Editors Note: In a new life cycle assessment report available for download, the Aluminum Association states that, from 1991 to 2022, the energy and carbon impact of primary aluminum production in North America has declined by 49% while that of recycled aluminum production dropped by 60%. This 157 page report analyzed data from over 100 […]
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August 2024
Cover In response to increased demand for sustainable products, aluminum producers are increasingly investing in new and expanded recycling capacity. This includes the recycling of post-consumer and process scrap, such as used beverage cans, coffee pods, automotive wheel rims, stamping offcuts, or chips, which is essential to lowering the carbon footprint of aluminum products. To […]
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Editors Note: In case you missed it, every April since 1996 has been designated as “National Welding Month” by the American Welding Society. As I have been working on this column this April, it was appropriate to focus on what has become a game changing welding process for metals in general and light metals in […]
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Cover Introduced by Morgan Motor Company, the Midsummer is a new, open-toped roadster. The vehicle is built on the automaker’s CX-Generation bonded aluminum chassis and features hand-formed aluminum body panels and wood details (see page 50). Although a limited-run vehicle, the Midsummer is nevertheless evocative of the innovative ways automakers can utilize aluminum to reduce […]
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Editor’s Note: As the official media sponsor of ET ’24, LMA published a special January 2024 issue devoted to aluminum extrusion technology and breaking extrusion news for readers to “Get Ready for ET ’24.” In that issue the focus of our patent review was on aluminum extrusion design aimed at optimizing requirements for a wide […]
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April 2024
Cover Aluminum profiles made with Hydro CIRCAL 100R that were used in furniture and interior design projects for Milan Design Week 2024. Learn more about CIRCAL 100R on page 30 and more about the cover on page 84. (Photo: Einar Aslaksen, Hydro.) Articles Supporting Extruders in Navigating the Environmental Landscape: AEC Develops a New Member […]
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Editors Note: This survey focuses on primary aluminum production patents granted recently in the U.S. and Canada, neighboring countries working together since the industry began. Today, Canada is one of the largest aluminum exporters to the U.S. A large majority of Canada’s primary aluminum is exported to the U.S., making it an important raw material […]
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February 2024
Cover When one chapter ends, another begins. Rio Tinto’s Arvida smelter in Quebec recently announced plans to shut down all six original potlines by the end of 2028. At the same time, Rio Tinto is investing $1.1 billion to install 96 new AP60 pots at the site, increasing capacity by 160,000 tonnes of low-carbon aluminum […]