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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South Africa’s aluminium industry recovering slowly
Growth in South Africa’s aluminium industry has recovered slowly since the 2008/9 economic crisis, but volumes have not yet returned to pre-2008 levels, highlights Aluminium Federation of South Africa (Afsa) executive director Mark Krieg. He states that certain industries that are supplied by the...
Aluminum Alloy Ingot Price shows Limited Growth possibility
According to the research results that aluminum alloy price was increased slightly in East China, Southern China and southwest, market supply volume increased also, weak consumption limited the growth space. It is learned that newly added output in some large manufacturers in East China was put...
Aluminum Association Discusses New ATG-Funded Study
A new study out confirmed that reducing vehicle weight with aluminum is the best overall enabler for significant efficiency increases. According to a release, the report specifically shows that achieving new higher fuel economy standards in the 50+ MPG range is possible by combining a range of...
Carmakers slowly substituting steel with aluminium
At last week's Paris motor show, carmakers are showing a multitude of materials that could one day challenge steel's omnipresence in the structure of vehicles. New regulations requiring carmakers to save fuel and reduce carbon dioxide emissions have compelled the industry to experiment with lighter...
2013 Jaguar F-Type sports the most advanced lightweight aluminum structure
As the F- Type debuts, Jaguar had broken new ground to achieve its goals. The F-Type is built around the most advanced, rigid and lightweight aluminum architecture to date. This meets the car’s two goals of low mass and extreme rigidity. AC300, a 6000-series aluminum alloy, was specifically...
GM to use new aluminum welding technology to increase fuel efficiency
In an effort to improve the fuel efficiency of its vehicles, General Motors Co. plans to use a new aluminum welding technology "more extensively" starting next year. According to the Detroit-based automaker, the resistance spot welding process, which GM says is an industry-first, is expected to...
Bodine Aluminum, a Toyota subsidiary forges ahead in Troy and St. Louis
The foreign-made cars in the parking lot offer one hint how Bodine Aluminum differs from the remainder of a regional automobile manufacturing sector once dominated by Big Three domestic production. Other clues, less evident, include the absence of layoffs at Bodine during the recession, an...
Honda develops new technology to weld steel and aluminum together
Although some engineers have had success in spot welding steel and aluminum together, it has largely been considered impossible to achieve reliable, continuous welds directly between the two dissimilar metals. That changed last Thursday, however, when Honda Motor Company announced that it has...
Japan's auto aluminum extruders seeking overseas buyers to boost output
Japanese producers of aluminum extrusion for automotive components were seeking buyers in overseas markets so that they will be able to maintain their output levels, mill sources said Friday. In July, production hit a high last seen in October 2008. Japan's 69 rolling plants produced 12,536 mt of...
Sumitomo Electric to sell aluminium based auto harnesses
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd, the world’s second-largest maker of wire harnesses in cars, is preparing to start selling an aluminum-based product that may help the company vie for the lead in the market. “We’re near the point where the quality is high enough and we can make final safety...
Jaguar Land Rover launched world's first aluminium SUV
Jaguar Land Rover has launched the world’sfirst all-aluminium body SUV as a result of extensive research and developmentinto aluminium manufacturing technology. The luxurious fourth-generation RangeRover vehicle will be manufactured in a new state-of-the-art plant at Solihull- the largest factory...
Aluminium Recycling: An Interview With John Gardner
John Gardner, chief sustainability officer for Novelis, talks to azocleantech.com about the increase in aluminium recycling and how recycled aluminium can be used in the beverage and automotive industries. GT: Could you please give a brief overview of Novelis? JG: Novelis is the world’s largest...
Novelis targets 50% recycled content by 2015
Novelis, the overseas subsidiary of aluminium maker Hindalco, is betting big and moving fast on recycled content. The company is targeting to reach 50% of its production through recycled aluminium material, or scrap, by 2015. This will help the company in taking advantage of the price arbitrage...
Jaguar Land Rover opts for Novelis recycled aluminium
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has selected rolled aluminium producer, Novelis, as its sole supplier of automotive aluminium sheet products in a multi-year agreement. As part of the company’s sustainable growth strategy, JLR has chosen Novelis to recover all aluminium scrap and create a tight recycling...
The profile of UAE aluminium sector will be presented by Dubal and Emal at Aluminium 2012
In support of the region's strategic ambitions to grow product sales in Europe, the UAE's primary aluminium industry will be well represented at the 9th World Trade Fair and Conference (Aluminium 2012), which takes place at Messe Düsseldorf, Germany, from 9 to 11 October this year. This will be...
Hyundai to invest $130 mn in new plant in Mexico
South Korean automaker Hyundai Motors Company's Mexican unit said it planned to invest $130 million in a new plant that will manufacture aluminum auto parts in Tijuana, a border city in the northwestern state of Baja California. The plant is expected to create 300 direct jobs and make up to 900,000...
Indian Steel and aluminium Producers Stake Hopes on Auto Industry (Part Two)
Not only steel manufacturers, but even aluminium producers in India are now vying for a larger piece of the auto market pie, what with vehicles getting increasingly lighter and stricter pollution norms. Hindalco Industries Ltd, the world’s biggest supplier of aluminum to carmakers, may double group...
Indian Steel and aluminium Producers Stake Hopes on Auto Industry (Part One)
A recent development in India’s steel sector has renewed the faith of steel manufacturers in its automobile sector. The auto industry has been one of the biggest users of steel in recent years, thanks to the increasing number of sales of vehicles — two- and four-wheelers. Japanese company Sumitomo...
