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Metal Asia November 2012 Issue

A Complete Metal Magazine

SPECIAL COVERAGE

AMC® – Advanced Mould Coatings
Copper materials have a relatively low hardness and thus low resistance to abrasive wear. For this reason, a high degree of wear can occur in the lower part of the mould where the strand shell causes increased levels of stress. To improve the service life of moulds, KME has developed advanced mould coatings.

COMMENT

Non-ferrous Metals Market: Highlights
Non-ferrous metals are an integral part of modern life and are used across all industry sectors. The most commonly used non-ferrous metals are aluminium, copper, zinc, lead, nickel and titanium.

NATIONAL TRENDS

• NMDC vigilance awareness week 2012

  The week long Vigilance Awareness Week Celebrations of NMDC concluded on a high note as it was presided by the Chief Guest Shri Pratyush Sinha, Former Central Vigilance Commissioner, Government of India.

• NMDC declares 1st interim dividend of 200 pct

  The NMDC Board has recommended interim dividend of 200 per cent. NMDC has posted a turnover of Rs. 2,612 crore, gross profit of Rs. 2,485 crore and net profit after tax of Rs. 1,679 crore in the second quarter of 2012-13, representing a decrease of 15 per cent in turnover, 14 per cent in gross profit and 14 per cent in net profit after tax over corresponding period last year (CPLY).

• Hindalco’s Q2 FY 2012-13 results

  Hindalco, the Aditya Birla Group flagship company, announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

• Adhunik Metaliks announces Q2 FY’13 results

  Adhunik Metaliks Limited, engaged in manufacturing of alloy, special and construction steel; mining of iron and manganese ore and diversifying into power generation, announced its financial results for the second quarter (Q2) ended September 30, 2012.

• Hindustan Tin Works announces un-audited results for Second Quarter 2012-13

  India’s one of the leading can manufacturer producing a wide range of CANS and providing quality packaging solutions, Hindustan Tin Works Ltd., a recognised star exporter, reported its quarterly profit & revenue numbers with an 11.4 per cent jump in the net profit after tax for the quarter ended 30th September 2012. While the company saw its net sales crossed Rs. 60 cr. for second quarter, as compared to Rs. 59.99 cr. of the corresponding period last year.

• Land acquisition process withdrawn for Sterlite’s steel project

  The State Government has formally started withdrawal of land acquisition process taken up for setting up a steel plant by Sterlite Iron and Steel Company (SISC) in Keonjhar district.

INTERNATIONAL TRENDS

• Alcoa congratulates Tesla on the All-Aluminium Model S Being Named Automobile Magazine’s ‘Car of the Year’

  Alcoa, the world’s leading producer of primary and fabricated aluminium, congratulated Tesla Motors on the Tesla Model S electric vehicle, an all-aluminium premium sedan, being named Automobile Magazine’s 2013 Car of the Year.

• FATA Hunter presented its ASYMMETRIC ROLLING MILL

  There is a growing interest in lightweight magnesium material, not only in the automotive but also in electronics, medical and aviation industries.

• Hertwich Engineering receives order for melting furnace

  Impol from Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia, has placed an order with Hertwich Engineering, Austria, for the supply and erection of an Ecomelt scrap melting furnace of the PS-120 type with preheat shaft.

• Novelis opens Asia’s largest beverage can recycling operation

  U.S.A.-based Novelis has opened an aluminium recycling and casting center at its Yeongju, South Korea, facility. The new operation is the largest aluminium beverage can recycling center in Asia.

IN FOCUS

• Q3Intelligence - Business Intelligence for the Metals Industry

  Integrating Danieli Automation’s extensive experience in designing, manufacturing, and commissioning automation systems for the metals industry, with skill at designing and developing Business Intelligence (BI) systems, Q3Intelligence addresses the need to transform large amounts of data into useful information, in order to optimise the metallurgical production process.

COMPANY NEWS

Furnace Technology

We founded our new Furnace Technology Division in 2011. The reason behind the move is our plan to increase our competence in the thermal processing of flat products. This involves expanding our global know-how in equipment for heating and cooling steel and non-ferrous metals. Following the collapse in demand in 2009 and 2010, the first signs of recovery emerged in 2011. By developing new products, we aim to increase our share of the market volume in 2012.

ELEXIS AG

The elexis group with its subsidiaries is the technology leader in production automation, drive technology, and quality assurance. For years, our company has followed its motto “Vision for automation”. It is what drives us – always with the aim of generating profitable growth.

COMPANY REPORT

UC Rusal: Financial Results 2012

UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium producer, announced its results for the three and nine months ended 30th September 2012

PRODUCT / MARKET

Konecranes launched new CLX Electric Chain Hoist

New-generation CLX chain hoist from Konecranes speeds up the work cycle and maintenance work, improves security and doubles the service life of the hoist.

TECHNOLOGY FOCUS

Amorphous Liquid Metal Coatings Technology

This paper describes a new technology of amorphous alloys that provides solutions for very high temperature wear and scaling erossional problems, over the conventional Hi Nickel alloys and heat resistant castings, high temperature, steel mill rolls etc. The first stage is amorphous powder mixed with Zirconium Titanium induced into chrome matrix using is a rapid quenching furnace creating the atomised powder to break into micro particles of 1-3 microns by creating a very high kinetic energy.

METAL APPLICATION

Sandwich Tundish Cover Magnesium Treatment Process and Practical Tips

In this article, more stress is given on the background of the Magnesium Treatment in case of particularly most widely adopted process i.e. Sandwich Process with Tundish Cover Treatment Ladle.

REFRACTORY

Andalusite Applied to Refractory Castable

Andalusite has a higher refractoriness under load, a higher thermal shock resistance and a higher resistance to creep than other silico-alumina materials such as bauxite, chamotte etc. Andalusite is perfectly compatible with other silica-alumina materials, alumina materials and SiC materials. As main and/or secondary components, andalusite is largely used in refractory castable.

CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

ALUMINIUM CHINA 2013

In 2013, ALUMINIUM CHINA, the leading aluminium sourcing platform in Asia for industry professionals and buyers from a wide array of application industries will be the most important exhibition on the industry’s trade show calendar. This sister event of the ALUMINIUM show in Germany uniquely covers all the key Asian markets, the largest continental consumer of aluminium, and will host over 15,000 industry professionals and buyers from China, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, India, Russia and more with a strong demand for the wide selection of exhibitors on site that includes raw materials, semi-finished products and processing or production equipment.