Hungary will raise the maximum fine for serious environmental violations by large manufacturers to 5 billion forints (USD 16 million) under new measures to strengthen environmental oversight across industries, including EV battery manufacturing, recycling, and decommissioning. The changes come as...
Germany and Italy have long been closely linked in Europe’s aluminium extrusion trade. Italy remains a significant source of extruded aluminium for the German market, but the flow has changed considerably over the past few years. The latest numbers raise an interesting question: is Germany simply...
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A recent study reveals that aluminium-intensive Last-Mile Delivery Vehicles (LMDVs) offer considerable benefits for lightweight and cost-savings in addition to lowering carbon footprint, according to Alumobility, a global association dedicated to advancing the adoption of aluminium by automakers....
According to a recent study commissioned by European Aluminium, the voice of the aluminium industry in Europe and completed by Ducker Carlisle, a global consulting and M&A advisory company with an unrivalled continuum of insights, benchmarking, and strategy solutions has found that the average...
SDE Technology recently welcomed Robert Joyce as its inaugural non-executive advisor. With a wealth of experience as a supply chain specialist at renowned companies such as BMW, Rover and Jaguar Land Rover, Joyce is a highly respected expert in the automotive industry. SDE Technology believes this...
The century-old iconic Italian luxury and high-performance car manufacturer Alfa Romeo is on the path of rapid transformation, with bold plans for the classic Italian brand – which observed its 113th anniversary in 2023, to be entirely electric by 2027, following the road to a zero-carbon future....
A senior executive from one of the American multinational auto majors stated that the conflict would be more about talent than technology. He quoted the lines while discussing using engineering skills in a disruptive period with rising industry player competition. In a recent interview, one of the...
The Japanese multinational automobile conglomerate Honda has officially announced that they are developing a specialized electric vehicle platform. The future EV platform is planned to give birth to a mid to large-size model, with a global delivery date of 2025. During a recent presentation on the...
In response to the increased focus on a sustainable environment, aluminium manufacturers throughout the globe are embracing ecologically-friendly manufacturing processes. To begin with, BMW Group, a German multinational manufacturer of luxury automobiles, unveiled a new programme named "Car2Car"...
On April 27, 2023, Constellium SE, the global leader in developing and manufacturing high-value-added aluminium products and solutions and aluminium recycling, announced its agreement with Renault Group to establish a closed-loop recycling process for the all-new Megane E-TECH Electric. Lightweight...
Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, the vice-chair of the European Parliament's International Trade Committee (INTA), pointed out that removing aluminium from the EU's list of strategic raw resources by the European Commission is highly unacceptable. Strategic raw materials like solar panels, electric...
The Chinese multinational automotive company Geely's EV brand Zeekr is the latest to use Tesla's "Gigapress" die-casting method to reduce the cost of electric cars. Jiang Kehong, the Chief of Zeekr's manufacturing technology, said, "Chinese carmaker had started using massive aluminium die casts to...
Porsche AG and Norsk Hydro ASA will collaborate to further lower the carbon footprint of Porsche's vehicle models by using Hydro's low-carbon aluminium and extrusions. Porsche will be able to reduce the footprint of aluminium in future vehicle projects by around 3.5 kilograms of CO2 per kilogram...
The German multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles, BMW Group, has announced a new initiative called "Car2Car", which eyes to increase the number of recycled materials utilized in new models to 50 per cent. According to reports, the German automaker is working to escalate the quality of...
Innovation is crucial in the fiercely competitive world of manufacturing. As a result, Volgren, Australia's largest bus body manufacturer, has created a name for itself by providing creative, sustainable, and efficient public transportation solutions. In 1979, the company started its journey by...
Walter is extending its portfolio of solid carbide milling cutters for ISO N machining with the introduction of the MD265 Supreme and the MC268 Advance, two different roughing specialists. This is particularly important for manufacturers that use high-silicon die-cast aluminium. Group Atlas...
Welcome to Day 2 of AlCircle's "Global Aluminium Expo 2023". After a successful start on April 18, the second day of the event is assured to be more impactful and memorable, with eminent speakers sharing their thoughts and opinions. Today, you will hear from Sayan Dey, Sr. Officer - Business...
Jiangsu Alcha, the China-based aluminium product manufacturer, plans to open a new aluminium foil facility in Changshu for electric vehicle batteries (EV). The facility will produce aluminium foils which will be utilised in EV batteries. The facility is expected to produce 30,000 tonnes of...
On Tuesday, April 18, the leading mobility technology company Magna and the Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) unveiled a new manufacturing process which saves 50 per cent of energy and cuts CO2 emissions by nearly 90 per cent. The Shear Assisted Processing and...
The Pietermaritzburg-based aluminium producer Hulamin, who counts Tesla among its customers, asserted that it had made substantial strides in the quickly developing electric vehicle (EV) industry. 10.2 million passenger electric cars will be sold worldwide in 2022, according to Counterpoint...
