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Norsk Hydro Announces NOK150 Million Investment In Advanced Automotive Aluminium Production Equipment At Husnes Plant

Norsk Hydro Announces NOK150 Million Investment In Advanced Automotive Aluminium Production Equipment At Husnes Plant

Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA announced yesterday the planned upgrade of equipment at Hydro Husnes that will allow it to offer advanced aluminium products to automotive manufacturing customers. Hydro says the NOK150 million (US$17.6 million) investment will consist largely of the...

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Arconic Announces US$100 Million Expansion At Knoxville Plant

American value-added aluminium firm Arconic Inc. announced yesterday a significant upgrade of the hot-mill facilities at its plant on the outskirts of Knoxville, Tennessee. Per the firm, the US$100-million investment at the plant in the town of Alcoa will update the hot mill equipment on site and add in new downstream equipment intended for use […]

Constellium To Provide Aluminium Structural Components For BMW X Model SUV

Amsterdam rolled and extruded aluminium leader Constellium N.V. revealed yesterday that it has been chosen as a supplier of aluminium structural components for BMW AG’s newest model, the BMW X Model Sports Activity Vehicles. The company’s contract for supply of aluminium structural components includes the Crash Management System on the X4 and X5, both of […]

Constellium To Provide Crash Management Systems For Mercedes-Benz A-Class

Amsterdam rolled and extruded aluminium leader Constellium N.V. announced yesterday that it has been chosen to be the supplier of front Crash Management Systems and other aluminium structural components to the new Mercedes-Benz model A-Class and two derivative vehicles of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class global platform from its plants at Gottmadingen, Germany, and San Luis Potosí, […]

Endurance Technologies Acquires Fonpresmetal For €8.16 Million

Endurance Technologies Ltd, through its subsidiary Endurance Overseas Srl., Italy (EOSrl), is now the proud owner of Italian aluminium die casting firm Fonpresmetal Gap SpA (Fonpresmetal). The auto-components maker announced the €8.16-million (US$9.3 million) deal in a stock exchange disclosure earlier this week. Per the disclosure, Fonpresmetal will be re-christened Endurance Castings SpA. Its aluminium […]