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  • Signing of the sales cooperation agreement in Tokyo — Front row (L-R): Shinichi Kobayashi, managing executive officer and chief operating officer of the Metals & Mineral Resources Div. of Marubeni Corporation; Gerald Mayer, CEO of AMAG; and Akira Suzuki, executive officer of the Automotive Steel Products Div. of Marubeni Itochu Steel — Second row (L-R): Norbert Bürger, managing director of AMAG rolling Gmbh; Victor Breguncci, chief sales officer of AMAG; and Helmut Kaufmann, chief technology officer of AMAG. 

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    AMAG Signs Agreement to Market Its Automotive Aluminum Rolled Products in Japan

    AMAG Austria Metall AG signed an agreement with Marubeni Corporation and Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. for the commercialization of AMAG’s automotive aluminum rolled products in Japan. The agreement enables the companies to bundle their strengths together in order to bring a number advantages for customers in the Japanese automobile industry concerning quality and delivery performance. In addition, this agreement intends […]

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    Hydro Develops New Method for Measurement of Surface Appearance

    The requirements of automotive manufacturers regarding the body of their cars have constantly grown in recent years. Good formability, sufficient strength, good corrosion resistance, recyclability, and last but not least the surface appearance are key factors for manufacturers such as BMW, Audi, and Daimler. To address this concern, Hydro Rolled Products and Polytec jointly developed a new […]

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    Arconic Expanding Capacity in Tennessee to Capture Industrial and Automotive Growth

    Arconic Inc. is investing approximately $100 million to expand its hot mill capability and add downstream equipment capabilities to manufacture industrial and automotive aluminum sheet products in its Tennessee Operations facility near Knoxville, Tennessee. The company already has customer commitments for the majority of the increased capacity, with the remainder to be filled by projected […]

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    Arconic Plans to Restructure into Two Separate Businesses

    During its fourth quarter and full year 2018 results presentation, Arconic Inc. announced plans to restructure its business into two separate businesses. “As part of [the company’s] strategy and portfolio review, we have determined to separate the portfolio into Engineered Products & Forgings and Global Rolled Products,” said John C. Plant, who was recently named chief […]

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    Japanese Automotive Aluminum Patents

    JP2018-127720 — AUTOMOBILE ELECTRIC WIRE WITH TERMINAL AND WIRE HARNESS — Auto Network Gijutsu Kenkyusho:Kk, Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd., and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (Japan) — PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an aluminum alloy strand, an aluminum alloy twisted wire, an automobile electric wire and a wire harness, capable of enhancing terminal fastening force. […]

  • In its finishing plant, Baux-Bancolor coats and cuts the aluminum into high quality coils of different sizes.

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    Jupiter Aluminum Acquires Spanish Flat Rolled Aluminum Producer Baux

    Jupiter Aluminum Corporation, a U.S. aluminum rolling mill operator, acquired Spain-based flat rolled aluminum producer Grupo Valenciana de Aluminio Baux, including its subsidiaries Bancolor Baux SLU and Compañía Valenciana de Aluminio Baux SLU. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1992 and based in Hammond, Indiana, Jupiter Aluminum, recycles aluminum scrap and rolls […]

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    USITC Decision on Unfairly Traded Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet Imports From China

    The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) reached a unanimous determination that U.S. producers have been materially injured by unfairly-traded imports of common alloy aluminum sheet from the People’s Republic of China. As a result, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) will issue unfair trade orders on imports of common alloy aluminum sheet from China in […]

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    Jaguar I-PACE Charges Ahead with Novelis Aluminum

    Jaguar recently introduced its first all-electric vehicle, the I-PACE. The vehicle features a strong and stiff lightweight aluminum construction to reduce weight and increase battery range up to 470 km while delivering superior driving dynamics and safety. Novelis Inc. is a major supplier of aluminum sheet for the body and battery frame of the vehicle. While at […]

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    Aluminum Mill Technology for Sheet and Plate

    US10065271 — METHOD FOR PRODUCING A ROLL-CLAD ALUMINUM WORKPIECE, ROLL-CLAD ALUMINUM WORKPIECE, AND USE THEREFOR — Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH (Germany) — A method for producing a roll-clad aluminum workpiece and an associated roll-clad aluminum workpiece are provided, wherein a core ingot is produced from an aluminum alloy and at least one cladding piece […]