Fraunhofer IWU is developing lightweight aluminium foam sandwich panels that could help inland cargo vessels continue operating when low water levels force conventional ships to reduce their loads or risk running aground. The proposed shipbuilding structure could reduce vessel weight by...
The 2025 calendar maps the aluminium flat-rolled products (FRP) industry at the intersection of two major trends, i.e., the accelerating transition toward circular manufacturing and the rapid growth of sectors requiring advanced aluminium FRP solutions. Leading this transformation are a select...
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Aluminium cans are the most common part of our daily life. The aluminium cans that are used for storing beverages are formed in Russellville in Logan Aluminum. Around 50% of the aluminium sheet that is used for the beverage can market for the entire nation comes from Logan Aluminum. According to...
General Sherman, the largest tree in the world is being covered with a huge aluminium sheet to protect it from the dangerous wildfire in the jungles of California. Located in the giant forest of Sequoia National Park in Tulare County, in the U.S. state of California General Sherman also known as...
According to the latest PMI data, it signalled rapid growth of the Italian private sector economy during July, as the Covid-19 restrictions were untightened and sustained boost to client demand across manufacturing, services and construction, while the latter also received added benefit from...
Ningbo HuaYang Aluminium-Tech Co. Limited has reportedly joined the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative as a Production and Transformation member, bringing the total count of ASI members to 194. Ningbo HuaYang Aluminium-Tech Co. Limited is located in the Fenghua Districy in Zhejian, China. The company...
According to a recent report, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has successfully certified Yunnan Haoxin Aluminum Foil Co., Ltd. against Performance Standard certification for aluminium re-melting, refining and rolling activities. The facility has an annual production capacity of 200,000 tonnes of...
In the downstream aluminium sector, some of the notable enterprises received the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative certification this week. To start with, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) bagged the ASI Performance Standard Certification for aluminium smelter and casthouse operations and other...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has certified Shangqiu Yangguang Aluminium Product Co., Ltd. against its Chain of Custody Standard certification for aluminium smelting, cold rolling, annealing and packing operations, and related management activities. Shangqiu Yangguang Aluminium’s main products...
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...
Arconic, a leading provider of aluminium sheet, plate and extruded product, will expand its Blount County manufacturing operations with more than $100 million investment in Tennessee. The expansion will meet the rising demand for industrial products and can sheet. This will bring 200 new jobs to...
On 12 th August 2021, the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, Novelis Inc. announced the completion of its $150 million investment to enlarge both rolling and recycling capacity at its Pindamonhangaba plant in Brazil by 100 kilotonnes each. The annual production capacity at this...
Kaiser Aluminum has announced that it will relocate its corporate headquarters from Foothill Ranch, California, to Franklin, Tennessee. The relocation will involve approximately $3 million investment and create 80 jobs. “Companies around the world see the benefits of doing business in Tennessee,...
According to the US Census Bureau data, the United States imported 6,220 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars from Oman in April 2021. That was a decrease of 4,220 tonnes or 40.42 per cent month-on-month, following a hike in March from 5,780 tonnes in February to 10,400 tonnes. On a...
Major aluminium processors in China faced a downfall in operating rates last week by 4.3 percentage points to 66.5 per cent. In Henan, operating rates slumped 24.6 percentage points to 41 per cent, the sharpest decline among all regions, as local enterprises were forced to reduce or suspend...
Right from Hydro signing an agreement to sell 100% of Hydro Precision Tubing Lichtervelde (HPTL) to Aurelius Group to Novelis Korea Limited plant successfully receiving the ASI Performance Standard certification, the global aluminium downstream sector has witnessed many this week. Hydro Extrusions...
Novelis plant in Yeongju, Korea, has bagged the ASI Performance Standard certification for recycling, re-melting, and manufacturing of aluminium coil and sheet activities. This news came after Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced that it successfully certified Novelis Korea Limited plant at...
Constellium’s Ravenswood facility and West Virginia University Parkersburg have partnered to sponsor skilled trades scholarships. Ravenswood is one of the world’s largest rolled aluminium products facilities. The plant manufactures plate, sheet and coil products for aerospace, defence,...
The United States aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to Mexico stood at 26,500 tonnes in March 2021, reflecting a month-on-month increase of 4,700 tonnes or 21.56 per cent, found the Shanghai Metals Market data. In February, however, the US aluminium flat rolled products exports to Mexico...
Arconic Corporation, a leading provider of aluminum sheet, plate and extrusions, as well as innovative architectural products, has announced the release of its 2020 Sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report. The report was prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting...
