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 […]
Golden Aluminum Inc. (GAI) successfully achieved commercial start-up of a new aluminum strip caster at its Fort Lupton facility in Colorado. Supplied by SMS group, the nexcast® machine is a next-generation strip caster jointly developed by GAI and SMS. “Bringing nexcast online marks a major step forward for Golden Aluminum and demonstrates the strength of […]
Editor’s Note: According to various analytical studies of the global market for aluminum sheet and strip (<1 mm, 1-6 mm, and >6 mm), there is good news for this year and the coming decade. Global demand for aluminum sheet products by the B&C, transportation, packaging, and consumer products segments is already set to achieve a […]
