Hindalco Industries is investing Rs. 800 crore rupees (~U.S. 96.4 million) to build a new aluminum foil plant near Sambalpur in Odisha, India. The facility aims to produce high quality battery foil for the rapidly growing electric vehicle and energy storage system markets. The company expects demand for battery-grade aluminum foil in India to grow […]
AMAG signed its largest contract with Audi AG in its company history. The two companies have had a partnership for almost two decades and now this long-standing partnership has been strengthened and expanded. The new contract secures the procurement of aluminum for Audi from AMAG’s facility in Ranshofen, Austria. The aluminum is supplied in the […]
Saltworks Fab, an automotive restoration and hot rod company, is installing two Figur G15 machines at its facility in Sarasota, Florida. Developed by Desktop Metal, a global leader in additive manufacturing technologies for mass production, the G15 is an innovative digital sheet forming (DSF) machine tool, which is able to shape standard aluminum and steel […]
Aluminum Dynamics, the newly formed aluminum operations of Steel Dynamics, Inc., signed a contract with Gillespie & Powers Inc. along with their strategic partners Hustler Conveyor Company, American Pulverizer Company, and ETA Engineering for the supply of furnace equipment, pre-treatment equipment, and air pollution control equipment for their recently announced, state-of-the-art facilities in Columbus, Mississippi, Gila […]
ElvalHalcor Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry S.A. signed the final acceptance certificate, which was granted to MINO S.p.A. for the new six-high cold rolling mill installed at the company’s plant in Greece. The certificate was issued after completing an extensive period of performances tests and trial production on a diverse selection of aluminum alloys, during […]
Novelis Inc. signed a new anchor customer contract with Ball Corporation. Under the contract, Novelis will supply aluminum sheet to Ball’s can making plants in North America — underscoring the strong demand for the company’s high-recycled-content beverage can sheet. With this contract and other commitments, Novelis has secured all of the beverage can capacity from […]
ATC Trailers introduced new adventure trailers, including the ultra-lite Plā 350 travel trailer and the configurable Stō 350 adventure cargo hauler. The new units are available now at select dealers throughout North America. Both the Plā 350 and Stō 350 are based on the same high-quality design, materials, and construction developed by ATC. This includes […]
Diageo, a British beverage company, plans to fund and establish the British Aluminium Consortium for Advanced Alloys (BACALL), a collective of industry experts who will create a circular economy for aluminum in the U.K. “We are excited to be a part of a project that will ultimately change the production of aluminum in the U.K.,” […]
Arconic Corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. The all-cash transaction, valued at around $5.2 billion, includes a minority investment from funds managed by affiliates of Irenic Capital Management. Upon completion of the transaction, the company’s shares will no longer […]
