U.S. Researchers Develop Method for 3D Printing of High-Strength Aluminium Alloys
A research-and-development laboratory in California announced this week the development of a method for printing high-strength aluminium alloys into parts...
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Constellium Named Primary Supplier of Aluminium for Alfa Romeo’s New SUV
Amsterdam’s rolled and extruded aluminium firm Constellium N.V. announced yesterday an extension to its partnership with Italy’s multinational automotive firm Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA). The current iteration of the agreement will have Constellium supplying auto body sheet for FCA’s new sport...
Alcoa and Tri-Arrows Join The Aluminum Association’s Aluminum Transportation Group
American aluminium trade group The Aluminum Association announced today that the Aluminum Transportation Group (ATG) has grown by two. Pittsburgh’s...
Constellium Unveils New 6000-Series Automotive Aluminium Alloy
Amsterdam aluminium extruder Constellium N.V. debuted a new high-strength 6000-series aluminium alloy yesterday. The new alloy, christened Constellium HSA6, is...
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Braidy Industries Announces Plans for U.S.’s First New Aluminium Rolling Mill in 30 Years
Eastern Kentucky aluminium firm Braidy Industries Inc. announced last week its plans for the construction of the first Greenfield aluminium rolling mill to be built in the United States in over three decades. Braidy’s planned mill will be built with an initial capacity of 370,000 metric tons per annum, turning out automotive body and aerospace […]
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 […]
47th Faro Meeting Highlights
On April 6-7, Imola, Italy hosted the 47th Faro Meeting, a conference devoted to latest developments in the automotive industry and metals markets. During the first day of the two-day conference, speakers from renowned world companies, including Ducker Worldwide, LMC Automotive and Novelis Inc, expressed their views on current and future trends in the automotive […]
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 ...
