US-headquartered global manufacturer of advanced electronic components, KYOCERA AVX has launched two new aluminium electrolytic capacitor series, viz., AEVA and AEVB, designed for high-vibration and high-temperature resistance in industrial applications such as robotics, motor controls,...
Aluminium foil is likely to appear in day-to-day usage, but have you imagined aluminium foil in curated artwork? Brooklyn-born self-taught artist Dean Millien has transformed everyday aluminium foil into a distinctive body of animal sculptures, carrying a childhood fascination with handmade toys...
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Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) welcomed Hindalco Industries Ltd (HIRAKUD FRP) as its new production and transformation member. The Hindalco Hirakud-FRP Plant (Flat Rolled Product), located in Sambalpur, Odisha, approximately 325 km from Bhubaneswar, houses one of the country's most advanced...
On Tuesday, March 29, the Taloja Unit of Hindalco Industries Ltd. joined Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) as the new Production and Transformation member, raising the total count of ASI members to 218. Hindalco Taloja was launched in 1972 after being commissioned in 1971 with an installed...
European Aluminium, which represents the entire European aluminium value chain, has filed two cases with the European Union's General Court to challenge the European Commission's 9-month suspension of definitive anti-dumping duties on Chinese aluminium flat-rolled products, which was imposed on...
Shares of three notable aluminium makers recorded higher in trade, followed by the Central Government’s announcement of the imposition of anti-dumping duty on select aluminium products imported from China. National Aluminium Company’s share was traded higher by 5.77 per cent, Hindalco Industries...
The aluminium flat-rolled products are generally made by rolling thick aluminium between rolls that reduce the thickness and lengthen it through hot and cold rolling processes. However, flat-rolled aluminium products are widely used in several applications including household utensils, packages,...
There has been a constant strive to evaluate the future of the global aluminium industry since the time the COVID-19 pandemic set in and affecting the industrial manufacturing businesses. The Indian aluminium sector could neither escape its prey, having the consumption declined by 15 per cent...
According to the US Census Bureau data, the United States exported 22,000 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to Mexico in May 2021. That was a decrease of 1,900 tonnes or 7.95 per cent from 23,900 tonnes in April. The aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports from the United States to...
Hindalco Industries Limited, a subsidiary of the Aditya Birla Group is projecting to inject around INR 8,000-10,000 crore at Hirakud, Silvassa, and Mundra facilities in India. Hindalco stated in its annual report 2020-21: “The group proposes to invest towards the expansion of flat rolling capacity...
Slim Aluminium S.p.A. has receivedd ASI Performance Standard certification for the manufacturing of aluminium alloys rolled products by remelting, casting, hot and cold rolling and heat treatments. The plant, which has a capacity of approximately 95,000 tons per year, is vertically integrated, with...
Novelis announced net income attributable to its common shareholder of $176 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021, and net income from continuing operations of $180 million, with a year-on-year increase of 179 percent and 186 percent, respectively. For the full fiscal, net income...
The United States aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to Mexico stood at 21,800 tonnes in February 2021, reflecting a downfall of 2,100 tonnes or 8.79 per cent month-on-month. In January 2021, the exports came in at 23,900 tonnes, up 2,600 tonnes or 12.21 per cent from 21,300 tonnes in...
According to the US Geological Survey, the United States in September 2020 exported 22,900 tonnes to Mexico, the second-highest export destination for the United States aluminium flat rolled products. On a month-on-month basis, the export volume in September stood 1700 tonnes higher than 21,200...
India has initiated an anti-dumping probe in the imports of certain flat-rolled products of aluminium originating in or exported from China based on a complaint by Hindalco Industries, alleging injury to the domestic industry due to the dumped goods. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR)...
Shanghai Metals Market estimates a drop of 10 percentage points in operating rates of aluminium sheet, plate and strip manufacturers in February, to the lowest when compared to the same month in the past three years. The average FRPs operating rates in January declined by 9.22 percentage points...
According to a recent report, the UK-based aluminium flat-rolled products company Bridgnorth Aluminium has successfully secured ASI Performance Certification for responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium. The certification covers the manufacture of lithographic coils, foilstock,...
During the last decade, GCC has emerged as one of the major primary aluminium producing regions of the world, with production increasing from 1.8 million tonnes in 2008 to 5.3 million tonnes in 2018. The region’s share of world primary production increased from 4.5% to 8.3% during this period....
Japan is a key producer of aluminium flat rolled products, the two major rolled product manufacturers being Kobe Steel & Aluminium and UACJ Corporation who make aluminium plates, pre coated sheets and various rolling products for value added applications. Demand for the rolled products is mostly...
Currently Aluminium flat rolled products accounts for about 32% of the global aluminium usage followed by extrusions at 31%, castings at 22% and wire rods at 8%. Flat rolled products demand will continue to grow driven by substitution trend in transport and growth in packaging driven by can stock...
