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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This week has been very eventful for the downstream aluminium products sector with Ministers of the United Arab Emirates visiting their manufacturing units to plan upgradations while Chinese billionaire Liu Zhongtian defrauding America by forging aluminium into ‘pallets’ to avoid paying US$ 1.8...
In March 2022, the average operating rate of Chinese aluminium plate/sheet and strip producers was 79.22 per cent, up by 1.81 percentage points from the previous month but down by 1.14 percentage points on the year. The operating rate grew in line with the increased orders during the traditional...
Niche Fusina Rolled Products S.r.l. (Niche Fusina), a newly conjugated Italian company commissioned under partners of DADA Holdings LLC (DADA), Concord Resources Limited (Concord) and Invitalia-Agenzia Nazionale per l’attrazione degli investment e lo sviluppo d’impresa S.p.A. (the National Agency...
According to the monthly PMI report presented by the Shanghai Metals Market, the composite PMI reading for China’s aluminium downstream processing sectors came in at 49.1 in March, recording a month-on-month rise of 19.8 percentage points and a year-on-year decline of 14.1 percentage points....
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced on 21st March the grant of certification to UACJ in the aspect concerning Performance Standard (provisional) and Chain of Custody (full) to acknowledge the company’s efforts to responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium. The...
Novelis' recent efforts to enhance its manufacturing and recycling capacity were primarily motivated by growing vehicle demand for aluminium and Novelis' own environmental emissions objectives, according to Tom Boney, executive vice president and president of Novelis North America. Greater...
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has certified Gränges’ casting and rolling facility in Shanghai, China, against its Chain of Custody Standard Certification. This makes the world-renowned aluminium technology company achieve the second ASI certification. In July 2019, Gränges facility, which...
On Friday, January 14, Aluminum Association CEO Charles Johnson pointed out that investment in the US aluminum industry has started rising backed on the improvement in the economy in 2021. He added domestic producers announced investment of $800 million or more in Greenfield and expansion projects...
As per the overview of the World Bank, Iraq remains on the list of countries that are heavily or mostly dependent on oil production and export. In the last few decades, its oil revenues have shouldered for more than 99% of exports, 85% of the government’s budget, and 42% of GDP. However, this...
In September 2021, the United States imported 5,480 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars from Turkey. That remained essentially unchanged month-on-month compared to 5,490 tonnes but significantly up by 321.54 per cent from 1,300 tonnes than a year earlier. In July, the US imported 4,230...
The market has recently begun to speculate the impact of aluminium scrap on primary aluminium consumption in the coming year. However, the impact of scrap aluminium on primary aluminium will be less than anticipated as it has a number of drawbacks. The fundamental reason for this is because all...
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the United States exported 22,100 tonnes of US aluminium plates, sheets, bars to Mexico in September 2021, showing a month-on-month surge of 21,00 tonnes or by 10.5 percent. In August 2021, 20,000 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets, bars were exported...
The global leader in aluminium production, RUSAL in association with Kamensk-Uralsky Metallurgical Works J.S.Co (KUMZ), one of the largest downstream companies in Russia has successfully debuted the production of various rolled and pressed semi-finished products from an aluminium-magnesium-scandium...
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has successfully certified Novelis’ rolling and recycling activities at the facility in Pindamonhangaba, Brazil, against the Performance Standard Certification. The facility has an annual capacity of 490 thousand tonnes for recycling and 680 thousand tonnes for...
The global auto industry has been alerted for the shortfall of components driven by the Chinese energy crisis. The power distress is restricting the nation towards production curb across a wide range of industries, but especially the impact is huge on aluminium alloys supply. China controls 87% of...
On Monday, October 18, Novelis Inc., one of the leading producers of rolling aluminum and the global leader in beverage can recycling announced that they will invest US$130 million in their Oswego, New York operations to fulfil growing customer demand for sustainable aluminum flat rolled products....
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), Canada imported 21,100 tonnes of plates, sheets, and bars from the United States in July 2021, showing a month-on-month reduction of 3400 tonnes or 13.87 percent. In June 2021, 24,500 tonnes of plates, sheets, and bars were exported to Canada, a...
Braidy Industries, formerly known as Unity Aluminum, is a Kentucky based aluminum manufacturing company. The company in 2017 promised to build a US$1.7 billion aluminum mill near Ashland, for which, the legislature invested around US$15 million in the company. Craig T. Bouchard, the former CEO and...
