The Mercedes-AMG EQE sedan is the latest edition to the OEM’s growing portfolio of battery-electric performance models. The EQE is based on the electric-exclusive Mercedes architecture of the luxury and premium class (EVA2). The new EQE offers a performance-oriented drive concept with two electric motors. The powerful electric drivetrain (eATS), with a motor on each […]
Patrick Metals is investing in the revamp of its existing powder coating line in Mishawaka, Indiana. Installed by Italian engineering company SAT in 2006, the existing line will be upgraded to a C-Expert vertical powder coating booth. Active in the field of aluminum extrusion for more than 80 years, Patrick Metals supplies precision aluminum extrusions […]
Novelis Inc. plans to invest approximately $50 million to build a recycling center at its Ulsan Aluminum joint venture in South Korea. The expansion project will increase capacity to produce rolling ingot, as well as reduce carbon emissions. “This latest capital investment in recycling is another example of our company purpose of ‘Shaping a Sustainable […]
By Craig Werner, ET’22 Chairman. The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) and ET Foundation are proud to be offering ET ’22, their 12th International Aluminum Extrusion Technology seminar and exhibition. This truly unique industry event will be held May 3-5, 2022 in Orlando, FL, providing an outstanding experience, rich with critical extrusion knowledge and valuable networking […]
By Jean-Denis Carrier, Hatch, and Saif Alhashmi, EGA. Introduction Regardless of the market price, the aluminum industry has continuously been working to improve its cost position by optimizing the utilization of existing assets. This push for optimization has been especially true in the challenging market conditions prevailing since the global financial crisis of 2008. The […]
Sierra Aluminum, a division of Samuel, Son & Co., Ltd., plans to expand its extrusion, anodizing, and painting capacity. The company will construct a greenfield extrusion facility in Mexicali, Mexico, as well as making new investments in its existing facilities in Riverside and Fontana, California. “We’re very fortunate to have long-standing relationships with many committed […]
The Aluminum Association‘s Automotive Transportation Group (ATG) released its 2022 Roadmap for Automotive Aluminum, which details short-, mid-, and long-term research and development (R&D) priorities in support of automotive customers. The roadmap identifies pathways and prioritizes opportunities for critical collaboration among aluminum suppliers, recyclers, automakers, policymakers, non-governmental organizations, and other industry stakeholders to drive innovation […]
RM Rail, a manufacturer of freight rolling stock headquartered in Moscow, Russia, has begun assembling an aluminum alloy hopper model called the 19-1299. The car will be designed to carry a variety of goods, including mineral fertilizers, and can also be designed specifically for grain and other bulk cargos. The design provides for the use […]
