In the trade of aluminium semi-fabricated products such as sheets, plates, foils, extruded profiles, tubes, and wire, the import volume of the US in the January-March or first quarter of 2026 marks a significant year-on-year rise, driven by strong demand and limited domestic smelting capacity....
Who doesn’t enjoy a steaming cup of perfectly brewed coffee from a processor that appears dedicated to making your morning energetic? Jura has given its second-generation Z10 fully automatic coffee machine featuring solid aluminium for its distinctive convex-concave front panel and housing accents,...
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According to a recent survey data shared by CRISIL Research, the aggregate consumption of recycled aluminium in India has surged because of low cost. While the usage of primary aluminium has logged a compound annual growth rate of 3.5 to 4 per cent in the last three years through fiscal 2019, that...
Rheinfelden Alloys, a subsidiary of Aluminium Rheinfelden Group, has signed a global licensing agreement with MNA Nikkei MC Aluminium for the production of innovative, patented aluminium alloys. After the agreement NMA Nikkei MC Aluminium will be authorised to manufacture and sell Rheinfelden’s...
Top automotive component manufacturing companies are reportedly entering the aluminium forging business to start making triple clamps and active clamps used for the manufacture of inverted front forks. The potential is to reach INR 125 crore within three years after the start of supplies. The news...
For the First Time in India three concurrent events GDC Tech 2019, LWT 2019 and M&T 2019 are being held in the Conference and Exhibition MMTS 2019. GDC Tech will focus on the upcoming technologies in the Aluminium Die Casting industry. LWT will highlight the Light Weighting Technologies to improve...
Hazelett Corporation is a manufacturer and supplier of continuous casting machines for the global metal industries like aluminium, copper, zinc and lead operating in more than 24 countries. The company recently celebrated its 100 years in business. Its continuous casting technology is used in metal...
China’s central authorities have barred 11 provinces and cities from allowing foundry capacity expansion, in order to improve air quality. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment...
2a S.p.A., an Italian die-casting company, plans to invest US$15 million to expand its foundry in Auburn in eastern Alabama, which caters to major automobile and heavy truck makers. With this expansion 2a USA will double the Auburn facility’s current die-casting area and create more than 50 jobs....
Global automotive parts manufacturing company Nemak, headquartered in García, announced on Tuesday, July 16, that it planned to close down its aluminium casting plant at Windsor by mid-2020. This decision is a result of the early phase-out of an export programme with a customer in China, according...
Gravita's step down subsidiary starts production of Aluminum Cast Alloys in Tanzania Gravita India, a leading Indian multinational company having state-of-the-art Lead and Aluminium processing unit at Jaipur (Rajasthan), has announced that its Tanzania based step down subsidiary, Gravita Tanzania...
Midland Pressure Diecasting (MPD), a supplier of aluminium and zinc pressure die castings in the UK, plans to hire 11 people after the company won a number of new contracts. MPD will recruit four casters, four manufacturing operatives and three linishers as part of its expansion plans. Managing...
Raffmetal and Fondital have joined Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) ASI as joint-members in the Production and Transformation Class. ASI now has 92 companies working towards a more responsible aluminium value chain. Raffmetal is a manufacturer of aluminium alloys in Italy, processing recycled...
China’s largest listed steel producer Baoshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (Baosteel) will reportedly start test production at its upcoming aluminium project in Henan province from mid-2020. The first phase of Baosteel’s aluminium alloy casting and deep processing plant will have a capacity of 300,000...
Leading automotive component manufacturer Endurance Technologies announced results for the quarter and year ended 31st March 2019. The company reported a 27.75 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at INR 148.65 crore for the fourth ended March 2019. Net profit was INR 116.36 crore for the...
Norway-based fully integrated aluminium company Hydro will reportedly upgrade its casting operations at Husnes with a newly developed in-house technology Low Pressure Casting (LPC). The technology is believed to enable Hydro to produce more advanced materials for various extrusion segments,...
Mahindra CIE Automotive announced the completion of the acquisition of Aurangabad Electricals yesterday April 9, 2019. The shares of the company rose 1.41% to INR 226.20 at 11:43 IST on BSE after the announcement. Mahindra CIE Automotive announcement said that it had acquired 100% issued and...
According to a recent report, Hilco Industrial, in partnership with Die Cast Machinery LLC, will conduct an online-only auction of more than 1000 lots of die cast equipment, CNC machining centres, quality assurance, and support equipment. The auction will open for bidding on April 4, with a 2-day...
Scandium International Mining Corporation (SCY) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Bronze-Alu Group (BAL) for mixing and trial-testing of scandium alloys in casting applications. The test work will be undertaken at BAL’s production facilities in La Couture-Boussey, at small production scale....
According to a recent finalized study completed by AluMag, 43% of all New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) produced in China are fitted with an aluminium tray, which forms the lower part of the EV battery housing. Out of that, 36% has extruded aluminium while 7% has a cast aluminium tray. The remaining 57%...
