Metlen plans to invest nearly €25 million in EP.AL.ME., its aluminum recycling and billet manufacturing facility in Piraeus, Greece. The strategic investment will expand the use of recycled aluminum and further strengthen its role in the European aluminum industry. The project will include the installation of modern, highly automated sorting, processing and melting equipment, providing the […]
By Alton Tabereaux, Contributing Editor. The global energy transition, electrification of vehicles, and increased demand for computing power in the wake of artificial intelligence (AI) have led to increased demand for batteries, advanced semiconductors, secure communications, next-generation aerospace platforms, and other components. In turn, this has resulted in increased demand for rare earth elements (REEs), […]
Editor’s Note: Light Metal Age has repeatedly published articles on bauxite residue (red mud), including the highly informative February 2024 article by Alton Taberaeux that described some of the latest trends in red mud processing.1 This editorial and selection of patents on red mud valorization supplements this archive, as the field of coping with the […]
