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YKK AP Inc., a privately-held corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, acquired Seufert-Niklaus GmbH, a German manufacturer of architectural products. “The acquisition of Seufert-Niklaus is a significant step in YKK AP’s global strategy, reinforcing our organization’s official entrance into the European market and expanding the company’s offerings to include timber facades, windows, and doors,” said Oliver […]
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Constellium extends its long-term partnership with Embraer for the supply of high-performance aluminum solutions, including its advanced aluminum-lithium alloy, Airware®. Under this agreement, Constellium will continue to support Embraer’s various aviation segments. “We are proud and honored to extend our long-term partnership with Embraer in the aerospace and defense sectors,” said Philippe Hoffmann, president of […]
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By Kevin Widlic, Contributing Editor. Hangarbrua, a pedestrian and cycle bridge built with aluminum from a decommissioned offshore oil platform, has been lifted into place in Trondheim, Norway, and will open this fall. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration expects the bridge to be maintenance free for 100 years, and a life cycle analysis shows that […]
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Speira is investing €40 million in additional recycling capacity at its Rheinwerk facility in Neuss, Germany. The project includes the installation of a new melting furnace exclusively for scrap, which is currently being installed. The furnace will primarily focus on recycling scrap for the beverage can market. At the same time, the third of four […]
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Hydro first launched its Hydro CIRCAL brand with a minimum of 75% post-consumer scrap content in 2019. Since then, CIRCAL in the form of extrusion billet has been used in the production of profiles for a variety of industries, in particular architectural applications. Hydro is now expanding its CIRCAL line to include foundry alloys for critical […]
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Canadian Industry Minister Mélanie Joly spoke at a press conference today, confirming that Quebec’s aluminum sector is set to receive “hundreds of millions of dollars” from a $5-billion federal fund aimed at supporting industries hit by U.S. tariffs. Joly said that the federal government has not yet finalized how the money will be allocated. Still, […]
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Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) collaborated with Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC) to deliver the UAE’s first batch of low-carbon aluminum using electricity generated at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi. EGA is marketing this type of low-carbon aluminum under the product brand MinimAL. “Global demand for low carbon […]
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Hydro and GreenCap Solutions, a Norwegian environmental technology provider, are collaborating to launch a demonstration project to test GreenCap’s carbon capture technology in primary aluminum production. The initiative targets the challenge of capturing CO₂ from low-concentration point sources — one of the most significant hurdles in the aluminum industry. “We need a cost-efficient solution to […]
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By Dr. Anne Deacon Juhl, AluConsult and AnodizingSchool. Recycled aluminum, when properly processed, can deliver anodized finishes indistinguishable from primary aluminum. While higher levels of trace elements, like zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and iron (Fe), can increase sensitivity to corrosion or surface defects, these challenges are often smaller than variations caused by production methods and […]