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Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Certifies Aluminij Plant Under Performance Standard V3

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Certifies Aluminij Plant Under Performance Standard V3

The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced last week the certification of Aluminij Industries d.o.o.’s Bosnian operations under the third version of its Performance Standard. The plant, which produces aluminium billet, slab, and small ingot, is the first such certification from a company...

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Vedanta Debuts New High-Speed Aluminium Billet For Extrusion Market

India’s biggest aluminium producer Vedanta Ltd. debuted this week special “high-speed” aluminium billet customized for use in aluminium extrusions in an online event attended by downstream and other value-added aluminium stakeholders. Vedanta said its new line of aluminium billet is capable of increasing the speed of extruding aluminium by 25 percent. The firm utilized several […]

ASI Certifies Alu-Met GmbH’s Speedline Aluminium-Gießerei GmbH Under Sustainable Performance Standard

The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced yesterday the certification of Alu-Met GmbH’s Speedline Aluminium-Gießerei GmbH in Schlins, Austria against the ASI Performance Standard for responsible aluminium production. The areas under certification are the plant’s casthouse and remelting operations, where the firm utilizes over 70 percent recycled aluminium feedstock. Speedline Aluminium-Gießerei boasts an annual production of […]

Gränges To Purchase Remaining Interest In GETEK From Erbslöh For €8.5 Million

Swedish rolled aluminium firm Gränges AB said yesterday it has agreed to buy the remaining 49-percent interest in aluminium billet producer GETEK GmbH from German firm Erbslöh Aluminium GmbH for €8.5 million (US$10.1 million). Per Gränges, GETEK’s addition to its portfolio will help it grow its market share in the aluminium sector by introducing it […]

Canadian Aluminium Recycler Matalco To Build US$80 Million Plant In Central Wisconsin

Canadian aluminium manufacturer Matalco Inc. announced late last week that it intends to build a US$80-million plant in the heart of Wisconsin. Matalco said the plant, which it intends for Wisconsin Falls, will produce 230 million pounds of billet per year, largely utilizing aluminium derived from scrap. The billet produced there will then be marketed […]