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    apt Group Optimizes Its Operations in Germany and Czech Republic

    The apt Group, a leading extruder in the European aluminum industry, is modernizing its production sites, including its extrusion plant in Monheim, Germany, and sheet and profiles plant in Cheb, Czech Republic. “The modernization of the extrusion line P35.0 and the compressed air system marks another milestone in our efforts to make production processes more […]

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    Hertwich Engineering Forges Its Own Path Through Management Buyout

    Hertwich Engineering GmbH, a leading global supplier of technologies for aluminum foundries, is being acquired by the management team consisting of Gerold Keune (CEO), Jürgen Doblhofer (COO), Hubert Mayringer (Director Engineering), and Ludwig Manhartseder (Director Electrical & Automation) as part of a management buy-out. This will see 100% of the company transferred from SMS group […]

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    Capral Successfully Trials Recycled-Content Aluminum Billet from Rio Tinto

    Capral Aluminium, Australia’s largest extruder and distributor of aluminum, successfully trialed recycled-content billet supplied by Rio Tinto at Boyne Smelters Limited. Around 50–100 tonnes of post-production aluminum scrap at Capral’s Bremer Park extrusion plant in Southeast Queensland was remelted and cast into billets at the smelter, resulting in a new product with a minimum of […]

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    Universal Alloy Commissions New Billet Casting Line for Aerospace Alloys

    Universal Alloy Corporation (UAC) successfully commissioned a new aluminum billet casting line at its new plant in Satu Mare, Romania. The new facility enables UAC to increase its production of aerospace alloys for European and other global customers. This investment will help the company by expanding their offerings and bolstering their presence as a world […]

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    EGA to Acquire European Producer of High-Strength Recycled Aluminum

    Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) signed a binding sale and purchase agreement for the acquisition of Leichtmetall Aluminium Giesserei Hannover GmbH, a German aluminum recycling firm. EGA will acquire 100% percent of the recycling operation from Leichtmetall Holding GmbH, a subsidiary of an investment fund managed by Quantum Capital Partners GmbH. This is EGA’s first major […]

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    Hydro Moves Forward with Investment in New Aluminum Recycling Plant in Spain

    Hydro plans to invest EUR 180 million investment to construct a new state-of-the-art aluminum recycling plant in Torija, Spain. The new facility will supply aluminum billet to the transportation automotive, building and construction, renewable energy installations, and consumer durable markets in Europe. “Worldwide demand for materials like aluminum is growing as we build the infrastructure […]

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    Alba Introduces New Aluminum Alloy for Extrusion Customers

    Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) introduced a new aluminum alloy, 6060.HE, which is aimed for extrusion customers. Produced in a billet form with a wide range of applications in the construction sector, this new alloy provides a faster extrusion rate that will improve the process efficiency and productivity for its users. “We are pleased to be […]