Tahweel Metal Industry Corporation (TMIC) continues to develop its aluminum foil project in the Dammam Third Industrial City (Modon-III) in Saudi Arabia. During an official announcement in Riyadh with the participation of high-ranking government officials and company representatives, the company signed a contract with SMS group for the engineering, manufacturing, and delivery of a six-high […]
Lotte Aluminium USA LLC issued a final acceptance certificate (FAC) for the high-bay store installed at its new foil production facility in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The facility is dedicated to producing aluminum cathode foils, which will be integral to manufacturing lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. For Lotte Aluminium, the innovative high-bay store is a milestone in […]
Magmec, a company building facilities for the production of clean magnesium, signed an MOU with Metix, a South African subsidiary of SMS group, to develop a magnesium metal production plant in the United Arab Emirates that utilizes advanced reduction furnace technology. The facility will be designed to process magnesium oxide originating from feed sources including […]
Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill B.S.C. (GARMCO), a leading aluminum producer based in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, upgraded its 1-stand hot rolling mill. Successfully completed by SMS group, the project enhanced the mill’s operational efficiency and reliability, while ensuring it will be able to meet future demands in the aluminum processing sector. “The completion of this […]
Golden Aluminum Inc. achieved commercial start-up of a new continuous aluminum strip caster at its Fort Lupton facility in Colorado. Collaboratively developed by Golden Aluminum and SMS group, the Nexcast® machine is the centerpiece of a compact, fully integrated continuous production line that transforms molten metal directly into 36-inch-wide hot-rolled coils for subsequent cold rolling […]
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 […]
Jiangsu Pacific Precision Forging Company successfully commissioned a fully automatic eccentric closed-die forging press at its facility in Taizhou, China. The new advanced press enables the company to produce lightweight aluminum components at scale for the automotive industry — thus, broadening its capabilities from steel into aluminum. Global demand for aluminum parts continues to grow […]
Golden Aluminum Inc. (GAI) successfully achieved commercial start-up of a new aluminum strip caster at its Fort Lupton facility in Colorado. Supplied by SMS group, the nexcast® machine is a next-generation strip caster jointly developed by GAI and SMS. “Bringing nexcast online marks a major step forward for Golden Aluminum and demonstrates the strength of […]
Hydro Extrusion North America placed an order for a complete 8 inch, 25 MN extrusion line from SMS group and OMAV, a specialist in the field of aluminum extrusion systems. Engineered to Hydro’s high operational standards, the new line features an innovative HybrEx® press and a patented electric scrap shear will be installed at the […]
