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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The trade data from the last years shows that despite U.S. tariffs on aluminium import and AD and CVD on foils and alloyed sheets, China’s exports of aluminium products grew throughout the year, with outbound flows on track to set a new record this year. U.S. trade measures have not been able to...
Airbus has recognised Alerts, a leading aluminium rolled product manufacturer with the accredited supplier award for the second year in a row. Airbus honoured its supplier during its Supply Chain and Quality Improvement Program (SQIP) event at Toulouse, France. Aleris fulfilled the maximum...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced C.S. Aluminium Corporation (CSAC) has become a new Production & Transformation member of the ASI. This brings the total number of members working toward a responsible aluminium value chain to 83. CSAC is the largest manufacturer of rolled aluminium...
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association, shipments of can stock by domestic producers was down 5.7 per cent year-on-year to 130725 tonnes during February 2019. Compared to the previous month, shipments dropped 11.2 per cent from the January 2019 total of 147236 tonnes. Year-to-date...
The possibilities of aluminium are not limited to its obvious uses like automotive, construction, packaging and electrical. The white metal is opening up more and more avenues for the artists and designers to experiment with and come up with art pieces with both utility and aesthetic value. French...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative certifies Aluminium Norf GmbH (“Alunorf”) against ASI’s Performance Standard for environmental, social and governance performance. Alunorf is the world’s largest aluminium rolling and casting facility in Neuss, Germany with more than 2,200 employees producing more...
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) was up 4% over the 2017 to an estimated 12.8 million tonnes in 2018. Demand for semi-fabricated (mill) products was also up 4% to 9.2 million...
According to the data from China Customs released over the weekend, the country’s exports of aluminium sheet, plates and strips came in at 246,000 tonnes in January, down 1.8 per cent from 250,000 in December, but up 20 per cent from 205,000 tonnes year-on-year. This decline in China’s export...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced that Slim Aluminium S.p.A. has become a new Production & Transformation member of the ASI. Slim Aluminium S.p.A, located in Cisterna di Latina, near Rome,is a vertically integrated plant with cast house, rolling mills and finishing lines, manufacturing...
Arconic Inc. announced it will invest nearly $100 million to expand its Tennessee Operations facility near Knoxville, Tennessee. The company will expand its hot mill capability and add downstream equipment capabilities to manufacture industrial and automotive aluminium products. The company said...
According to Shanghai Metals Market, operating rates across Chinese processors of aluminium plate, sheet, and strip are estimated to decline to 65 per cent in January, down three percentage points from the revised reading in December. On a yearly basis, operating rates in January are expected to...
Bombardier awarded Aleris with Diamond Supplier Certification during the Bombardier Supplier Symposium on February 7th in Montreal, Canada. Aleris was recognized for its outstanding performance as a supplier of aluminium aerospace products from Aleris manufacturing facilities in Koblenz, Germany...
Turkey mostly exports aluminium rolled products globally. Assan Alüminyum is Tukey’s leading manufacturer in the flat rolled aluminium sector, producing flat rolled products (coil, sheet and foil) since its establishment in 1988. Assan Alüminyum accounts for more than half of the flat rolled...
Innoval Technology has announced another training course about the application of aluminium automotive sheet after one successful course last year. The Aluminium Automotive Sheet training course offered by Innoval Technology will be 2.5 days long and will include a visit to Jaguar Land Rover’s...
There were more than 3.5 million passenger electric vehicles (EVs) sold globally and about 421,000 electric buses at the end of June 2018, bringing the total number of EVs sold to 3.97 million, according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The use of EV in passenger cars and public...
Demand for aluminium flat-rolled products in North America to grow nearly 5% annually through 2022, said Braidy Industries’ Chief Operating Officer Blaine Holt said on Tuesday, January 16 at the S&P Global Platts Aluminum Symposium in San Diego. Holt expects aluminium foil demand to grow 12.6%...
Japan is home to two of the world’s leading automotive rolled aluminium producers- UACJ Corporation and Kobe Steel and Aluminium. Globally automotive aluminium rolled product market is growing driving the demand for aluminium plates, sheets and strips. Kobe Steel and Aluminium ships considerable...
Braidy Industries have reported that they have spent US$15.7 million on the construction of its Braidy Atlas aluminium rolling mill in Greenup. It is working towards meeting its anticipated target of bringing the mill to full commercial operation in 2021. Braidy is banking on its proprietary...
