By Rose Eaton, Light Metal Age. In a village in Norway called Sunndalsøra, nestled between a crystal blue fjord and two massive mountain ranges, lies Hydro Sunndal, the largest primary aluminum plant in Europe and one of the most modern. Overabundant water flowing down the mountains and the deep-sea fjord have provided the area with […]
UCIN Aluminio, a Spanish producer of rolled aluminum, manufactures 90% of its strips from recycled aluminum. The company deals with a large amount of aluminum scrap, therefore having the ability to store large quantities of the material in various alloy types is paramount. To this end, UCIN Aluminio enlisted T.T. Tomorrow Technology S.p.A., Padova, Italy, […]
Shandong Innovation Group is currently upgrading its casthouse operations in order to achieve improved efficiency along with additional benefits. The group placed an order with Gautschi Engineering GmbH for supply of 27 rectangular tilting melting furnaces of 70 tons each at three of its facilities in China, including the engineering of the combustion and control […]
Century Aluminum Company ordered a fully automated sawing line and stacking and a packing system for aluminum billets. The new line will be installed in the casthouse at its smelter in Sebree, Kentucky. The investment is aimed at further enhance the facility’s operational efficiency. Century Aluminum is the largest manufacturer of primary aluminum products in […]
Vulcan Aluminum Mill installed a new twin-belt continuous casting machine at its facility in Foley, Alabama. The new machine will increase the company’s capacity and efficiency while also improving surface quality. Founded in 1935, Vulcan Inc. began as a small sign manufacturer in Birmingham, Alabama. Since then, the employee-owned company has grown and now operates […]
Constellium celebrated the expansion of its facility in Decin, Czech Republic, which includes the installation of a new casthouse and extrusion press to serve the growing market for automotive aluminum. This has significantly increased the plant’s total extrusion and recycling capacity, enabling it to enhance its production of structural solutions for the automotive and engineering industries. […]
Rio Tinto is investing US$188 million (CA$240 million) in the expansion of its production capacity for low-carbon, high value aluminum billet at its Alma smelter in Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada, in response to growing demand for aluminum extrusions. “This expansion of our low-carbon aluminum billet production capacity in Quebec will allow us to better meet our […]
Hydro held a groundbreaking ceremony, marking the start of construction of a €40 million expansion of its aluminum recycling plant in Rackwitz, Germany. The expansion will enable the plant to increase production of HyForge forging stock, while also increasing the use of post-consumer, end of life scrap. “With more automotive customers putting emphasis on sustainability, […]
The Aluminum Association will convene its next Casthouse Safety Workshop on October 18-19, 2022 in Nashville, TN. This workshop series is a global benchmark in safety training for the molten aluminum environment — making it a must-attend event for anyone with accountability in any area of molten aluminum management. Topics covered in detail include: Molten […]
