By Jinlong “Marshall” Wang, Aluminum Association; Jessica Sanderson, Novelis North America; Chris Moore, Consultant for Arconic; Duncan Pitchford, Hydro North America; Jerome Fourmann, Rio Tinto North America; Karah Davenport, Stratacomm; and Kenneth Martchek, Martchek Consulting The steel industry has made sensational life cycle assessment (LCA) claims about its products in automotive lightweighting applications over comparable […]
Spectra Aluminum ordered a 28-MN, front-loading direct extrusion press and a high-efficiency gas billet oven for its greenfield operation in Bradford, Ontario, Canada. The facility features hundreds of thousands of square feet of manufacturing space dedicated to aluminum extrusion, fabrication, anodizing, and other capabilities. Using state-of-the-art technologies, the site is designed for versatility, material flow, and quick response. […]
As with many aluminum industry events, the Twelfth International Aluminum Extrusion Technology (ET) Seminar had been postponed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) and the ET Foundation have announced the rescheduled dates and location for this esteemed event, now named ET 2021. The seminar will now be held May 11–13, […]
TCI Precision Metals in Gardena, CA, completed installation of a new high precision plate saw. The saw is the latest in a series of investments the company has made over the last 12-months in precision, high-volume equipment intended to reduce turnaround time for the production of machine-ready blanks, increase efficiency, and continually improve quality. The new […]
Innoval Technology is offering a series of free entry-level webinars designed to provide an overview of aluminum, how it’s used, and how it’s processed. These live informational sessions will appeal to anyone who is new to aluminum or anyone already working with aluminum who wants to find out more or explore other ways of using it. […]
Publisher’s Note: Light Metal Age has seen the aluminum industry go through a number of challenges during our 78 years of publication. The response has always been the same. The aluminum industry rises to whatever the challenge may be with thoughtful ingenuity born from working with the metal in all of its forms in service […]
Western Magnesium Corporation (formerly Nevada Clean Magnesium), headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, has started the buildout of its first commercialized pilot plant, with several industrial sites in the U.S. under consideration. The company plans to use a proprietary technology for the production of low-cost, green magnesium metal using dolomite from its Tami-Mosi deposit in Ely, […]
ElvalHalcor Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry S.A., owned by Viohalco, is expanding its aluminum rolling mill operation in Oinofyta, Greece. The company is investing EUR 150 million in equipment, technology, and infrastructure as part of a five-year plan to more than double its flat rolled aluminum products capacity. This will also support the further modernization of the plant, introduce […]
