Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG), located in Brisbane, Australia, developed graphene aluminum-ion battery cells that the company claims charge 60 times faster than the best lithium-ion cells, and can hold three times the energy of the best aluminum-based cells. The graphene aluminum-ion cells were created using breakthrough nanotechnology from the University of Queensland’s (UQ) Australian Institute […]
Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI) plans to invest €38 million in the expansion of its aluminum extrusion operations in Ranshofen, Austria. The company considers this to be a strategically important step forward, while at the same time representing a strong commitment to the location in Austria. “With the new investment in Ranshofen, as well as the […]
FALCO broke ground on its new extrusion facility for the production of hard alloy profiles at the Lone Butte Industrial Park in Chandler, Arizona. The new company is embarking on a venture with the aim of delivering unsurpassed customer service, along with a work environment and management approach that supports its employees and their families. […]
Novelis will be supplying Nissan with sustainable, lightweight aluminum body sheet for the new Qashqai SUV. A best-selling SUV in the C-segment, the Qashqai will incorporate aluminum in the hood, doors, and front fenders to reduce weight and increase fuel efficiency. The aluminum in the new SUV has helped it achieve a total of 60 […]
UC Rusal, a metals segment of EN+ Group, is pursuing a demerger of its higher carbon assets in order to form two businesses with separate strategies. The move is inline with the company’s ambitious environmental goals and strategy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, while continuing to grow its share of value-added products (VAP). Rusal […]
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The first-of-its-kind Ball Aluminum Cup™ is now available for purchase at major retailers in all 50 states across the U.S. The cups will be available for the first time in more than 18,000 food, drug and mass retailers, including Kroger, Target, Albertsons, CVS and others. Introduced as an alternative to the traditional red plastic party […]
By Dr. Anne Deacon Juhl, AluConsult and AnodizingSchool. Editor’s Note: Aluminum manufacturers are not always consistently satisfied with the surface quality of the anodized extrusion and sheet products returned from their anodizers. The anodized products may have patchy surfaces, color variations, or corrosion pits, causing rejects, higher cost, and frustration. Therefore, it is crucial that […]
The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) released an update of its Material Flow Model, which reveals new data on global scrap usage within the aluminum industry. The new data shows a record 20 million tonnes of post-consumer scrap intake in 2019 — representing about 60% of total scrap intake. This increased usage of post-consumer scrap avoids […]
