Ford Motors CEO: Trump Tariffs On Aluminium And Steel Will Cost Us US$1 Billion
Automotive manufacturers are feeling the heat from the Trump aluminium and steel tariffs as noted by Ford Motor Company’s CEO...
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Rio Tinto and Ford To Collaborate On Stronger Supply Of Low-Carbon Aluminium And Other Sustainable Materials
Anglo-Australian metals titan Rio Tinto Group and American automaker Ford Motor Company have partnered to work together on developing more sustainable and secure supply chains for low-carbon raw materials, including low-carbon aluminium, to be used in Ford’s automotive offerings. According to Rio...
Ripple From Trump Aluminium Tariffs and Rusal Sanctions Continue To Rock Boats Around The Globe
Although a great deal of ink has been slung over the trials and travails of Russia’s U.C. Rusal in recent...
Ripple From Trump Aluminium Tariffs and Rusal Sanctions Continue To Rock Boats Around The Globe
Although a great deal of ink has been slung over the trials and travails of Russia’s U.C. Rusal in recent...
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Auto Parts Manufacturer Magna Opens US$60 Million Aluminium Casting Expansion in Alabama Plant
Canadian auto parts supplier Magna International Inc. cut the ribbon on a US$60-million expansion of its plant in Birmingham, Alabama on Friday, debuting a new high-pressure aluminium casting process. The plant, operated by Kamtek, a division of Magna, will see the addition of over 100 new positions thanks to the expansion. Already running at full […]
Constellium Sends Ten Millionth Aluminium Component to Ford Motors
Amsterdam aluminium extruder Constellium NV celebrated the delivery of its ten millionth part to Detroit’s Ford Motor Company. According to Constellium, in addition to continuing to supply aluminium structural components for the Ford F-150 light truck, the firm is slated to supply parts to the newly-redesigned Ford Explorer when production begins in a few months. […]
Novelis Boasts 53% Increase in Recycled Content Use in Latest Sustainability Report
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. released its sustainability report for FY 2016 today. According to the report, the firm achieved a recycled aluminium input of fifty-three percent for the year, which is a twenty-three-percent improvement over baseline levels. Novelis says that the significant improvement, which is measured against average inputs from fiscal […]
Leaked Alcoa Memo: 2018 Jeep Wrangler to Feature Aluminium Doors and Hood
An internal release from American aluminium major Alcoa indicates that the 2018 Jeep Wrangler will utilize aluminium alloy for portions of the vehicle’s hood and doors. The addition of aluminium is part of Fiat Chrysler’s redesign of the iconic four-wheel-drive vehicle. “A team in the Farmington Hills (Michigan, USA) Aerospace and Automotive Products group is […]
Sapa Wins Award, Adds New Members to Executive Team
Oslo’s Sapa AS announced an award and a change to its management team yesterday. Ford Motor Company chose Sapa’s Cressona plant in Pennsylvania to be one of the first plants in the aluminium extrusion industry to receive the firm’s Q1 award. “This is an awesome achievement by our employees in Cressona and our Ford program […]
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 ...
