Altek Metal, headquartered in Esentepe, Istanbul, Turkey, received an 18 million euro joint investment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Garanti BBVA to build a new aluminum recycling casthouse with 50,000 ton per year capacity in Çerkezköy, Turkey. The main goal of this investment is to support business growth and improve […]
Western Extrusions, located in Carrollton, TX, manufactures and supplies quality aluminum profiles to a variety of industries and markets, including building and construction, transportation, consumer durables, electrical, and distribution. Recently, the company completed the construction and start up of its first casting facility. The new casthouse empowers the company to have control over its own […]
Taber Extrusions recently completed significant upgrades to their aluminum casthouse in Gulfport, MS (Figure 1), enabling the company to integrate its casting, extrusion, and fabrication services in-house. The upgrades provide Taber with the ability to improve the quality of its products throughout every step of the manufacturing process, which opens up opportunities in a variety […]
By Joseph C. Benedyk, Editor. With the startup of its new greenfield casthouse in South Korea, which began operations in 2017, AK Corporation is able to cast aerospace grade aluminum alloys at an annual capacity of 50,000 tons. This new casthouse (plant 3) enables the company to open its doors to global markets for the […]
Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions Inc. (KPEX), a subsidiary of Kobe Steel Group, is currently constructing a new integrated greenfield facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Addressing the growing use of aluminum in the automotive industries, KPEX will manufacture high strength automotive alloy extrusions for bumper beams and car frames. As new generations of aluminum alloys […]
While at the ALUMINUM USA trade show in Detroit, Michigan in November 2015, Light Metal Age had the opportunity to interview a number of notable members of the aluminum industry. This third interview in the series conducted by Ann Marie Fellom, publisher, presents Ravi Tilak, president and ceo of Almex USA, headquartered in Buena Park, […]
Almex USA published a campaign to promote safety awareness for aluminum casthouse operations. “Five Days of Safety” offers five tips — focused on Hazard Assessment, Personnel Protective Equipment, Technology Controls, Moisture Management, and Best Practices — along with colorful infographics that visually emphasize the safety tips to consider when working with molten aluminum. “Every casthouse […]
