Aluminium in Indian packaging, consumer durables to gain traction on rising income, consumerism
When you think of aluminium in India, the sectors that steal the spotlight are electricals, building & construction and defence....
Experts
Flying cars – from design fantasy to production reality
Good news for aluminium technology? Given that the automotive and aviation sectors both remain major markets for aluminium technologies worldwide, any development that spans both – such as flying cars – is worthy of note. Although cars that fly, or alternatively road-able...
China battles air pollution and aluminium overcapacity
A recent proposal by China’s government to halt some coal and metals production facilities to fight air pollution over the...
Tapping Aluminium opportunities in India for defence, aerospace applications
India’s aluminium industry sits on the cusp of sweeping changes in the way the metal will be consumed in the...
Events
Significant investmensts in U.S. and Mexico signal bright future for aluminium demand
The new U.S. administration, precisely president Donald Trump, is preparing to implement a set of measures aimed at bringing back production and jobs on US soil in the automotive industry, among others. Trump has made it quite clear: he will not allow automakers to build cars in Mexico and export them to the U.S. Moreover, […]
Spike in Movement of Extruded Aluminium from Malaysia to Vietnam Raises More Questions About Zhongwang
Trade statistics from the third quarter of 2016 are in, and they paint an interesting picture relative to the ongoing saga of China Zhongwang and its alleged involvement in the transshipment of aluminium extrusions. Readers of this site will undoubtedly be familiar with the story to this point – for the better part of two […]
In India, innovation can deepen downstream applications of aluminium
As India’s aluminium producers gear up to take on their global peers in downstream products, their efforts need to be aligned with innovation in secondary smelting techniques, process improvements and tapping new markets to absorb the value added products. Driven by wide applications and growing demand, downstream aluminium processing activities are taking hold in the […]
Ford’s F-Series light-weighting strategy is successful as record sales continue
Ford Motor Company reported that it sold 820,799 F-Series pickup trucks in 2016, a 5.2% increase for the year, making it America’s best-selling vehicle for the 35th consecutive year and best selling pickup truck for 40 years straight. F-Series sales totalled 87,512 trucks in December, a 2.7% increase compared with the same month a year ago. Strong […]
Creating the environment for aluminium recycling in India
In its race to keep up with the cost challenges of producing aluminium and its end products, India needs to increase its focus on recycling. With a modest recycling rate of 25 per cent and 56 per cent of the country’s aluminium imports being made up of scrap, there is certainly a lot of potential for […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
