Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow (LIFT) formed a team of manufacturers and universities that will work to develop a database and computer models that better predict the way aluminum alloys corrode after being put in use as parts for airplanes or other forms of transportation. The Ohio State University and United Technologies Research Center, the research and […]
Kobe Steel, Ltd. plans to manufacture and sell aluminum extrusions for the automotive sector in the U.S. in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The facility will operate through a company called Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions Inc. (KPEX) and will manufacture make bumper and frame materials for cars. The $46.7 million investment will include a new integrated […]
Eti Aluminyum A.Ş. successfully commissioned a continuous homogenizing line from Hertwich Engineering at its Seydişehir plant in Turkey. The homogenizing line is part of a major investment to extend the company’s casthouse (which started operation in 2008) by building a fully integrated billet production facility for the extrusion industry. The expansion aims to meet demand for […]
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General Motors (GM) has elected to use aluminum sheet supplied by Novelis, in the body of its new aluminum-intensive 2016 Cadillac CT6. The new mixed material vehicle construction featured in the Cadillac CT6 represents a first of its kind for GM in North America and China. The Cadillac CT6 features a body made of 62% aluminum. […]
Scientists at the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA) have developed a new breakthrough involving magnesium batteries that may soon open the doors for smaller, longer-lasting batteries for everything from cars to cell phones. Magnesium metal has long been theorized as a much safer and more energy-dense alternative to current lithium battery technology. Lithium […]
Rio Tinto Aluminum announced plans to replace its existing small form foundry ingot casting unit in Dunkerque, France. The €5 million investment is aimed at strengthening the company’s value in terms of products and services for its customers. The Dunkerque facility will install a state-of-the-art production unit that will raise its capacity to 50,000 tons […]
Jaguar Land Rover reached a recycling milestone, having reclaimed over 50,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap — equal to the weight of 200,000 Jaguar XE body shells — back into the production process during 2015/16. This prevented more than 500,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent from entering the atmosphere by not using primary aluminium material. These figures […]
Hydro commissioned a EUR 45 million aluminum recycling facility at its Neuss plant in Germany. The facility aims to recycle up to 50,000 tonnes of used beverage cans (UBCs) per year. With the new UBC line, Hydro further optimizes its sourcing of metal for subsequent fabrication. The UBC recycling line in Neuss has created 40 […]
