Norsk Hydro Plans US$15 MM Expansion To Aluminium Remelting Plant In NW Kentucky
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA announced a planned US$15 million expansion of its aluminium remelting facility in Henderson, Kentucky...
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Constellium To Head Up £10MM High-Strength, Low-Carbon Automotive Aluminium Consortium
European value-added aluminium firm Constellium NV announced this week that it is heading up a new consortium for exploring new high-strength, low-carbon aluminium alloys in the automotive sector. With £10 million in hand from Britain’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), the new CirConAl...
Rhenmetall Inks LoI For €22 MM In Aluminium Piston Sales To North American Automotive Buyer
German metals firm Rheinmetall AG announced last week a new €22 million deal for aluminium pistons destined for the North...
Constellium Named Sole Supplier Of Aluminium Sheet To Toyota’s European Corolla Model
Amsterdam rolled and extruded aluminium leader Constellium N.V. announced yesterday that it has been chosen to supply auto body sheet...
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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 for strength, lightweighting, formability, performance, and structural integrity. With a reported in-service strength […]
Daiki Plans US$30 Million Aluminium Alloy Plant In SE India
A Japanese firm announced plans earlier this week to invest US$30 million on the construction of a 84 thousand MTPA aluminium alloy plant in Southeast India. Daiki Aluminium Industry of Japan says construction of the plant will begin in Andhra Pradesh in February. Meanwhile, the firm will continue to seek the appropriate licensing from state […]
Constellium Inks Deal To Supply Aluminium Sheet To Audi For Fifth-Generation A6
Amsterdam rolled and extruded aluminium leader Constellium N.V. announced yesterday the sealing of a deal to provide German automaker Audi AG with auto-body sheet for the company’s new fifth-generation Audi A6. Per the firm, Audi will be provided with two different proprietary aluminium alloys designed specifically for the automotive sector. The A6’s C8 generation will […]
Constellium Opens Automotive Aluminium Plant In Zilina, Slovakia
Amsterdam rolled and extruded aluminium leader Constellium N.V. yesterday commissioned its new Automotive Structures facility in Zilina, Slovakia. The facility is dedicated to producing aluminium Crash Management Systems and Body Structure components for the Eastern European automotive manufacturing market. Constellium says the 56,000 ft2 plant contains cutting-edge implements for forming, machining, welding, and heat-treating aluminium […]
Novelis To Establish Global Network Of Automotive Aluminium Innovation Centers
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. yesterday announced plans to establish a worldwide network of Customer Solution Centers (CSCs) in an effort at fostering greater cooperation between and among itself and automakers in ushering in the next generation of vehicle design. Per the firm’s press release, the CSCs will house researchers, designers, and […]
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 ...
