The assembly line that mass produces the aluminum-bodied 2015 Ford F150 is as innovative as teh truck itself. Two decade in the planning, it features precise computer-modeled stamping, rivets, flow-through screws instead of welds, and scrap recycling. Ford demonstrates these innovations in a new video.
The European Aluminium Association released a new video about the unique lifecycle story of aluminum.
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May 20 – “Exclusive: Goldman puts Metro metals warehousing unit up for sale,” Reuters Some U.S. lawmakers welcomed news that Goldman is taking steps to exit the metals warehousing business that end-users such as Coca-Cola Co and MillerCoors, which use aluminum to make beverage cans say has led to long wait times and inflated physical […]
The upcoming June 2014 issue of Light Metal Age, to be released at the end of May, will feature an interview with Garry Jones, ceo of the London Metal Exchange (LME), entitled “LME Deals with Warehouse Issues and Upgrades Trading Options for Aluminum.” Be sure to subscribe to receive your copy of the June issue […]
CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) Group announced the first North American physically delivered aluminum futures contracts were traded on May 6, by executing firm Macquarie Bank Limited. “Macquarie provides clients globally with metals-related risk management trading and hedging services, including a full range of futures execution and clearing services. We are very honored to be the […]
Luvata, a metals manufacturing, heat-transfer technology, and engineering and design company, has partnered with Ernie Ball, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of guitar strings and musical instrument accessories, to deliver a new aluminum bronze wire. The wire is made from a blend of copper and aluminum and is specifically tailored for Ernie Ball acoustic […]
April 7 – “LME may not launch aluminium premium contract until 2015,” by Eric Onstad and Susan Thomas, Reuters “The London Metal Exchange may not launch its new aluminium premium contract until early next year, the exchange’s top executive said on Monday, months after a competing product from U.S. rival CME Group Inc is expected […]
Billet stacked and ready for shipment at Aluminicaste, Guanajuato State, Mexico. The February 2014 issue of Light Metal Age features an article on the new aluminum greenfield remelt facility located in Guanajuato State, Mexico. Aluminicaste is close to full production capacity, producing primarily extrusion billet, but also capable of manufacturing world class rolling ingot and […]
