Hydro plans to invest NOK 200 million (US$17.6 million) to install a new sow casting line at Husnes aluminum smelter. This investment will expand the casthouse’s product offering, thus increasing flexibility. “We continue to invest in the future of our Norwegian smelters, which are at the core of Hydro’s strategy to pioneer the green aluminum […]
Hertwich Engineering GmbH, a leading global supplier of technologies for aluminum foundries, is being acquired by the management team consisting of Gerold Keune (CEO), Jürgen Doblhofer (COO), Hubert Mayringer (Director Engineering), and Ludwig Manhartseder (Director Electrical & Automation) as part of a management buy-out. This will see 100% of the company transferred from SMS group […]
By Kevin Widlic, Contributing Editor. Pennsylvania’s Schuylkill County is home to the biggest aluminum extrusion plant in North America. The Cressona plant may also be the oldest, having been built more than 80 years ago. Now, after its latest round of investments, the company believes it is setting the table for many more good years […]
Speira, an aluminum roller and recycler located in Hamburg, Germany, is investing €6.4 million in a new “transparent” melting furnace from GHI. The unit, known internally as “Furnace 6,” replaces the oldest model in the plant, which dates back to the 1970s — a project that was successfully handled without any accidents during ongoing foundry […]
Speira, a leading European aluminum rolling and recycling company, received Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) certification for VIA Maris Njørdal, its high-strength 5000 series alloy used in shipbuilding and the offshore industry. The alloy was developed in collaboration with Water Revolution Foundation (WRF) and external partner Alea Design, a spin-off from the University of Modena Reggio Emilia. […]
By Andrea Svendsen, Managing Editor. There’s no question that aluminum is a sustainable material option for industries such as automotive, transportation, and building and construction, among others. The metal’s light weight, high strength, corrosion resistance, and other properties enable engineers and designers to optimize their products, enabling them to develop sustainable, energy efficient designs. In […]
Constellium was selected by U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for an investment of $23 million to rebuild its direct chill aluminum casting center at its facility in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. “This investment under the Defense Production Act will enable our industry to meet the rapidly increasing demand for the aluminum products needed not only for […]
Exlabesa, a global extruder of bespoke components for architecture and industry, recently expanded production at its aluminum recycling plant in the province of A Coruña, Spain. The company started operation of a new continuous homogenizing furnace from Hertwich Engineering, part of SMS group, which will increase capacity by 30,000 tons to around 80,000 tons per […]
