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    Aluminum Extrusions for All Automotive Powertrains

    By Andrew Halonen, Mayflower Consulting LLC. The automotive industry landscape is shifting once again. For the past decade, the industry has seen heavy interest in electric vehicles (EVs), with automotive OEMs making significant investments to convert their vehicle lineup to EVs. However, OEMs are now taking a step back and reconsidering their electrification strategy.1 The […]

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    General Extrusions’ New Energy Efficient Induction Heater

    General Extrusions International (GEI), which came under new ownership at the end of 2023, operates a 225,000 sq ft extrusion plant in Youngstown, OH. The plant houses two press lines, including a 1,675 ton, 7 inch Youngstown press and a new 25 MN, 8 inch SMS press (installed in 2022). The 7 inch press line […]

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    Dee Zee Installs New Powder Coating Line

    Dee Zee is a manufacturer of components and accessories for the automotive market. In line with its focus on continuous improvement, innovation, and technology, the company expanded its operation with a new vertical powder coating line at its Broadway campus in Iowa. The line was installed in February 2025, with commissioning currently in progress and […]

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    Sustainable Magnesium Production and Processing

    By J.P. Weiler, Meridian Lightweight Technologies, Inc. Editor’s Note: This is the sixth in a series of articles highlighting developments in the magnesium industry, with the aim of addressing common misconceptions. The first five articles focused on primary production of magnesium, automotive and other applications, magnesium’s effect on aluminum alloys, and magnesium myths. This sixth […]

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    EGA Targets Net Zero with New Sustainable Technologies

    Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), headquartered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is an integrated aluminum producer, with capabilities ranging from bauxite mining to smelting, casting, and recycling. Its aluminum smelting capabilities include two smelters in Al Taweelah, Abu Dhabi, and in Jebel Ali, Dubai, with total production of 2.73 million tonnes in 2023. Within its […]

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    Hydro Moves Forward with Plasma Technology Project

    By Kevin Widlic, Contributing Editor. Hydro is moving closer in its work to reduce fossil energy sources at its aluminum casthouses through the use of plasma technology. Positive laboratory scale trials coupled with simulation data have put the company on track to embark on a pilot project at its Casthouse Reference Center in Sunndal, Norway […]

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    Carbon Free Aluminum Production with Inert Electrodes for Clean Energy Storage and Production

    According to the International Aluminium Institute, the worldwide primary aluminum industry produced around 72.7 million tonnes of aluminum in 2024. Production is expected to grow even further in the coming years in order to meet corresponding increases in demand. This presents an environmental challenge, because the industry emits significant CO2 emissions — something it has […]

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    Century Enters Phase One of DOE Agreement for a New U.S. Smelter

    Century Aluminum initiated Phase One of its Green Aluminum Smelter Project, as part of its four-phase agreement under a Department of Energy (DOE) grant initiative, originally granted in March 2024. Aluminum is a critical material for U.S. infrastructure and is used in a wide range of industries, from automotive to defense to architecture. According to […]