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 Shanghai Metals Market report, the last month (September) in China recorded an expansion in aluminium processing industry, bolstered by improvement in primary alloy, secondary alloy, foil, plate/sheet and strip, and construction extrusions sectors. The purchasing manager’s index (PMI)...
Preliminary estimates from the Aluminum Association indicate that aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totalled an estimated 7.4 million tonnes through July 2018, up 2.1 per cent over the same period of 2017. Demand for semi-finished (mill)...
The aluminium rolling industry has witnessed a colossal growth over time due to the increasing demand from application sector. To start with, sophisticated and updated methods of manufacturing that resulted in a higher degree of refinement and richness of final product and the application that...
According to the data revealed by The Aluminium Association, shipments of aluminium can stock by domestic producers in the United States totalled at around 338.5 million pounds in August 2018, while that in the same period last year was at 356.2 million pounds. In July 2018, shipments of aluminium...
The current challenge that the auto industry is facing is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Braidy Industries LLC Craig Bouchard’s opportunity of forming aluminium sheet products from his company's new rolling mill in Ashland, Kentucky, through 2026. The project was already...
Canada and China remain two major exporter of semi-finished aluminium to the US. With the on-going trade disruptions between the US and its exporting countries, and the imposition of 10% tax on imported aluminium, the dynamics are seeing a multi-dimensional change. The countries have already...
The Egyptian Mint Authority is working on a project to locally manufacture aluminium number plates for vehicles. The authority wants to use the locally made aluminium to manufacture the plates and to replace imported equivalents. This would also save hard currency for the country. The Finance...
Shanxi province in China is about to set up a fund of RMB 4 billion which will be used for the development of the automobile industry. This action plan has been issued by the municipal government this week, according to Shanghai Metals Market. Each city in the province will receive around RMB 120...
Arconic, the world’s sixth largest aluminium producer with corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, announced yesterday, July 16, 2018, that it signed a long-term multiyear contract with Boeing. According to the contract signed, Arconic will supply aluminium sheet and plate for all...
According to the latest survey report by Shanghai Metals Market, the purchasing managers’ index for the downstream processing industries of aluminium dipped to 46 in June from May’s 54.8. This indicates that the PMI in June stood below the 50 mark that separates expansion and contraction. In the...
Preliminary estimates from Aluminum Association indicate that the total aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) stood at an estimated 4.3 million tonnes through April 2018, up 4.7% over the same period of 2017. Demand for aluminium...
The U.S. Department of Commerce has determined that imports of common alloy aluminium sheet from China are being sold at less than fair value in the US market. The Department calculated preliminary antidumping margins of 167.16 percent of the value of the imported aluminium sheet from China, the...
Laminazione Sottile expands its productive process and inaugurates a new longitudinal slitting line for better slitting quality of its rolled aluminium products. Laminazione Sottile manufactures rolled aluminium products in different alloys and dimensions, with gauges from 6 microns to 6 mm, for a...
Alcoa Corporation said on Tuesday, May 29, that the company has shut down one of the three potlines that are part of its Warrick aluminium smelter restart due to a temporary power outage at the plant near Evansville, Indiana. The annual capacity of the affected potline is approximately 50,000...
Braidy Industries, a manufacturer of metals for transportation and defense industries, announced that it will break ground on its $1.3 billion aluminium rolling mill on Friday, June 1. The project will position Braidy Industries as the low-cost provider of 370,000 annual tonnes of production-ready...
Aleris has signed a multi-year contract with Boeing to supply aluminium plate and sheet for the production of its various airplanes. With this contract Aleris' has reassured its status as a key supplier of aluminium rolled products to all major airplane manufacturers worldwide. Aleris has been...
Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, has named Paul Banks as Plant Manager for the recently announced $300 million automotive aluminum sheet manufacturing facility in Guthrie, Kentucky. Banks assumes the role of Plant Manager after previously serving as Unit Manager at...
The U.S. Department of Commerce said it has made a preliminary determination that imports of common alloy aluminium sheet from China are being subsidized. The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to require U.S. importers of common alloy aluminium sheet from China to deposit...
