Recently, Lanzhou LS Superalloy New Material Co., Ltd. completed the cogging and forging operations for 17 mt of titanium alloy material, setting a new record for the heaviest single-piece titanium alloy forging in China. In traditional forging processes for large-sized billets, the difference in deformation between the core and the surface of the billet typically exceeds 5%. The company's technical team optimized process parameters such as forging ratio and forging rate, and, with the powerful pressure of a 125MN-class fast forging press, controlled the deformation difference between the core and the surface of the 17 mt titanium alloy billet within 5%. This breakthrough has laid an important technical foundation for the company's subsequent production of ultra-large titanium alloy products weighing 20 mt or more. In the future, Lanzhou LS Superalloy New Material Co., Ltd. will continue to focus on fields such as shipbuilding, nuclear power, and offshore engineering, striving to develop large-scale high-performance forged products made of titanium alloy and high-temperature alloy. This will help China's forging industry overcome bottlenecks in the manufacturing of high-end equipment parts, and make greater contributions to promoting the localisation of major equipment.

In the upcoming year of 2025, we anticipate that the global economy will face a series of complex and volatile challenges. With the conclusion of the US election, the uncertainty of global trade policies will further increase, presenting new topics for international trade cooperation. In the geopolitical arena, ongoing conflicts and tensions show no significant signs of easing, which not only poses a threat to global security but also significantly impacts resource allocation and industrial layout. Against this macro backdrop, industrial transfer and supply chain restructuring have become key topics that we must closely monitor. At the industrial level, the trend of protectionism in mineral resources is on the rise, directly affecting the stability of global copper concentrate TCs. With the rapid expansion of global smelting capacity, the profit margins of copper smelters are further compressed, and the challenges faced by the industry are becoming increasingly severe. In the field of secondary copper raw materials, the advancement of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards and the "dual carbon" goals have significantly increased market attention to secondary copper. However, the "reverse invoicing" policy implemented in 2024 and the "Fair Competition Regulations" have had a profound impact on the secondary copper industry. Looking ahead to 2025, the changes in the landscape of the secondary copper industry will have a critical impact on the entire copper industry chain. Additionally, with the cancellation of tax subsidies and other incentive measures, the space for copper cathode trade will further narrow. We expect that the procurement ratio of copper processing materials between traders and smelters will show a more pronounced differentiation. In this context, the "CCIE 2025SMM (20th) Copper Industry Conference and Copper Industry Expo" meticulously prepared by SMM will be grandly held in Nanchang, Jiangxi from April 22-25, 2025. Ningbo Shenguang Electric Furnace Co., Ltd. will make a grand appearance at this conference. We will keep pace with the times, aim at our goals, strive diligently, and move forward with courage! Click the registration form to sign up immediately, and we look forward to meeting you at the conference. Booth number: D24. Ningbo Shenguang Electric Furnace Co., Ltd., a high-end medium-frequency electric furnace manufacturer (Innovation Board Listing Code: 781659), has been established for nearly 30 years (formerly Beilun Electric Furnace Factory). It is a high-end induction furnace manufacturing and R&D enterprise, a high-tech technology enterprise, a specialized and sophisticated enterprise, and a joint enterprise of the Shanghai World Expo Private Enterprise Pavilion A3-25. It has also been listed as a "Key Energy-saving Product Promoted by Ningbo" by the Ningbo Energy Conservation Center and has been rated as an "Excellent Demonstration Unit for Quality and Integrity." The company's products are widely used in the metallurgical industry, foundry industry, forging industry, heat treatment industry, machinery industry, and pipe industry. The company's products include the latest generation of copper melting medium-frequency electric furnaces, fast energy-saving VIP series inverter medium-frequency furnaces, IGBT series medium-frequency electric furnaces 50KG-60T, KGPS parallel inverter medium-frequency furnaces, C-type medium-frequency furnaces with pouring furnace head boxes, medium-frequency induction holding furnaces, semi-continuous casting medium-frequency furnaces, power frequency furnaces, forging heating furnaces, and cooling equipment. They are reliable in protection, stable in performance, low in failure rate, high in power factor, and easy to operate and maintain, earning the trust of users. The company adheres to the principle of quality first and customer supremacy, and warmly welcomes customers to discuss cooperation! Contact: Mr. Chen, 138 5786 6767. SMM Conference Contact: Lin Junfeng, 183 2622 3112, linjunfeng@smm.cn.

India's Ramkrishna Forgings Ltd. is venturing into the aluminum forging industry to serve the electric vehicle market. According to foreign media reports, the company's board of directors has approved this plan. They plan to invest INR 575 million to establish their first plant in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India, with an annual production capacity of 3,000 tonnes. The plant is expected to commence operations in the second quarter of the fiscal year 2025-26. Senior officials from the company revealed that upon the commencement of operations at the new plant, an additional revenue of INR 1.75 billion is projected annually.

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