Aleris Corporation reported fourth quarter and full year results ending on December 31, 2015, which reflect the divested recycling and extrusions businesses as discontinued operations. “A better than projected fourth quarter caps off a strong 2015, during which we completed the transformation of Aleris into a global rolled products company,”said Sean Stack, Aleris president and CEO, “a strategy […]
LIFT (Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow) has launched a technology project focused on predicting the performance of aluminum-lithium alloys — important materials for the next generation of jet engines and other aerospace applications. Lead partners on the project, United Technologies Research Center, the University of Michigan, and Lockheed Martin, will work on advanced computer simulations to […]
Photo: ALUMINIUM 2014 in Dusseldorf, Germany The U.S. market has been experiencing a dramatic growth of 30% over the last five years, driven primarily by increased demand in the automotive and aerospace sectors. In the automotive sector alone, the demand for aluminum in the U.S. increased by 22.1% last year. In order to meet the […]
The December 2014 issue of Light Metal Age is now available. The digital edition has been released to subscribers and the print edition will be shipped next week. The cover features as-rolled aluminum foil produced by Hydro’s Grevenbroich rolling mill in Germany. The foil is only 15 μm thick but completely free from grease. […]
Alcoa Fastening Systems released a new corporate video showcasing the company’s business of providing fastening systems for the aerospace and heavy transportation sectors.
