ST Extruded Products Group (STEP-G) acquired two new companies, Aluwerk Hettstedt GmbH, a manufacturer of cast billets and extruded profiles and the processing business of RMG Metallfachhandel GmbH. With this acquisition, STEP-G has taken an important step towards expanding its business in distributing high-quality semi-finished aluminum products. The transaction includes two facilities in Germany. The […]
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Cover Giacomo Milani, sales deputy for Turla, is pictured inside the back platen for a new, 50 MN, extrusion press line his company is supplying to Inalsa in Spain. This is one of two complete press lines that Turla is delivering to two Spanish extruders (INALSA and EXTRAL). Both lines will be delivered and started […]
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Cover Rio Tinto was the first company to receive ASI Certification for its environmental, social, and governance standards in 2018. In addition to its smelters and refineries in Quebec, Canada, the certification included the Gove bauxite mine in Australia (pictured). Articles Table/Primary Aluminum Activities in 2018 By Rudolf P. Pawlek Page 6 Purchase Article Alba […]
JP2018-127720 — AUTOMOBILE ELECTRIC WIRE WITH TERMINAL AND WIRE HARNESS — Auto Network Gijutsu Kenkyusho:Kk, Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd., and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (Japan) — PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an aluminum alloy strand, an aluminum alloy twisted wire, an automobile electric wire and a wire harness, capable of enhancing terminal fastening force. […]
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Cover A coil at CBA’s downstream plant in Alumínio, Brazil, is being transferred to the finished goods warehouse. See article profiling the integrated company beginning on page 6. Articles CBA Works Towards a Sustainable Future By Rose Eaton Page 6 Purchase Article Chatter Management in Cold Rolling Mills – Background and Solutions By Matthias Krueger, […]
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