Speira introduced Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for all major product categories in its Specialties business. “Choosing the most sustainable aluminum should be as easy as possible for our customers,” said Peter Basten, head of Specialties & New Business Development at Speira. “EPDs are an important tool for achieving this, making our efforts for sustainability transparent, […]
Assan Alüminyum, one of the two largest aluminum foil producers in Europe and a leading flat rolled aluminum manufacturer, acquired an aluminum foil production facility in West Virginia, through its subsidiary Kibar Americas. With this acquisition, Assan Alüminyum becomes a local producer in the U.S., further strengthening its position in the global aluminum industry. “At […]
Novelis is continuing its strategic partnership with LINEAS, a European rail freight operator, to ensure the transport of aluminum ingots, coils, and scrap by rail between Novelis’ European locations across its rail logistics network. “In total, Novelis, in cooperation with LINEAS, moves over 1,000 trains per year across the rail network in Germany, ensuring freight […]
Rio Tinto and Prysmian partnered on an industrial trial to produce low-carbon aluminum cables designed for the rapidly growing data center market. The project will involve leading-edge ELYSIS® smelting technology with advanced cable technologies to help customers reduce the carbon footprint of critical IT infrastructure. “This partnership with Prysmian demonstrates Rio Tinto’s ability to deliver […]
Chinalco Southwest Aluminum (Group) Co., Ltd. signed a contract with SMS group for the supply of a two-stand tandem cold rolling mill (TCM) for its new facility near Xipeng, China. Combined with the new aluminum hot strip mill, which the company also ordered from SMS in 2025, the new cold mill will enable the company to […]
Tahweel Metal Industry Corporation (TMIC) continues to develop its aluminum foil project in the Dammam Third Industrial City (Modon-III) in Saudi Arabia. During an official announcement in Riyadh with the participation of high-ranking government officials and company representatives, the company signed a contract with SMS group for the engineering, manufacturing, and delivery of a six-high […]
Hindalco Industries Ltd., the metals flagship of the Aditya Birla Group, is conducting a major expansion of its aluminum operations in Odisha, India. This includes plans to invest ₹21,000 crore (US$2.32 billion) in a major expansion project at its Aditya Aluminium complex in Sambalpur, which will provide a 360,000 tonne increase in smelting capacity. In addition, […]
Hydro placed an order with Danieli for the supply, installation, and commissioning of a state-of-the-art wire rod casting and rolling line as part of the NOK 15 billion expansion project at its Karmøy aluminum smelter in Norway. The project is in response to growing demand for aluminum wire rod. An aluminum conductor with the same […]
