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UC RUSAL has announced the completion of the modernisation of Befesa-2 line for standard alloyed ingots production at the Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter (IrkAZ). In 2018, RUSAL plans to commission another line, Befesa-1, and the total investment in both lines will amount to USD7.6 million.   The purpose of the project is to maintain share in the casting alloys market as well as to improve quality characteristics of the products to meet the demand of the IrkAZ’s customers in Europe and Asia.   Within the framework of the Befesa-2 line, the specialists of the Engineering...

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc, the UK’s largest vehicle manufacturer, is expanding the use of recycled aluminium in its car bodies to cut waste and reduce carbon emissions. Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc, the UK’s largest vehicle manufacturer, is expanding the use of recycled aluminium in its car bodies to cut waste and reduce carbon emissions. The £2 million project, called REALITY, has found a way to enable the closed-loop recycling of aluminium from end-of-life vehicles back into high-performance product forms for new vehicle body manufacture in the UK by...

To celebrate its presence at this year’s Drinktec in September, Ball Corporation, the world’s leading can manufacturer, will showcase three new can sizes to visitors for the first time.   In response to international market trends, the three new can sizes include 25-centiliter Sleek® and 45-centiliter super Sleek® cans, as well as a 90-centiliter King can. The new varieties add to Ball’s already vast portfolio of cans, which will also be displayed at the show this year.   Both the 90-centiliter King and 45-centiliter super Sleek cans have been...

Arconic has announced that it has received two 2017 Values Partner awards from Spirit AeroSystems for superior performance. Spirit recognised Arconic’s Global Rolled Products (GRP) and Arconic Fastening Systems and Rings (AFSR) businesses at the Spirit AeroSystems Suppliers Awards Dinner in Wichita, Kansas, on August 31. “Spirit cannot be successful without world-class partners,” said Tom Gentile, Spirit president and chief executive officer. “We are proud to recognise these suppliers for sharing our passion in delivering high-quality products on time. We...

A “widespread” factory for the development of metal 3D printing technology...  this is the objective of the project Metal AdditivE for LOmbardy (MADE4LO), which will start in the upcoming autumn under the leadership of Tenova, international company specialiSed in the development of innovative solutions for the mining and metal industry.   The ultimate goal of this pilot project is to cover the entire value chain – from equipment supply to the finished product – creating a new model of factory based on 3D manufacturing, network infrastructure and...

According to reports, Aleris International has extended a merger agreement with a Chinese company to September 15th.  The Cleveland, Ohio-based aluminium and rolled products producer now has until September 15 to work out a mutually acceptable deal with Zhongwang USA LLC, controlled by Chinese businessman Liu Zhongtian.  The deal was initially scheduled to expire August 31.

Emirates Global Aluminium will work with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on six new practical research projects at EGA later this year. MIT is the leading research university in the United States. The new projects extend EGA’s partnership with MIT’s David H. Koch School of Chemical Engineering Practice, a programme through which post-graduate students apply their academic knowledge and expertise by suggesting 'out of the box' solutions for industrial problems. Dr. Alan Hatton, the director of the school, and Dr Brian Stutts, who runs the school’s...

Thousands of Karmøy residents gathered in Kopervik to see Prime Minister Erna Solberg inaugurate the technology pilot at Karmøy in western Norway on 24th August.  “The technology pilot here at Karmøy is green, smart and innovative,” said the Prime Minister. "I think it's fantastic that we are getting the world's greenest aluminium production here at Karmøy," says Astrid Margrete Lie. She is one of the many who were present when the technology pilot in Karmøy was inaugurated earlier today. The technology pilot at...

The Aluminum Association’s Aluminum Transportation Group (ATG) has announced the addition of two new member companies—Alcoa Corporation and Tri-Arrows.  These additions bring total membership in the ATG to 11 companies. Both companies are leaders in producing aluminum alloys for automotive applications. “The addition of Alcoa and Tri-Arrows reflects the impact of the growing automotive market and demonstrates the industry’s continued commitment to its customers in the automotive space,” said Heidi Brock, president and CEO of the Aluminum...