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...
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Norsk Hydro, Panasonic, And Equinor Agree To Study Establishing A Battery Plant In Norway
Norwegian aluminium smelter Norsk Hydro ASA announced a memorandum of understanding with technology firm Panasonic and international energy company Equinor to explore the possibility of collaborating on a sustainable and affordable business in batteries in Europe. The trio agreed to investigate the...
Aluminium: Balancing the Low-Carbon Equation
Climate change is in the headlines again, thanks largely due to the commentary of 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. Though...
Indian Oil Corp Plans Project To Develop And Market Alumina-Based Batteries
Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) announced plans earlier this week to develop and research an alumina-based battery in an effort at...
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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 […]
BYD Showcases Popular All-Aluminium 12-Meter eBus At Stockholm Conference
Chinese vehicle manufacturer BYD Co Ltd showcased its all-aluminium 12-meter (39-foot) eBus last week at Stockholm’s UITP Global Public Transport Summit. The model is an all-electric, emissions-free eBus that is produced in trim levels with either two or three doors. The Hungarian-built bus boasts a capacity of 80 passengers and is the firm’s most popular […]
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 […]
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 […]
Demand For Aluminium Alloy In Automotive Sector The Lone Bright Spot For Japanese Suppliers In June
The Japan Aluminum Association released production numbers for the month of June on Friday, noting a 16.8-percent drop of aluminium sheet shipments, registering a total for the month of 35,157 metric tons. Per the association, the fall-off may be attributed to a corresponding drop in demand of Japanese beer, coupled with a retreating demand for […]
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 ...
