Kobelco Opens Expansion At Kentucky Extruded Aluminium Automotive Parts Plant
Kobe Steel, Ltd’s U.S. subsidiary Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions Inc. (KPEX) inaugurated a new aluminium extrusions plant in Bowling...
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Novelis Plans New Automotive Aluminium Recycling Plant For SW Kentucky
Atlanta’s rolled aluminium firm Novelis announced plans yesterday to build a $365 million automotive recycling center outside of Clarksville, Tennessee. Novelis’s new plant in Guthrie, Kentucky will expand its closed-loop recycling operations by reclaiming aluminium from vehicles at the end of their...
Rusal Makes Initial Payment On Planned Braidy Aluminium Rolling Mill
Russian Federation aluminium giant Rusal made the first in a series of payments on a US$200 million investment in Kentucky...
CMWA Announces US$110-Million Expansion To NE Kentucky Aluminium Wheel Plant
Kentucky aluminium wheel maker Central Motor Wheel of America (CMWA) announced last Thursday the commencement of Project PROACE, a US$110-million...
Events
Congressional Democrats Calling For Review Of Rusal’s Participation In Proposed Kentucky Aluminium Rolling Mill
Controversy is brewing in Kentucky around Rusal’s attempt to establish the first new aluminium rolling mill in the United States in over three decades, as Democrats in the U.S. Congress say the move requires a review for national security issues. According to some congressmen, the US$200 million investment in the greenfield project by Rusal should […]
Dajcor To Establish US$19.6 Million Aluminium Extrusion Operation In SE Kentucky
Kentucky’s Governor Matt Bevin announced plans by Ontario’s Dajcor Aluminum Ltd on Friday to construct a new, US$19.6 million plant in the southeastern reaches of the state. Per local media, Dajcor’s new plant will be located in Coalfields Industrial Park in Perry County. The plant will employ a workforce of 265 upon full ramp-up, producing […]
Novelis To Collect Aluminium Beverage Cans At Kentucky Derby For Habitat For Humanity
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. will be on hand this weekend at Churchill Downs to help promote recycling among the attendees of this year’s Kentucky Derby. Novelis announced yesterday its appointment as the Derby’s recycling partner as well as its plan to provide recycling bins on the infield of Churchill Downs. The […]
Braidy Industries On Track for Full Operation At Greenup In 2021
Kentucky aluminium alloy producer Braidy Industries, Inc. advised investors earlier this week that the Braidy Atlas rolling mill project continues to be on track for full operation in 2021. To date the firm has invested US$15.7 million on the project in Greenup, with commitments from Kentucky Power to perform US$33 million in site preparation later […]
Century to Invest US$116.5 MM in Hawesville Aluminium Smelter
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin announced earlier this week the investment of US$116.5 million by Century Aluminum into improvements at its operations at its smelter in Hawesville. Per the press release, Century’s investment in the Hawesville smelter will include an upgrade in the smelting technology in use, as well as for training of new and current […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
