Development of aluminium prices: In November 2017, prices for primary aluminium benefited from stable physical demand due to the increased use of aluminium in many important industries. Possible production disruptions in the Gulf region are a cause for concern. The build-up of capacity for recycled aluminium in Europe is stabilizing the regional market supply, although inventory reductions at LME are continuing. Investment demand exploded: the number of trading contracts more than doubled in November. By the end of the first quarter of 2018, experts expect the price for primary aluminium to reach a level of $ 2,050 per ton within a range of $ 200 per ton. In the second half of 2018, the level of $ 2,150 per ton could then be well exceeded. Recycled aluminium is likely to be around $ 200 per ton cheaper.
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:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1688900/1688965/original.jpg "Despite the Corona crisis, many companies are still able to deliver and continue to offer their services.")
/cdn4.vogel.de/infinity/white.jpg "Despite the Corona crisis, many companies are still able to deliver and continue to offer their services.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1693900/1693959/original.jpg "Disruptions in supply chains are particularly prevalent in Italy, Germany, China, France and the USA.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1692300/1692344/original.jpg "This is how the new building in Alsdorf near Aachen, Germany looks like.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1674400/1674413/original.jpg "The consequences of the coronavirus on the light metal industry are not yet fully foreseeable.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1690400/1690425/original.jpg "Porosity is inherent to the properties of the material and technology.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1692100/1692112/original.jpg "The features of the new app include chat, photo and video functions.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1689700/1689720/original.jpg "Scientific studies are being carried out to create innovation of new materials of lower cost with optimal properties for the HPDC industry.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1682600/1682666/original.jpg "In the thermally relevant tool segments, the temperature control must be individual, efficiently controllable and possibly variable in time.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1692700/1692710/original.jpg "50 % of those companies surveyed consider logistics in particular to be a burden on their own production, 46 % report a shortage of incoming orders and for around 44 % increased sick leave is hampering production.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1683400/1683473/original.jpg "AM offers numerous advantages over casting. However, even the fastest additive manufacturing process cannot (yet) keep up with the process speeds of die casting. Thus, AM represents an interesting extension rather than a competitor for foundries.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1680000/1680029/original.jpg "Cracks, impact points, blowholes and defects such as porosity are generally difficult to define.")
/cdn4.vogel.de/infinity/white.jpg "Development of aluminium prices: In November 2017, prices for primary aluminium benefited from stable physical demand due to the increased use of aluminium in many important industries. Possible production disruptions in the Gulf region are a cause for concern. The build-up of capacity for recycled aluminium in Europe is stabilizing the regional market supply, although inventory reductions at LME are continuing. Investment demand exploded: the number of trading contracts more than doubled in November. By the end of the first quarter of 2018, experts expect the price for primary aluminium to reach a level of $ 2,050 per ton within a range of $ 200 per ton. In the second half of 2018, the level of $ 2,150 per ton could then be well exceeded. Recycled aluminium is likely to be around $ 200 per ton cheaper.")
