Achenbach Buschhuetten GmbH & Co. KG, a supplier of aluminum, copper, and non-ferrous rolling mills headquartered in Kreuztal, Germany, is taking the next step in the continued growth and evolution of its North American presence with the establishment of Achenbach Rolling Technology LLC. This wholly owned U.S. subsidiary assumes full and direct responsibility for all […]
Ulsan Aluminum completed a comprehensive automation upgrade on its hot finishing mill in Ulsan, South Korea. The company recently issued a final acceptance certificate (FAC) to Primetals Technologies, marking the successful completion of the project. Established in 2017 as a joint venture between Novelis and Kobe Steel, Ulsan Aluminum supplies flat-rolled aluminum products to the […]
Texarkana Aluminum produced the first coil on the new four-stand hot tandem mill installed at its facility in Texarkana, Texas. The company can now boast that it has one of the most productive and advanced hot rolling mills in North America. The mill is fully capable of meeting the growing demand for 1xxx, 3xxx, and […]
Speira introduced Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for all major product categories in its Specialties business. “Choosing the most sustainable aluminum should be as easy as possible for our customers,” said Peter Basten, head of Specialties & New Business Development at Speira. “EPDs are an important tool for achieving this, making our efforts for sustainability transparent, […]
Remi Claeys Aluminium N.V., a company that specializes in manufacturing high-frequency welded aluminum tubes used in various high-end applications, ordered a complete new aluminum recycling plant for production of rolling ingots at its facility in Lichtervelde, Belgium. This investment enables the processing of heavily contaminated aluminum scrap while improving production effectiveness. As the supplier of […]
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Cover Golden Aluminum successfully started up its new Nextcast® blockcaster at its plant in Fort Lupton, CO. The novel continuous casting technology is capable of rapidly producing aluminum strip similar in quality to strip produced via DC casting for high property applications. Articles Golden Aluminum Advances Continuous Casting with Optimized Nexcast Blockcaster Page 6 Constellium […]
Chinalco Southwest Aluminum Co., Ltd., headquartered in Chongqing Xipeng, China, placed an order a new 1+4 aluminum hot strip mill from SMS group. This is part of the company’s plan to expand its product portfolio to serve the packaging, automotive, and aviation markets with superior-quality aluminum casting and strip products. “The order for a new […]
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ANDRITZ, an international technology group providing manufacturing equipment for a variety of industries, including aluminum, signed an agreement to acquire Salico Group, headquartered in Italy and Spain, including its subsidiaries in the U.K., U.S., and India. This acquisition marks another important step in ANDRITZ’s strategy to become the full-line supplier for the entire downstream portfolio […]
At ALUMINUM USA, we interviewed Dennis Meech, managing director of MINO Process Control Ltd., about the company and their thickness and flatness controls designed for hot, cold, and foil mills. In particular, Meech notes the company’s latest development, which involves migrating all of MINO’s process control systems from the older Siemens TDC platform to the […]
