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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Global automotive lightweight material market to grow at 14% CAGR during 2016 - 2022
According to a recently published market research report, the global automotive lightweight material market (includes components made from downstream aluminium and high-grade aluminium alloy) was estimated at $77.1 billion in 2015, and it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.0 per cent during 2016 -...
Toyota and Clemson team up for Gen Z car built from aluminium composites
Toyota and Clemson University have joined forces in creating uBox, a concept car ideally aimed at the next-generation auto buyers. This new concept is a result of the partnership between the graduate students at the International Center for Automotive Research at the Clemson University and...
ISRI Convention discusses increased use of aluminium and its impact on recycling
The recently concluded Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Convention and Exposition held fruitful discussions on the increased usage of aluminium by automotive industry and its impact on recycling. The panelists highlighted on the various light weighting benefits and emphasized on the...
Alcoa’s Micromill Technology for future cars
The Micromill is Alcoa’s proprietary technology that manufactures the most advanced aluminium sheet on the market, according to Alcoa. Since being introduced in December 2014, Alcoa has achieved some significant breakthroughs, producing more formable aluminium sheet, with greater strength, lighter...
Rising investments in automotive lightweighting driving aluminium demand
As automobile manufacturers and operators look for ways to improve fuel economy and freight efficiency, lightweighting tops the list. Investing in lightweighting is an attractive and economical alternative to adding new equipment, potentially saving fleets nearly $1 million over five years,...
Fairfield auto supplier expanding to make aluminium vehicle parts
An automotive supplier in Fairfield is expanding to make aluminium vehicle parts for one of its automaker customers, a company manager told Fairfield City Council members at their meeting Monday. According to market reports, Pacific Manufacturing of Fairfield, a Tier 1 auto supplier to Toyota, was...
Next Renault Clio to go hybrid, aluminium used in body to save weight
The next-generation Renault Clio could feature hybrid technology drawn from the new Euro-market Scenic MPV – but it won’t be a plug-in, according to a UK report. The body of the car employs a mix of high-strength steel, aluminium, magnesium and thermoplastics to save weight. The current...
More Korean car makers use aluminium to reduce vehicle weight
As the global car industry is going greener, South Korean carmakers are working on making car bodies as light as possible to guarantee higher fuel efficiency, meaning less greenhouse gas emissions. Kia Motors Corp. said Thursday that it used aluminium made by U.S.-based leading automotive aluminium...
Automakers switch to cheaper aluminium to reap weight and cost benefits
The automotive sector being driven largely by innovation is steadily moving away from copper toward lightweight aluminium to help the industry cut vehicle weight. This has become imperative since they need to meet stricter emission standards. Having already switched to aluminium radiators from...
“Castings Zone” of Aluminium China to facilitate purchasing and processing
Nowadays, “new economy” is always a hot topic of the world. On an executive meeting of the State Council, Premier Li Keqiang re-explained the concept of “new economy”, and highlighted “new energy auto” as a landmark of “new economy”. The meeting also determined the measures of continuing to support...
High Purity Alumina market will be worth $5.09 bln by 2020
According to a recently published market research report, the global high purity alumina (HPA) market is projected to reach USD 5.09 Billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 20.1 per cent from 2015 to 2020. The increasing applicability of high purity alumina among varied end-user applications, such as LEDs,...
Aluminium chassis components in demand
Aluminium casting firm, Sarginsons Industries Ltd., has reported a growing demand for hollow aluminium chassis components for use in electric vehicles. The Coventry-based manufacturer reports it is increasingly being asked to develop lightweight parts for electric vehicles, from self-driving cars...
Tesla Model S electric car packs in 410 lbs aluminium
The Tesla Model S, the world’s most-wanted electric car, which has recorded a whopping 100,000 units sale as of December 2015, has been lauded by the critics for its impressive safety rating, range, and design. However, it is also worth considering that it is the incredible raw materials that go...
Rolls-Royce plans aluminium space frame platform for 2018
Following in the footsteps of parent company BMW, Rolls-Royce announced the development of a future vehicle platform composed of a lightweight aluminium space-frame. Like the new BMW 7-Series, which uses a new chassis almost entirely composed of aluminium and lightweight carbon composite material,...
Audi SQ7 TDI packs 48V electric compressor, 664 lb-ft
It's the first time Audi has done an S performance version of its flagship sport-ute, and packs under the hood a 4.0-liter V8 turbo diesel engine mated to an eight-speed automatic and all-wheel drive. It produces a potent 435 horsepower, and an absolutely bonkers 664 pound-feet of torque. That's...
Chery Automobile lays cornerstone for its aluminum-body electric vehicle project
Chery Automobile Co. has broken ground on its ambitious aluminum alloy-body electric passenger vehicle project on February 23. It is reported that the 1.56 billion yuan project will be built in two phases. The first phase will enter operations in 2016 with an initial annual capacity of 10,000...
Altech Chemicals' HPA demand growth tied to lithium-ion batteries
Altech Chemicals Limited has provided a detailed update on the fast growing utilisation of high purity alumina (HPA) in lithium-ion batteries. Altech recently appointed Mr. Martin Ma as the company's sales and marketing manager in China. Mr. Ma has already commenced discussions with lithium-ion...
Lindberg/MPH ships aluminum immersion holding furnace to large automotive die caster
Lindberg/MPH announced the shipment of an electric immersion aluminum holding furnace to a large automotive die caster. The equipment provided includes three electric immersion aluminum holding furnaces used to keep aluminum at die casting temperature. These aluminum holding furnaces utilize...
