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    Aluminum Extrusions for All Automotive Powertrains

    By Andrew Halonen, Mayflower Consulting LLC. The automotive industry landscape is shifting once again. For the past decade, the industry has seen heavy interest in electric vehicles (EVs), with automotive OEMs making significant investments to convert their vehicle lineup to EVs. However, OEMs are now taking a step back and reconsidering their electrification strategy.1 The […]

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    Supporting the Integration of Aluminum in the Automotive Industry

    Alumobility is a global ecosystem that was founded in 2021 to foster collaboration between leading aluminum manufacturers, downstream technology partners, and OEMs, with the aim of supporting the adoption of aluminum in the automotive industry. The three primary members are Constellium, Novelis, and Speira, which work with technology partners on various project studies to develop […]

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    Supporting Extruders in Navigating the Environmental Landscape

    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 […]

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    Alcoa to Supply Nexans with Low-Carbon Aluminum Rod

    Alcoa formed an agreement with Nexans, a global cable producer, for the supply of primary aluminum produced using ELYSIS™ inert anode technology, which eliminates all direct greenhouse gas emissions from the traditional smelting process. “In the fight against climate change, solutions that support the world’s energy transition make a real difference,” said Vincent Dessale, chief […]

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    AMAG to Supply Audi with Aluminum Coil for Vehicle Production

    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 […]

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    Audi and Novelis Investigate Circular Economy Strategies for End-of-Life Vehicles

    Audi completed its MaterialLoop joint project, which aimed to close the loop on more material cycles in the automotive industry. The company worked together with 15 partners from the research, recycling, and supplier sectors — including aluminum sheet and recycling company Novelis — to investigate the reuse of post-consumer materials from vehicles at the end […]

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    AMAG and Audi Put Recycled Aluminum Wheel into Series Production

    Light alloy wheels made of aluminum are now standard equipment on almost every passenger car. With a total weight of more than 40 kg, these aluminum wheels account for a considerable proportion of the aluminum used in vehicles. In addition to its excellent strength-to-weight ratio, aluminum has the benefit of being near-infinitely recyclable. Furthermore, recycling […]

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    Successful ALUMINIUM Business Summit Leads to a Bright Trade Show Future

    At the end of September, the ALUMINIUM Business Summit in Düsseldorf, Germany, premiered as a hybrid event, featuring both in-person and online presentations. Jointly hosted by Aluminium Deutschland, European Aluminium, CRU Group, and the ALUMINIUM trade show (via Reed Exhibitions), the event was conceived to provide a combination of condensed, cutting-edge information and top-class networking. […]

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    Constellium to Supply Aluminum for Audi e-tron GT

    Constellium is continuing its long standing partnership with Audi by supplying advanced aluminum parts for the new Audi e-tron GT. The company will be providing Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) certified aluminum auto body sheet for closures and inner parts, as well as extrusion-based components for the e-tron GT’s front and rear crash management systems. Constellium’s […]