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Cover Richard Whitten at Consolidated Tool is seen operating the new Sunnen Hone on the plant’s custom container lift table, where he is precision finishing the inside diameter of an aluminum extrusion container liner. Gemini Group recently expanded its Consolidated Tool operation to enable full-scope services for large extrusion tooling. See article on page 22. […]
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Cover Pyrohydrolysis equipment (i.e., a spray roaster) in operation at Latrobe Magnesium’s Demonstration Plant in Australia. The facility is using a proprietary technology to produce environmentally sustainable magnesium oxide from fly ash. See article beginning on p. 43. Articles Table/Primary Aluminum Activities in the Year 2025 By Rudolf P. Pawlek Page 6 Century Aluminum and […]
Editor’s Note: Aluminum sheet and strip market forecasts vary depending on which company is creating the projections. However, all of them are forecasting decent market growth over the next seven to eight years. For the period from 2025 to 2032, the projections are showing annual market increases ranging from 6% to 8%, with the key […]
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Cover Golden Aluminum successfully started up its new Nextcast® blockcaster at its plant in Fort Lupton, CO. The novel continuous casting technology is capable of rapidly producing aluminum strip similar in quality to strip produced via DC casting for high property applications. Articles Golden Aluminum Advances Continuous Casting with Optimized Nexcast Blockcaster Page 6 Constellium […]
Editor’s Note: Driven by the demand for lightweight materials in the automotive industry, the transport segment remains the largest market segment in the global aluminum market. In 2024, this segment accounted for a market share of some 28% (Figure 1)—a figure that is expected to increase annually over the next decade.1 Not surprisingly, China’s transportation […]
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Cover Steven Doiron (left) and Serge Chayer (right) overlook the stretcher on the new 9 inch, 28.5 MN extrusion press line installed at MAGNA Aluminum Profile, the first extrusion plant opened by Canadian Specialty Metals. The line is highly automated and eliminates the use of natural gas—making it the first extrusion line in North America […]
Aluminum Association statistics show that primary production accounts for only about 15% of the aluminum the U.S. produces on an annual basis. This means domestic recycling represents the lion’s share of aluminum production, with recycling production reaching a record high of 3.6 million tonnes in 2024—numbers that will surely increase moving forward.1 And in employment, […]
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Cover The Gyda oil platform as it was being decommissioned. Aluminum scrap was recovered from this platform and recycled by Hydro into extrusions used in the new Hangarbrua pedestrian and cycle bridge in Trondheim, Norway. See article on page 18. Articles Secondary Aluminum Smelting and Recycling Annual Review By Rudolf P. Pawlek Page 6 The […]
