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The Fourteenth International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar & Exposition (ET ’27) will take place April 26–30, 2027, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, FL. Presented by the Aluminum Extruders Council, ET is the only major international event devoted exclusively to aluminum extrusion technology. Although the seminar and exposition are often recognized for its […]
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Oklahoma Primary Aluminum, the joint venture between Century Aluminum and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), released a new study highlighting the potential economic impact of its planned aluminum smelter in Inola, Oklahoma. These impacts include thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic activity. “Oklahoma Primary Aluminum is a transformative, multi-generational economic opportunity not just […]
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Rio Tinto and Prysmian are collaborating with Amazon to develop electrical cables made using ELYSIS® aluminum to reduce the total carbon footprint of a new data center being constructed by Amazon in Ohio. “We aim to reach net-zero emissions across our operations by 2040 through decarbonizing our operations and supply chain, down to the raw […]
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Neuman Aluminium recently completed the refurbishment of a furnace at their Marktl headquarters in Austria. The aim of the project was to update the furnace with a new stirring system to allow for the increased utilization of scrap in its portfolio of aluminum slugs, which are used in impact extrusion for packaging and technical applications. […]
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Hydro is working alongside Siemens Mobility, TSR Group, and Voestalpine to recycle aluminum recovered from decommissioned trains to produce new rail components. The Train2Train project demonstrates how collaboration and a focus on traceability can keep aluminum in use across the rail sector. “Aluminum can be recycled repeatedly without losing its properties,” said Piotr Chmielewski, vice president […]
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Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), a leading aluminum producer based in the United Arab Emirates, and National Aluminium Company (NALCO), one of India’s leading aluminum producers, signed an agreement to transfer EGA’s proprietary DX+ Ultra aluminum smelting technology for NALCO’s major smelter expansion project in India. “We are glad EGA, a technology champion in the global aluminum […]
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By Sam Wagstaff, Oculatus Consulting. For five days on June 15–19, a meeting room in Düsseldorf, Germany, held an unusual concentration of casthouse knowledge (Figure 1). Forty-one participants—operators, metallurgists, plant engineers, and technology suppliers—gathered for the TMS Aluminum Cast Shop Science and Technology Course, and when their experience was tallied alongside that of the instructors, […]
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Novelis, a world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, and Maxion Structural Components, a key producer in the production of automotive structural components in the Americas, jointly developed an innovative battery housing solution for electric commercial vehicles. Developed from stamped rolled aluminum, using a new alloy specially created to meet this demand, the housing combines […]
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The Rick Merluzzi Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition strives to challenge and empower the next generation of designers to think about how aluminum extrusions can shape a better, more sustainable world. The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) and its educational and research organization, the ET Foundation, are inviting designers and engineers from around the world to share […]