New DuAlumin-3D alloy could unlock stronger 3D-printed aluminium engine parts
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have advanced the use of DuAlumin-3D for high-temperature automotive components, opening new possibilities for stronger, lighter 3D-printed aluminium parts in engines and beyond. Aluminium has long been attractive for automotive components because it...
India banks propose priority lending for EV charging and e-fleets
India’s public-sector banks have proposed putting electric vehicles, charging networks, battery-swapping infrastructure and climate-transition projects into a clearer priority-sector lending framework. The plan could direct more formal credit toward the systems needed to scale electric mobility,...
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Alumetal to build €32 mln plant in Hungary
Polish aluminum casting alloys manufacturer Alumetal plans to build a €32.5 mln plant in Hungary, Alumetal CEO Szymon Adamczyk announced yesterday. Adamczyk said that he expects the first production line at the new plant in Hungary to begin operating in the first half of 2016 and the second...
Pressure on profitability of aluminium producers to continue
The power and automobile segments are expected to propel a slight recovery in domestic aluminium demand in 2014-15 after it shrank in 2013-14 on the back of stifled demand from these key end-user sectors, but profitability of domestic players will remain under pressure due to high input costs....
Aluminium future, Jaguar Land Rover Ingenium and all-new XE
JLR’s global sales presence has improved beyond its traditional major markets from below 15% in 2008 to more than 40% at present. Last week,Jaguar Land Rover received 2014 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade. Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands, Mr Paul Chandrasekharan Sabapathy CBE...
Aluminium sheet market on cusp of big growth
ALUMINIUM giants Alcoa and Novelis spent decades wooing Detroit’s vehicle makers to toss out their heavy steel vehicle bodies and overhaul their factories in order to mass produce vehicles made out of lighter aluminium. This year, with Ford Motor ’s launch of its new aluminium-intensive F-150...
“Delivering lightweight technologies to our customers at a good value is the main challenge faced by the automakers” … Craig Renneker, Chief Engineer – Component & Pre-Program, Transmission & Driveline Engineering, Ford
This year’s Global Automotive Lightweight Materials Initiative: Detroit 2014 will feature 20+ brand new case studies focusing on technical solutions for incorporating the materials & manufacturing techniques that are having the biggest impact on reducing the cost of mass produced lightweight...
Alcoa and Novelis gears up for the next competition in aluminum auto race
Novelis Inc and Alcoa Inc have spent decades wooing the Detroit’s automakers to throw their heavy steel vehicle bodies and renovate their factories for mass production of lighter aluminium vehicles. With the launch of Ford Motor Co’s F-150 Truck this year, the company is reaping the benefits of the...
Report sees 7 out of 10 pickups made from aluminum by 2025
The future looks good for aluminum as a material for American pickup trucks. Despite its obvious drawbacks - harder to repair than steel, requiring special techniques and tools, as well as incurring higher costs, Ford has still gone ahead and made as much of its new F-150 (pictured) out of the...
Automakers' use of aluminum will climb fivefold by 2020, Novelis says
Global aluminum-sheet use in auto bodies will climb fivefold by 2020 as carmakers seek lightweight materials to improve fuel economy, said Derek Prichett, a vice president of global recycling at aluminum supplier Novelis Inc. Sheet consumption will jump to 1.8 million metric tons from 350,000 tons...
Auto conference to address growing sector demand for aluminium
Leading figures from the British automotive industry will discuss the growing demand for aluminium amongst carmakers at a special conference in Birmingham this autumn. Until recently, aluminium has only been used in mechanical components in cars, with all-aluminium vehicle bodies being the preserve...
Ford builds lightweight family car
Luxury manufacturers such as BMW and Jaguar make extensive use of materials such as carbon fibre and aluminium in the structure of some new cars such as the i8 supercar and upcoming XE sedan. More affordable models, such as the Holden Commodore, have introduced some alumiunium panels to save weight...
U.S. seeks to fund Alcoa's bet on automotive aluminum
The U.S. Department of Energy has proposed lending money to Alcoa Inc. to expand aluminum production at a Tennessee factory, setting the stage for the first loan to a supplier under a dormant $25 billion fund. The loan would help the largest U.S. aluminum producer expand a 100-year-old factory in...
Volkswagen’s Passat premium saloon curbs body weight by 85 kg with the use of aluminium
German auto maker, Volkswagen has confirmed unveiling of new Passat premium saloon and estate. The unveiling will be done in the month of July prior to the 2014 Paris Motor Show, where the new models will be revealed globally. Volkswagen will first launch the new Passat in UK market by the end of...
CIAC to highlight opportunities for aluminium in transportation
If the demand for aluminium is surging, that is because important markets are in full expansion. The entire spectrum of transportation is the most promising and leads all sectors. To respond to the needs for energy efficiency and to meet the strictest environmental norms of the day, the newest...
Aluminium In Road Transport Conference to take place from 11 and 12 Nov 2014 at ThinkTank Science Museum, Birmingham, UK.
Supported by Jaguar Land Rover and SMMT, this event follows the success of ALFEDs 2013 conference, building on the key themes and featuring the latest thinking and innovations. The role of aluminium in lightweighting road transport vehicles is pushing designers and materials technology to new...
Hints of aluminum body Jeep Wrangler good news for Alcoa
With Chrysler's CEO indicating the company may be looking aluminum to shed weight from its Jeep Wrangler, analysts say its good news for Alcoa Inc. Speaking to reporters after an event, Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne told Automotive News Chrysler is watching the rollout of Ford's...
Constellium and UACJ sign Joint Venture and select Bowling Green, Kentucky to produce Body-in-White aluminum sheet for automotive industry
Constellium N.V. and UACJ Corporation announced today that they have signed a Joint Venture Agreement to supply Body-in-White aluminum sheet to the North American automotive industry, following their January 2014 announcement of plans to collaborate in the North American Body-in-White market. The...
Aluminum demand underpins by improving economy, emissions rules: BofAML
Demand for aluminum is underpinned by an improving economy and tighter emissions regulations for automobiles, said Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The fundamental backdrop outside of China has especially improved, and the bank says the world excluding China may post a 590,000-metric-ton supply...
Jaguar Land Rover China plant 'to start production before year is out'
Jaguar Land Rover’s giant new manufacturing operation in China will begin production before the year is out. The Gaydon giant’s China president has revealed “a product from the Land Rover stable” will be produced at the plan in Changshu within a matter of months. The plant will have an initial...
