Hydro and the University of Michigan are collaborating to establish the Center for Recycling, Extrusion and Aluminum Technology (CREATe) partnership, under which Hydro will invest $2.5 million over five years to advance aluminum recycling and extrusion alloy development. “Hydro was founded 120 years ago at the intersection of a commercial visionary and a brilliant researcher,” […]
By Andrea Svendsen, Managing Editor. MAGNA Aluminum Profile, a subsidiary of Canadian Specialty Metals, started up operation of its first aluminum extrusion press line at its new facility in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada. The new 9 inch, 28.5 MN extrusion line features a high level of automation and eliminates the use of natural gas in the […]
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Cover Steven Doiron (left) and Serge Chayer (right) overlook the stretcher on the new 9 inch, 28.5 MN extrusion press line installed at MAGNA Aluminum Profile, the first extrusion plant opened by Canadian Specialty Metals. The line is highly automated and eliminates the use of natural gas—making it the first extrusion line in North America […]
YKK AP Inc., a privately-held corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, acquired Seufert-Niklaus GmbH, a German manufacturer of architectural products. “The acquisition of Seufert-Niklaus is a significant step in YKK AP’s global strategy, reinforcing our organization’s official entrance into the European market and expanding the company’s offerings to include timber facades, windows, and doors,” said Oliver […]
By Kevin Widlic, Contributing Editor. Hangarbrua, a pedestrian and cycle bridge built with aluminum from a decommissioned offshore oil platform, has been lifted into place in Trondheim, Norway, and will open this fall. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration expects the bridge to be maintenance free for 100 years, and a life cycle analysis shows that […]
Extruded Aluminum Company (EAC), Profile Custom Extrusions, and Metra Canada — three premier U.S. and Canadian aluminum extrusion companies — are combining their businesses to launch Metra North America. United, the company will be able to redefine aluminum extrusion quality, reliability and worth. “Simply put, we’re raising the bar to make our customers’ jobs more rewarding […]
The Extrusion Technology for Aluminum Profiles Foundation (ET Foundation) and the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) have issued the Call for Abstracts for ET ’27 – the Fourteenth International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar and Exposition, which will take place April 27 through April 29, 2027 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida. The event […]
The Aluminum Anodizers Council (AAC) and the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) are hosting the 2025 Aluminum Summit — the co-located event for the AAC 34th Annual Anodizing Conference and the AEC Management Conference. The three-day summit will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 16–18. Aluminum extrusion and anodizing companies are continuously improving their processes […]
Metra Group, headquartered in Rodengo Saiano, Italy, is a global manufacturer of complex extruded aluminum profiles, supporting the needs of industrial, building and construction, and other markets. A key strategic sector for the company for decades has been the railroad industry, which is seeing growing demand for aluminum as the industry focuses on improving the […]
