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    Recycled Aluminum Façade Combines Design and Functionality

    The Johanniskarree is a forward-looking building complex with an advanced aluminum façade comprised of more than 90% recycled content — combining design and functionality. Located in the heart of Chemnitz, Germany, this year’s European Capital of Culture, the complex is features nine levels, providing retail spaces, a health center, a training facility, a hotel, and […]

  • A man adjusts extruded aluminum profiles in an industrial plant.

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    Metra North America to Raise the Bar for High Quality Extrusions

    Metra Group is a global manufacturer of complex extruded aluminum profiles, with nine production plants located in Italy, Canada, and the U.S. Recently, the company reaffirmed its presence in North America through the formation of a new business unit, Metra North America. The new unit was formed through the acquisition and merger of three premier […]

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    Hydro and University of Michigan Partner to Research Aluminum Recycling and Extrusion

    Hydro and the University of Michigan are collaborating to establish the Center for Recycling, Extrusion and Aluminum Technology (CREATe) partnership, under which Hydro will invest $2.5 million over five years to advance aluminum recycling and extrusion alloy development. “Hydro was founded 120 years ago at the intersection of a commercial visionary and a brilliant researcher,” […]

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    European Union’s CBAM and Its Impact on Global Aluminum

    By Martin Hartlieb, Viami International Inc. In December 2019, the European Union (EU) launched its “European Green Deal,” a roadmap to achieve protection of the environment, efficient use of resources, decarbonization and climate neutrality by 2050.1 The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is one pillar of this Green Deal.2 CBAM, which will reform and complement […]

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    Alcoa to Modernize the Anode Baking Furnaces at Its Massena Smelter

    Alcoa Corporation achieved two strategically important developments for its Massena Operations in New York. First, the company signed a new 10-year energy contract with the New York Power Authority (NYPA). In addition, the company announced a capital investment of approximately $60 million in the facility’s anode baking furnace, a key component of the aluminum smelting process. […]

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    First Star Recycling to Install New Sorting Equipment for Can Recycling

    First Star Recycling is installing new sorting equipment to capture used beverage cans (UBCs) that are otherwise missorted at its material recovery facility (MRF). The new equipment is being funded by the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) as part of its efforts to capture more beverage cans at MRFs. This is achieved through a finance sharing […]

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    EGA Spectro Alloys to Further Expand Rosemount Recycling Facility

    EGA Spectro Alloys, which is 80% owned by Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA),  plans to continue growing its recycling operations with phase two of its recycling expansion. This announcement follows the recently grand opening of its 90,000 sq foot recycling facility. “This marks a momentous time in Spectro’s 52-year history,” said Luke Palen, president of EGA Spectro […]

  • Two aluminum cans — one beverage and one pump for soap

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    Meadow and FILLSY to Open New Sustainable Aluminum Can Factory in Poland

    Meadow, a Swedish packaging-tech company, and FILLSY Poland, a Polish co-packer, plans to build a new sustainable packaging factory for the production of Meadow’s infinitely recyclable aluminum pre-fill solution, the MEADOW KAPSUL™. The factory will help boost the supply of recyclable packaging solutions in the European Union (EU), reaching a target capacity of 100 million […]

  • Three women stand in front of a large poster, showing an aerial view of an aluminum smelter.

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    Nordural Signs Intelligent Energy Management Contract for Increased Sustainability

    Nordural, one of Europe’s largest primary aluminum smelters and a subsidiary of Century Aluminum, signed a long-term power management agreement with SnerpaPower, a leading energy technology provider in the electricity sector — marking a significant milestone for both companies.  With this step, Nordural becomes SnerpaPower’s largest customer to date, underscoring the growing role of intelligent […]