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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Kentucky aluminum manufacturer to make larger wheels
Central Motor Wheel of America, a Kentucky aluminum wheel manufacturer, is embarking upon a $3.39 million project that will enable the company to make larger wheels for the automotive market, Bernie Polzin, its chairman and CEO, said Thursday. The company got a boost recently when the Kentucky...
Century Aluminum names Michael Bless president and CEO
Aluminum producer Century Aluminum Co. named Michael Bless its president and CEO. The appointment comes nearly three months after former President and CEO Logan Kruger left the company and sued it, alleging breach of contract and wrongful termination. At the time Century Aluminum said that Kruger's...
Aluminum extrusion products maker closing Kentland plant
An aluminum extrusion products manufacturer is shuttering its only Newton County operation later this year. Richmond, Va.-based Tredegar Corp. said last week its Bonnell Aluminum subsidiary plant in Kentland, which employs 146 people, would close by the end of the third quarter, a statement on...
RIO to restart Shawinigan production lines
Rio Tinto Alcan will restart the two suspended lines of production at its 100kt/y Shawinigan smelter in Quebec, Canada to bring the plant back to full production. A major power outage on December 29, 2011 forced the closure of two of the plant's four production lines. The process of gradually...
U.S. aluminum premiums jump on bullish outlook
Midwest spot market aluminum premiums for prompt delivery were up at the start of the year, underpinned by a healthier demand outlook and persistent cash-and-carry deals at the warehouses that have choked off spot metal flows, sources told Reuters. A series of output cuts last month at various...
Nichols Aluminum, union still apart on issues
Contract negotiations Sunday between Teamsters Local 371 and Nichols Aluminum in Davenport again failed to reach agreement. Negotiations got under way Saturday morning for the first time since a strike began Jan. 20. The 254 members of Local 371 went on strike last month after negotiations with...
Newton County aluminum plant to close; 146 to lose jobs
At least 146 employees of a Newton County aluminum extrusion plant will lose their jobs this summer when the facility is closed. The Bonnell Aluminum factory at Kentland, northwest of Lafayette, has been operating at a loss for several years, according to a statement from the parent Tredegar Corp....
Banks outsmart metals storage rules to make millions
Banks and trading houses have found a way to beat the ravages of economic downturn, storing millions of tonnes of metal with a business model that outsmarts new rules put in place following widespread concern about their practices. As of April 1 this year, new London Metal Exchange regulations...
Aluminum Castings plans $2 million expansion; up to 26 new jobs in two years
A $2 million expansion project at Aluminum Castings Corp. will add 11,500 square feet to the sand mold aluminum casting foundry on South Street, as well as adding 16 to 26 new jobs over the next two years. The project was announced Monday afternoon by the city of Galesburg. Gary Camarano, the...
China Zhongwang boosts overseas business
China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd, the world's second-largest manufacturer of aluminum extrusion products by volume, has set a goal of increasing the volume of its exports to the United States by fivefold in 2012, indicating the company's ambition to strengthen its overseas business. The company will...
Rio Tinto Alcan to fully restart Quebec smelter hobbled by massive power outage
Rio Tinto Alcan plans to begin restarting its 70-year-old aluminum smelter in Shawinigan, Que. in a few days and have it operating at full capacity by the second quarter, the company announced Friday. A circuit breaker failure on Dec. 29 cut the smelter's annual production capacity in half to...
JW Aluminum launches global service
JW Aluminum launched a new global service to use raw materials from international businesses for its current customer base, the company said today. “With the addition of Global 1 Source Solutions to our portfolio of services, we are truly a global supplier, not simply a domestic supplier,” said...
Kaiser Aluminum's Trentwood site cleanup moves ahead
At the order of the Washington state Department of Ecology, Kaiser Aluminum Corp. recently completed a draft document outlining options to remove contaminants found in the soil and groundwater at its Trentwood aluminum rolling mill in Spokane Valley. The removal of those contaminants, which have...
Hydro Helps to Promote Aluminium Usage in Automobiles
Hydro's extrusion operation division employees are trying to promote the use of aluminum in vehicles. The initial part of the campaign known as "Jobs From Autos" is led by a production manager, Matthew Holbrook from the St.Augustine, Florida-based Hydro plant. Eight million Americans are dependent...
Alcoa Foundation President Paula Davis Elected Vice President of Alcoa
Alcoa AA +0.39% announced today that the Alcoa Board of Directors has elected Paula Davis a vice president of the company. Davis has been President of the Alcoa Foundation since 2010. Founded more than 50 years ago, Alcoa Foundation is one of the largest corporate foundations in the United States,...
Rio Tinto Alcan's Kentucky smelter adding capacity to offset power costs
A $20 million project to boost electric amperage is under way at Rio Tinto Alcan's Sebree, Kentucky, aluminum smelter in an effort to increase the plant's aluminum-making capacity to help offset rising electricity rates. The project, expected to be completed later this year, "allows us to make more...
Tredegar to close Indiana plant
Tredegar Corp. said Wednesday that its Bonnell Aluminum subsidiary will close its plant in Kentland, Ind. The plant had been operating at a loss for the past several years, Tredegar said in a statement. The closure, expected to be completed by Sept. 30, will affect 146 employees. Tredegar, a...
Accuride to Invest $75 Million in Upgrades
Commercial vehicle component supplier Accuride Corp. will invest $75 million this year to increase output and upgrade its manufacturing processes. Accuride’s CEO Rick Dauch said that $20 million of the company’s investment this year will go to boosting its aluminum wheel output, on top of $35...
