Dr Sanja Miskovic joins American Rare Earths to advance Halleck Creek processing
American Rare Earths has appointed Dr Sanja Miskovic as Chief Technical Advisor, with her work focused on process optimisation and recovery as the company advances the feasibility study for its Halleck Creek Rare Earths Project in Wyoming, USA. Miskovic will work on flowsheet development, mineral...
AL Circle Analysis: Import rise meets demand growth on aluminium extrusion chessboard
Aluminium’s downstream trade network is getting more fragmented as import dependence, changing end-use demand and trade-policy interventions reshape regional markets. From North America and Europe to Asia-Pacific, the aluminium industry is navigating a market where access to supply, competitive...
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UAE's Emal sales to U.S. to more than double in 2012
Emirates Aluminium (Emal), a joint venture between Abu Dhabi's Mubadala and Dubai Aluminium (Dubal), is looking to double its exports to the United States by the end of 2012 as demand from the automotive industry rises, it said on Wednesday. "The orders on our metals have increased because one of...
Tax credit for aluminum plant lowers costs from coal
A West Virginia bill touted for saving an aluminum plant and the jobs that come with it attempts to do so by providing tax credits for suppliers of coal that eventually powers the plant. The Energy Intensive Industrial Consumers Revitalization Tax Credit Act allows a credit of up to $20 million...
Passage For Century Aluminum Bill
As a group of Century Aluminum retirees looked on Friday at the State Capitol, members of the state Legislature approved a bill that is expected to be a key part of efforts to reopen the company's Jackson County facility. However, Charleston Attorney Tom Heywood, who represents Century Aluminum,...
Aluminum Castings Corp. to benefit from U.S. Navy contract
Business for Aluminum Castings Corp., a casting foundry in Galesburg, is likely to benefit from a U.S. Navy contract awarded to a regional power tool company, a month after the Galesburg company disclosed plans for expansion. Honsa Ergonomic Technologies Inc., located in Milan, will announce on...
David McConnell Joins SAF West Sales
SAF (Southern Aluminum Finishing Co., Inc.) announces the hiring of Mr. David McConnell as SAF-West sales account manager for Western states and Western Canada. As soon as David is relocated in California he will be fielding customer service requests for aluminum sheet, extrusion and anodizing...
Parekh Aluminex Ltd acquires American Foils Inc.
Parekh Aluminex Ltd is in process of acquiring 100% shares of American Foils Inc based in USA, by which it will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. American Foils Inc. is engaged in the business of manufacturing of Aluminium Pans / Rolls / Containers / Foils etc. This acquisition would...
Molten aluminum supplier to HCM Alliston closes down plant
When it opened officially in June 2008, Molten Aluminum Producer Canada (MAPCAN) was to be on the environmental vanguard, a "state-of-the-art, energy efficient 'Green' molten aluminum facility" utilizing "100 per cent recycled aluminum." At the time it was described as "the first Honda supplier in...
Aluminum Castings ships parts for Navy gig
A Galesburg company that last month announced a $2 million expansion, with the addition of 16-26 jobs over the next two years, is among the firms benefitting from a $300,000 contract Honsa Ergonomic Technologies Inc. of the Quad Cities received from the U.S. Navy. A news conference officially...
Century Aluminum retirees approve benefits package
The retirees of Century Aluminum have accepted the deal that will restore some of their lost health benefits. The retirees' approval Thursday is expected to open the way for the state to aid the company in restarting operations at the Ravenswood plant. Around 400 retirees attended a meeting...
State eyes aid to possible Century Aluminum restart
West Virginia may offer a tax break worth up to $20 million annually to help Century Aluminum restart its Jackson County smelter, but officials say any such aid depends on retirees resolving an impasse over their revoked health benefits with a Thursday vote. Lawmakers, aides to Gov. Earl Ray...
Kaiser-Mead site sold for redevelopment
A California company that acquires and converts abandoned industrial sites has paid $1.5 million for the sprawling former Kaiser-Mead smelter operation in north Spokane. New Mill Capital LLC plans to convert some of the remaining buildings on the 183-acre site into usable industrial locations for...
New products excite Skana executives
President Barack Obama toured Skana Aluminum Co. about one year ago. If Obama came back to the Mirro Drive manufacturing plant he would find quite a few changes — including "SPIT" and "SAP" — designed to satisfy customers for decades to come. "Compared to a year ago, the plant is running very...
California Firm Buys Kaiser Smelter
A California company that acquires old industrial locations has paid $1.5 million for the former Kaiser Mead smelter operation. New Mill Capital, LLC, plans to convert some of the existing buildings on the 183-acre North Spokane site into usable industrial locations for new tenants, said Gregory...
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation Announces Secondary Offering of Common Stock by Apollo
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation (NYSE: NOR - News) (“Noranda”), a leading North American integrated producer of value-added primary aluminum products, announced today a public secondary offering of 10 million shares of common stock (the “Shares”) by certain investment funds affiliated with or...
Bodine Aluminum to make new parts, add jobs as part of Toyota’s $55 million expansion effort
Toyota announced last week it will increase annual production capacity of six-speed automatic transmission from approximately 400,000 to 520,000 at its plant in Buffalo, W.Va. The increase begins November 2012 and will be completed by July 2013. Approximately $45 million in investment will create...
Alcoa expands aluminum capacity around globe
The expansion in progress at Alcoa Davenport Works is the company’s largest U.S. capital project currently, but it is just one of several projects launched by the aluminum manufacturer to increase it manufacturing capacity. Last week, Alcoa hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking of the $300 million...
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corporation Announces Expiration of Early Tender Date and Withdrawal Date in Offer for its Senior Floating Rate Notes Due 2015
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corporation ("Noranda"), a leading North American integrated producer of value-added primary aluminum products, today announced that the Early Tender Date (as defined below) in respect of its previously announced modified "Dutch Auction" tender offer (the "Offer") for a...
Sapa Signs Technology Agreement with Japanese Kobe Steel
Sapa AB of Sweden and Kobe Steel Ltd. of Japan have signed an agreement under which Kobe Steel will provide Sapa with production technology for aluminum extrusions to be used in Sapa's more than 50 extrusion plants in Europe, North America and Asia, according to information from Sapa. The agreement...
