Carbonation curing could extend the field life of red mud-based backfill, new study suggests
Chinese researchers show that a few extra hours of CO2 curing can roughly double the wet-dry service life of red mud–CFB ash–MgO backfill, while keeping leaching of hazardous elements low even after weeks of exposure to alkaline red mud liquor. Red mud remains one of the aluminium industry’s...
CFMoto’s 2027 Ibex 800 E combines aluminium components with radar safety technology
CFMoto's 2027 Ibex 800 E combines an aluminium swingarm and forged aluminium pistons with radar-based safety technology, while starting at USD 9,799 in the US. The Ibex also comes with an 8-inch touchscreen, adjustable KYB suspension and several touring features as standard. The Ibex 800 E comes...
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China’s auto charging piles amount to over 1 million by June
China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance data on Wednesday, July 10, shows that by the end of June 2019, China had over 1 million charging piles or power ports for electric vehicles, up 69.3 per cent year on year. For public charging piles, members of the alliance added...
Ford 2020 Explorer sheds weight using an aluminium hood and a mixed material body
Ford has adopted a “mixed materials” strategy to shed weight on the 2020 Explorer SUV available on sale this summer. “Weight was a factor in every decision we made,” Explorer chief engineer Bill Gubing said. The SUV’s structure includes steel, aluminium, magnesium and plastic to keep the weight...
JuneYao Group develops new aluminium alloy capable of reducing weight of passenger jets
Shanghai-based JuneYao Group has reportedly developed a world-leading aluminium alloy technology, a nano-ceramic aluminium alloy, which is expected to help China’s homegrown c919 passenger jets reduce 15 per cent of weight in the future. Besides being able to reduce weight, the new alloy is also...
Apollo Machine and Welding receives Canada government grant for its 3D printing business
Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Edmonton Mill Woods announced US$447,480 fund for Apollo Machine and Welding Ltd. The fund was provided by the Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for Western...
Australian Bauxite Limited achieves third milestone at ALCORE
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary ALCORE Limited has started chemical refining of ABx bauxite into aluminium fluoride (AlF3), an essential electrolyte ingredient in aluminium smelters. The company has commenced the removal of silicon and iron oxides to...
Rusal to implement ‘BigData’ aluminium production management project at its Siberian smelters
RUSAL has announced the launch of a potroom control system as part of its production efficiency improvement plan at some of its Siberian smelters. The system will use advanced scientific and methodological approaches based on a process of forecast analytics known as ‘BigData’. The project will...
Rockwell Automation announces opening of new Electric Vehicle Innovation Center
Rockwell Automation, a leading solutions and services provider to the automotive industry, has opened a new Electric Vehicle (EV) Innovation Center within its Information Solutions development facility in San Jose, California. The center will provide live manufacturing demonstrations, hands-on...
AMETEK to exhibit latest innovations in process surveillance on aluminium production at Aluminium China 2019
AMETEK Surface Vision will reportedly put its latest innovations on display at Aluminium China trade fair, which is to be held in Shanghai’s New International Expo Centre from July 10 to July 12. At the event, the team of AMETEK will exhibit the latest advancements in surface inspection monitoring...
Rio Tinto launches new aluminium alloy for lighter car wheels
Rio Tinto has developed Revolution-Al™, a new aluminium alloy that could reduce the weight of wheels by 7 per cent. Revolution-Al™ is the latest addition to Rio Tinto’s High Strength 3xx Series Alloys. Rio Tinto Aluminium chief executive Alf Barrios said: “As we partner with customers we’re seeing...
USA researchers reveal single-step technique to produce aluminium wire, rod and tube parts
According to a recent report, researchers at the USA’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has demonstrated a single-step production technique called ‘friction extrusion’ to produce aluminium wire, rod, and tube parts from aluminium powder. According to them, this would specially benefit the...
Pure Alumina is on track to acquire HPA producer Polar Sapphire; the would-be MD sees cost advantage and revenue growth
The Australian firm Pure Alumina Limited is on track to acquire Canada-based Polar Sapphire that owns one of the world’s most efficient and effective processes for making high purity alumina (HPA). Scott Nichol, the founder and chief executive of Polar Sapphire, who is soon becoming the Pure...
IBAAS and GAMI to jointly organize 8th International IBAAS-GAMI Conference & Exhibition in China in September
IBAAS and GAMI are jointly organizing the 8th International IBAAS-GAMI Conference & Exhibition from September 4 to 6, 2019 at the picturesque city of Guiyang, China. The theme of this year’s IBAAS-GAMI Conference is “Technological Advances in Alumina, Aluminium Smelter, Downstream Operations,...
Constella's DESKAPE range of sleek aluminium desk organizers add class and utility to workplace
Constella, a San Francisco based startup is focusing on providing Agile Work environment for tech companies and coming up with innovative ideas and designs for workplaces. The company has reinterpreted modern architecture and urban planning with their minimalist desk organizers using aluminium....
Automotive Engineering Show 2019 returns to Chennai on July 4 bringing together OEMs and technology providers
The 12th edition of the Automotive Engineering Show 2019 returns to Chennai this year. The event is expected to bring together leading technology-driven brands and their newest innovations for the automotive industry. The USD 93 billion automotive industry in India is shouldering 7.1% of India's...
Scientists at National University of Science and Technology produce new aluminium alloy
Scientists at the National University of Science and Technology (MISIS) have reportedly discovered a simple and efficient way to strengthen aluminium-based composite materials. By doping aluminium melt with nickel and lanthanum, scientists have produced a new aluminium alloy that has benefits of...
Trimet Aluminium starts trial operation of its ‘virtual battery’ at Essen aluminium plant
Trimet Aluminium has started trial operation of its ‘virtual battery’, which would control the energy supply for aluminium production at its Essen plant. This is expected to create a power storage facility that will make it easier to integrate the discontinuously generated electricity from...
Alunorte alumina and Senai Institute team up for studies on reuse of bauxite residue
Hydro announced that the company will invest R$5 million (USD 1.2 million/NOK 10.7 million) up to 2022 to study the reuse of bauxite residues, which takes place at Alunorte alumina refinery. The partnership between Alunorte and Senai Institute of Innovation in Mineral technologies (ISI-TM) could...
ELYSIS wins “Breakthrough Solution of the Year” honour at Platts Global Metals Awards
ELYSIS, a technology company created by a partnership between two global industry leaders – Alcoa and Rio Tinto has been selected as the international “Breakthrough Solution of the Year” at the Global Metals Awards by S&P Global Platts, in London. The award is given to innovators as well those who...
