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    Spectro Alloys Completes Phase One of Billet Casting Expansion in Minnesota

    Spectro Alloys Corp., a Midwest secondary foundry alloy producer, completed the first phase of construction on the expansion of its Rosemount campus in Minnesota. The expansion allows for the production of aluminum billet and improves recycling rates in Minnesota while meeting growing demand for recycled aluminum. “This increase in capacity and capabilities means Spectro will […]

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    Hydro Awarded Funding for New HyForge Line in Kentucky

    Hydro was awarded US$17.4 million in tax credits to introduce HyForge casting technology at its aluminum recycling plant in Henderson, Kentucky. The U.S. Department of Energy awarded the credit under the Inflation Reduction Act’s Section 48C Qualifying Advanced Energy Project tax credit program in order to advance new technology for the automotive industry. “We appreciate […]

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    Hertwich Engineering Forges Its Own Path Through Management Buyout

    Hertwich Engineering GmbH, a leading global supplier of technologies for aluminum foundries, is being acquired by the management team consisting of Gerold Keune (CEO), Jürgen Doblhofer (COO), Hubert Mayringer (Director Engineering), and Ludwig Manhartseder (Director Electrical & Automation) as part of a management buy-out. This will see 100% of the company transferred from SMS group […]

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    Capral Successfully Trials Recycled-Content Aluminum Billet from Rio Tinto

    Capral Aluminium, Australia’s largest extruder and distributor of aluminum, successfully trialed recycled-content billet supplied by Rio Tinto at Boyne Smelters Limited. Around 50–100 tonnes of post-production aluminum scrap at Capral’s Bremer Park extrusion plant in Southeast Queensland was remelted and cast into billets at the smelter, resulting in a new product with a minimum of […]

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    Universal Alloy Commissions New Billet Casting Line for Aerospace Alloys

    Universal Alloy Corporation (UAC) successfully commissioned a new aluminum billet casting line at its new plant in Satu Mare, Romania. The new facility enables UAC to increase its production of aerospace alloys for European and other global customers. This investment will help the company by expanding their offerings and bolstering their presence as a world […]

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    Vista Metals Completes Aluminum Casthouse Expansion in Georgia

    Vista Metals completed the construction of a seventh aluminum casthouse at its facility in Adairsville, Georgia. This is a significant milestone in the company’s ongoing $100 million long-range capital plan and represents the second phase of the plan. The new casthouse in Georgia includes the installation of melting furnaces, homogenizing ovens, and support equipment at […]

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    Alba Introduces New Aluminum Alloy for Extrusion Customers

    Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) introduced a new aluminum alloy, 6060.HE, which is aimed for extrusion customers. Produced in a billet form with a wide range of applications in the construction sector, this new alloy provides a faster extrusion rate that will improve the process efficiency and productivity for its users. “We are pleased to be […]