Hydro opens new aluminum recycling plant in Szekesfehervar, Hungary Norsk Hydro ASA (Hydro) has opened a new aluminum recycling plant in Szekesfehervar, Hungary. With an annual capacity of 90,000 tons, the plant will mainly serve the automotive market. Initially, it will process 15,000 tons of post-consumer scrap annually, which is set to increase over the years to meet the growing demand. The recycling plant is located next to Hydro’s aluminum...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/12

al 20 school buses expected to be delivered in California over the next 90 to 120 days. GreenPower's BEAST is a purpose-built 40-foot Type D all-electric, zero-emission school bus with seating for up to 90 students.  esigned from the ground up, it is a unified structure that features an integrated aluminum body made from extruded aluminum manufactured by Constellium on a high strength steel Truss (bus) chassis.  Dual port charging is standard w...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/16

p also announced the construction of a new Boysen production plant in the INGpark Nagold Gäu, with an investment of EUR 100 million. It will be built on a 75,000 square meter area and have 38,000 square meters of production space. It will create 250 jobs. Boysen Group will produce housings made of extruded aluminum profiles. The start of production at Nagold is planned for the end of 2025. A photovoltaic area of ​​around 60,000 square meters...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/01

Constellium, France to sell three German extrusion plants to Vaessen Aluminium On July 18, Constellium SE signed a binding agreement with Vaessen Aluminium for the sale of three of its soft alloy extrusion facilities located in Landau, Crailsheim, and Burg in Germany for a total cash consideration of EUR 48.8 million. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2023 and is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory app...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/19

Hydro produces world’s first batch of recycled aluminum using carbon-free green hydrogen Norsk Hydro ASA (Hydro) announced that it has produced the world’s first batch of recycled aluminum using carbon-free green hydrogen as an energy source during the test at a casthouse in its extrusion plant in Navarra, Spain. Conducted and led by hydrogen experts from Hydro Havrand in partnership with Fives, this test is another step towards carbon-free a...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/16

e carmaker’s next generation of EVs. Compared to alternative solutions, the BorgWarner cooling plates provide cooling capacity in a more compact package with reduced weight and cost, and with a design that compensates for assembly tolerances. The battery cooling plates developed by BorgWarner are extruded aluminum profiles that snake between the rows of cylindrical battery cells, conforming closely to their contours, ensuring optimal contact wi...

News  Updated at: 2023/02/10

Hydro’s aluminum fabrication plant in Taicang receives ASI certification Norsk Hydro ASA (Hydro) announced that Hydro’s aluminum fabrication plant in Taicang, China, has received Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standard certification, which covers the plant’s aluminum extrusion and fabrication operations. The Taicang plant with around 370 employees manufactures extruded aluminum profiles and tube products for local and glo...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/13

c vehicles, such as pick-ups, off-road vehicles, large SUVs, and light commercial vehicles. Using its whole vehicle and systems-based approach to noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) performance, Vibracoustic utilizes multiple mounts consisting of a stamped steel housing, elastomer dampers, and an extruded aluminum core. Each unit has been designed for peak loads of 50-60 kN, which is compatible with all common battery packs weighing between 500...

News  Updated at: 2022/12/15

Rolls-Royce debuts first fully-electric car – Spectre On October 18, Rolls-Royce unveiled its first fully electric car Spectre.Vehicle length is 5,453 mm, width 2,080 mm, height 1,559 mm, and Wheelbase 3,210 mm.Based on all-aluminium Architecture of Luxury, Spectre offers 430 kW and 900 Nm of torque. It is expected to have an all-electric range of 320 miles/520 kilometers WLTP and is anticipated to achieve 0-60mph in 4.4 seconds. The extruded a...

News  Updated at: 2022/10/19

Constellium expands Decin, Czech Republic plant with casthouse and extrusion press On September 15, Constellium announced the expansion of its facility in Decin, Czech Republic, including a new casthouse and extrusion press to serve the growing market for automotive aluminum. Constellium currently employs more than 800 people in Decin and created approximately 80 new jobs with this expansion.  The new 16,000 square meters production hall is des...

News  Updated at: 2022/09/22

chnik and offers outstanding safety potential in terms of fire resistance and crash behavior. Utilizing Forward Engineering's unique BEV floor structure development tool, the new Pure Performance Battery is suitable for a variety of vehicle architectures. The newly developed floor structure made of extruded aluminum profiles plays a key role in the new structural concept. LION E-Mobility AG press release...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/28

462-533 km. AMG EQE 53 4MATIC+ has an output of 460 kW and 950 Nm torque. It can attain a top speed of 220 km/h and accelerate 0-100 km/h in 3.5 seconds. It has a WLTP range of 444-518 km. The battery sits in a crash-protected area in the underbody, embedded in the body shell structure including an extruded aluminium profile on the side. In addition, there is a separate, multi-level safety system for everyday operation. If a fault occurs, the bat...

News  Updated at: 2022/02/16

Saint Jean, France producing aluminium trays and modules for batteries On December 20, Saint Jean Industries announced that Saint Jean Industries Stuttgart has designed a new production line for the production of prototypes of the battery box and cradle systems combining different aluminium processes. The establishment of such a production line is another important step in the coherent orientation of the company towards the needs of electric mo...

News  Updated at: 2021/12/30

Constellium supplies advanced aluminium solutions for Audi e-tron GT On June 29, Constellium SE  announced that it has expanded its longstanding partnership with Audi to supply advanced aluminium solutions for the Audi e-tron GT. Constellium provides ASI-certified aluminium Auto Body Sheet solutions for closures and inner parts, as well as extrusion-based components for the vehicle’s front and rear Crash Management Systems. Constellium’s...

News  Updated at: 2021/06/30

body on retail basis in just 5 working days. Centro explains that 5 working days compared to the usual 1-month importation and fabrication of wing vans means 3 extra weeks of earlier profitability for the logistics provider.Centro has also embarked on a Body Ready Program and added its premium CVan aluminum vans to its list of quick-delivered products, as it takes 7 working days to produce and deliver on a retail basis its standard 10-footer CVan...

News  Updated at: 2021/04/30

UACJ to close Ayutthaya plant On February 4, UACJ Corporation (UACJ) announced that at the end of January 2022, it would close its Ayutthaya plant, the plant of its consolidated subsidiary in Thailand that produces extruded aluminum products. The plant has been producing pipe materials for automobile heat exchangers and motorcycles for Southeast Asia. However, the company decided to close the plant due to business performance deterioration caused...

News  Updated at: 2021/02/08

Japan Aluminum Association plans Aluminum Vision 2050 to use 50% recycled aluminum The Japan Aluminum Association has released its long-term vision, Aluminum Vision 2050. It aims to raise the ratio of recycled material in expanded aluminum material to 50% in 2050, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions during the production of expanded aluminum material including base metal by 78% from the 2017 figure. It has also decided what course of action to ta...

News  Updated at: 2020/10/02

UACJ to dissolve joint venture in Indonesia UACJ Corporation (UACJ) announced on April 6 that its joint venture with PT. Indal Investindo, PT. UACJ-Indal Aluminum (East Java, Indonesia), will be dissolved. The joint venture was established as a production and sales base for extruded aluminum products for automotive heat exchangers in 1998. Indal Investindo will acquire a 55% stake in the joint venture from UACJ by the end of June to take over t...

News  Updated at: 2020/04/08

Mitsubishi Aluminum to discuss establishment of aluminum extruded parts joint venture in China Mitsubishi Aluminum Co., Ltd. announced on April 2 that it has started discussions on the establishment of an automotive extruded parts plant in China jointly with Jiangsu Asia-Pacific Light Alloy Technology Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu Asia-Pacific Light Alloy Technology), a Chinese aluminum extrusion material maker. Demand for aluminum as an automotive lightwei...

News  Updated at: 2020/04/06

Hydro opens aluminium research lab in Sweden  Norsk Hydro announced that it is opening an aluminium research lab in Sweden to test new types of aluminium alloys and their extrudability for eventual use in applications that are innovative and which can help customers reduce their carbon footprint. The Extrusion Test Center is located adjacent to Hydro’s product application lab in Finspang, and includes a new aluminium extrusion press and metal ...

News  Updated at: 2019/09/27