Clean Bill of Health Given to Kobelco Aluminium Plant That Supplies Mitsubishi Jet Project
According to Japan’s Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry, its investigators uncovered no further evidence of wrongdoing at an aluminium...
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Standards Certification Suspended at Kobelco Aluminium Extrusions Plant
Kobelco’s aluminium operations faced another setback this week after Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) temporarily suspended certification for its aluminum extrusion plant in Chofu. The company revealed the news in a statement released on Tuesday. The statement indicated that the suspension means that...
Kobelco Audit Reveals Falsified Aluminium Inspection Data
Japanese steel titan Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Kobelco) admitted on Sunday to falsifying inspection data for exports of aluminium and copper....
Novelis and Kobe Steel Form Aluminium Joint Venture in South Korea
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis announced yesterday that it has completed the sale of its ownership interest in...
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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 plant to supply the latter’s processing plants abroad. The Nikkei Asian Review reported yesterday that Kobelco could announce the US$263-million to US$350-million new aluminium plant as early as tomorrow. The proposed plant will be built […]
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 Green, Kentucky. The move is the first of several phases of a project that is expected to enhance the local economy by US$280 million over the next decade. The project involves the addition of two […]
Significant investmensts in U.S. and Mexico signal bright future for aluminium demand
The new U.S. administration, precisely president Donald Trump, is preparing to implement a set of measures aimed at bringing back production and jobs on US soil in the automotive industry, among others. Trump has made it quite clear: he will not allow automakers to build cars in Mexico and export them to the U.S. Moreover, […]
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 ...
Alumina Market Update: Surplus Of Alumina, Lower Prices Expected In 2019
2018 was a turbulent year for both the alumina market and the price, signified by the fact that spot price ...
Leaders Emerge In The Aluminium Industry’s Race To Zero Carbon
One of the aluminium industry’s major goals continues to be the production of metal in a manner that emits the ...
Aluminium Market Update: Why Are Aluminium Prices Lagging Behind Other Base Metals?
Base metals prices have recovered significantly since January’s lows after news that the US and China are inching closer to ...
