The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) and the Aluminum Association released industry estimates of aluminum extrusion shipments in North America by major market for 2015. Among key findings, domestic consumption of aluminum extrusions in the U.S. and Canada (which includes imports), totaled an estimated 5.11 billion pounds in 2015, an increase of 4.6% over the 2014 total. This is […]
Alcoa signed a long-term contract with Embraer, a leading manufacturer of commercial jets up to 130 seats. Under the multi-year agreement, valued at approximately $470 million, Alcoa will supply aluminum sheet and plate for Embraer’s new E2s, the second generation of its E-Jets family of commercial aircraft, a narrow-body medium-range jet airliner. The Embraer E-Jets […]
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is requesting written comment on a questionnaire that will be used in its investigation of competitive conditions affecting the U.S. aluminum industry. This survey will help the commission develop detailed information on the domestic aluminum market and industry. The questionnaire will be delivered to U.S. producers of unwrought and […]
Champagne Metals is a privately held, family owned metal service center headquartered in Glenpool, OK, specializing in aluminum distribution and coil processing. The company sets itself apart from other service centers and processors through continuous investment in state-of-the-art coil processing equipment with the aim of exceeding performance expectations for their customers. Most recently, the company […]
Fineiral Alumina Group in Sainte-Hermine, France installed and started up a new 23 MN, 8 inch T-Win extrusion press from Danieli Breda. The company operates Reinal, its branch specializing in powder coating, and Algis, its branch for logistics and distribution. Now, Fineiral Alumina has expanded its business into the extrusion market in order to provide integrated production with […]
The National Research Council of Canada has formed a new alliance called ALTec Industrial research R&D Group to consolidate research efforts in the Canadian aluminum sector for the development of innovative aluminum products for ground transportation vehicles. As a cost-effective and sustainable material, aluminum is increasingly being used to manufacture components for lightweight vehicles which […]
A 56-foot art installation constructed of aluminum components, known as the Hive, was installed at the Kew Royal Botanical Gardens in London, U.K. Inspired by scientific research into the health of bees, British artist Wolfgang Buttress designed the structure to respond to the real-time activity of bees from in a nearby beehive at Kew. As the energy […]
Different metals have their own individual conductive properties for electric current and heat. Aluminum is one of the best performing metals for both purposes. Copper is an even better conductor, however it is much heavier and significantly more expensive. DODUCO GmbH, based in Pforzheim, Germany, has been focused on developing ways of combining both materials in order […]
