Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) announced its intention to acquire a majority stake in Spectro Alloys Corporation, a leading secondary aluminum producer based in Rosemount, Minnesota. The acquisition will accelerate EGA’s global expansion into aluminum recycling and expand its business in the U.S. “EGA is the biggest ‘premium aluminium’ producer in the world and our goal […]
Hydro signed a new agreement with German sports car manufacturer Porsche AG to expand their joint efforts to decarbonize the automotive supply chain. The aim of the agreement is to pioneer a new business model for low-carbon aluminum that will drive sustainability and transparency in the automotive industry. “With this collaboration, we bring an innovative […]
The Aluminum Association released a new report conducted by Ducker Carlisle called “Building the Future: Trend of Aluminum Use in the U.S. Construction Market.” The report concludes that aluminum use in the building and construction market will likely increase around 9% by 2027 over 2022 volumes. This coming growth will be driven by the increased […]
Constellium was selected by U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for an investment of $23 million to rebuild its direct chill aluminum casting center at its facility in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. “This investment under the Defense Production Act will enable our industry to meet the rapidly increasing demand for the aluminum products needed not only for […]
Exlabesa, a global extruder of bespoke components for architecture and industry, recently expanded production at its aluminum recycling plant in the province of A Coruña, Spain. The company started operation of a new continuous homogenizing furnace from Hertwich Engineering, part of SMS group, which will increase capacity by 30,000 tons to around 80,000 tons per […]
Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI) inaugurated its new P61 extrusion press line and logistics center at its headquarters in Ranshofen, Austria, on June 12, 2024. The company welcomed guests from the local government and businesses to the event, which not only celebrated the opening of the new press line, but also recognized the completion of an […]
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) signed an MOU with Daiki Aluminium Industry Company Ltd, Japan’s leading aluminum product manufacturer, to establish a sustainable aluminum dross processing business in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Bahrain and Japan have a thriving economic partnership. This collaboration not only reinforces that partnership, but also paves the way for innovative advancements in sustainable […]
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Magnesium Research Center (MRC) of Kumamoto University, TOHO Kinzoku Co., Ltd., and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) worked together to develop the first high-precision additive manufacturing (AM) technology for magnesium alloys in a wire-laser metal 3D printer using the direct energy deposition (DED) method. This technology will enable the production of […]
