Andrea Svendsen

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  • The aluminum version of the GV70 electric vehicle contains 67 fewer parts than the steel version.

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    Alumobility and Hyundai Conduct Aluminum Conversion Study

    Alumobility partnered with the Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Centre to conduct a theoretical conversion of the Genesis GV70 electric SUV steel-intensive body to a full-aluminum body. The results of the project were published in a new study, titled “Technical Case Study: A Vehicle Conversion of the Genesis GV70EV from a Steel intensive Body to an […]

  • Wagstaff rolling slab Figure 1. A 500 mm x 1,500 mm, AA3104 alloy ingot cast using APEX-GL technology at a rate of 120 mm/min.

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    MetalX Plans to Build Aluminum Recycling Complex in Ohio

    MetalX, an independent metals recycling business headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and investment firm Manna Capital Partners plan to invest over $200 million in a new greenfield aluminum recycling campus, with Defiance, Ohio, selected as the site for the new slab manufacturing plant. The site will also include scrap shredding and sorting capabilities and a […]

  • computer chips with AI printed on it

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    Growth Opportunities Using AI Tools in the Extrusion Market

    By Andrew Halonen, Mayflower Consulting LLC. How many aluminum industry executives have been asked by their employees, management team, or board what their artificial intelligence (AI) strategy is? While this is a fair question, if it has not yet been explored, it’s not easy to provide an answer. AI tools are being used today in […]

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    Vedanta Achieves Energy Efficiency Breakthrough with Patented Potlining Technology

    Vedanta Aluminium, the largest aluminum producer in India, achieved a new breakthrough in the design of a new potlining technology for its aluminum smelters. The Vedanta Lining Design is a patented, energy-efficient technique that reduces energy consumption by 200–250 KWh per tonne of aluminum produced, providing increased energy efficiency and enhanced lifespan of the smelting […]

  • aluminum foil-scrap

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    Closed Loop Invests in Found Energy for Upcycling Aluminum Scrap

    Closed Loop Partners through its arm Closed Loop Ventures Group is investing in Found Energy, a developer of rechargeable aluminum fuel power systems based in Boston, Massachusetts. This investment is inline with Closed Loop Partners’ focus advancing solutions that reduce waste through material reduction, alternative materials, and reuse and end-of-life solutions like recycling. Found Energy […]

  • Aerial view of an aluminum smelter by a lake

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    Hydro to Test Plasma Technology at Its Casthouse in Norway

    Hydro was granted NOK 39.6 million (US$3.78 million) in soft funding from Enova, an enterprise established by the Norwegian Government, for a project that could have global impact on hard-to-abate industries. The company will begin testing emission-free plasma technology in the casthouse at its Sunndal aluminum smelter in Norway. “We aim to change the game […]

  • Figure 5. Profiles loaded onto trays in preparation for aging.

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    Superior Extrusion Secures Its Future with New Expansion

      Superior Extrusion Incorporated recently completed the installation of a new aluminum extrusion press and new pack and ship areas at its location in Gwinn, MI. The expansion project includes the acquisition of 25 acres of additional property and the construction of a new 138,000 sq ft building to house the 9 inch, 3,000 ton […]

  • recycling & remelt

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    Owl’s Head Alloys to Supply Recycled Aluminum to Aluminum Dynamics

    Owl’s Head Alloys in Bowling Green, Kentucky, was awarded a long-term agreement to supply recycled aluminum for the new rolling mill being constructed by Aluminum Dynamics, LLC in Columbus, Mississippi, a newly formed subsidiary of Steel Dynamics. The $2.2 billion rolling mill aims to supply sustainable, low-carbon aluminum sheet products to the beverage can, automotive, […]