Kobelco to Partner with Novelis in Expansion of Aluminium Operations
Japan’s Kobe Steel, Ltd. is rumored to soon announce a multi-million-dollar partnership with Atlanta’s Novelis Inc. to build an aluminium...
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Constellium Opens Automotive Aluminium Plant in Greater Atlanta
European aluminium extruder Constellium N.V. announced the grand opening of its latest automotive aluminium plant, located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The plant, which covers 135,000 ft2, resides in White, Georgia, which hosts a population of 670...
Constellium Revealed as Premier Aluminium Provider for BMW 5 Series
Amsterdam’s Constellium N.V. revealed yesterday its status as provider of aluminium automotive body sheet and Crash Management Systems for Munich...
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products Announces US$51.3MM Expansion at Bowling Green Plant
Japan’s Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products, LLC (KAAP) announced the commencement of a US$51.3 million expansion of its operations in Bowling...
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Norsk Hydro’s Q1 Numbers Rise with Aluminium Market’s Recovery
Norway’s Norsk Hydro ASA reported first-quarter results on Friday. The quarter’s results were buoyed by higher prices in the quarter, but raw materials costs proved to be a slight drag on the bottom line. Hydro’s first quarter revenue totaled NOK23,026 million, an eight percent increase quarter-on-quarter from last quarter’s NOK21,250 million, and a fourteen percent […]
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 […]
Kentucky UACJ Automotive Aluminium Plant to Undergo $3.3MM Expansion
Citing an increased demand for automotive aluminium, UACJ subsidiary UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries (UWH) is planning a US$3.3-million expansion at its Paducah, Kentucky, facility. The plant, which produces precision aluminium parts for automotive applications, came under UACJ’s roof after being purchased last year. It will undergo a 56,000-ft2 expansion to make room for new machining […]
Arconic Seals Multi-Year Deal with Toyota North America to Provide Automotive Aluminium for Lexus RX
American value-added aluminium producer Arconic announced a multi-year supply deal with Toyota North America on Sunday. The agreement will have Arconic supplying Toyota with aluminium for the automaker’s Lexus RX (AL20). The fourth generation of the model made its debut in the automotive market during the last model year, and is Toyota’s first North American […]
Norsk Hydro’s Numbers Down in 2016 – Firm Sees Hope in Automotive Aluminium for 2017
Oslo’s aluminium and renewable energy firm Norsk Hydro ASA released its 2016 annual report on Friday. Though numbers were reflective of the challenges the global aluminium faced in the year, comments by the firm’s CEO signaled hope that the company’s focus upon automotive lightweighting would boost the bottom line in the coming years. Hydro’s underlying […]
Zhongwang Fake Semis Prosecution May Slam The Door On Key Routes For U.S. Import Duty Avoidance
The global aluminium market has been watching the trials and travails of Chinese behemoth Zhongwang with intense interest for the past few weeks after the company and its founder Liu Zhongtian were brought up on criminal charges by the United States federal ...
Aluminium Prices Under Double Pressure: Trade Wars and Chinese Exports
Base metals prices tumbled to their lowest in several weeks at the start of August, after U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Dirty Metal – China’s Troublesome Tether Between Coal And Aluminium
The year 2019 has been a red-letter year for the aluminium sector in the People’s Republic of China. Despite trade ...
Is Rio Tinto’s ISAL smelter a bargain or a smart investment?
At least three companies (including Swiss commodity trader Glencore and German Trimet Aluminium) have expressed interest in buying Rio Tinto’s ...
