Andrea Svendsen

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    More Than a Century Ago Nikola Tesla Envisioned the Age of Aluminum

    By Peter Pollak, The Aluminum Association (Retired). Nikola Tesla, a Serbian American inventor and futurist, is considered to be one of the greatest electrical engineers of all time (Figure 1). Best known for harnessing alternating current (AC) for electrical transmission, Tesla was a true visionary, envisioning wireless transmission and communication technologies (now made reality in the […]

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    Top Ten Light Metal News Stories of 2024

    Each year, Light Metal Age (LMA) enjoys looking back at the top ten most viewed news stories that we published on our website, highlighting the trends that have affected the aluminum sector over the previous year. In 2024, these top articles and news stories reveal recent trends and developments, including a focus on aluminum recycling, aluminum […]

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    Speira and Bayards Develop Environmentally Friendly Aluminum Wind Turbine Nacelles

    Speira is collaborating with Bayards Aluminium Solutions, a world leader in the design and manufacturing of large-scale complex aluminum equipment and structures, to advocate for the use of aluminum as a more environmentally friendly alternative for the construction of the nacelles of modern wind turbines. Compared to conventional materials, aluminum provides clear advantages for the […]

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    Hertwich Engineering Forges Its Own Path Through Management Buyout

    Hertwich Engineering GmbH, a leading global supplier of technologies for aluminum foundries, is being acquired by the management team consisting of Gerold Keune (CEO), Jürgen Doblhofer (COO), Hubert Mayringer (Director Engineering), and Ludwig Manhartseder (Director Electrical & Automation) as part of a management buy-out. This will see 100% of the company transferred from SMS group […]

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    Hydro to Install Solar Panels at Its Alumetal Recycling Plant

    Hydro is installing solar panels at its Alumetal recycling plant in Kety, Poland, switching a portion of its energy supply to local, self-generated renewable energy. The new solar panels will generate 1,000 MWh of electricity each year for the production of low-carbon, recycled aluminum products for the European green transition. “Power is an important input factor […]

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    Hydro Cressona Expands with New Extrusion and Recycling Capacity

    By Kevin Widlic, Contributing Editor. Pennsylvania’s Schuylkill County is home to the biggest aluminum extrusion plant in North America. The Cressona plant may also be the oldest, having been built more than 80 years ago. Now, after its latest round of investments, the company believes it is setting the table for many more good years […]

  • Five men (three wearing traditional kandura and two at each end wearing industrial uniforms) scoop dirt as part of a groundbreaking ceremony.

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    EGA’s Breaks Ground on EX Technology Pilot

    Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) broke ground on the construction of ten pilot reduction cells for EX, the company’s next generation smelting technology, at its Al Taweelah smelting facility. The pilot will not only prove the cell technology, but also the advanced Industry 4.0 capabilities of the design, building on EGA’s existing R&D and Industry 4.0 […]

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    Rio Tinto Investigating Low Carbon Aluminum Project in Finland

    Rio Tinto plans to explore the potential opportunity to develop a low carbon, greenfield aluminum smelter in Kokkola, Finland. The company entered into a partnership agreement with the Swedish investment company Vargas, as well as Mitsubishi Corporation and other international and local industry partners, to conduct the study for this Arctial project. As the strategic […]