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Lorin Industries, Inc. has announced the superior physical characteristics of coil anodised aluminium, providing greater durability and aesthetics than other metal products.  The coil anodising process pioneered by Lorin protects aluminium from oxidation, scratching, and other hazards far better than natural oxidising, and offers far greater protection than is available for other metals. While aluminium creates its own protective oxide layer naturally, coil anodising is an electro-chemical process that grows the aluminium oxide layer from the base aluminium, bonding it to the...

The Alunorte alumina refinery has on October 8 agreed with the environmental agency of the state of Pará, SEMAS, to resume production at 50 percent capacity under SEMAS’ supervision. This follows the exceptional authorisation by federal environmental agency IBAMA late on Friday to utilise the state-of-the-art press filter technology to process bauxite residues. Alunorte is expected to be able to ramp up to 50 percent production within two weeks. “With firm documentation verifying the integrity of our bauxite residue disposal system when based on our press filter,...

Audi AG is the first downstream user of aluminium to be certified against ASI’s Performance Standard, with a focus on the material stewardship of aluminium components for and assembling of high-voltage batteries C-BEV for the Audi e-tron at their Neckarsulm, Györ and Brussels manufacturing sites. Batteries are a critical technology for the rapidly growing electric vehicles market from a sustainability perspective: their performance determines the car’s range and they can be re-used in stationary applications, then finally recycled after their life as a vehicle...

Assan Alüminyum announced the company is working on a large-scale investment at the recent ALUMINIUM 2018 Show. Göksal Güngör, General Manager said: "This investment consists of a direct-chill (DC), hot rolling facility. The total estimated value of this project is 900 million dollars. It is forecasted to accommodate 650 additional employees. With this new investment, the production of high-grade alloys would be possible, through which high-value added products for strategic sectors, such as defence, aerospace, marine and other transportation and...

TRIMET Aluminium SE and Energia Potior Limited have signed a license agreement for the EnPot Shell Heat Exchanger technology, it was announced today by Dr. Martin Iffert, CEO of TRIMET, and Dr. Mark Dorreen, CEO of Energia Potior Ltd. Dr. Dorreen says the license agreement is inclusive of all four TRIMET Aluminium SE smelters, and reflects TRIMET’s position as the market leader when it comes to the adoption of the EnPot modulation-enabling technology. “TRIMET was the first company in the world to expand the use of the EnPot technology beyond trial pots, and their...

Hydro’s alumina refinery Alunorte in Brazil has announced that the plant is preparing for full curtailment of its operation. The decision was taken as the bauxite residue deposit area 1 (DRS1) is close to reaching its capacity, due to the embargo on the state-of-the-art press filter and the newly developed bauxite residue deposit area (DRS2). Alunorte has been running at 50% production since March, following embargos from Brazilian authorities. Environmental authorities have confirmed that there was no spill or overflow from the residue areas. The embargos have prevented...

ALUMINUM USA (ALU USA), the event dedicated to the aluminium industry and the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), dedicated to helping the industry discover aluminium extrusion as the preferred material process, today announced a sponsorship agreement. ALU USA offers an exhibition and conference for all things aluminium: products, technologies and investments in the United States. ALUMINUM USA takes place September 12-13, 2019 at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) brings an educational component to ALUMINUM USA with Extrusion Design...

The Extrusion Technology for Aluminum Profiles Foundation (ET Foundation) and the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) have announced the dates and location for the Twelfth International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar and Exposition. Otherwise known as ET ’20, the aluminium extrusion technical conference will be held Monday, May 19 through Friday, May 22, 2020, at the Hyatt Regency Orlando Hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA. Having begun in 1969, the ET Seminar will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2019, and as such the ET Foundation and the Aluminum Extruders Council will be...

Arconic has announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its Texarkana, Texas rolling mill to Ta Chen International, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of aluminium and stainless steel distributor Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co., Ltd. Under the terms of the transaction, Arconic will sell Texarkana for approximately $300 million in cash, plus additional contingent consideration of up to $50 million. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2018, subject to receipt of certain regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The Company expects to record a gain...