Gränges Obtains Regulatory Green Light For Purchase Of Aluminium Konin
Swedish rolled aluminium firm Gränges AB announced earlier this week that it has obtained clearance from the EU Commission to...
rolled aluminium
JW Aluminum Shutters Williamsport Plant
American flat-rolled aluminium producer JW Aluminum announced the closure of their plant in Williamsport, Pennsylvania by month’s end. The firm said it was seeking buyers for the plant, but at the moment the plant will shutter its operations. Stan Brant, Jr., Chief...
Gränges Buys Poland’s Aluminium Konin For SEK2.3 Billion
Swedish rolled aluminium firm Gränges AB announced on Thursday that it has come to an agreement to purchase its Polish...
Vedanta Plans Flat-Rolled Aluminium Plant For Eastern India
A top official at Indian aluminium smelter Vedanta told local media this week that his firm plans to enhance its...
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First Phase Of JW Aluminum’s US$300 MM Expansion At SE South Carolina Plant Nearing Completion
The first phase of a US$300-million expansion at American flat-rolled aluminium producer JW Aluminum’s plant in South Carolina is only months away from completion according to company officers. JW Aluminum CEO Lee McCarter told the Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce late last month that the expansion that began last year is expected to open its […]
Aleris Belgium Aluminium Rolling Mill Wins ASI Certification
Aleris Aluminum Duffel BVBA, one of Europe’s biggest aluminium rolling plants, is now certified against the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s (ASI) Performance Standard. The Belgian plant produces a wide variety of products from aluminium and related alloys. The plant, which was founded in 1946, features state-of-the art technology, including a CALP (Continuous Annealing Line with Pre-Treatment) […]
Gränges Shanghai Automotive Aluminium Production Plant Gains ASI Certification
Swedish rolled aluminium firm Gränges AB’s Shanghai production facility is the latest plant to achieve certification against the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s Performance Standard. The plant’s production includes aluminium strips and plates used in automotive manufacturing applications. ASI notes the certification’s symbol as an ongoing commitment to environmental, social, and governance responsibility. Gränges’s Shanghai plant boasts […]
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 […]
Rusal And Braidy Industries Announce Deal To Build Automotive Aluminium Plant In Kentucky
With the weight of sanctions finally lifted from its shoulders, Russian Federation aluminium giant U.C. Rusal announced earlier today a joint venture with Braidy Industries to construct and operate a flat-rolled aluminium rolling plant in Ashland, Kentucky. Per Rusal, the mill will have a nameplate capacity of 800 thousand metric tons per annum, with 500 […]
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 businesses and policymakers to accelerate decarbonization efforts. However, with COVID-19 disrupting lives and economies in an unprecedented manner, countries across the globe ...
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 ...
Aluminium of Greece (AOG): is the Pechiney spirit still alive?
Between September 24-25, FastmarketsMB organized its annual aluminium conference in Athens. A day before the conference, in accordance with an ...
