Rio Tinto started construction on its C$240 million (US$178.5 million) investment to expand its billet casting capacity at its smelter in Alma, Quebec, Canada. This will enable the company to increase its capacity of low-carbon, high-value aluminum billets by 202,000 metric tonnes. The existing casting center at Rio Tinto’s Alma plant will be expanded to […]
By Rose Eaton, Light Metal Age. In a village in Norway called Sunndalsøra, nestled between a crystal blue fjord and two massive mountain ranges, lies Hydro Sunndal, the largest primary aluminum plant in Europe and one of the most modern. Overabundant water flowing down the mountains and the deep-sea fjord have provided the area with […]
Shandong Innovation Group is currently upgrading its casthouse operations in order to achieve improved efficiency along with additional benefits. The group placed an order with Gautschi Engineering GmbH for supply of 27 rectangular tilting melting furnaces of 70 tons each at three of its facilities in China, including the engineering of the combustion and control […]
Century Aluminum Company ordered a fully automated sawing line and stacking and a packing system for aluminum billets. The new line will be installed in the casthouse at its smelter in Sebree, Kentucky. The investment is aimed at further enhance the facility’s operational efficiency. Century Aluminum is the largest manufacturer of primary aluminum products in […]
Constellium celebrated the expansion of its facility in Decin, Czech Republic, which includes the installation of a new casthouse and extrusion press to serve the growing market for automotive aluminum. This has significantly increased the plant’s total extrusion and recycling capacity, enabling it to enhance its production of structural solutions for the automotive and engineering industries. […]
Rio Tinto is investing US$188 million (CA$240 million) in the expansion of its production capacity for low-carbon, high value aluminum billet at its Alma smelter in Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada, in response to growing demand for aluminum extrusions. “This expansion of our low-carbon aluminum billet production capacity in Quebec will allow us to better meet our […]
Vista Metals Georgia broke ground on a new $30 million casthouse expansion project at its Adairsville manufacturing facility in Georgia. The project will support the company in serving the aerospace extrusion, forging, and rolling markets. “Vista’s continued investments further demonstrate the commitment we have to our customers and the market space,” said Andrew Primack, president […]
Scientists from the University of Birmingham recently completed research on aluminum alloys that paves the way for improving the tensile strength of alloys used in casting and welding. The research focused on how microscopic crystals grow and change shape in molten metals as they cool. Led by Dr. Biao Cai from the university’s School of Metallurgy […]
