COMMENT :
India is a fast expanding aluminium market with immense growth potential
Globally, the demand for aluminium is projected to fall by around 7% in 2009 on account of subdued conditions in the key user industries. However, China is projected to maintain the consumption levels of 2008 mainly due to the fiscal stimulus package that is likely to support its ailing economic growth. The revival in the demand for the metal is expected to start from 2010 globally. As per Alcoa, world’s largest aluminium producer, the demand for aluminium is projected to grow at around 6% CAGR till 2018 on account of newer packaging applications and increased usage in automobiles, consumer durables, construction and defense.
NEWS CORNER
Thimble Press
Velaverkstaedi Hjalta Einarssonar ehf. – VHE of Iceland
– has installed a thimble press at Rusal’s Sayanogorsk smelter
as part of a development process line in the rodding plant.
Anode Butt Press
VHE of Iceland has installed an anode butt stripping
press at Rusal’s Sayanogorsk smelter as part of a development
process line in the rodding plant.
Alcoa Dedicates Expanded Recycling Operations
ALCOA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today dedicated a $24 million expansion of aluminum can recycling capacity.
FLAT PRODUCTS
Two Danieli Fröhling rolling mills at Termomecanica, Brazil
In August 2009, Termomecanica SA has awarded Danieli
Fröhling (DF) the order for two new cold rolling mills that
will become the core of their new copper and copper-alloy
strip production facility. Termomecanica, one of the largest
private industries in Brazil, is the leader in South America’s
non-ferrous metal sector for copper and its alloys, in semifinished
and finished products such as tubes, sheets, strips,
rods and bars, sections, wires and bushings. Well capitalized,
with a net equity of over 400 M dollars, the company is
growing continuously as a result of its constant modernization
and expansion programs, which define its strategy of
reinvesting in profits.
Milling line for copper strip enters commercial production at Chinalco, P.R. of China
Chinalco Daye Copper Plate & Strip
Co., Ltd. officially started its 100,000
tpy high-precision copper plate and strip
production line in China’s Hubei
Province last summer. Chinalco Daye
is jointly owned by the Aluminum Corp.
of China, also known as Chinalco, and
Daye Nonferrous Metals. The milling
line processes cast and HR material,
and is used to remove undesired oxide
layers as well as surface failures from
the strip. Milling is performed on both
top and bottom strip surface and strip
edges. The line is further provided with
a precision 9-roll leveler. Strip width
and thickness are controlled by means
of different gauges provided along the
line.
IN FOCUS
Prospect of commercial production of ferro-nickel production in India
The most important use of nickel is in steel industries where bulk of it or nickel in alloy form is required for the production of stainless steel.
The country imports ferro-nickel as there is no viable process to produce ferro-nickel from the internal resources. Looking into the country’s
import of nickel to meet its requirement, efforts have been made to produce ferro-nickel from the workable deposit lateritic ores or chromite
overburden in Sukinda region, Orissa. The lateritic ore or Chromite overburden materials is reduced by pan sintering technique followed by
magnetic separation and the smelting of magnetic fraction to produced ferro nickel. The smelting studies have been carried out using various
amount of reductant and it has been possible to produce Fe-Ni of grade varying from 4 – 25% Ni.
Indian aluminium expanding capacity, but is the required coal available?
India’s alumina refinery capacity is expected to increase to over 10 MTPA, if
all planned expansions materialize and there is every possibility of the country’s
smelter capacity to go up by 1000kt to 2600kt/y taking into consideration the
planned doubling of capacities by Hindalco, Aditya Aluminium and Sterlite
Industries. Aditya Birla Group’s Utkal Alumina and Aditya Aluminium may also
double their capacities of refinery/smelter by 2020.
INTERVIEW
Our core competency is product, truly European design
& Italian craftsmanship
Mr. P L Muthesekkar, GM-SBU, Bonfiglioli
India recently answered to an emailed
questionnaire from Metal Asia talking about
the company’s operations, giving an overall
view about the company’s competencies and
market leadership in India...
REFRACTORY
Refractory for aluminum industry
Refractory plays an important role not only for
metallurgical but also for chemical & petrochemical, glass,
ceramic, cement and lime industries. Major research work
has so far been concentrated for the development of new
refractory and also for its reduction in consumption for steel
industries. As nonferrous industry is growing, more R&D
efforts are required in order to develop new refractory and
also to reduce the consumption of the same. In case of nonferrous
industry, substantial growth is expected in aluminium
sector. Accordingly, major aluminum industries in India
have geared-up for expansion. Hence, there is a good scope
for Indian Refractory Manufacturers to develop new refractory
for aluminum industry.
POST SHOW REPORT
3 - 6 December 2009 - MMRDA Grounds, BKC, Mumbai, INDIA
2009 saw the debut of ZAK Aluminium Extrusions Expo - India's exclusive tradeshow on the Aluminium Extrusion industry. The show was a one of its kind with all extruders coming together under one roof. ZAK Aluminium Extrusion Expo was held concurrently with the 7th ZAK Glass Technology International, 6th ZAK Doors & Windows and the 19th ZAK presents IIID's Showcase. A total of 26,000 visitors attended the shows over 4 days.
ALUMINIUM INDIA 2010 - Post Show Report
ALUMINIUM India 2010 supported by the Ministry of
Mines and the ministry of Sciences was held from 25-27,
February 2010 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai.
The trade show finished with a marked increase in visitor
numbers. A total of 2309 visitors (upto 37 % increase from
the previous event) attended the three day event. With this
result the International Trade Show and Conference for the
aluminium industry exceeded expectations and continued its
growth course of the past two years. This year's trade show
also revealed: the mood in the industry is positive.
SEMINAR & CONFERENCE
ALUMINIUM 2010, 8th World Fair and Conference
14 - 16 September 2010, Essen Exhibition Centre
Autumn will once again see the gathering of the international aluminium industry and its major fields of application in Essen: from 14 to 16 September 2010, aluminium manufacturers, processors, suppliers of technology and equipment for aluminium production, processing and finishing, as well as decision-makers from the segments of aluminium application will meet at the ALUMINIUM World Fair.
Once every two years, the trade fair showcases the full range of products and services offered by the industry: from primary production to processing through to the finished product.
Call for Abstracts – INALCO 2010 Aluminium Conference
The Netherlands is to host the 11th International
Aluminium Conference INALCO 2010 ‘New Frontiers in
Light Metals’, to be held at Eindhoven University of
Technology in the Netherlands from 23 to 25 June 2010.
This is a scientific conference organised by Eindhoven
University of Technology and Delft University of
Technology, in cooperation with research institutes TNO
and M2i, trade association Aluminium Centrum, sponsoring
partners Bayards Aluminium Constructions, NEDAL
Aluminium and Aluminium 2010, the world’s greatest
aluminium trade show. The advisory board and the scientific
committee will be hosting representatives of leading
aluminium research institutes, organisations and industries
worldwide.
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