Jaguar introduced its 2016 product offerings, representing The Next Generation of Jaguar. All of the 2016 vehicles — including two new models, F-PACE and XE, as well as the XF, XJ, and F-TYPE — will feature advanced aluminum construction, providing lighter weight, increased strength, and improved handling. F-PACE Debuted at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, the […]
August 4 – “Aluminium prices not curbing Chinese output,” The Australian Business August 19 – “Is another showdown looming on aluminium spreads?” Gulf Times August 20 – “LME plans to introduce ‘market-making’ programs,” Platts The London Metal Exchange said Thursday it plans to introduce market-making programs to support the launch of new products and enhance […]
2014 Aluminum Statistical Review Publisher: Aluminum Association Reviewed by Ryan Olsen, Aluminum Association The annual Aluminum Statistical Review is one of the industry’s longest-running and most essential publications. Published since the early 1960s, theStatistical Review provides a plethora of valuable industry data in one convenient package. In addition to a 20-page summary document highlighting top-level […]
The October 2015 issue of Light Metal Age has launched! The digital edition has been released to subscribers and the print edition will be shipped next week. On the cover: The multitude of useful, versatile, and attractive aluminum applications/markets present in our every day lives are pictured in this scene of Detroit, MI. From top […]
The Aluminum Association commended the Joint Presidential Statement by the U.S. and China, which lays out concrete and achievable goals for addressing climate change, and in a time frame that emphasizes the immediacy of these challenges. The U.S. aluminum industry has long been part of the solution to address climate change in many respects. Automakers are using […]
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Cover The multitude of useful, versatile, and attractive aluminum applications/markets present in our every day lives are pictured in this scene of Detroit, MI. From top left, clockwise: planes/aerospace, skyscrapers/buildings and construction, space launch vehicles, bicycles, smart watches, automobiles, cans, cameras, boats/marine, cellular phones, and trains. Aluminum is truly an extraordinary metal! (Artist: Thomas Fielding) […]
CME Group announced that the first Aluminium European Premium Duty-Unpaid futures contracts were traded on September 22, 2015 by Crunch Risk, LLC. A total of 10 futures contracts traded at a price of $72.50 per tonne. “We’re pleased to see early support for our new Aluminium European Premium futures, which are an outgrowth of our […]
Alcoa is entering upon a multi-year transformation with the plan to separate into two independent, publicly-traded companies — an Upstream company and a Value-Added company. “Inventing and reinventing has defined our company throughout its 126-year history,” said Klaus Kleinfeld, chairman and chief executive officer, Alcoa. “In the last few years, we have successfully transformed Alcoa to […]
