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 Zhongwang targets to top current aluminium flat rolling capacity
The world's second-largest industrial aluminum extrusion producer, China Zhongwang Holdings (1333), expects output at a new Tianjin plant to top current capacity to meet domestic demand. Phase one of the aluminum flat-rolled product project in Tianjin has a designed annual capacity of 1.8 million...
The Automotive Lightweight Procurement Symposium to open its doors soon in Detroit
At this year North America Automotive Lightweight Procurement Symposium you have the chance to listen and interchange with executive speakers and delegates from the aluminum, magnesium, steel & composite industry. Lightweighting, supply chain and procurement management will be the main theme and...
Aluminium use in automobiles reduces pollution: Nalco CMD
Growing application of aluminium in automobile industry has not only increased fuel efficiency but also reduced the vehicular pollution, said Nalco CMD T K Chand. "While the developed countries use on an average 140 kg of aluminium per vehicle, in India it is about 40 kg only. Nevertheless, by 2016...
Faurecia inks JV with Beijing WKW Automotive Parts
Faurecia and Beijing WKW Automotive Parts have signed a 50/50 joint-venture agreement to create an entity named Beijing WKW-FAD Automotive Interior Parts. Beijing WKW Automotive Parts is a major supplier of vehicle interior aluminium decoration in China. Faurecia, which claims to be the world...
JLR-Novelis project REALCAR wins Best B2B Partnership award
The Ethical Corporation’s annual Responsible Business Awards recognise sustainable and ongoing business collaboration. This year’s winners in the Best Business to Business (B2B) Partnership category are Jaguar Land Rover and Novelis for their work on the REALCAR project. The aim of the REALCAR...
China’s automotive aluminium alloy market to grow at 20% over 2014-18
Lightweight materials are the key components for making lightweight vehicles. Currently, majority of lightweight vehicles that are being manufactured contain materials such as high-strength steel, plastic and composites, carbon fibre, magnesium alloy, and of course, aluminium alloy. Among them,...
Lightweight vehicles demand to spur growth of aluminium in global automotive industry
The market for aluminium in the global automotive industry is likely to grow at a CAGR of 7.4% over 2015-2020, a recently published market report data reveals. A high demand for lightweight vehicles will catalyse the growth across major economies of the world. The demand of lightweight vehicles is...
Sumitomo Electric readies improved aluminum wire harness
Sumitomo Electric Industries has developed an automotive wire harness from a special aluminum alloy that is strong enough and skinny enough to replace around 70% of all copper wire harnesses now used in a car, including in the engine compartment and doors. The average modern car with all its...
Aluminum makers call for `green' trademark to sell at a premium
The biggest aluminum producers are discussing the introduction of a “green” trademark for the lightweight metal that could be sold at a premium and encourage carbon footprint reductions among rivals, United Co. Rusal’s deputy chief executive officer said. “Since many of consumers, such as the car...
Ford, Alcoa collaborate on more formable and design-friendly next-generation aluminum alloys
Ford Motor Company and Alcoa Inc. are collaborating to produce next-generation automotive aluminum alloys that are more formable and design-friendly. Ford will use Alcoa’s Micromill® material in multiple components on the 2016 F-150 - becoming the first automaker to use the advanced automotive...
Chalco and Dongfeng Motor join hands to develop automotive aluminum alloy
Chalco and Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM) signed a strategic agreement on August 28 to establish an all-new DFM-Chalco automotive aluminum alloy laboratory. The laboratory will be dedicated to research and development and applications of new materials and technology in automotive aluminum alloy...
GM to invest $877 million to overhaul Flint, Michigan, truck plant
General Motors Co said it will spend $877 million to overhaul its pickup truck factory in Flint, Michigan, capping a series of investments to keep production of profitable large pickups and sport utility vehicles rolling through a significant model change expected in 2018. The Flint investment is...
Auto supplier Sapa sets up shops in Detroit
Auto supplier Sapa is planting a stake in metro Detroit with the establishment of business as well as research and development facilities as part of a growth strategy in lockstep with increased use of aluminum in future vehicles. Sapa is a Norwegian manufacturer of extruded aluminum, headquartered...
Aluminium-intensive Xe is the most fuel efficient Jaguar ever
The innovative new Jaguar XE claims to be the most fuel efficient vehicle its segment. Designed around Jaguar’s modular vehicle architecture, the XE is the only car in the class to use an aluminium-intensive monocoque, with lightweight aluminium accounting for 75 per cent of the structure. This...
Aluminum demand to grow on booming new energy vehicle sector in China
Aluminum alloy has become a top-of-choice material for new energy vehicle manufacturers in China due to its lightness. New energy vehicles are typically heavier than traditional vehicles because of heavy batteries. Fortunately, auto body made of aluminum alloy could satisfy new energy vehicles’...
Pennex Aluminium unveils $38 million expansion at Leetonia location
Pennex Aluminum Company unveiled their new $38 million expansion of their extrusion and fabrication line at their Leetonia location last week. The facility now has two large aluminum press lines that company officials say are the most innovative of their kind in the world. The expansion was made...
Audi and Honda to come up with aluminium supercars
Two premium car makers Audi and Honda are all set to launch their next generation supercar models built around an exclusive aluminium-carbon fiber space-frame. Audi R8, the second generation supercar, has the original design of the Ingolstadt with the 5.2-litre V10 engine placed behind the cabin....
Aluminum has bright future, but repairs could be pricey
Aluminum is a big part of the greener future of cars and trucks, offering lighter weight, more strength, less corrosion and improved fuel economy. However the repair work for the automotive could be quite costly too. “It’s going to be a big shift,” says Bill Davidge, national technology manager of...
