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Green aluminium – a practical step towards cleaner EVs

Benedikt Wolter — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:49:05 +0000

The shift to electric vehicles is reshaping the demands placed on materials and supply chains. A new study by Transport & Environment (T&E) highlights aluminium as a key lever – and green aluminium as a viable route to significantly reducing emissions. Aluminium plays a critical role in EV design – from battery housings to chassis […]

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Transparent Aluminium – New Potential in Surface Treatment

Benedikt Wolter — Mon, 19 May 2025 10:13:02 +0000

Aluminium is a versatile material – but transparent? The possibility of converting aluminium into a transparent form is not new — but until now, this was only possible at great technical and financial expense. Researchers at the Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines) have now developed a simplified process that produces transparent aluminium oxide (TAlOx) in […]

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No Green Deal without aluminium

Benedikt Wolter — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:03:16 +0000

Products such as electric cars and smartphones rely on bauxite and other raw materials, which are therefore essential for the EU’s digital and ecological transformation.Nevertheless, the light metal aluminium, which is extracted from bauxite, was initially forgotten by the EU Commission as part of the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA). But is the green transition […]

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Aluminium ladders with Alufinish pre-treatment

Benedikt Wolter — Wed, 03 May 2023 17:36:36 +0000

Whether in the garden, at the painting company or on the construction site: Ladders are an important part of many professions. Aluminium ladders are particularly popular here for many years. Aluminium ladders should be robust, easy to transport, of high quality and, above all, safe. Numerous requirements arise depending on whether we are talking about […]

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Quality and customer service: corrosion tests at Alufinish

Benedikt Wolter — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 20:54:27 +0000

Besides the daily self-monitoring in powder coating companies, various quality associations also require regular corrosion tests at the chemical manufacturer or in institutes. Tests are important in order to be able to control and guarantee consistent surface quality. In order to meet the large number of test specimens that have to be tested at Alufinish, […]

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Screen- and fried egg effect on electrolytically coloured aluminium

Benedikt Wolter — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 19:32:13 +0000

In classical, electrolytic colouring of aluminium surfaces with tin salts, uniform colourings from bronze to black are obtained with correct operation and the right colouring bath settings. However, sometimes you can observe inhomogeneous colouring on the goods carrier, so that a glance at the goods is enough to recognise the non-uniformity. Typical electrolytic colouring process […]

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