Volvo Cars is expanding its vehicle manufacturing operation in Košice, Slovakia. The company placed an order with Idra Srl for the supply of two 9,000 tons giga-casting press machines for the production of aluminum components, which will position the company’s Košice plant as a strategic hub for giga-cast components. Volvo is among a number of […]
Irizar e-mobility, a Spanish company that produces electromobility solutions for cities, will be the first company to use Hydro Extrusions’ recycled aluminum profiles produced from green hydrogen in their products. The aluminum profiles will be used in the bodywork of their electric vehicles, such as the “ie tram,” a zero-emission bus with the appearance of […]
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Company Overview Nederman MikroPul is a global organization specializing in industrial air filtration, dust collection & air pollution control for heavy process industries such as metal production, power generation, mineral processing, chemical industry, etc. Our mission is to protect people, planet & products from the harmful effects of industrial processes – by doing so, we […]
Vedanta Limited, the largest diversified natural resources company in India, plans to to demerge its business units into independent “pure play” companies. The company stated that this will simplify Vedanta’s corporate structure and unlock value and attract investment into the expansion and growth of each of the businesses. More than 90% of Vedanta Ltd’s profits […]
AMAG Austria Metall AG, with headquarters in Ranshofen, Austria, completed the integration of state-of-the-art processing facilities at the two sites of its subsidiary AMAG components in Übersee at Chiemsee and Karlsruhe, Germany. With this investment, the company has taken a major step towards growth and increased efficiency in the production of aluminum and titanium components […]
By Aaron Palumbo, Big Blue Technologies. Magnesium metal is trending, again. The original boom cycle of the 1930s and ’40s was sparked by the second world war, resulting in the array of foundational production technologies to which today’s processes owe a great deal. The 1980s and ’90s saw more advancement and rapid expansion of end-uses […]
Rio Tinto, Trimet, and Aluminium Dunkerque are partnering with Fives Group on a consortium project to develop carbon capture solutions for the aluminum industry. Primary aluminum production accounts for 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions, which corresponds to an average of 16.1 t CO2/t Al being emitted globally (in France, the average is less than 5 […]
Metra S.p.A., a leading global extruder headquartered in Italy, completed the acquisition of Belding Machinery and Equipment Leasing, LLC and its subsidiaries, including Extruded Aluminum Corporation (EAC). “The acquisition of EAC marks a significant milestone for Metra as it accelerates our geographic expansion within North America and continues our end-market diversification strategy, including entry […]
