Dajcor To Establish US$19.6 Million Aluminium Extrusion Operation In SE Kentucky
Kentucky’s Governor Matt Bevin announced plans by Ontario’s Dajcor Aluminum Ltd on Friday to construct a new, US$19.6 million plant...
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Novelis Debuts New 25 Percent Stronger Automotive Aluminium Alloy
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. announced yesterday the launch of a new aluminium alloy designed specifically for automotive body sheet. The new alloy, christened Advanz 6HS-s650, is a 6xxx-series aluminium alloy that Novelis says surpasses the automotive industry’s standards...
Planned Braidy Aluminium Rolling Mill Enters Collaboration Agreement With BMW
Braidy Industries’ planned US$1.7-billion aluminium rolling mill will include a collaboration with BMW AG to qualify and supply 5xxx and...
Canadian Aluminium Recycler Matalco To Build US$80 Million Plant In Central Wisconsin
Canadian aluminium manufacturer Matalco Inc. announced late last week that it intends to build a US$80-million plant in the heart...
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Braidy Selects Kiewit As EPC For Greenfield Aluminium Mill Project
Eastern Kentucky aluminium firm Braidy Industries Inc. announced last week the selection of Kiewit as the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) for the Braidy Atlas project. In addition, SMS Group was named equipment provider, and EBNER Industrieofenbau GmbH Construction will provide furnaces for the greenfield aluminium mill in Ashland, Kentucky. Per the firm, the selection […]
Demand For Aluminium Alloy In Automotive Sector The Lone Bright Spot For Japanese Suppliers In June
The Japan Aluminum Association released production numbers for the month of June on Friday, noting a 16.8-percent drop of aluminium sheet shipments, registering a total for the month of 35,157 metric tons. Per the association, the fall-off may be attributed to a corresponding drop in demand of Japanese beer, coupled with a retreating demand for […]
Alba Commissions State-of-the-Art Batch Homogenizer in Casthouse 3
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) announced last week the commissioning of a high-tech batch homogenizer for use in production of specialized billet at its Casthouse 3. The homogenizer, which was provided by SMS group’s Hertwich Engineering as part of the Alba Casthouse 3 Batch Homogenizing Extension Project, will be used for heat treatment of 6xxx, 1xxx […]
Groundbreaking At Braidy’s Ashland Plant to Occur This Spring
Eastern Kentucky aluminium firm Braidy Industries Inc. updated residents of the Kentucky town in which it is building a new aluminium rolling mill that the firm expects the first shovel of dirt to be turned on the project in the coming spring. While addressing the Ashland Breakfast Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, senior vice president of […]
Novelis Brings Innovative Automotive Aluminium Alloy to North America
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. announced yesterday that it has made available Advanz 6HF – e/s200 aluminium alloy to North American clients. The alloy, which is intended for use in automotive applications, was originally (and successfully) introduced in Europe. According to Novelis, the 6xxx-series aluminium alloy is best suited to body sides, […]
Zhongwang Fake Semis Prosecution May Slam The Door On Key Routes For U.S. Import Duty Avoidance
The global aluminium market has been watching the trials and travails of Chinese behemoth Zhongwang with intense interest for the past few weeks after the company and its founder Liu Zhongtian were brought up on criminal charges by the United States federal ...
Aluminium Prices Under Double Pressure: Trade Wars and Chinese Exports
Base metals prices tumbled to their lowest in several weeks at the start of August, after U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Dirty Metal – China’s Troublesome Tether Between Coal And Aluminium
The year 2019 has been a red-letter year for the aluminium sector in the People’s Republic of China. Despite trade ...
Is Rio Tinto’s ISAL smelter a bargain or a smart investment?
At least three companies (including Swiss commodity trader Glencore and German Trimet Aluminium) have expressed interest in buying Rio Tinto’s ...
