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Cables made from the new wire rod have much better characteristics.  Their durability and resistance to temperature is about 50% higher than normal ones have. Regarding the significant deterioration of the Russian power grids, new cables will benefit not only metals and cables producers but also grid and power companies.  RUSAL's product is also significantly cheaper than its US or European counterparts.  We expect this product will be able to partially supersede the expensive copper cables and broaden aluminium application limits”, commented UC RUSAL’s Technical Director Viktor Mann.

“We have constantly confirmed that China is a priority market for Rusal’s development,” first deputy ceo Vladislav Soloviev said in a statement. “The signing of the agreement with the Russian Ministry of Economic Development aims to reinforce our joint efforts to increase the presence of Russia in the region.”...

Many in the automotive industry agree - Ethernet will play a major role in the automobile of the future.

Furukawa Electric applied a "tentative version" of aluminium wiring for Toyota's Land Cruiser in 2012, company spokesman Kenichi Nakano told Bloomberg. Nakano added that the company is working on stronger aluminium wiring by combining the metal with carbon fibre and intends to pitch this to carmakers by 2014.

Lear's alternative wire technology reduces mass and copper dependence by replacing copper with copper clad steel (CCS). High tensile strength steel technology enables usage of smaller wire diameter while still meeting all vehicle conductivity requirements.

Automobile manufacturers are increasingly looking to aluminium as they try to reduce the weight of cars and trucks to meet more stringent US fuel-economy standards, according to one industry association.

However, the ongoing battle between copper and fibre systems continues to persist according to the latest report from  Global Information (GII).

January saw the adoption of a global high speed standard for 60GHz WiFi by the IEEE that follows the same, well-established pattern as other WiFi technologies. At the same time the two major industry alliances have come together to jointly develop and promote the technology. As a results device certification is expected by the end of the year, with volume roll out in 2014.

“The technology offers our transmission grid planners and operators a new tool that helps address a wide range of issues facing TVA today,” said Rob Manning, EVP and Chief Energy Delivery Officer for TVA. “The number of challenges that transmission system owners must meet increases every year. We are asked to improve grid reliability, facilitate efficient electricity markets along with integrating renewables. We think Smart Wire technology will help us do this.”

Improved safety reduces failure risk Under similar electrical and thermal conditions  LEONI Histral® R15 has a significantly longer operational life compared with CuNi6.

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) was presented with the Industry Leadership Award for Aluminum at the inaugural Platts Global Metals Awards, sponsored by Platts, a leading global provider of energy, petrochemical and metals information. Alcoa was recognized for taking decisive action resulting in a substantial transformation or change of direction in the aluminum industry.

The producer of wire and cable for the electrical transmission industry will continue to make aluminium rod from its own Hawesville operations even if the California-based aluminium producer, which supplies Southwire with molten aluminium, closes its smelter this summer.

The coin is being withdrawn from circulation by the Canadian government. From Monday, change must be rounded up or down to the nearest five cents.

In the meantime, there are preparations for a large, multi-industrial project to start at the end of the year which will be an important intermediary step: a hybrid carbon-copper wire in which the carbon is dispersed throughout the copper, making the copper lighter and stronger, while further reducing transmission losses.

Ultra-light, high performance electrical wiring, made from carbon instead of copper, has been developed in a usable form for the first time.

Now the European Union is devising policy to revive its faltering aluminum and steel industries, and to encourage raw materials independence.

Fine Tubes used Inconel, a nickel alloy that has excellent heat resistance. Because of the amount of tubing required, it had to be as lightweight as possible. Inconel is a difficult material to shape and the thinness required meant it was easily damaged, so to fulfil Reaction Engines' requirements Fine Tubes installed completely new equipment for the tube cleaning process at its tube mill.