GM Testing Out New Tech For Aluminium-Based EV Batteries
American automaker General Motors Co said last week that it is testing out a variety of new technologies to cut...
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Constellium To Provide Sustainable Aluminium For Audi e-tron GT
European value-added aluminium firm Constellium NV announced yesterday that it has been chosen to supply German automaker Audi AG with aluminium for its e-tron GT electric vehicle. Constellium said it would supply aluminium for auto body sheet and Crash Management Systems on...
Constellium To Head Up Project To Produce Aluminium Battery Enclosures For Electric Vehicles
Amsterdam rolled and extruded aluminium leader Constellium N.V. announced yesterday that it will head a £15-million project with a consortium...
Electric Vehicles (EVs): outlook for sales and aluminium demand
After last year’s electric vehicles (EVs) sales increase of 72% year/year, to 2.02 million, this year’s growth is expected to...
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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 […]
Aluminium Extrusions Are Winning The Race For Battery Enclosure In EVs
Battery enclosures for electric vehicles (also called frames, housings or battery packs) have a pretty straightforward purpose: holding and protecting battery modules. Naturally, they come in various shapes and sizes, and can easily be adapted for the different particularities of battery modules. Much like other car parts, battery enclosures are an arena for a number […]
Novelis Develops New Aluminium Sheet Battery Enclosure Tailored For Electric Vehicles
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. announced yesterday the development of a new and improved type of aluminium sheet battery enclosure designed for use in electric vehicles. A response to a need in the ballooning electric vehicle production market, this new battery enclosure is constructed of proprietary Novelis Advanz aluminium alloy products. The […]
Aluminium Industry Riding To Higher Demand In Electric Vehicles
This is an exciting time indeed for aluminium consumption, with demand for this highly versatile metal continuing to rise to dizzying heights with every new estimate. Among the brighter stars in the consumption constellation continues to be that of electric vehicles. As has been detailed in these pages over the years, the rise of the […]
Novelis Inks Contract With Jaguar Land Rover To Supply Aluminium For All-Electric I-PACE SUV
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. announced yesterday that it has been chosen as the exclusive supplier of aluminium to Jaguar Land Rover Limited for its new all-electric vehicle, the Jaguar I-PACE. Novelis will be supplying the latest entrant in Jaguar’s PACE family of vehicles with its proprietary Novelis Advanz aluminium alloy, 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 ...
