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  • What aluminum alloys are used in shipbuilding?

    What aluminum alloys are used in shipbuilding?

    There are many types of aluminum alloys used in the field of shipbuilding. Usually, these aluminum alloys need to have high strength, good corrosion resistance, weldability, and ductility to be well suited for use in marine environments.   Take a brief inventory of the following grades.   5083 is...
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  • What aluminum alloys will be used in rail transit?

    What aluminum alloys will be used in rail transit?

    Due to the characteristics of lightweight and high strength, aluminum alloy is mainly used in the field of rail transit to improve its operational efficiency, energy conservation, safety, and lifespan.   For example, in most subways, aluminum alloy is used for the body, doors, chassis, and some i...
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  • Aluminum alloy grades used in mobile phone manufacturing

    Aluminum alloy grades used in mobile phone manufacturing

    The commonly used aluminum alloys in the mobile phone manufacturing industry are mainly 5 series, 6 series, and 7 series. These grades of aluminum alloys have excellent oxidation resistance, corrosion resistance, and wear resistance, so their application in mobile phones can help improve the serv...
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  • The characteristics and advantages of 7055 aluminum alloy

    The characteristics and advantages of 7055 aluminum alloy

    What are the characteristics of 7055 aluminum alloy? Where is it specifically applied?   The 7055 brand was produced by Alcoa in the 1980s and is currently the most advanced commercial high-strength aluminum alloy. With the introduction of 7055, Alcoa also developed the heat treatment process for...
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  • What is the difference between 7075 and 7050 aluminum plates

    These two materials have more industrial uses in the aerospace industry, and the main alloying element of the 7 series aluminum alloy is zinc, which is higher in strength.   At present, there will be more 7075 in the market, because 7075 has high strength, similar to steel, and has relatively goo...
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  • European Enterprise Association Jointly Calls on EU not to Forbid RUSAL

    The industry associations of five European enterprises jointly sent a letter to the European Union warning that the strike against RUSAL “may cause the direct consequences of thousands of European companies closing down and tens of thousands of unemployed people”. The survey shows tha...
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  • Speira Decides to Cut Aluminium Production by 50%

    Speira Decides to Cut Aluminium Production by 50%

    Speira Germany said on September 7 it would cut aluminum production at its Rheinwerk plant by 50 percent from October due to high electricity prices. European smelters are estimated to have cut 800,000 to 900,000 tonnes/year of aluminium output since energy prices began to rise last year. A furth...
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  • Demand for aluminum cans in Japan is forecast to reach 2.178 billion cans in 2022

    Demand for aluminum cans in Japan is forecast to reach 2.178 billion cans in 2022

    According to data released by the Japan Aluminum Can Recycling Association, in 2021, the aluminum demand for aluminum cans in Japan, including domestic and imported aluminum cans, will remain the same as the previous year, stable at 2.178 billion cans, and has remained at the 2 billion cans mark ...
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  • Ball Corporation to Open an Aluminum Can Plant in Peru

    Ball Corporation to Open an Aluminum Can Plant in Peru

    Based on the growing aluminum can demand worldwide, Ball Corporation (NYSE: BALL) is expanding its operations in South America, landing in Peru with a new manufacturing plant in the city of Chilca. The operation will have production capacity of over 1 billion beverage cans a year and will start u...
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  • Warming from Aluminum Industry Summit: The Global Aluminum Supply Tight Situation is Difficult to Alleviate in the Short Term

    Warming from Aluminum Industry Summit: The Global Aluminum Supply Tight Situation is Difficult to Alleviate in the Short Term

    There are indications that the supply shortage that disrupted the commodity market and pushed aluminum prices to a 13-year high this week is unlikely to be alleviated in the short term-this was at the largest aluminum conference in North America that ended on Friday. The consensus reached by prod...
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  • Alba Discloses its Financial Results for the Third Quarter and Nine-Months of 2020

    Alba Discloses its Financial Results for the Third Quarter and Nine-Months of 2020

    Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) (Ticker Code: ALBH), the world’s largest aluminium smelter w/o China, has reported a Loss of BD11.6 million (US$31 million) for the third quarter of 2020, up by 209% Year-over-Year (YoY) versus a Profit of BD10.7 million (US$28.4 million) for the same period in 201...
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  • U.S. Aluminum Industry Files Unfair Trade Cases Against Imports of Aluminum Foil from Five Countries

    U.S. Aluminum Industry Files Unfair Trade Cases Against Imports of Aluminum Foil from Five Countries

    The Aluminum Association’s Foil Trade Enforcement Working Group today filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions charging that unfairly traded imports of aluminum foil from five countries are causing material injury to the domestic industry. In April of 2018, the U.S. Department of Comme...
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