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Guangzhou, China, 9-12 Sept 2013
5 th Intl Aluminium Profile Technology Seminar & Expo
The 5 th International Aluminium Profile Technology
Seminar & Exposition – Lw 2013 will
be held in Guangzhou, China, from 9 to 12
September 2013. Lw 2013 will be the fifth
event in its series held once every three years
to promote technological exchanges and cooperation
across the industry and academia.
It is expected to be once again a premier
industrial event in China for extruders, universities,
research institutes and suppliers of
equipment, extrusion tooling and tooling materials
for the aluminium extrusion industry.
It will provide an excellent opportunity for
the participants to meet extrusion experts
from all over China and abroad, and get updated
about the current situation and future
trends of China’s aluminium extrusion industry.
At the event, presentations in English
are highly welcome, although the majority of
conference sessions and materials will be in
Chinese.
Call for papers is open: email your abstract
to wangzitao@vip.163.com in the Word file
format. The deadline for the submission of
full-length paper is 30 June 2013. Conference
proceedings will be distributed during
the conference, after proofreading and editing.
Selected papers will be recommended for
publication in relevant journals.
A limited number of exhibit booths are
available for exhibitors to showcase their
products and equipment. Promotional sessions
during the conference can be arranged.
For details about the event and promotional
opportunities please contact:
Aluminium Processing Technology Centre,
Mr. Zitao Wang, 5-B-304, No.168, Niuligang
Beijie, Guangzhou Dadaobei, Guangzhou,
Guangdong 510510, China. Tel: +86-20-
8770 0895; Fax: +86-20-8724 2261; Email:
wangzitao@vip.163.com
Cold Rolling Day 2013
Based on the success of the first Cold Rolling
Day in 2011, the nine supporting companies
decided to hold a second Cold Rolling Day
to present their latest developments and the
possibilities of application. This second event
will be taking place in Düsseldorf, Germany,
on 16 May 2013. Lectures, among others: •
Steinhoff: Advances in Destructive and Non-
Destructive Testing of Cold Rolls • Henkel:
Multi-Discipline Technologies in Cold Rolling
Lubrication • Atlantic: Challenges of Roll
Grinding • Lechler: Selective Roll Cooling
Systems and new Spray Nozzle Solutions •
Schaeffler: Solutions for Cold Rolling Mills
to increase machine availability and quality
• Herkules: Herkules Roll Grinders – Value
Adding Technology. All lectures will be translated
simultaneously into German. For further
information (e.g. complete programme of lectures
and registration form), please contact:
Jürgen Dickmann, Fax: +49 2064 500 29,
Email: juergen.dickmann@steinhoff.eu
Jaguar Land Rover signs
LoI with Saudi Arabian
government
Already in December Jaguar Land Rover
(JLR) and the National Industrial Clusters
Development Programme (NICDP), Saudi
Arabia, signed a letter of intent paving the way
for an automotive partnership in the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia. A detailed feasibility study
is to determine the viability of setting up an
automotive facility. Ralf Speth, chief executive
of JLR, said: “Saudi Arabia is an attractive
potential development option, complementing
our existing advanced facilities in Britain and
recent manufacturing plans to expand in other
countries including India and China.”
Discussions between JLR and the Saudi
Government are at a preliminary stage, although
opportunities have already been identified
in aluminium component production –
an area where JLR has established a strong
market position. Jaguar Land Rover has pioneered
aluminium body development in the
premium car segment, using lightweight metals
for its Jaguar XJ model and the all-new
Range Rover, the first luxury sports utility vehicle
with an all-aluminium monocoque body
structure.
The announcement follows a sharp rise in JLR
sales to emerging markets, contributing to a
30% increase in global retail sales to 357,773
vehicles in 2012 – a record breaking year for
the car manufacturer. In the year to November,
sales in the Middle East and North Africa
have increased by more than 9% to 11,418
units. “This is an exciting project that could
enable Jaguar Land Rover to establish a joint
venture partnership in a part of the world
where luxury vehicle sales are expected to
rise,” added Mr Speth.
Günter Kirchner is retiring
Günter Kirchner (65) will retire on 1 April
2013. He has been managing the business of
the European Organisation of the Aluminium
Recycling Industry OEA and the corresponding
German association VAR (Verband der
Aluminiumrecycling-Industrie) very successfully
since January 1983. He started his career
as managing director of the Verein Deutscher
Metallhändler (German Association of Metal
Traders) in 1978.
In order to take account to the ongoing
structural changes in the aluminium industry
in Germany and Europe, he has now at the end
of his active working life created the conditions
for a fundamental reorganisation of the
representation of interests by the associations.
As from 1 April 2013 the Fachverband Aluminiumrecycling
will represent the interests
of the aluminium recycling industry within
the GDA Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie
(German Association of the Aluminium
Industry).
The OEA will largely relocate its business to
Brussels, where it will represent the interests
of the European aluminium recycling industry
under the umbrella of the European Aluminium
Association (EAA). Gerd Götz will
be Secretary General of OEA as from 1 April
2013. On 1 January he already started his activity
as director general of EAA.
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