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    Diverting Aluminum Scrap Away from Recycling Disrupts Circularity

    By Melissa Zirps, Magrathea. The past decade has seen a significant global shift towards sustainability and decarbonization. To meet this era of decarbonization, the industrial sector, responsible for a quarter of all global emissions, has had to reevaluate processes and resource utilization.1 Within this sector, the aluminum industry is a significant contributor, responsible for 3% […]

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    Magrathea and Cargill Sign Sustainable Brine Supply Agreement for Magnesium Production

    Magrathea, a technology company based in California, signed a sustainable supply agreement with Cargill, one of the world’s leading salt producers. This agreement will support Magrathea’s development of its innovative electrolytic technology for the production of carbon neutral magnesium metal from seawater and brine. “In partnership with Cargill, we will deliver on our promise of […]

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    Advanced Magnesium Injection Molding Process Leads the Way to a Greener Future

    By Ashley Stone, MAXImolding! Technology GmbH. Cold-chamber die casting (best used for aluminum and other metals with high melting points) and hot-chamber die casting (best used for magnesium and other metals with lower melting points) are common methods for the production of complex parts. However, these two methods do not necessarily meet end-user expectations for […]

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    U.S. Department of Defense Forms $28M Partnership with Magrathea for Primary Magnesium Production

    On February 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced seven awards (totaling $192.5 million) through the Defense Production Act Investments (DPAI) Program to establish domestic manufacturing capabilities for critical chemicals.  As part of these investments, the DOD formed a $28 million public-private partnership with Magrathea, a company developing innovative technology for the production […]

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    How Thixomolding is Redefining Electric Vehicle Production

    By Melissa Zirps, Magrathea. Elon Musk was sitting in his office, eyeing a Hot Wheels toy car on his desk, when he asked, “Why can’t we make real cars the same way we make toy cars?” This question reflects the attempt by car manufacturers to test the limits of consolidation and lightweight construction in the […]

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    Top Ten Light Metal News Stories of 2023

    Each year, Light Metal Age (LMA) enjoys looking back at the top ten most viewed news stories that we published on our website, highlighting the trends that have affected the aluminum sector over the previous year. In 2023, these top articles and news stories reveal recent trends and developments, including an interest in advanced technologies for […]

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    Magnesium as the Metal of Dematerialization

    By Alex Grant, Magrathea. In 1944, Willard Dow told the U.S. Senate, “There is an epic quality involved in [taking] a ladle of gleaming metal out of a curling, white-capped ocean wave. Not even the old alchemists, in their wildest fancies, ever got that far.”1 Dow Magnesium was once the largest magnesium metal producer of […]