IAI Introduces New Global Trade Data Visualization Application
Global aluminium trade group International Aluminium Institute (IAI) announced the launch of a new web-based application for visualizing the aluminium...
Technology
Austal USA Christens Latest Aluminium-Hulled Combat Ship
Austal USA, the American branch of Australian shipbuilding company and defense contractor Austal, announced last weekend that it christened the new USS Tulsa (LCS 16), the sixteenth aluminium Independence-class trimaran littoral combat ship (LCS). The US$3.5 billion vessel is a 419-foot combat...
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...
EGA Files for Four Patents on Improvements Upon the Hall-Héroult Smelting Process
UAE’s Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) filed for four new patents on products and procedures it believes will increase the firm’s...
Events
American Firm Develops New Aluminium Alloy for Commercial Vehicle Wheels
Indiana commercial vehicle component maker Accuride Corporation debuted a new, proprietary aluminium alloy developed for use in the production of aluminium wheels for commercial vehicle applications. Dubbed Quantum 99, the firm says the alloy is one-fifth stronger than previous alloys, allowing for the reduction in weight of its standard aluminium wheels by eleven percent. Accuride […]
Indian Tech Centers Developing Bauxite Mining App
Two Indian research centers are working to develop an app to deliver detailed data on bauxite and laterite deposits in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. The Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC) and the Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre (MRSAC), supported by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), intend to build […]
Texas Firm Partners with Norsk Hydro to Advance Aluminium Sorting Technology
Texas’ Austin AI and aluminium producer Norsk Hydro announced a partnership to develop technology for sorting automotive aluminium alloys. The technology to be developed may lead to greater efficiency in automotive recycling. AAI uses laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) to sort aluminium alloys. The firm says that their methods are superior to other such applications […]
Alba “Kick Starts” Upgrade of Lines 4 & 5
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. announced yesterday that it has “kick started” its upgrade project to increase the amperage of its smelter’s Lines 4 and 5. The project, which the firm undertook in an effort to reduce cost and increase energy efficiency, was begun in September of this year. The project in question consists of designing and […]
Rusal Debuts Cleaner, More Efficient Electrolysis Cell
Russian Federation aluminium major UC Rusal announced the activation of a new 550 kA electrolysis cell at at the company’s Sayanogorsk aluminium smelter in eastern Siberia. The new pot, named RA-550, is part of a US$28 million project to develop more modern and energy-efficient pots for smelting aluminium. Design began two years ago and was […]
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 and industry experts from all over the world to hear and exchange information on latest developments related to base metals and their ...
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 ...
Aluminium of Greece (AOG): is the Pechiney spirit still alive?
Between September 24-25, FastmarketsMB organized its annual aluminium conference in Athens. A day before the conference, in accordance with an ...
International Aluminium 2019 Conference – Key Takeaways
The FastmaketsMB aluminium conference is the sequel to the Metal Bulletin aluminium conferences, which have traditionally been one of oldest ...
