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    PSW Group Launches Semi-Solid Casting Center for Low-Carbon Light Metal Innovation

    PSW Group, a global leader in high-quality, low-carbon aluminum and magnesium products, officially opened its High Integrity Diecasting Center (HIDC) at the Magretech plant in Bellevue, Ohio.  The more than $3 million investment places semi-solid casting R&D, engineering, and prototyping at the core of PSW’s strategy to accelerate low carbon, high integrity light metal innovation. […]

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    Remi Claeys Plans to Install a New Rolling Ingot Plant in Belgium

    Remi Claeys Aluminium N.V., a company that specializes in manufacturing high-frequency welded aluminum tubes used in various high-end applications, ordered a complete new aluminum recycling plant for production of rolling ingots at its facility in Lichtervelde, Belgium. This investment enables the processing of heavily contaminated aluminum scrap while improving production effectiveness. As the supplier of […]

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    Novelis and Fives Upgrade Three Melting Furnaces in Germany

    Novelis collaborated with Fives to upgrade three aluminum melting furnaces at Novelis’ site in Voerde, Germany. This joint project marks an important step forward in the decarbonization of industrial processes and highlights the shared commitment of both companies to sustainability and innovation. “Sustainability is at the core of Novelis’ business model,” said Emilio Braghi, executive […]

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    EGA Spectro Alloys to Further Expand Rosemount Recycling Facility

    EGA Spectro Alloys, which is 80% owned by Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA),  plans to continue growing its recycling operations with phase two of its recycling expansion. This announcement follows the recently grand opening of its 90,000 sq foot recycling facility. “This marks a momentous time in Spectro’s 52-year history,” said Luke Palen, president of EGA Spectro […]

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    Lessons Learned from 30 Years of Engineering Secondary Aluminum Remelters

    By Matthew Cortelli, P.E., Ramboll. As new secondary aluminum plants are not mass produced, it is pertinent to utilize the lessons learned from previous projects and apply best available technology (BAT) to the next one, so that aluminum remelt facilities can benefit from the continuous improvement process. Ideally, the secondary aluminum producer involves operations personnel […]

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    Golden Aluminum Starts Up Innovative Aluminum Strip Caster

    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 […]

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    Novelis Demonstrates Industrial-Scale Hydrogen Fuel Switching at Latchford

    Novelis Inc. successfully completed the U.K.’s first full-scale hydrogen fuel switching demonstration in the aluminum industry at its Latchford plant — marking a major step toward industrial decarbonization. “This trial has been a major achievement for our team,” said Allan Sweeny, plant manager at Novelis Latchford. “It demonstrated that we can adapt our existing infrastructure […]

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    EGA Spectro Alloys Starts Production After Recycling Expansion

    EGA Spectro Alloys, which is 80 percent owned by Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), started production at its state-of-the-art aluminum recycling plant in Rosemount, Minnesota. With the new expansion completed, the leading Midwest-based producer of recycled aluminum alloys will produce and sell billet under EGA’s recycled product brand RevivAL, a nod to the company’s 52-year legacy […]

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    Arconic and DTE to Advance Next-Generation Metallurgy

    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 […]