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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China’s car production and sales continue to grow by 6% & 5% M-o-M in June, NEV manufacture and sales fall: CAAM
China’s automobile production and sales continued robust growth in June, marking the highest on record, according to the data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) on Friday, July 10. Data showed the production of automobiles was 2.33 million units, bringing the total...
CPCA shows an expanded Y-o-Y hike in China’s passenger car sales in June on improved domestic vehicle market
The China Passenger Car Association data released on Thursday, July 9, that country’s new energy passenger car sales surged 25 per cent month-on-month to come in at 83,000 units in June, in the wake of domestic passenger vehicle market’s improvement over the past four months. However, on a...
Post COVID-19 growth: German electric motor producer Ziehl-Abegg to invest $18 million
Peter Fenkl, CEO, Ziehl-Abegg SE said: “The global markets will continue to need high-quality electric motors and fans in the future.” This is the major reason the German company based in Künzelsau is now investing $18 million in the expansion of its production buildings at the Kupferzell site. Dr...
Vehicle scrappage policy is in the final stage of approval, awaited for Union Cabinet’s nod: Nitin Gadkari
Speaking at the inauguration of Auto Expo 2020 on Thursday, July 2, Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari confirmed that the long-delayed vehicle scrappage policy is in its last lap and to be rolled out soon. Two days before Mr Gadkari said this, finance minister Nirmala...
India-China skirmish effect: Delay in Haima Austomobile's new energy vehicle debut in India
Sino-China tension, in addition to the on-going economic disruption due to the COVID-19 crisis, may cause a further delay in Chinese automaker Haima Automobile’s entry in India. Earlier this year, Haima New Energy (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Haima Automobile Group) had entered into a technical...
TRFX Garuda Futures, Indonesia: Aluminium is expected to become Champion in the second half of 2020
Aluminium is forecasted to become the most liquid commodity in the third quarter of 2020 along with the increase that developed in the majority of other commodities. Ibrahim Suabi, Director, TRFX Garuda Futures stated that among other metal commodities, aluminium has a consistent strengthening...
Constellium to lead £15 million aluminium battery enclosures project
Constellium announced that it will lead £15 million ALIVE (Aluminium Intensive Vehicle Enclosures) project for the development of new aluminium battery enclosures for electric vehicles. The project will be deveoped in the UK and funded in part by a grant from the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) as...
Alcomet to deliver parts for electric cars to Germany-based automobile manufacturer
Alcomet, a Bulgaria-based company that is principally engaged in the production of aluminium rolled and extruded products, will supply electric car parts to Germany-based automobile manufacturer, SeeNews reported. The company will start producing parts this summer from its facility in Shumen,...
“India will be a global manufacturing hub for EV within the next five years”: Minister of Road Transport, Govt. of India
On 18 th June’20, Nitin Gadkari, Indian Union road transport minister communicated that he believes India will be a manufacturing hub for electric vehicles (EV) and too within the next five years. He added to his statement that multiple countries are folding there are folding their hands from China...
Audi reduces carbon footprint by using closed aluminium circulation
Since 1994, Audi has been plying aluminium in its car bodies, but aluminium production is very energy-intensive. That is the reason Audi has been using a closed circulation of this material. It was introduced in 2017 at the Neckarsulm factory, and at the beginning of this year also at the...
China’s automobile production and sales achieve double digit growth in May, cumulative sales in five months decline: CAAM
According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), the country’s automobile production and sales both achieved double-digit growth in May. As per the data shown by CAAM, around 2.19 million units of automobiles were produced and sold in China last month. The production rose 4...
China Aluminium Processing Summit 2020: Aluminium consumption in automobile to grow at 8.9% CAGR
Aluminium consumption in China’s automotive industry is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.9 per cent to 10.7 million tonnes by 2030. The news came after Tao Zhimin, auto sheet project manager at Nanshan Aluminium, said this at the China Aluminium Processing Industry...
TDK Corporation launches axial hybrid-polymer aluminium electrolytic capacitors
TDK Corporation, a leader in electronic solutions for the smart society based in Tokyo, Japan, has extended its product range with the launch of axial hybrid-polymer aluminium electrolytic capacitors. The B40600* / B40700* series has a capacitance range from 780 µF to 2200 µF and is designed for...
Hydro to manufacture aluminium-made electric loops for Elonroad
Hydro announced that The Swedish start-up company Elonroad has teamed up with the company to build a road that charges electric vehicles while they drive. Hydro will manufacture the critical aluminium-made electric loops for the project. “Elonroad, in collaboration with Sweden’s Lund University,...
MG Motors eyeing electric vehicles market in India; Plans to increase investment from 2022
MG Motors India Pvt Ltd is reportedly eyeing the electric vehicles market in India. From 2022, the company plans to increase its investment in the EV space expecting the economy to return to normal in a couple of years and electric vehicles to be an attention puller in the domestic automobile...
Nature Alu: Producing high-purity aluminium to developing Canada-Europe very high added value supply chain sector
Denis Mazerolle, The President of Nature Alu has built a dream team to produce the only high-purity aluminium plant in North America. In doing so in Quebec, Canada, he and his partners are developing a Canada-Europe supply chain in a sector with very high added value. Mazerolle has industry...
Tesla submits for a new, efficient aluminium alloy quenching process patent
Tesla has reportedly submitted for a patent for a new, more effective cooling process aimed at increasing the strength, rigidity, and energy absorption of aluminium alloy components. The patent entitled “System and Method for Facilitating Pulsed Spray Quench of Extruded Objects” describes a new...
Northvolt and Norsk Hydro joining hands to set-up car battery recycling plant
The World’s Greenest battery maker Northvolt and the Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company Norsk Hydro are joining hands to recycle batteries from Norway’s hundreds of thousands of electric cars as part of Europe’s effort to build a green battery industry to take on Tesla and Asian...
