India's hidden urban mines are going to landfills: Why e-waste needs a second life
As smartphones, laptops, televisions, electric vehicles, and household appliances become an integral part of modern life, electronic waste (e-waste) is emerging as one of the world's fastest-growing waste streams. Yet, every discarded electronic device contains more than just obsolete technology—it...
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...
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Low-carbon aluminium to play a vital role unfolding Korea’s carbon neutral strategy: En+ Group
The world’s largest producer of low-carbon aluminium, En+ Group in conjunction with its metal segment represented by RUSAL has published research showing the vital role low-carbon aluminium will have to play to avoid embedded emissions spiralling under Korea’s Carbon Neutral Strategy. The paper...
End User Weekly Recap: Fiat Automobiles to entirely move to electric vehicles by 2030; Audi adopts green aluminium wheels
From transport to packaging, developments have touched upon various sectors of the aluminium end-user this week. Let us take a look at each of them. According to report, Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. is planning to entirely move to electric vehicles by 2030. The Italian automotive giant also plans to...
Salzburg Aluminium expands in Canada and US, opens new sales office
The Salzburger Aluminium Group (SAG), the Europe based market leader with its subsidiaries is an internationally successful manufacturer of high-quality aluminium components for the automotive, commercial vehicle and railway sector is expanding. The company is opening a sales office in Charlotte,...
Audi adopts green aluminium wheels for new e-tron GT electric sedan
The leading manufacturer in the international market for light alloy wheels for passenger cars and commercial vehicles, Ronal Group is supplying wheels for Audi’s new e-tron GT electric sports sedan, which are manufactured using Alcoa’s disruptive technology for the aluminium smelting, Elysis...
Zomato plans to adopt 100% electric vehicles by 2030
Indian multinational restaurant aggregator and food delivery company Zomato announced its plans to adopt 100% electric vehicles for delivery by 2030 as it joins ClimateGroup’s global electric mobility initiative. The company aims to cut its carbon footprint with this initiative. Picture shown is...
Fiat Automobiles to entirely shift to electric vehicles by 2030
Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. is planning to entirely move to electric vehicles by 2030, according to its statement on June 6, 2021. The Italian automotive giant also plans to phase out combustion engine vehicles starting in 2025. "It is our duty to bring to market electric cars that cost no more than...
Altech Chemicals submits patent with IP Australia for alumina coating of battery materials
The company on a track to become one of the world's leading suppliers of 99.99% (4N) high purity alumina (Al2O3), Altech Chemicals Limited has declared its submission of a patent with IP Australia, for its invention of methods for coating anode active materials with alumina. The patent illustrates...
Amapola project eyes marketable polymer-based aluminium-sulphur battery for vehicles and aircrafts
Amapola project, which is funded by the EU with two million euros and is scheduled to run until 30th September 2022 eyeing on a marketable polymer-based Al-S battery has declared it will be emerging with an aluminium-sulphur battery for vehicles and aircraft. The intent is to develop an Al-S cell...
Novelis Signs MoU with TSARI to promote low-carbon aluminium sheets in Chinese automotive market
Novelis’ Shanghai Customer Solution Center (CSC) has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Tsinghua University Suzhou Automotive Research Institute (TSARI) to to drive research and development of aluminium products and solutions to promote a low carbon, sustainable future....
HAI reveals €38 million investment for extrusion facility expansion at Ranshofen
The supplier of high-quality aluminium, Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI) reveals an investment volume of € 38 million towards the expansion of the extrusion facility in Ranshofen. HAI intends to root the investment by executing the operation of the 60 MN extrusion press at its facility at...
World’s first hybrid-electric motorcycle ‘NawaRacer’ made of aluminium all set to fire
NawaRacer, the world’s first electric motorcycle is planning to launch in the coming months, but as per our report, it will hit on a race track, as the brand owners have not delivered any signal for its production as of yet. Nawa Technologies has announced that it will come up with a zero-emission...
End User Weekly Recap: Tata Motors signed agreement with CESL for the supply of 300 electric cars; CANPACK to build its second US aluminium beverage can plant
End user sector saw many new agreements and announcement of beverage can plant by some of the companies last week. Tata Motors signed agreement with Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) for the supply of 300 electric cars while Volnaa Beverages launched packaged drinking water in aluminium...
Nissan invests £52 million in extra-large press line and recycling facility for aluminium scrap extraction
According to a recent report, Nissan has confirmed an investment of £52 million into its Sunderland facility for enabling the use of recycled and lightweight aluminium for the all-new Qashqai SUV. The automaker has invested in a second extra-large press line and a “cyclone” recycling facility that...
Rio Tinto, Comptech collaborate to deliver a new generation of aluminium alloys for use in advanced technologies
The global aluminium giant, Rio Tinto partnering with aluminium semi-solid castings solution provider Comptech to drive in a new generation of aluminium alloys to the market towards the usage in advanced technologies such as electric vehicles and 5G antennas. The metallurgical experts of Rio Tinto...
Jydsk Aluminum Industri: The Corona crisis forced Europe’s largest aluminium gravity die-casting firm to change strategy, resulted to see profits
In 2020, Europe´s largest aluminium gravity die-casting companies with customers worldwide, Jydsk Aluminum Industri (JAI) booked DKK 0.6 million profits before tax and it is counted as significantly better than the loss of DKK 5 million in 2019. The far better result has brought some fresh air to...
Tata Motors to supply 300 units of four-wheeler electric vehicles to CESL
Tata Motors has inked an agreement with Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) for the supply of 300 electric cars with three years of warranty. The total cost of the agreement is expected to be around INR 44 crore. Shailesh Chandra, President, Passenger Vehicle Business Unit, Tata Motors,...
Weekly end-user update: Letenda bags $1 million grant for developing 100% zero-emission bus; Ball Corp. launches Ball Aluminium Cup at major retailers in all 50 US states
The Longueuil-based bus manufacturing company Letenda has secured a $1 million grant from the Quebec government’s Minister of the Economy and Innovation, on 18 th May 2021, towards developing 100% zero-emission bus made from 50%-70% aluminium. While the leader in aluminium beverage packaging, Ball...
Letenda bags $1 million grant for developing 100% zero-emission bus made from aluminium
On 18 th May 2021, Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of the Economy and Innovation, Quebec announced the award of a $ 1 million grant to Letenda. The bus manufacturing company is developing a new generation 100% zero-emission bus adapted to winter conditions, named the Electrip®. The Longueuil-based...
