The investment will increase the aluminum company's production capacity in the country to 1 million tons.
Novelis has completed its two-year, $400 million expansion project in South Korea. The expansion of the Yeongju and Ulsan plants has increased the company's production capacity in the region by more than 50%, reaching approximately 1 million tons of aluminum sheets per year. "Further investment in South Korea has always been a key element of the company's global strategy," said Phil Martens, President and CEO of Novelis. "Asia is the world's largest and fastest-growing region for aluminum production. This expansion allows us to maintain a leading position in this vibrant region, covering key markets such as beverage cans, consumer electronics and automobiles." Novelis Yu In 2011, it began to expand its aluminum rolling and recycling facilities to meet the growing demand for flat rolled aluminum in the Asian market for high value-added products. The expansion projects include hot rolling finishing mills, cold rolling mills, pusher furnaces, high-speed slitters and annealing furnaces, as well as a fully integrated recycling center that was previously put into operation in Yingzhou. "This expansion enables Novelis to expand into new markets in the region," said Shashi Maudgal, Novelis Senior Vice President and President of Asia. "We can now supply coils to our new automotive sheet processing plant in Changzhou, China, which is expected to start production in mid-2014. In addition, we can now seek new business opportunities in high value-added markets such as consumer electronics.-Need High-quality surface finish." Novelis opened an aluminum recycling and casting center at its Rongzhou plant in October 2012. The company added that the operation center is the largest aluminum beverage can recycling center in Asia, with an annual production capacity of 265,000 tons of slab ingots. The Rongzhou Recycling Center is one of a series of recycling and casting expansion projects launched by Novelis in the past two years, aiming to increase its global recycling and casting capacity to 2.1 million tons by 2015. In addition to having a regional headquarters in Seoul, Novelis operates four factories in South Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam, and will open its new Chinese factory in 2014.
The European Community requires the World Trade Organization to make a ruling on the legality of Russian car taxes.
The European Commission has asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to make regulations on the legality of Russia's levy on imported cars. The cost of each new car ranges from 420 Euros to 2,700 Euros (568-3,600 US dollars), and the cost of vehicles over three years ranges from approximately 2,600 to 17,200 Euros (3,500-23,261 US dollars). Russia stated that the tax is to assist in the development of plans to ensure that the vehicle's proper life span is achieved. The EU claimed in its documents submitted to the WTO that under certain conditions, vehicles produced in Russia are exempt from tax. In addition, vehicles imported from Kazakhstan and Belarus are exempt from this fee. In its appeal to the WTO, the EU pointed out that it supports and encourages all countries to adopt appropriate environmental measures, including measures to dispose of end-of-life vehicles. The European Union itself has passed relevant legislation on this (see European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/53/EC on scrapped vehicles of September 18, 2000). However, the European Union stated in its written appeal that it firmly believes that Russia’s “recycling fee” is not to protect the environment, but to discriminate arbitrarily and unreasonably against imported cars. The EU’s own measures to dispose of end-of-life vehicles show that it is possible to achieve environmental goals very effectively without using the high and discriminatory fees imposed by Russia. According to the EU's request, the rebate fee has a negative impact on EU exports to Russia and the competitive position of EU products in the Russian market. This fee affected exports from the European Union to Russia worth about 10 billion euros in 2012. The level of expense accounts for a large part of the customs value of the relevant vehicle, and in some cases is prohibitive. According to Reuters, according to Russian estimates, this fee (which is almost only levied on imported cars) provides an additional 1.3 billion euros to the Russian Ministry of Finance each year. According to the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding, the consultation request formally initiates the dispute. The consultations gave the EU and Russia the opportunity to discuss the matter and find a satisfactory solution without resorting to litigation. The EU initially filed a complaint in July, telling the WTO that it believed Russia was illegally protecting its automakers and had given up waiting for Moscow to amend the law. Japan also filed a trade complaint with Russia in July regarding the rebate fee.
The regional committee seeks to increase the European recycling rate to 70%.
The European Commission of Regions (CoR) has set ambitious targets for EU waste, emphasizing the contribution of waste management and recycling in creating a resource-efficient and more competitive Europe. According to the CoR, European cities have called on the European Commission to adopt all its recommendations, and the Commission is expected to issue recommendations on this issue in 2014. This opinion was put forward by French parliament member Michel Lebrun-Speaking Community believes that to be successful, the goals must reflect the different levels of progress and available resources between member states and local authorities. As waste management is one of the biggest challenges faced by local and regional authorities in Europe, the CoR is required to prepare its position on European Union (EU) waste targets before the European Commission newsletter that is expected to be released in 2014. At the July plenary meeting of the CoR, the EU’s waste target was recognized by most people, stating: “The EU throws away 3 billion tons of waste every year-6 tons of solid waste per person per year. It is not only harmful to the environment, but also to humans. Health has a direct impact. Since we are still in an economic crisis, we must ensure that all policies support economic development. Waste management is a priority and can support competition for the primary goal of decoupling waste production from economic growth.” Should the European Commission The CoR published a review article titled: Review of EU’s Critical Waste Targets. In the report, the Commission believes that the EU’s target must take into account the reasons for non-compliance, and that the target is commensurate with the differences in waste management services, infrastructure and financial investment levels between local authorities. "I hope that the forthcoming waste directive will enable the most advanced countries to move towards a zero waste society and encourage other countries to make progress so that they can catch up," Lebrun pointed out. The CoR calls for standardization of waste measurement and definition across the EU, which will allow clear comparisons between member states and EU regions to assess progress and ensure consistency. There should also be a signed agreement with each member state and local authorities, and EU subsidies for waste management can only be provided after the plan is submitted. Lebrun’s opinions also set clear EU waste management goals and recommended: • Reduce waste levels in 2010 by 10% by 2020; • Explore plans to increase the municipal solid waste recovery rate to 70% by 2025; • Ensure By 2020, 100% of waste will be selectively sorted; • Explore options to increase the target for recycling plastic to 70% and increase the target for glass, metal, paper, cardboard and wood to 80%; Biodegradable waste is used in landfills; • By 2020, the incineration of recyclable waste and bio-waste is prohibited (with some exceptions depending on the process used). CoR also calls on local and regional authorities to set mid- and mid-term targets. Emphasizing the "polluter pays" principle will reduce the burden on local governments that are often overly stressed, and improved cooperation will help optimize infrastructure and resources. In this regard, the Commission recommends the creation of a European information platform to support this process so that information can be exchanged and best practices developed across the EU.
Karakal aims to turn rubber back into fine powder to replace the original material.
According to the company, the new grinding system from Pallmann, Germany, can recycle vulcanized rubber waste into fine powder in an energy-saving manner and directly reuse it in rubber processing. Pallmann is one of the world’s largest size reduction technology developers, manufacturers and suppliers. It will launch a new machine called Karakal at the K2013 International Plastics and Rubber Trade Fair from October 16 to 23, 2013. In Dusseldorf, Germany. Pallmann said that a key feature of Karakal is that it can devulcanize rubber when it is crushed, so it can be used instead of virgin materials. Karakal is a twin-roll mill designed for recycling waste generated during the production of technical parts and waste from retreading truck tires. It accepts material that has been pre-cut to a particle size of 0.15 inches [4 millimeters (mm)] or smaller, and is fed continuously through a series of screws positioned along the gap between the rollers. Pallmann has applied for a number of patents on the technology in the equipment. Rolf Gren, senior executive vice president of the Pallmann Group, said: “The rubber processing industry generates a lot of waste. We want to develop a cost-effective process that can be recycled and reused in production.” “For this, you need to reduce the material to Very fine powder with a particle size of less than 500 microns, and a D50 [median diameter] of about 250 microns-therefore, a very fine powder." A large amount of rubber waste from old tires has been reused, but mainly for construction and Low-grade fillers in construction. The company said that some of them are also pyrolyzed into carbon black, oil, fuel gas and other residues. In the past, low-temperature technology has been used to produce powder from rubber waste, but this produces particles with cubic geometry, which Glenn said is not the most suitable for incorporation into new compounds. Recently, traditional roller mills have been used, but they produce particles of about 800 to 1000 microns, which are too large for reprocessing operations. Glenn added that this process is also very energy intensive. "What you want are smaller particles with a rough surface," Glenn said. "With Karakal, this is what you get, and its energy consumption is much lower." Karakal relies on friction to reduce the size of the rubber particles. "What we get is to reduce the size by shearing, not by cutting, which produces a rough surface powder," Glenn said. The size of the powder particles can be precisely controlled. The machine has two main rollers with a diameter of 15 inches (400 mm) and a length of 39 inches (1000 mm), each of which is covered with micro serrations. The speed and direction of rotation of the drum are controlled by a variable frequency drive. The distance between the rollers can be adjusted to an accuracy of 0.1 mm. The rollers are pretensioned by a combination of springs and hydraulic cylinders. The temperature at which the process runs is also controllable. According to Gren, some desulfurization takes place at the high temperatures achievable by the Karakal process. "This is great for the industry because it means that the processor can add the powder directly back to the original mixer instead of the original rubber." The ground powder is used to cool the powder. From a distance, this machine is similar to an ordinary two-roll mill, but a closer look will reveal micro-serrations on the surface of the roll. The rollers are segmented and the surface part can be removed so that the serrations can be sharpened by the user. According to Pallmann, there is no need to send the rolls back to the manufacturer for this, thereby reducing machine maintenance costs. Two additional small rollers can be installed under each of the two main rollers on request to clean them.
The product was launched in Canada in September.
Columbus McKinnon Corp., located in Amherst, New York, is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products and has introduced its CM Bandit ratchet lever hoist to the US market. The company stated that the hoist is its lightest and most compact ¾ and 1-1/2 ton ratchet lever hoist. The product was launched in Canada last month. CM said that the ratchet hoist is the first ratchet lever hoist to pass the HMI certification. HMI certification supports CM's commitment to bring its product line to customers. According to the company, CM Bandit has features that make the device durable and easy to use. The company added that its compact design and short handle make it ideal for use in confined spaces. CM Bandit's durable upper and lower hooks can be rotated and bolted for easy inspection and disassembly. These hooks also have wide throat openings for quick attachments. The corrosion-resistant components and the chrome-plated gold load chain made in the United States enable the product to maintain a long service life even in the harshest environment. CM Bandit is available through the Columbus McKinnon dealer network. For more product details and specifications, please visit www.cmworks.com/Hoists/LeverHoists/CMBanditRatchetLeverHoist/USA.