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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Alcoa Expands Iowa Aluminum Plant Capacity to Meet Automotive Market’s Demand
Alcoa has celebrated a ground breaking ceremony to expand its Davenport Works facility located in Iowa in order to fulfill the automotive market’s growing demand for aluminum. Alcoa Davenport Works manufactures aluminum plates and sheets for use in a broad array of industries, including commercial...
J.F. Ahern teams up with Mid-States Aluminum
J.F. Ahern Co. recently sponsored a joint meeting between the Wisconsin Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers and the Northeast Wisconsin Chapter of the Association for Facilities Engineering. Mid-States Aluminum Corporation hosted the meeting at its Fond du Lac facility and presented the...
Wise Metals Inaugurates Aluminum Recycling Plant
Wise Metals has officially dedicated its newest aluminum recycling facility in Muscle Shoals, Ala., which is also where the company is based. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and other government officials attended the dedication ceremony, held March 2, 2012, at the facility’s 74-acre recycling complex...
Kobe Steel Ltd : March 6, 2012 Kobe Steel signs global technology agreement with Swedish Sapa
Kobe Steel, Ltd. has signed a technical transfer agreement with Swedish Sapa AB under which Kobe Steel will provide Sapa with production technology for high-quality aluminium extrusions to be used in Sapa's 50 extrusion plants in Europe, North America and Asia. Both companies excel in aluminium...
Coca-Cola Bottling System and Novelis sign aluminum agreement
Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Sales & Services Company LLC (CCBSS), the Coca-Cola entity purchasing aluminum can sheet for the Coca-Cola System in North America, and Novelis Inc., a producer of aluminum rolled products, have announced the signing of a multi-year agreement for the supply of aluminum can...
Aluminum hits highest price in five months; demand improving
Aluminum hit its highest price on the London Metal Exchange in more than five months, profiting from a recovery and growing demand in key consumer countries, said Commerzbank in a research note. “The Japan Aluminum Association, for instance, believes that demand in the country has already seen its...
Century Aluminum hopes to restart plant
Century Aluminum hopes to restart a West Virginia plant this year. Century CEO Michael Bless says conditions are favorable to restart the Ravenswood plant. He cites discussions with union, state, utility and regulatory representatives and recent improvements in the aluminum market outlook. The...
Century Aluminum, retirees reach common ground
Century Aluminum and its retirees forged an "agreement in principle" that restores some retiree health care benefits and removes a key hurdle to restarting the Ravenswood plant. Retirees were set to announce the news at a 6:30 p.m. press event at the entrance to Century's Ravenswood plant...
Aluminum now technically in bull market
Aluminum prices have “officially entered into a technical bull mode” after prices closed above the 200-day moving average for two consecutive days and also met other key technical standards, said Harbor Intelligence in a research note. “Since 2003, when these conditions have been met, LME aluminum...
JTEKT plans $50M Morristown expansion
JTEKT Automotive Tennessee-Morristown, Inc. announced a $50 million investment Tuesday, that would create about 125 new jobs. The investment will expand JTEKT's existing die casting operation, and launch a new pump product technology by mid-2013. JTEKT says continuing recovery by the automotive...
JTEKT plans $50M Morristown expansion
JTEKT Automotive Tennessee-Morristown, Inc. announced a $50 million investment Tuesday, that would create about 125 new jobs. The investment will expand JTEKT's existing die casting operation, and launch a new pump product technology by mid-2013. JTEKT says continuing recovery by the automotive...
Molten aluminum spill sends firefighters to Mascot plant
A small molten aluminum spill this morning at an auto parts manufacturer in Mascot forced employees out of the building, but no injuries were reported, a Rural/Metro official said. According to Battalion Chief Jonathan Rood the leak occurred about 9:30 a.m. at the EXEDY America Corp. in the...
Century Aluminum hopes to restart plant this year
Century Aluminum's chief executive says restarting the company's Ravenswood plant is a top priority for 2012, and he hopes to announce that restart before April. "We hope to get to the finish line on this reasonably soon," Century CEO Michael Bless told shareholders and industry analysts on a...
UPDATE 1-Century Aluminum Posts Loss on Higher Costs
Century Aluminum posted a fourth-quarter loss, hurt mainly by higher costs. Net loss was $31.1 million, or 35 cents per share, compared with a profit of $65.3 million, or 64 cents per share, a year ago. Revenue rose slightly to $318.2 million. Costs for sold goods rose 20 percent to $331.8 million....
Bonnell Closing Aluminum Extrusion Plant in Kentland
Offcials at Tredegar Corp. of Richmond, Va., announced that the company's Bonnell Aluminum subsidiary will close its plant in Kentland, Ind., according to a company news release. The plant, which employs 146 people, is scheduled to close by September 30, 2012. Tredegar officials estimate that the...
Tredegar Closing Aluminum Extrusion Plant in Kentland, Indiana
Due to the high volume of mass layoff notices this week, it will be another four post day here at TDS as I try to clear out the backlog. This latest story is from Enhanced Online News: Tredegar Corporation announced that its Bonnell Aluminum subsidiary will close its plant in Kentland, Indiana. The...
DJ LME: Suspends 2 Primary Aluminum, One NASAAC, One Alloy Brand
The London Metal Exchange Wednesday said it has suspended two of Germany-based Trimet Aluminium's primary aluminum brands, as well as an aluminum alloy and North American special aluminium alloy contract, or NASAAC, brand produced by Poland's Alumetal. No further deliveries of the primary aluminum...
Aluminum Manufacturer To Expand Its Plant In Delhi, Louisiana
Sapa Extrusions North America, an aluminum manufacturer producing products that range from sliding doors to stadium seats, will expand its factory in Delhi, a city of just over 3,000 residents in northeast Louisiana. Sapa Extrusions is subsidiary of the Orkla Group, based in Stockholm Sweden. Plant...
