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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Globally, the aluminium cast houses continue to face challenges like safety incidents, inconsistent metal quality, labour shortage and rising operating costs. Because of these challenges, producers are now racing to modernise their operations and in this, autonomous furnace tending is deemed to be...
A British family firm which makes pioneering products for improving aluminium manufacturing quality has scooped an award for its import-export model at a national business event. Aluminium Casthouse Technologies (ACT) won Best Import-Export Company of the Year at BizX 2026, hosted by TV presenter...
Giga-casting technology has rewritten the economics of automotive aluminium, but the deepest disruption is not in the press hall. It is in the alloy chemistry, the scrap loop, and the macroeconomic positioning of every foundry that supplies the automotive sector. After Part 1 which highlighted...
Automotive industry executive Vineet Sahni has joined Victura Group as Chief Executive Officer, a few weeks after stepping down as CEO and director of Fiem Industries. Headquartered in Faridabad, Victura Group manufactures precision components, sub-assemblies and systems for automotive OEMs and...
Tesla started it. BYD, Toyota, Volvo, Hyundai, NIO, and Xiaomi are racing to match it. The machines at the centre of this aluminium giga-casting revolution - some weighing 410 tonnes and injecting metal at pressures exceeding 1,500 bar-are making the conventional automotive die casting industry...
EPIQ Machinery, a leader in integrated material handling solutions for the aluminium and pulp & paper industries, is proud to announce its commercial agreement with Dynamic Concept (DC), a leader in automated and robotic industrial process technologies in molten metal applications and solutions for...
Skuld has filed a patent application for a process that enables wrought-grade aluminium alloys to be cast directly from scrap metal, marking a significant development in advanced recycling and field-based manufacturing technologies. The US-based manufacturing company is leading a Defense Advanced...
Here we present Part 1 of the exclusive interview with John Stokes, General Manager of IDRA Group. Mr Stokes is a well-known Mechanical and Production Engineer with over 37 years of experience in the die casting industry. The conversation was detailed, candid, and insightful to fit into one piece....
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Shanxi Regal Advanced Material Co., Ltd. has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The facility operates aluminium re-melting, refining, casting, heat treatment, extrusion, and packing processes, producing...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that four Nemak México S.A. facilities have been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The Certification covers multiple integrated production units manufacturing aluminium automotive components for e-mobility, structural...
In an exclusive conversation with Jan Coetzee, Vice President Commercial Americas at Ferroglobe and Bill Hightower, Vice President of US Corporate Affairs, on the vital synergy between silicon and aluminium industry. They both acknowledge that both silicon and aluminium have strategic importance...
DISA has launched the DISAMATIC C5 vertical, green-sand moulding line. Designed in Denmark and manufactured in China, the new medium-format C5 is built for maximum uptime and productivity at an affordable price point. Able to produce 400 uncored and 340 cored moulds per hour, the DISAMATIC D5’s...
CIE Automotive India Ltd approved merging its full subsidiary, CIE Aluminium Casting India Ltd. This pulls all aluminium casting under the main company. For the global aluminium value-chain 2026 outlook, book our exclusive report “ Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 " The board cleared the...
Taural India, a leading aluminium sand casting manufacturer, has been featured as a case study by Harvard Business School, placing the company among a select group of global enterprises studied at one of the world’s most prestigious academic institutions. The case study follows the journey of...
The USD 175 million casthouse expansion by Arconic Davenport Works has been officially completed. The firm, which is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, specialises in providing aluminium sheet, plate and extrusions, along with cutting-edge architectural products. These products are catered to...
A significant production landmark has been reached at the aluminium foundry operated by Trimet Aluminium in Essen, Germany. On March 5, the facility recorded the casting of its ten-millionth tonne of aluminium, marking a major achievement for the site since it first began operations in 1971. The...
In an interview with Andreas Würzer, Global Director Technical Development at Handtmann, where has clearly stated that automotive will remain the primary demand driver for aluminium casting in the short and mid‑term, driven by electrification, structural lightweighting and the increasing adoption...
The National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has launched a new IA91 grade aluminium alloy ingot. IA91 grade aluminium alloy ingot is a high-profile, silicon-based aluminium casting alloy. It is manufactured in ingot form (metal that has been cast into a solid, standardised bar shape) for use in...
