, we...
Aluminium demand to grow by 6pct in 2012-14
IMaCS, in its commentary on Indian aluminium industry said that over the medium term the sectors that are likely to drive the expected increase in demand include power, construction and automotives. India’s aluminium consumption increased 7% in 2011 to around 1.6 MT and at a 5 year CAGR of 8%. The...
Aluminium demand to grow by 6% in 2012-14
With the expectation of moderation in growth in India’s industrial production and real gross domestic product (GDP), demand for aluminium is likely to increase at an annual average growth rate of 6% during 2012-2014, says ICRA Management Consulting Services Ltd (IMaCS), a subsidiary of ICRA. IMaCS,...
Constellium Presents Novel Aluminium Technologies at 2012 Aluminium Trade Fair
Constellium presents the whole range of its aluminium technologies at the 2012 Aluminium trade fair from October 9 to 11 in Dusseldorf. This year's event central theme is "visions become reality" which is a great opportunity to highlight Constellium's innovative offer across the various markets it...
All aluminium body Mercedes SL500 roadster sheds weight to gain more power
At least the body panels were alloy, except for the roof, which was garden-variety steel. One night I encountered Skippy. As he bounded towards me, I pulled over and stopped. Phew, missed him. So the stupid bag of fleas jumped on my roof. I leapt out seething with rage and noticed two claw marks...
