Trimet Aluminium SE commissioned a new casting machine for aluminum sows at its aluminum smelter in Voerde, Germany. Prior to this, the smelter delivered 99.9% pure aluminum in liquid form to its local customers and the Trimet foundry in Essen, Germany. Now, the site is able to produce its own block metal. “The casting machine […]
KPS Capital Partners acquired Profile Custom Extrusions, LLC from Highlander Partners, L.P. In addition, KPS recently completed its acquisition of Metra Holding S.p.A. and Metra S.p.A. in Italy. Profile and Metra will be combined to form a leading, global aluminum extrusion platform with a strong presence across both Europe and North America. “We are very appreciative of […]
Ball Corporation signed an agreement with UC Rusal, part of EN+ Group, for the supply of low-carbon aluminum that will be used to produce aerosols and other containers. The aluminum will be manufactured from Rusal’s innovative inert anode technology. “Aluminum is the perfect material for a circular economy because of its high value, and the […]
Joseph Smolenicky, an award winning Swiss architect, designed a table made of brushed and anodized, square aluminum tubes as the latest addition to his United Objects furniture collection. Smolenicky was fascinated that the round steel tube is omnipresent in furniture design, but the square aluminum tube is almost never used. “As a designer, I was […]
Novelis Inc. plans to invest more than $7 million to restart several pieces of idled equipment for the production of aluminum foil at its manufacturing facility in Terre Haute, Indiana. The investment includes the hiring of 37 new employees to run and manage the operation. “Novelis has been a strong community partner here in the […]
Hydro is investing EUR 40 million to expand its Rackwitz recycling plant near Leipzig, Germany, to enable the production of HyForge™ forging stock. The expansion will significantly increase the use of post-consumer aluminum scrap and will serve automotive customers with smaller-diameter, high-quality billets that may be forged directly into high-quality automotive components. “After successfully introducing […]
The ET Foundation announced the winners of the 2021 International Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition. More than 100 students competing from 40 universities, colleges, design schools, and high schools from 15 countries around the world entered their designs. Winners were awarded a total of $13,500 in cash scholarships for their ingenious, multi-functional designs. The competition was […]
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), the leading certification organization for aluminum sustainability, signed an MOU with CRU Group, the global mining and metals business intelligence company. The goal of the agreement is to improve sustainability data integration in the primary aluminum industry. “One tonne of metal looks much like another, but their impact on sustainability […]
