Exco Technologies Limited, a global supplier of innovative technologies for the extrusion, die-cast, and automotive industries, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Halex® Extrusion Dies from Halex Holdings GmbH for €40 million (US$45.7 million equivalent). “This acquisition will provide us with well-established and high-quality operations, manufacturing complex extrusion dies in Europe and will also allow us to […]
Hammerer Aluminum Industries (HAI) completed the installation of a new €4.5 million melting furnace at its facility in Santana, Romania. The new furnace expands its recycling and remelting capacity to 250,000 tons per year. The investment in a new furnace is in reaction to the high demand for aluminum lightweight products made from recycled material. […]
Viva Aluminium Systems, a Vias Group member, installed a new nitriding furnace for the processing of extrusion dies at its facility in Shumen, Bulgaria. With the company experiencing increased demand, it decided to invest in the expansion of its manufacturing capacity. The installation of a new nitriding furnace was a part of a larger expansion […]
The Aluminum Anodizers Council (AAC) released the 2022 edition of the AAC Buyers’ Guide, which features a complete list of all AAC member companies, from anodizers to suppliers. Along with alphabetical listings of member companies, this valuable resource provides an extensive capabilities chart that identifies the processes provided by each anodizer listed—helping readers find the […]
Logan Aluminum, a joint venture owned by Novelis and Tri-Arrows Aluminum Inc. (a consolidated subsidiary of UACJ Corp.), plans to expand its manufacturing operations in order to increase capacity of flat rolled aluminum in Russellville, Kentucky. The new capacity will primarily be used to serve the beverage can market. In the U.S., aluminum cans are […]
UC Rusal opened the first phase of its Taishet aluminum smelter, one of the world’s most advanced low-carbon aluminum production plants. Based in Taishet, Siberia, Russia, the smelter combines state-of-the-art technologies and hydropower to produce low-carbon aluminum. “The opening of our new low-carbon aluminum smelter in Taishet is an important milestone in Rusal’s journey to […]
Novelis Inc. plans to invest $365 million to build a highly advanced recycling center for automotive in North America, built adjacent to its existing automotive finishing plant in Guthrie, Kentucky. The facility is expected to support the expansion of the company’s automotive closed-loop-recycling programs and reduce its carbon emissions by more than one million tons […]
Hydro is focused on sustainability, having set ambitious climate, environmental, and social targets — including the goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Currently, the company is on track to meet this goal, with the expectation of reducing its emissions 10% by 2025 and 30% by 2030 (from a 2018 baseline). One of Hydro’s main […]
