Audi Awarded ASI Chain of Custody Certification For Pair Of Automotive Plants
German automaker Audi AG announced yesterday that it has received the Chain of Custody certification from the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative...
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Constellium Launches Partnership To Develop Automotive Aluminium Technology
European value-added aluminium firm Constellium revealed yesterday a new partnership with Groupe Renault, ESI Group, Institut de Soudure (Welding Institute), and the University of Lorraine to develop lightweight, recyclable and cost-efficient aluminium solutions for the automotive market. The ~€7 million undertaking, dubbed...
Hyundai Names Rusal Its Long-Term Supplier Of Sustainable Aluminium
Russian Federation aluminium behemoth UC Rusal announced last week that it has been chosen as Hyundai Sungwoo Holdings Co, Ltd.’s...
Jaguar Land Rover Aluminium Recycling Project Could Cut CO2 By 26 Percent
Jaguar Land Rover said last month that a recycling process they developed could cut carbon dioxide emissions by over a...
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Alfa To Sell Off Aluminium Automotive Parts Maker Nemak
Mexican conglomerate Alfa said late last week it is planning to spin off its 75-percent stake in Nemak, a local producer of automotive parts. Alfa is expected to announce the move later this month, which would leave the struggling unit on its own. “We plan a gradual and orderly transition process to make Nemak an […]
Yunhai To Boost Aluminium Alloy A/C Flat Tube Output To 20k MTPA By Year’s End
The People’s Republic of China’s Nanjing Yunhai Special Metals is responding to meet increasing domestic demand for aluminium alloy air-conditioning flat tube by boosting its production capacity by 5 thousand metric tons per annum. At present the Jiangsu plant boasts a production capacity of 15 thousand metric tons per annum, but it is in the […]
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 to Toyota’s European production plants for use in the new Corolla model. Constellium will be the sole provider of auto body sheet aluminium to Toyota’s plants in Burnaston, United Kingdom and Arifiye, Turkey, where it […]
Kobelco Opens Expansion At Kentucky Extruded Aluminium Automotive Parts Plant
Kobe Steel, Ltd’s U.S. subsidiary Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions Inc. (KPEX) inaugurated a new aluminium extrusions plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky on Wednesday. The plant, which is one of two operated by Kobelco in Bowling Green, manufactures and sells aluminium extrusions and fabricated products to buyers in the United States. The plant runs an […]
Gränges Shanghai Automotive Aluminium Production Plant Gains ASI Certification
Swedish rolled aluminium firm Gränges AB’s Shanghai production facility is the latest plant to achieve certification against the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s Performance Standard. The plant’s production includes aluminium strips and plates used in automotive manufacturing applications. ASI notes the certification’s symbol as an ongoing commitment to environmental, social, and governance responsibility. Gränges’s Shanghai plant boasts […]
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 businesses and policymakers to accelerate decarbonization efforts. However, with COVID-19 disrupting lives and economies in an unprecedented manner, countries across the globe ...
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 ...
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 ...
