Rusal Invests ₽870 MM To Modernize SKAD Aluminium Alloy Wheel Plant
Russian aluminium giant UC Rusal announced this week a plan to invest ₽870 million (US$12 million) to improve its SKAD...
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Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Certifies RONAL GROUP Under Sustainable Performance Standard
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) this week certified RONAL GROUP facilities RONAL POLSKA Sp. z o.o. in Wałbrzych, Poland and RONAL AG Headquarters in Härkingen, Switzerland under its Performance Standard V2 (2017) with Material Stewardship focus. Founded in 1969, RONAL GROUP is...
Raffmetal And Cromodora Wheels To Collaborate On Production Of Recycled Aluminium Alloy Wheels
European firms Raffmetal S.p.A. and Cromodora Wheels announced a partnership this week to develop, test, and produce aluminium alloy wheels...
Turkish Aluminium Wheel Maker Cevher Jant Sanayii Joins ASI
Trade group Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced the addition of Turkish aluminium casting firm Cevher Jant Sanayii A.S. With this addition,...
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Citic Dicastal Opens Second Moroccan Aluminium Alloy Wheel Plant In Kenitra
The People’s Republic of China’s aluminium alloy wheel producer Citic Dicastal commissioned a €350-million manufacturing plant in Northern Morocco last week. The plant’s opening was the second this year by Citic Dicastal in as many years in the North African country. The second product of a project entitled Citic Dicastal Africa, the 7.4-acre plant will […]
Vedanta To Open India’s First Primary Foundry Alloy For Aluminium Alloy Wheels
Indian aluminium smelter Vedanta Ltd. announced last week the launch of its Primary Foundry Alloy (PFA) which it will utilize to produce aluminium alloy for India’s automotive sector. Making the announcement at last week’s 59th Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) Annual Convention 2019, Vedanta’s dedicated 240 thousand metric ton per annum aluminium alloy foundry […]
CMWA Announces US$110-Million Expansion To NE Kentucky Aluminium Wheel Plant
Kentucky aluminium wheel maker Central Motor Wheel of America (CMWA) announced last Thursday the commencement of Project PROACE, a US$110-million expansion at its operations in Bourbon County that will add dozens of new jobs and hundreds of thousands of square feet to the manufacturing plant. The plant, which produces aluminium wheels for passenger cars and […]
Maxion And Dongfeng Motor Parts Break Ground At New Aluminium Wheels Plant
Leading vehicle wheel manufacturer Maxion Wheels and China’s Dongfeng Motor Parts and Components Group Co., Ltd. broke ground at the site of a new aluminium wheel plant in Suizhou, China last week. The 237,000 ft2 plant will be operated by the joint venture Dongfeng Maxion Wheels Co., Ltd. and will specialize in low-pressure die cast […]
Maxion Inks Partnership With Chinese Firm Dongfeng For Aluminium Wheel Plant In Hubei Province
Leading vehicle wheel manufacturer Maxion Wheels announced earlier this week an agreement with China’s Dongfeng Motor Parts and Components Group Co., Ltd. to enter into a joint venture to build aluminium wheels for passenger cars. In a statement, Maxion said the joint venture would be housed in a plant in Hubei Province. The facility, which […]
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 ...
