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 Kevin Widlic, Editor. Right in the center of Hydro’s 350,000 sq ft extrusion plant in Georgia is a sign that the aluminum extrusion industry in the U.S. is taking a fresh step forward. It is the facility’s hybrid electric extrusion press, and it is something to see. The new press in Gainesville started operation […]
Chinalco Southwest Aluminum (Group) Co., Ltd. signed a contract with SMS group for the supply of a two-stand tandem cold rolling mill (TCM) for its new facility near Xipeng, China. Combined with the new aluminum hot strip mill, which the company also ordered from SMS in 2025, the new cold mill will enable the company to […]
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 […]
