Novelis’ New Aluminium Alloy Up To 40 Percent Lighter Than High-Strength Steel
Atlanta’s rolled aluminium firm Novelis debuted a new automotive aluminium alloy this week that it says is the strongest one...
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Russian Scientists Develop New Highly Heat-Resistant Aluminium Alloy
Russian researchers have developed a new process for producing a heat-resistant aluminium alloy that is more durable than comparable alloys. Researchers from the National University of Science and Technology “MISiS” (NUST MISIS), the Siberian Federal University and the Research and Production Centre...
Rusal America Debuts New Aluminium Alloy Powders For 3D Printing
Rusal America announced yesterday the debut of its new portfolio of aluminium powders designed specifically for additive manufacturing. The new...
Baowu Constructing US$1.07 Billion Aluminium Alloy Plant In Henan
The biggest steel producer in the People’s Republic of China has begun a project in Henan to produce aluminium alloy...
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Russian Researchers Develop Nano Powders for Improving Aluminium Alloys
Researchers from the Russian Federation are working to develop nano powders to be added to aluminium alloys that will enhance certain beneficial qualities of those alloys. Russian News Agency TASS reports the development taking place at the laboratories of the Siberian Federal University (SFU) in Krasnoyarsk. “This is our unique development of researchers from the […]
LS Cable & System Announces New Aluminium Alloy
South Korea’s LS Cable & System announced on Tuesday that its new aluminium alloy has been granted recognition by The Aluminum Association (AA) after meeting the Association’s requirements for industrial usefulness. The new alloy, assigned identification number AA3001, has already been used in air conditioning units made by LG Electronics, the world’s largest home appliance […]
Fracsa Alloys to Double Capacity by Early 2017
Mexico’s Fracsa Alloys Queretaro, S.A.P.I. de C.V. announced recently that it plans to double production by early 2017. Company president Franciso Ruiz told S&P Global Platts of the planned increase during a tour of the firm’s plant in Queretaro, which is in central Mexico, 132 miles northwest of Mexico City. Ruiz indicated that the plant […]
Argentina Opens Anti-Dumping Probe Over Chinese Aluminium Alloy Wheel Imports
The government of Argentina has begun an investigation to determine whether sanctions are in order against the People’s Republic of China for dumping aluminium alloy wheels on the Argentine market. News of the probe came from an announcement on the Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau of China’s Ministry of Commerce late on Wednesday, according to […]
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 ...
