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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According to the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report 2019, Lithuania belongs to the high-income group. However, the economy will rebound strongly in 2021, after 2020's pandemic-induced contraction, although the downturn should be the softest in the EU. A revival in foreign and domestic demand and...
The United States imports of aluminium plates, sheets and bars from Canada stood flat in August 2020 at 18,300 tonnes, following an increase in July by 2,700 tonnes or 17.65 per cent from 15,3000 tonnes in June to 18,000 tonnes, according to the USGS data. The imports in June from Canada were also...
Assan Alüminyum, one of the world’s leading flat-rolled aluminium manufacturers, has joined the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative as a new Production and Transformation member, bringing the total number of members working toward a responsible aluminium value chain to 135. Assan Alüminyum has been...
According to a recent survey, India is expected to be not significantly affected by the anti-dumping duties imposed by the United States on common alloy aluminium sheets, as the former supplies small amount of the product to the latter. Late last week, the United States Department of Commerce...
In the week earlier, operating rates across major aluminium processors in China climbed 0.2 percentage point on a weekly basis to stand at 77.4 per cent. Orders from automobile, construction, electronics, and packaging sectors improved, while orders at extrusion, wire, and cable producers did not...
Impol Group has achieved Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standard certification for its smelting and casthouse operations in Bistrica, Slovenia. The plant manufactures rolled, extruded and drawn semi-product of aluminium alloys for pharmaceutical, food, transport, construction,...
Italy’s exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) to the US stood at 1,230 tonnes in May 2020, with a year-on-year decrease of 58% from 2,950 tonnes in May 2019, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. Aluminium...
Germany’s exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) to the US came in at 3,370 tonnes in May 2020, with a year-on-year decrease of 70%.Germany had exported 11,200 tonnes in May 2019, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey....
In the year 1958, Hindalco Industries started with an aim to produce primary aluminium and brownfield expansion, whereas, from 2020 onwards, Hindalco has grown through acquisitions and FDI investments. The primary aluminium business generated non-uniform cash-flow due to the fluctuation in the...
The latest data of the US Geological Survey showed the United States exports of aluminium plates, sheets and bars to Canada continued to trend down in May 2020. Barring a rise in February, the United States aluminium semis exports to Canada saw incessant falls during March-May 2020. The United...
An aluminium plate has been made with a laser process in a way that no water droplets can adhere to its surface and dirt particles can be removed without the use of any chemical cleaning agents or additional efforts. A joint effort of a project team of Technische Universität Dresden and the...
Arconic Corporation, a leading provider of aluminium sheet, plate and extrusions, as well as innovative architectural products, reported revenue of $1.2 billion in the second quarter 2020, down 38% year over year on weaker volumes across all segments and most end markets primarily due to the impact...
Tianjin Zhongwang Aluminium Co., Ltd. has been certified against the ASI Chain of Custody Standard for its operations in Tianjin, China. The operations include casting, hot and cold rolling, finishing and annealing with outputs of ingot, thick plate, sheet and coil products. The company...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has announced today, on July 13, that it certified Aleris Aluminium Duffel with its Chain of Custody Standard Certification for aluminium refining/remelting, casting, and semi-fabrication activities. Aleris plant in Duffel, Belgium, manufactures aluminium sheet and...
The new BMW 4 Series Coupe is now in production at the BMW Group Plant Dingolfing in Germany. This new model is being produced at the plant alongside the updated BMW 5 Series Sedans, like the M5 and 5 Series Touring. Collectively the Dingolfing plant is rolling out the production of five different...
The US Aluminium Association's Common Alloy Aluminium Sheet Trade Enforcement Working Group filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions against 18 countries on 9 th March’20. This occurs just after 13 months the US Department of Commerce published AD and CVD orders on imports of common...
AMAG, a leading Austrian premium supplier of high-quality aluminium cast and flat rolled products for highly varied industries, has received JIS certification (Japanese Industrial Standards). The company becomes the first European aluminium producer to qualify for the “JIS Mark”. AMAG will now...
The US imports of semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) decreased 81.36% year-on-year to stand at 22,000 tonnes in February 2020. Imports were 118,000 tonnes in February 2019, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. Semi-finished imports...
