Rusal Commissions US$5.6 Million Facility for New Aluminium Alloy Wire Rods in NW Russia
Russian Federation aluminium titan U.C. Rusal announced yesterday the beginning of a project to produce a new variant of aluminium...
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Rusal Completes US$7.6-Million Modernization Project at Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter
Russian Federation aluminium titan UC Rusal announced yesterday the completion of a US$7.6 million project to modify its Befesa-2 line at Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter (IrkAZ) in eastern Siberia. The just-completed modifications were carried out by Rusal’s Engineering and Technology Center in conjunction...
British Firms Announce Collaboration to Develop Aerospace Aluminium Alloy for 3D Printing
Two British firms have announced a partnership to collaborate on efforts to utilize a new aluminium alloy in additive manufacturing....
Russian Scientists Develop Porous, Floating Aluminium Alloy
Researchers in Russia have announced the development of an unsinkable aluminium alloy by making the substance porus. St. Petersburg’s Peter...
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Lightweight Aluminium-Alloy Bridge Completed in Eastern Russia
UC Rusal and the Russian Aluminium Association announced yesterday the completion of the country’s second footbridge constructed with aluminium alloys. The bridge, which is located in eastern Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, was constructed alongside a similar bridge that was completed last month. Both bridges are 125 feet long and 21 feet wide, and each bridge […]
Hindalco Plans High-End Aluminium Alloy Plate Plant to Serve Defense Sector
Hindalco Industries Ltd. will soon begin producing high-end aluminium alloy plate for India’s defense industry. The firm’s managing director Satish Pai revealed the fact during an interview with domestic media on Tuesday. The plant will take two years to build and is estimated to require an investment of US$307 million, part of which may be […]
Liberty House to Produce 2 MM Automotive Aluminium Alloy Wheels per Year at Planned Lochaber Facility
The Scottish Highlands are poised to become a major producer of aluminium alloy wheels according to a newly-released plan by the Liberty House Group to build a plant at Fort William. Liberty House gained a foothold in the area in November when it closed a deal in conjunction with sister corporation SIMEC Group to purchase […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 ...
