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 Stewardship Initiative (ASI) has certified Aleris Duffel rolling facility in Belgium against ASI Performance Standard, demonstrating its commitment to environmental, social and governance performance. The mill has been certified for responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of...
Preliminary estimates indicate that aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totalled an estimated 5.4 million tonnes through May 2019, a 1.1 per cent increase from YTD 2018. Demand for semi-fabricated (mill) products totalled 3.9 million...
Novelis, the world leading aluminium rolling and recycling company has announced the launch of Advanz™ 6HS-s650, a specialized aluminium automotive body sheet product with extraordinary strength, lightweighting, formability, performance and structural integrity. It is the strongest 6xxx series...
Ma’aden Aluminium has announced the decision to digitalize their Automotive Sheet plant by implementing software solution Manufacturing Execution System (MES) by 8Sigma. 8Sigma has developed its own solution 8Sigma MES and has proved their expertise by working on some of the key projects in the...
Gränges’ production plant in Shanghai, China, has been certified against Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s (ASI) Performance Standard for responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium. The facility produces aluminium strips and plates for the auto industry. Shanghai plant is set up...
According to the preliminary estimates of Aluminum Association, aluminium demand in the United States and Canada, including shipments by domestic producers plus imports, stood at an estimated 4.3 million tonnes through April of 2019, a slight increase from YTD 2018. Through the first four months of...
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association, The Association’s “Index of Net New Orders of Aluminum Mill Products” for May 2019 declined 1.9 per cent from April 2019. Orders for flat roll products (sheet, plate, can stock and foil) were down slightly month on month, while orders for...
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...
Japan is a major importer of aluminium as it has stopped producing primary metal altogether shifting its focus towards value added applications and in secondary recovery. The country is Asia's top importer of aluminium and the premiums for primary metal shipments it agrees to pay each quarter over...
France is the fourth most important regional market in Europe for the rolling aluminium industry. It purchases about 8 per cent of the total production of the European aluminium rolling industry and makes the best use of it across various industries including packaging, transportation, mechanical...
Constellium has supplied aluminium auto body sheet and crash management system to Groupe PSA. The company provides aluminium sheet for the hood of Groupe PSA’s new PEUGEOT Partner and Rifter, and new Citroën Berlingo and Berlingo Van. For the outer hood panels, Constellium delivers Surfalex®, a...
Suntown Technology Group Corporation Limited (SNTO) has been certified against Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s (ASI) Performance Standard for responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium. SNTO has become the third company in China to receive Certification under the ASI, and the...
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...
Slovenian aluminium products manufacturer Impol has launched a new automotive production line worth 6.5 million euros at its subsidiary TLM in Croatia. This would help the company to expand its cold rolling mill production as well as the production of a wider variety of new products. The facility...
China’s exports of unwrought aluminium and aluminium products increased 12.9 per cent year-on-year in the first four months of 2019, showed data from China Customs released on Wednesday May 7. Total exports came in at 1.94 million tonnes. Unwrought aluminium and aluminium products export from China...
Braidy Atlas has collaborated with the BMW Group to create sustainability and technical/qualification for the future supply of automotive aluminium sheet. Once the rolling mill begins production, Braidy Atlas will supply the automaker with 5000x and 6000x series aluminium sheet. Braidy Atlas is a...
Automotive Aluminum Advisors LLC announced the addition of three most experienced aluminium technology and engineering experts to its team. Automotive Aluminum Advisors LLC is a consulting & engineering firm that works with the automotive sector in the areas of aluminium technology & engineering...
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association net shipments of Aluminum Sheet and Plate by U.S. and Canadian producers stood at an estimated 346,998 tonnes during March 2019, slightly off from March 2018. On a month on month comparison, shipments increased 10 per cent over the revised...
