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    Ireland’s Extrusion Powerhouse Upgrades with New Press and Surface Treatment Capabilities

    By Rose Eaton, Associate Publisher. Architectural & Metal Systems (AMS) based in Little Island, Cork, Ireland, is the country’s sole producer of aluminum façade systems and bespoke extrusions for a variety of end users (Figure 1). Ireland is AMS’s biggest market, however, the company and their customers collectively ship fully finished aluminum extrusion profiles and […]

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    Hydro Provides Aluminum for New Floating Sauna in Oslo

    The Oslo Sauna Association introduced Trosten, the latest addition to an ever growing fleet of floating saunas in Oslo, Norway. The new floating sauna is designed to accommodate everyone, regardless of ability. It also features an innovative façade made of recycled aluminum from Hydro, making it the world’s first floating sauna to be clad in […]

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    Dutch Start-Up Develops Colored Anodizing with Plant-Based Dyes for Improved Sustainability

    By Dr. Anne Deacon Juhl, AluConsult and AnodizingSchool, and Amelie Haupt, Green Marketing Specialist. The aluminum industry plays a pivotal role in sustainable change, as the lightweight metal is a critical component for many sectors such as transportation, building materials, and consumer goods. Although the extraction of bauxite comes with significant labor costs and environmental […]

  • Opening of the global Aluminum Competence Center (L-R): Lorenzo Bottinelli, managing director and VP Country Cluster, BASF Italy; Marco Citterio, major of Giussano; Daniela Polzot, managing director, Chemetall Italy; Guido Guidesi, councillor for Economic Development – Regione Lombardia; and Frank Naber, senior vice president, Chemetall.

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    Chemetall Opens New Global Aluminum Competence Center

    Chemetall officially opened its new Aluminum Competence Center in Giussano, Italy. The state-of-the-art facility will support the development of new technologies — thus strengthening the company’s position as a global supplier of solutions for the surface treatment of aluminum substrates. “The new global Aluminum Competence Center will allow us to bring new surface treatment solutions […]

  • Figure 3. The Copenhagen Opera House in Denmark. (Photo: Nathan Siemers.)

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    Color Anodizing: A Less Daunting Challenge Than Perceived

    By Dr. Anne Deacon Juhl, AluConsult and AnodizingSchool. In many industries, companies often resort to paint instead of color anodized products due to the prevalent issue of color variation and lower costs. This practice poses two significant problems. First, painted surfaces are prone to chipping and peeling, rendering them less durable compared to anodized finishes. […]

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    ALMAG to Revitalize Aluminum Extrusion Plant in New Jersey

    ALMAG Aluminum is revitalizing its aluminum extrusion plant in Pennsauken Township, NJ — bringing new life back to the facility. The added capacity and capabilities will provide current and prospective customers throughout North America with even greater access to ALMAG’s industry-leading aluminum extrusion, fabrication, and finishing services. “The newly acquired equipment is almost a mirror […]

  • Man on a forklift at ABC Aluminum showing extrusion plant under construction

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    ABC Aluminum Breaks Ground on Major Expansion

    ABC Aluminum Solutions is continuing its growth trajectory. The company broke ground on a major expansion project at its extrusion plant in Tijuana, Mexico. This investment project will enable the company to expand capacity and better serve its customer base, as well as hire 50 additional employees. The project includes the construction of a 16,995 […]

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    Aluminum Anodizers Council Announces Call for Papers

    The Aluminum Anodizers Council (AAC) announced a call for papers for the 32nd Annual Anodizing Conference & Exposition, which will be held on October 10-12, 2023, at a U.S. location soon to be announced. Authors are invited to submit abstracts, papers, or speaker recommendations for consideration and approval by the AAC’s Education Committee. Deadline to […]

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    Polarization: Key to Network Order in Anodizing and Nature

    By Jude Mary Runge, CompCote International. Abstract Investigation of the long-range order induced by polarization in non-equilibrium systems, such as anodizing, reveals interesting parallels in equilibrium systems with naturally occurring order. Important to network order is the inward transfer entropy of each individual member of the network. This energy establishes the distance between each network […]