UACJ Corp., Japan’s largest aluminum rolling company, announced plans to invest a total of ¥55 billion (~US$482 million) to enhance production capacity at its plants in the U.S. and Thailand. U.S. Expansion UACJ will invest US$175 million in Logan Aluminum in Russellville, Kentucky, a joint venture run by Tri-Arrows Aluminum (a UACJ subsidiary) and Novelis […]
Under the the five-year (sunset) review process, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that revoking the existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain aluminum extrusions from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. Therefore, the Commission elected to keep current trade orders […]
The Aluminum Association’s Trade Enforcement Working Group filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions charging that unfairly traded imports of certain aluminum foil from the People’s Republic of China are causing material injury to the domestic industry. This action is part of the U.S. aluminum industry’s broad trade strategy to address Chinese overcapacity throughout the value chain. […]
Professor Hongjie Dai and doctoral candidate Michael Angell from Stanford University in California developed a nonflammable, low-cost, high-performance aluminum-ion battery that could provide an inexpensive storage solution for solar power or other forms of renewable energy for consumption during off hours. The battery’s main ingredient is urea (a material that is already industrially produced by […]
Mercedes-Benz Vans presented a revolutionary transporter concept study for urban areas in 2016 with the Vision Van. The van integrates a number of innovative technologies for the final end-point deliveries of products — even using on board drones for the final stretch of the delivery. The van features lightweight carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CRP) and […]
Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow (LIFT), a U.S. government enterprise and part of the National Network of Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), has established a facility in Detroit, MI, to direct the development of advanced lightweight material manufacturing technologies. The facility ordered a new 12 MN, 5 inch aluminum extrusion press from Danieli Breda for its thermomechanical processing section. […]
By James Grayson, Pyrotek Inc. Editor’s Note: “Casthouse Management” is an exclusive series of articles presenting the practical aspects of improving economics in the casthouse. The series includes coverage of the melting operations, practical aspects of improving process efficiency, understanding melt loss and dross generation, practical operator training, and fundamental management practices with a focus […]
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Light Metal Age is pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at TMS 2017, which will be held on February 26 to March 2, 2017 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. The exhibition will be open from February 27 to March 1, providing a gathering place for scientists and engineers to meet with leading companies in […]
