Stricter fines, greater scope for innovation: Hungary targets cleaner practices in battery manufacturing
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 aluminium extrusion imports from Italy fall 41.83% in 4 years, with automotive & construction playing a major role - know why
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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Savage Rivale introduces Coastrunner EV: Beach buggy with aluminium space-frame chassis
A Dutch Enterprise, Savage Rivale, has recently revealed their Coastrunner EV, which has been modelled to reinstate the Mini Moke and Meyer Manx models in a brand new all-electric version. The Coastrunner EV flaunts an aluminium space-frame chassis, which supports the car’s structure. As sources...
Rolls-Royce unveils its first EV Spectre with lightweight aluminium space-frame chassis
Rolls-Royce Spectre comes with a lightweight aluminium space-frame chassis and is the British automobile genius’ first stepping stone toward the endeavour to create an all-electric production line by 2030. The well-acclaimed Phantom Coupé is the precursor to the Spectre and has been tested to...
F77 e-motorcycle from Ultraviolette features lithium-ion cells enclosed in an aluminium casing
Ultraviolette Automotive, a Bangalore-based developer of electric two-wheeler vehicles, has revealed the production-spec battery pack that will power its future F77 e-motorcycle a month before its official launch. In contrast to the prototype's detachable battery packs from 2019, the new battery...
ASI enlists Ningbo Tuopu Group Co., Ltd. as its new Production and Transformation member
On Tuesday, October 18, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced the joining of Ningbo Tuopu Group Co., Ltd. as its new Production and Transformation member. The primary areas of focus for Ningbo Tuopu Group Co., Ltd. include automotive power chassis, trim systems, intelligent driving...
British marque Lotus Cars launches Evija Fittipaldi with recycled aluminium rotary gear shift dial
The Lotus Evija, hailed as one of the world's most potent production vehicles, is again making news as the Norfolk-based company introduces a unique version, titled Evija Fittipaldi. The fabrication of rotary gear shift dial has been constructed using recycled aluminium taken directly from...
Alumobility to present advance aluminium use in automotive at EuroCarBody’s 24th Global Car Body Benchmarking Conference
Alumobility, a global ecosystem of leading aluminium and downstream technology partners focusing on advanced use of aluminium by automakers, will present the results of a case study on Superior Economic and Sustainability Performance of an Aluminum Vehicle Body, including cost of ownership and life...
Energy prices forcing German aluminium manufacturers to cut production, lack of state aid may worsen the situation
The silvery metal aluminium has unblocked new dimensions in the last decades, as endless objects that can be simplified and upgrade the quality of daily human life are relatively made from aluminium. Aluminium is essential in converting to a climate-friendly economy. Electric vehicles, renewable...
Ricoh’s expansion of CEC in UK to benefit customers seeking aluminium binder jetting technology
On November 7, Ricoh Company, Ltd. will increase the size of its Customer Experience Centre (CEC) in Telford, United Kingdom, to speed up co-creation with clients and partners in the manufacturing sector. These tools will be handy for those considering metal binder jetting (MBJ), specifically...
Novelis & SPS partnership starts closed-loop-recycling operation
Novelis Inc., an American industrial aluminium company, specialised in making flat-rolled products (FRPs) and recycling, announced today that it initiated operations of a closed-loop-recycling with Smart Press Shop (SPS). In the partnership, Novelis supplies aluminium FRPs from its Nachterstedt...
Macquarie Group interlinks its investment routes with Origin to aid ARCC in making aluminium bus chassis
Australian Macquarie Group and Origin Energy have signed a deal to invest in the Aluminium Revolutionary Chassis Company (ARCC), a developer and manufacturer of lightweight bolted aluminium city bus chassis. Aluminium Revolutionary Chassis Company claims to be the first Australian manufacturer who...
Nemalloy, a new class of lightweight automotive aluminium alloy bags the prestigious ‘Altair Enlighten Award 2022’
Sumanth Sarkar, a mechanical engineer professor and research scientist Xiaochun Zeng developed an entirely new class of alloys named Nemalloy that combines aluminium and iron to produce a high-strength material at least 35 per cent lighter than a conventional aluminium alloy. In August, under the...
Why buy AlCircle’s Report: “Future of Aluminium in Transportation Sector - an industry analysis with forecasts to 2027”?
As lightweight and low carbon emissions have become the two prime criteria for manufacturing vehicles, aluminium is hogging maximum limelight as a crucial raw material in the transportation industry for obvious reasons. The silvery-white metal is lightweight and infinitely recyclable, which has...
South Korean Youlchon agrees to supply US$1.04 billion worth aluminium pouch films for LG and General Motors
A South Korean plastic films maker, Youlchon Chemical Co., on September 28 signed a document confirming the supply of a primary battery component utilised heavily in electric vehicles. The US$1.04 billion supply deal was successfully drawn for the upcoming six years with the joint venture formed by...
ASI certifies Magna PT S.p.A. against Performance Standard certification for automotive transmission production
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has certified Magna PT S.p.A. against the Performance Standard Certification with a focus on Material Stewardship for the production of automotive transmissions at the Modugno plant, Italy. The activities at the plant are the production of automotive...
Hero Lectro’s latest e-cycle variants boast aluminium alloy 6061 frames
Hero Lectro, the premium e-cycle brand of Hero Cycles & e-bikes in India, recently introduced three new variants of their existing C and F series line-ups - the C1, C5x, and F1. The new e-cycles have cutting-edge aluminium alloy 6061 frames for higher structural strength and corrosion resistance....
Swedish engineering company Heart Aerospace to develop world’s first zero-emission flights
The heart of Scandinavia is bracing itself to receive the world's first zero-emission aviation technology developed by a group of Heart Aerospace engineers. A hangar at Gothenburg is currently housing the discovery. As Fredrik Kampfe from the Swedish Aviation Industry Group correctly puts it: "If...
Hydro-owned Vianode to invest NOK 2 billion in its first industrial-scale plant for sustainable battery material at Herøya
Elkem, Hydro, and Altor-owned firm Vianode, the producer of sustainable engineered battery materials, has decided to invest NOK 2 billion in its first industrial-scale facility for sustainable battery materials in Herøya, Norway. By 2024, the industrial facility in Herøya will generate enough anode...
Log9 collects US$9.65 million via Amara Raja Batteries’ fundraiser focusing on aluminium-air batteries
Aluminium-air battery developers from India, Log9 materials has raised INR 77 crores or US$9.65 million from Amara Raja Batteries, the second largest automotive battery maker in the country after Exide. This is the second round of investment by 'Amaron' battery makers after the initial fund was...
