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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Leading business intelligence provider on global metal markets, CRU shared in its latest market insight that aluminium demand from electric vehicles will increase 10-fold from 2017 growing up to 10 million tonnes by 2030. The usage of aluminium automotive body part components made of extrusions and...
Leading Indian automotive component manufacturer for OEMs, Minda Corporation of Ashok Minda Group has posted six percent increase (year-on-year) in net profit margins in the third quarter ending December 31, 2017. From INR 21.3 crore in Q3 FY 2017, net profit has increased to INR 37.9 crore this...
Spark Minda, Ashok Minda Group has opened third die casting facility with an initial capital investment of INR 100 crore in Phase -1. The Group has established manufacturing facility exclusively for aluminium gravity die casting & low pressure die casting with machining in Pune for two and four...
Yantai Lishin Electronic&Mechanical Co., Ltd, based in Shandong Province, China, will supply die cast aluminium enclosures for electrical & electronic equipments. The company said that aluminium enclosures will prevent users of the equipment from getting electric shocks. “For electrical or...
Scandium International Mining Corp. (SCY) announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Ohm & Häner Metallwerk GmbH & Co. GK to test scandium alloys in casting applications. Ohm & Häner Metallwerk, based in Olpe, Germany, is a manufacturer of sand cast and gravity die cast parts. It...
Le Belier has planned to inaugurate a new facility for the production of aluminium casting in June. The facility will be the first plant in Serbia that will manufacture aluminium casting. Le Belier is a French company specializing in the production of aluminium components primarily for the...
Busche Performance Group (BPG) has finalized an agreement with MetalX for sourcing all aluminium raw materials for BPG foundry operations. MetalX will manage all activities related to the sourcing, procurement, delivery, and administration associated with aluminium scrap and refined aluminium...
Czech Republic-based producer Metal Trade Comax Group said Tuesday January 9 that the company has acquired German aluminium producer Oetinger Aluminium for an undisclosed sum. Oetinger Aluminium specialises in the production of high quality aluminium alloys. Oetinger supplies its products mainly...
Maxion Wheels, a division of IOCHPE-MAXION S.A., has announced the formation of a new legal entity, Maxion Wheels Aluminium India Private Limited, for light vehicle aluminium wheels production in Pune, India. The company will produce low pressure die cast aluminium wheels with a high-end wheel...
IBC Advanced Alloys and NioCorp Developments Ltd. announced the successful manufacture of several aluminium-scandium alloy ingots. These test-pours occurred at IBC's Wilmington, Massachusetts Engineered Materials facility using scandium purchased commercially by NioCorp. The ingots, representing a...
Australian automotive manufacturing sector is betting big on Nissan’s electric vehicle dream. At a time when automobile honchos like Holden, Ford, and Toyota have pulled out from Australia’s manufacturing domain, Nissan still continues to win contracts for its automotive aluminium die-casting parts...
German automotive supplier BOCAR announced that the company will build a new facility with an investment of $115 million in Huntsville. BOCAR manufactures high pressure aluminium die casting, plastics and machining for automotive companies like Toyota, Ford, GM and many others. Gerd Dressler, CFO...
Vader Systems, Buffalo, New York, USA, an innovator in liquid metal 3D printing that builds 3D metal printing machines for manufacturers and researchers, has announced the first commercial sale of its signature Mk1 3D printer to BECKER CAD-CAM-CAST. BECKER is a tier one supplier of engineered...
Expromet Technologies Group Ltd recently acquired Haworth Castings Ltd, a family owned aluminium and copper based castings foundry and machining facility in Romsey and Basingstoke, Hampshire. Investacast, a subsidiary of Expromet Technologies Group, announced the acquisition of Haworth Castings....
An industry leader in lightweighting, Shiloh Industries, Inc. was recently honored at the 2017 International Die Casting Design Competition with an Excellence Award for the development of an aluminum cast, overdrive gear carrier. The North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) recognized the...
Chassix, Inc., a manufacturer of aluminium and iron cast and machined chassis, powertrain and subframe automotive components, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BENTELER Automotive Farsund’s lightweight aluminium low pressure automotive casting business. President...
India’s Rockman Industries Limited has announced that it will invest INR 652 crore to set up an aluminium alloy wheels and die casting component manufacturing unit in Andhra Pradesh. The project, planned to come up in Chittoor district of Rayalaseema region of AP, is expected to create 1,000 direct...
Tokyo’s Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) has announced plans to invest in the Italian automobile component manufacturer and seller CPC S.R.L. The decision can be seen as part of Mitsubishi Chemical’s efforts to strengthen business position in the U.S. and European markets. MCC subsidiary...
