Top 10 events in China's aluminum processing industry in 2011

In the fast-growing year, taking full account of the development of the whole year, it is not difficult to find that China's aluminum processing industry is not only a further increase in the scale of production and sales, but also worth noting that the investment structure of aluminum processing projects is undergoing tremendous changes, aluminum rolling The industry is changing from ordinary aluminum strips to high-precision aluminum strips; the aluminum extrusion industry is transforming from architectural aluminum extrusions to industrial aluminum extrusions. The rapid adjustment of this product structure reflects the needs of domestic and foreign markets, and can be used by China's aluminum processing industry. Sustained development has increased the momentum of the advance. This Weekly and Sunlight jointly selected the top ten events of significance for the 2011 China Aluminum Processing Industry and shared it with readers interested in the development of China's aluminum processing industry.

China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association Launches All-Aluminum Semitrailer Promotion Project

According to the "12th Five-Year Plan for Development" of the China Aluminum Industry, "Development of intensive processing will be vigorously supported, with emphasis on supporting the industrialization of high-end aluminum materials in the fields of automobile, aviation, shipbuilding, rail transportation, and national defense science and technology, and accelerating the establishment of transportation aluminum and other industrial technologies. The main task of the Innovation Strategic Alliance is that the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association will make great efforts to promote the production and application of aluminum trailers as a breakthrough in expanding aluminum for transportation.

According to statistics, the current number of semi-trailers in China is about 3 million. Although it accounts for about 3% of the total car ownership, its fuel consumption accounts for more than 25% of the total car consumption of 138 million tons. If the proportion of China's aluminum trailers reaches the current level of 70% of the developed countries (2.1 million vehicles), then it can save more than 9 million tons of fuel annually, reduce CO2 emissions by about 27.71 million tons, and bring 200 billion yuan to the transportation industry. The above fuel-efficient and income-increasing benefits.

China's first modern double-rack aluminum cold strip rolling production line put into operation

On June 28th, 2011, Southwest China Aluminum Group Co., Ltd. invested and built the first domestic double-rack cold-rolled continuous rolling production line with the world's advanced level. The main equipments of the production line include the 2000mm double-stand cold rolling production line jointly manufactured by SMS Siemag AG and ABB, and the 2000mm single-stand cold rolling mill manufactured by Siemens, as well as the high-speed trimmer and aluminum coil stereoscopic intelligent logistics management system. And so on, with 250,000 tons / year of high-precision aluminum strip production capacity. It can meet the domestic market demand for high-precision aluminum strips such as pot materials, bottle cap materials, CTP printing plate bases, transportation vehicle aluminum plates, and electronic and electrical aluminum plates. The completion and commissioning of the double-stand aluminum sheet strip cold rolling line has great significance in the history of aluminum processing in China.

Southwest Aluminum Group Co., Ltd. 4300mm aluminum alloy plate production line put into production

On November 11, 2011, the 4300mm aluminum alloy heavy plate production line of Southwest Aluminum Group Co., Ltd. was completed and put into operation. According to reports, this specialized aluminum alloy thick plate production line has an investment of more than 1 billion yuan, mainly including large-scale modern aluminum processing equipment such as 4300mm aluminum alloy plate mills and 12,000 tons of stretching machines. The 4300mm aluminum alloy heavy plate production line can produce large-size aluminum alloy thick plates 250mm thick, 3800mm wide, and 18000mm long, which can meet the needs of the aviation, aerospace, and defense industry. This will make China become another country following the United States, Japan, Germany, and Russia. The country that can produce large-size aluminum alloy thick plates.

Aili Dingsheng (Zhenjiang) Aluminum Corporation special aluminum alloy plate project started construction

On January 18th, 2011, Aili Dingsheng (Zhenjiang) Co., Ltd.'s special aluminum alloy heavy plate project was laid in the Jingkou Industrial Zone in Zhenjiang. The project was jointly invested by Aleris International and Zhenjiang Dingsheng Aluminum Co., Ltd. With a total investment of US$300 million, the project mainly produces aluminum alloy plates for aerospace, transportation, petrochemical, machinery, and dies, including 2xxx; 5xxx; 6xxx; 7xxx alloy and patented aluminum alloys such as Hokotol and Giantal. All the key equipment of the project was introduced, including: a 160-inch (4064 mm) hot rolling mill; a 4-m wide plate pre-stretching machine and a horizontal heat treatment furnace. Will form the highest level of global configuration, the most complete modern hot rolling production line. The project will be constructed in phases, with a production capacity of 50,000 tons/year in the first phase. It is understood that on September 27, 2011, Airlie International and Airbus signed a five-year contract, and its aerospace aluminum sheet will be provided by Aili Dingsheng Aluminum (Zhenjiang) Co., Ltd. The construction of this project will shorten the domestic process of aluminum alloy sheet for aviation in China.

The foundation for the new construction project of China Aluminum Sapa Special Aluminum (Chongqing) Co., Ltd.

Chinalco Sapa Special Aluminum (Chongqing) Co., Ltd. is a joint venture established by China Aluminum Corporation and Swedish Sapa Aluminum Group. It is a world-class aluminum processing enterprise integrating aluminum extrusion and subsequent deep processing. The foundation of the joint venture project was laid on November 11, 2011, with a total investment of more than RMB 600 million. The main equipment is a 120MN extrusion press and CNC precision machining equipment. It is planned to start production in early 2013 and the production scale will be 20,000 tons of aluminum alloy annually. Structural profiles and vehicle modules. The company uses the latest extrusion, heat treatment, friction stir welding and machining technology. Sunlight believes that the construction of this project is of great significance in accelerating the progress of aluminum processing technology in China and accelerating the development of overseas high-end aluminum extrusion market.

Yugang Longquan Aluminum Co., Ltd. 250,000-ton/year aluminum continuous casting and rolling production line put into trial production

Henan Yichuan Power Group Henan-Hong Kong Longquan Aluminum Company signed a FAT (Final Acceptance Test) and a FAC (Final Acceptance Certificate) on November 22, 2011 with a total investment of 2.95 billion yuan for an aluminum continuous casting and rolling project with an annual output of 250,000 tons. It marked that China's first project to produce cold rolled blanks using the continuous casting and rolling process was formally put into production. The project will use the 400,000 tons/year aluminum liquid of Yichuan Electric Power Group to cast and hot-roll directly into cold-rolled blanks with a thickness of 1~2mm. Compared with the continuous casting, continuous rolling and hot rolling processes, the remelting of aluminum ingots and ingots are reduced. Milling, sawing, roughing and rolling, and many other links reduce energy consumption. Particularly suitable for the scale production of a single alloy. The completion and commissioning of the aluminum continuous casting and rolling project of Longgang Aluminum Company in Henan Province enabled the aluminum processing industry in China to have three kinds of aluminum rolling and blanking processes: hot rolling, continuous casting and rolling, and continuous casting and rolling, becoming rare in the world. A comprehensive process can be used to produce countries supplying aluminum rolled billets.

Nanshan Aluminum Co., Ltd. Centralized the introduction of 14 modern aluminum extrusion presses

Nanshan Aluminum Co., Ltd. ordered 14 extrusion machines with 11MN~165MN extrusion pressure from Simmon Meyer GmbH in Germany. It has advanced double-acting, forward and reverse devices, among which the 165MN extruder can produce circumcircle The large-diameter aluminum profile with a diameter of 1000mm is the world's largest extrusion press and the highest installed capacity of aluminum extrusion presses. This batch of modern aluminum extrusion was put into operation in December 2011. As a result, Nanshan Aluminum Co., Ltd. has become the world's largest company in the extrusion presses manufactured by SMS Siegel, Germany. High-level extrusion equipment is also bound to become the global base for the production of high-precision industrial aluminum extrusions.

Yankuang Group Light Alloy Co., Ltd. Successfully Produced Large Ingot for Extruding 816mm Diameter Aluminum Alloys

On November 22nd, 2011, Shandong Yankuang Group Light Alloys Co., Ltd. successfully produced 3 aluminum 7N01 aluminum with a length of 6m, a weight of approximately 8.5t, and a diameter of 816mm using the imported 30-ton vertical hydraulic oil-sucking casting machine of Almax Corporation. Alloy ingots. It is understood that Shandong Yankuang Group Light Alloy Co., Ltd. is the world's first one-time largest industrial aluminum extrusion company with 14 sets of extrusion machines with a capacity of 130,000 tons/year, of which one is introduced in West Germany. The SMS Meer GmbH 150MN extrusion press is currently being installed and it is scheduled to go into production in 2012. The company developed large-diameter aluminum alloy ingots for the preparation of large extruders for the supply of supporting blanks.

Zhongwang Group spends US$3.8 billion to start super-large aluminum rolling project

On October 17, 2011, China Zhongwang Holdings Co., Ltd., China's largest industrial aluminium profile R&D manufacturer, announced that the Group will spend US$3.8 billion (approximately HK$29.5 billion) in four phases between 2011 and 2014. For the production of hot strip mills and cold strip mills for aluminium medium and thick strips, and smelting production lines, quench furnaces for the production of plate and hard alloy plates, and aluminum foil mills for the first phase of annual production capacity 1.8 million tons of aluminum rolled steel projects. It is expected that major equipment will be delivered in stages from 2013. The first phase of the 180-ton/year project will start production in 2014, and the second phase of construction will be completed. By 2018, the aluminum sheet strip will have a total capacity of 3 million tons/year. Liu Zhongtian, Chairman and President of China Zhongwang Company, stated that Zhongwang’s aluminum-rolled steel project has positioned high value-added products such as high-precision plate, plate, and aluminum foil, and the industrial aluminum extrusion business has gradually stabilized and formed a good With cash flow, we are confident that the new round of corporate development plans will inject new momentum for Zhongwang and create greater value for shareholders.

Aluminum Association promotes Chinese website for three aluminum applications

In 2011, the Aluminum Association of China, the European Aluminum Foil Association and Shangmao Times Metal Information Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd. cooperated to launch three Chinese language interfaces for aluminum transportation, aluminum for green construction, and aluminum foil packaging to the Chinese aluminum industry. Public welfare website. These three websites are based on the theme of "Aluminium - Driving the Future," "Aluminium - Building the Future," "Excellent Aluminum Foil, and Global Sharing," and systematically introduce the advantages, performance, and applications of aluminum in transportation, construction, and packaging applications. Characteristics, introduced a lot of successful cases of global aluminum applications, and summarized and published many research reports of aluminum industry, transportation, construction, packaging, recycling, resource sustainable development, environmental protection, and life cycle analysis conducted by the International Aluminum Association and related organizations. , China's aluminum industry upstream and downstream industry professionals and international counterparts to achieve information sharing. The three Chinese websites have also become platforms and indicators for public information dissemination in the aluminum industry.