Aluminium Ingots

Description

1. Product Overview

This offering comprises high-purity Aluminium Ingots, manufactured through a precision-controlled electrolytic smelting process to meet global standards such as P1020A. These ingots serve as the fundamental feedstock for downstream semi-fabrication, including rolling, extrusion, and casting for the transportation, construction, and packaging sectors. The key value proposition is a consistently low impurity profile (Fe & Si) and tight mass tolerances, which directly reduce dross formation and energy consumption in remelting. Strategically, securing this grade of ingot enables manufacturers to achieve lightweighting mandates and circular economy targets, positioning it as an indispensable commodity in the decarbonization of global supply chains.

2. Key Specifications & Technical Characteristics

• Chemical Composition (Grade A): Al 99.70% – 99.90% min; Fe ≤ 0.20%; Si ≤ 0.10%; Cu ≤ 0.01%; Zn ≤ 0.05%; each other element ≤ 0.03%

• Purity Level: Standard P1020A (ASTM B179 / EN 576). Higher purity 99.85% available upon contractual agreement.

• Physical Characteristics:

  • Form: 25kg T-bar, 15kg small ingot, or 750kg T‑ingot

  • Color: Silver-metallic, bright, oxide-free surface

  • Density: 2.70 g/cm³

  • Melting range: 585°C – 660°C

• Packaging Options:

  • Steel strapped bundles (1–1.5 MT per bundle)

  • Heat-shrunk polyethylene wrap for oxidation protection

  • Export seaworthy pallets with fumigated wood

• Shelf Life: Indefinite when stored indoors, dry, away from acids/alkalis. Surface oxidation does not affect core metallurgical performance.

3. Core Industrial Applications

• Primary Industries: Automotive (OEM & tier 1), building & construction (extruded profiles), aerospace, consumer durables, and high-voltage power transmission.

• Specific Operational Use Cases:

  • Automotive lightweighting: Casting of engine blocks, wheels, and EV battery housings – our ingot’s low iron content improves fluidity and reduces scrap rates by 8–12% versus secondary alloys.

  • Extruded profiles: Window/door frames, solar panel rails – consistent grain structure minimizes die wear and surface tearing.

  • Rolled products: Can body stock and foil – our purity control prevents pinholes, enabling gauge reduction to 6 microns.

• Performance Advantages: Compared to recycled ingot or lower-grade primary metal, this product offers 15% lower hydrogen pickup (reducing degassing time), 20% longer furnace refractory life, and a narrower solidification shrinkage range, ensuring dimensional precision in high-speed casting lines.

4. Competitive Advantages

• Quality Consistency: ISO 9001:2025 certified with spectrographic analysis certificate (CoA) provided per lot; lot-to-lot variability <0.02% for critical contaminants.

• Supply Reliability: Dedicated primary smelter with 250,000 MT annual capacity; buffer stock held in Rotterdam, Singapore, and Houston; force majeure coverage and alternative logistics routes pre-contracted.

• Logistics Capability: Just-in-time delivery windows (±3 days) with demurrage risk absorbed by supplier for L/T ≥12 months.

• Price Competitiveness: Quoted as LME cash price + fixed premium; volume hedges available; no hidden port or documentation fees.

• Sustainability: 100% hydro-powered smelting (max 4.5 tCO₂e per MT aluminium – 70% below global average); certified by Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standard.

• Technical Support: Dedicated metallurgist for melt optimization and on-site trials via digital twin simulation before first shipment.

5. Commercial & Supply Information

• Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ): 20 MT (one full less-than-container load equivalent)

• BULK Minimum: 20 MT (one standard bundle configuration)

• Loading Capacity per 20ft Container: 25 MT net (standard 20’ DV – 22 pallets / 1,100 ingots)

• Loading Capacity per 40ft HC Container: 25–26 MT net (weight-limited, not volume-limited)

• Lead Time: 15 days from LME price fixation to load port readiness (FOB)

• Incoterms offered: FOB, CIF, CFR, EXW (smelter gate)