Arconic Corporation commissioned a $57.5 million expansion project at its Davenport Works plant in Iowa. The project has effectively doubled domestic production of high purity aluminum (HPA), a critical material to aerospace and defense applications. “Arconic is honored to support American leadership in advanced manufacturing by expanding domestic production of high purity aluminum for next-generation aerospace […]
Arconic Corporation is collaborating with DTE to deploy a pilot project at a selected Arconic facility in North America. The project will test DTE’s state-of-the-art molten metal composition analysis system, which is designed to enable enhanced manufacturing efficiency and product quality. “At Arconic, we are constantly exploring cutting-edge solutions to enhance manufacturing efficiency and product […]
Arconic Architectural Products, a leading manufacturer of prepainted aluminum for the construction industry, modernized the aluminum coil coating line at its facility in Merxheim, France, in response to increased energy costs and the implementation of the carbon tax in Europe. The upgraded line reduces energy consumption, which reduces costs and improves the environmental footprint of […]
By Lynn Brown, Long Point Associates, and Shane Tredup, Custom Aluminum Products and the AEC Sustainability Team Over the past 6-12 months, aluminum extruders have reported substantial growth in the number and frequency of requests for environmental data from customers, including the carbon footprint of their products, the extruders GHG Protocol Scope 1, Scope 2 […]
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 […]
Arconic is continuing its expansion project at its Tennessee Operations facility near Knoxville. The company is investing more than $100 million to support its previously announced industrial expansion — as well as its recently announced reentry into the can sheet market. “This expansion enables Arconic to help meet the strong customer demand for industrial products […]
The all-new 2021 Nissan Rogue is the company’s first vehicle built using a closed-loop recycling system for aluminum parts. The system helps reduce CO2 emissions compared with using parts made with primary alloys. It also promotes the use of materials that don’t rely on newly mined resources, and reduces the amount of waste from factories. […]
By Jinlong “Marshall” Wang, Aluminum Association; Jessica Sanderson, Novelis North America; Chris Moore, Consultant for Arconic; Duncan Pitchford, Hydro North America; Jerome Fourmann, Rio Tinto North America; Karah Davenport, Stratacomm; and Kenneth Martchek, Martchek Consulting The steel industry has made sensational life cycle assessment (LCA) claims about its products in automotive lightweighting applications over comparable […]
Arconic Corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has began operating as a leader in advanced aluminum sheet, plate, extrusion, and architectural products used in ground transportation, aerospace, industrial, packaging, and commercial building markets. This follows the announcement that Arconic Inc. would separate into two standalone companies — Arconic Corporation and Howmet Aerospace. Arconic Corporation will be led by CEO Tim Myers. “Arconic […]
