By J.P. Weiler, Meridian Lightweight Technologies, Inc. For more than three decades, automotive lightweighting has been the primary growth market for magnesium alloy applications. Advances in high-pressure die casting, alloy development (including high-purity alloys), corrosion protection, and joining technologies have enabled the introduction of magnesium components, ranging from steering wheels and seat frames to structural […]
Taber Extrusions, LLC completed the installation and startup of its new 16 inch, 10,000 ton press, which expands the company’s capabilities in the production of large, complex profiles for the defense and aerospace sectors (Figure 1). Capable of producing both hard and soft alloys, the new press enables the company to meet demand for wide […]
By Martin Hartlieb, Viami International Inc. After a first article on the European Union’s (EU’s) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) one year ago (published in the October 2025 issue of LMA, during the mechanism’s transitional phase), CBAM has now been active in its “definitive regime” in the EU since January 1, 2026.1 A year later, […]
Oklahoma Primary Aluminum, the joint venture between Century Aluminum and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), released a new study highlighting the potential economic impact of its planned aluminum smelter in Inola, Oklahoma. These impacts include thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic activity. “Oklahoma Primary Aluminum is a transformative, multi-generational economic opportunity not just […]
Neuman Aluminium recently completed the refurbishment of a furnace at their Marktl headquarters in Austria. The aim of the project was to update the furnace with a new stirring system to allow for the increased utilization of scrap in its portfolio of aluminum slugs, which are used in impact extrusion for packaging and technical applications. […]
By Sam Wagstaff, Oculatus Consulting. For five days on June 15–19, a meeting room in Düsseldorf, Germany, held an unusual concentration of casthouse knowledge (Figure 1). Forty-one participants—operators, metallurgists, plant engineers, and technology suppliers—gathered for the TMS Aluminum Cast Shop Science and Technology Course, and when their experience was tallied alongside that of the instructors, […]
By John Peterman, Gillespie & Powers, Inc. In March, my marketing team made a simple post on the Gillespie & Powers, Inc. LinkedIn page celebrating aluminum recycling for Global Recycling Day. After all recycling is one of our core markets. Then, a mining and metallurgical advisor from Brazil responded to that post, pointing out that […]
By Duncan Crowdis, Alexandria Industries and the Aluminum Extruders Council’s Workforce Development Apprenticeship Initiative. The shortage of talent and skills in the North American manufacturing sector is not new. The challenge has been growing and is well documented. According to research by both The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte, out of a forecasted need for 3.8 […]
Sortera Technologies, Inc. started up and achieved full operation of its second state-of-the-art scrap processing facility in Lebanon, TN, which is located in the heart of the Southern U.S. automotive manufacturing corridor. Utilizing Sortera’s proprietary AI-driven sorting technology, the facility will transform mixed-alloy scrap into high-value aluminum scrap for the automotive, construction, and aerospace industries. […]
