Andrea Svendsen

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    AEC Selected for U.S. EPA Grant Funding to Support EPD Development

    The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) was selected among 38 organizations across the U.S. to receive grant funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The funding will support the AEC’s project to significantly increase the availability, quality, and granularity of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for aluminum extrusion products. “Selection of our grant application is a […]

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    EGA Ready to Pilot Its Next-Generation Smelting Technology

    Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) completed the design phase of its EX reduction cells, the company’s next generation smelting technology. “Technology development has been a foundation of our global competitiveness for decades,” said Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, chief executive officer of EGA. “EX technology will enable the production of more aluminum with less energy and lower emissions, […]

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    Novelis to Double Used Beverage Can Recycling Capacity in the U.K.

    Novelis Inc. is investing approximately $90 million to increase recycling capacity for used beverage cans (UBCs) at its plant in Latchford, UK. The project will increase the facility’s recycling capacity for UBCs by 85,000 tonnes per year, equaling a growth of more than 100%. “Of all the recycling players in the European market, Novelis has […]

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    Outdated Electrical Standard Needs to Be Revised to Reflect Aluminum’s Value as a Conductor

    By Peter Pollak, The Aluminum Association (Retired). In 1914, the National Bureau of Standards and 14 copper wire manufacturers developed an electrical conductivity standard for copper.1 This International Annealed Copper Standard (IACS) enabled the development of uniform resistance tables that became the foundation for electrical engineering, codes, and standards. Back then, the possibility of another […]

  • Figure 3. The Stedelijk Chair is made out of only aluminum, providing a beautiful and functional design. (Source: Studio Sabine Marcelis.)

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    Aluminum Shows Up Big at Milan Design Week 2024

    By Kevin Widlic, Contributing Editor. At Milan Design Week 2024, aluminum reinforced its case as a feature material among designers and aesthetes from across the world. The various designs presented at the show demonstrate that aluminum can be a powerful material for more than just furniture. Milan Design Week, or Salone del Mobile, originated in […]

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    Hydro to Pilot Green Hydrogen in a New Recycling Unit in Norway

    Hydro plans to begin testing green hydrogen in a three-year industrial-scale pilot at its new recycling unit recently opened at Hydro Høyanger, Norway. Green hydrogen has the potential to replace fossil energy in the recycling of aluminum, enabling zero-carbon aluminum products. “Hydro is pursuing multiple paths to decarbonize our operations,” said Hanne Simensen, executive vice […]

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    Fives and Lhyfe Partner to Decarbonize Industrial Combustion Using Green Hydrogen

    Fives, a world leader in industrial combustion, and Lhyfe, a producer of green and renewable hydrogen, signed an MOU to provide a complete decarbonized solution for various industries, from hydrogen production to combustion. Lhyfe will produce and supply green hydrogen, and Fives will provide optimized and safe solutions for its use in industrial combustion processes. In […]

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    Elysis to Build Industrial-Scale Demonstration Plant in Canada

    Elysis, the technology partnership between Rio Tinto and Alcoa, plans to launch its first industrial-scale demonstration plant at the Arvida smelter complex in Québec, Canada. This investment will support the ongoing development of the breakthrough Elysis inert anode technology, which is said to eliminate all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the traditional smelting process and […]