Chinalco Southwest Aluminum Co., Ltd., headquartered in Chongqing Xipeng, China, placed an order a new 1+4 aluminum hot strip mill from SMS group. This is part of the company’s plan to expand its product portfolio to serve the packaging, automotive, and aviation markets with superior-quality aluminum casting and strip products. “The order for a new […]
Brunel University’s Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST) in London is investing in the construction of a new light metals research facility, called the Future Metallurgy Centre. The project has been granted £16 million from the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF). “We are very pleased with the £16m UKRPIF funding,” said Prof. Zhongyun Fan, director of […]
