The Metal Packaging Market 2011-2021 is a brand new materials report investigating one of the key industries behind numerous consumer markets.
Rio Tinto today set out its ethical track record to support its role as the official metal provider for the 4,700 medals for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Alcoa's Kawneer architectural aluminum business introduced its new InLighten® Light Shelf today. By using minimalist design principles, Kawneer has rewritten the energy saving value equation for its architectural light shelf. The design leverages minimal material content, sightlines, weight, installation and maintenance efforts, all while maximizing daylighting and design options at a competitive price. The ability to attach the minimal sightline light shelf to multiple Kawneer curtain wall systems and storefront framing systems makes it ideal for both new and retrofit projects.
Entries for the Alufoil Trophy 2012 showed great originality in developing advanced forms of familiar products as well as some ground breaking new ideas, according to this year s judges. The competition, organised by the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA), attracted 52 entries across five categories and ranged from household goods to packaging, on through to automotive applications and a remarkable survival product.
With a car body nearly completely made of aluminium Mercedes Benz launches the new SL. In comparison to the steel body of the predecessor the aluminium structure offers substantial weight savings and superior stiffness. Central elements of this lightweight design body are the cast longitudinal members and beams as well as floor panel structures manufactured by Martinrea Honsel.
Aluminum is a more economical alternative to steel in the manufacturing of solar power structural components, according to newly released research. Results of two independent studies conducted by IBIS Associates, released by the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), show that not only does aluminum extrusion represent an initial cost savings, it also requires less ongoing maintenance and has a substantially higher residual value.
Coating with aluminium is significantly more cost-effective than galvanising: World premiere at Wire 2012: unique technology for corrosion protection of wire and tubes
Innovative printing and embossing technologies which turn the packed product into an eye- catcher on the shelves were the hallmark of this year’s “World Aluminum Aerosol Can Award” competition organised by the International Organisation of Aluminum Aerosol Con- tainer Manufacturers (AEROBAL). The panel of judges consisted of nine leading international trade journals for packaging and cosmetics.
The European Aluminium Foil Association, (EAFA), has become a full member of the SAVE FOOD initiative which was launched officially in 2011 at the world’s largest packaging fair, interpack, in Dusseldorf.
Presentation at American Society of Naval Engineers (ANSE) Shows Advantages of Cutting Edge Alloys
Alcoa will be at Super Bowl XLVI this Sunday in Indianapolis, Ind., in more ways than one.
Alcoa Defense Congratulates Austal USA on Christening of 127-Meter All-Aluminum LCS Coronado Each LCS Features More than 1 Million Pounds of High-Quality Aluminum
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The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) Chairman Svein Richard Brandtzægy welcomed the launch of the latest in the series of product-related sustainability websites from IAI, highlighting the advantages of the use of aluminium in packaging. Recognising the demand from customers, consumers and policymakers around the world for up-to-date and easy to access information, the IAI has developed the site to demonstrate the economic, social and environmental benefits of aluminium packaging solution
Alcoa has developed a new all-aluminum space frame and bus design for BYD that has reduced the weight of the new BYD Electric Bus body by 40 percent, or nearly one ton, versus steel options. The first two BYD Electric Bus prototypes were launched this week in Changsha City, Hunan Province, China.
Alcoa will supply ArmX aluminum armor kits to Oshkosh Defense for the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) A4.
The Can Crusade, stressing the importance of recycling aluminum cans, is passing through the heart of Steelers Nation and making a stop at the Alcoa Corporate Center on the North Shore. Joe Cahn, self-proclaimed Commissioner of Tailgating, will participate in an Alcoa employee pep rally as part of his nationwide awareness campaign to remind people that using aluminum cans when tailgating is the smartest choice.
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has released the results of a study that confirms the material and economic advantages of using extruded aluminum for solar structural framing applications. Material, fabrication, transportation, and field assembly costs were estimated and vetted for use in the study.
Following a record result in 2010, European tube producers who are members of etma were able to increase their production by a further two per cent in the first half of 2011, to about 5.6 billion units. Shipments of laminate tubes and plastic tubes rose by three per cent, whereas demand for aluminium tubes stagnated.
The Bertram and Judith Kohl Building, a virtual rhapsody in Alcoa’s Reynobond aluminum composite material (ACM), has applied to become the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certified music conservatory in the U.S.
A study released by the Aluminum Association today documents across-the-board sustainability improvements in the North American aluminum industry over the past 20 years. Among the findings of the report, “Aluminum: The Element of Sustainability,” are that, since 1991: · Primary energy demand associated with primary aluminum production has been reduced 17 percent; · Primary energy demand associated with secondary aluminum production has been reduced 58 percent; · Cumulative greenhouse gas emissions associated with primary aluminum production have been reduced 72 percent; · Cumulative greenhouse gas emissions associated with secondary aluminum production have been reduced 65 percent.
Building-integrated solar cells help the employees at Hydro Building Systems’ new energy-efficient headquarters in Bangalore, India, work uninterrupted – even during power outage
The International Magnesium Association (IMA) has issued a Call for Papers in preparation for the 69th Annual World Magnesium Conference to be held May 20 – 22, 2012 in San Francisco, CA, USA.
The Aluminum Association today applauded the New York State Legislature on its passage of a bill that will permit the sale of aluminum bottles in the state. The bill, just signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, reverses a little-known provision contained in the state’s 1982 Bottle Bill that prohibits the sale of metal beverage containers that have detachable caps. Designed to discourage the sale of cans that used detachable pulltabs, the law also technically prohibited the sale of aluminum bottles with crown caps or screw caps.
The international journal for industry, research and application of aluminium is published monthly. It provides information on all topical issues concerning the material, its production, processing, recycling and application. Furthermore, economic topics and ecological consequences of aluminium application are discussed. Thirty percent of all articles in the journal are written in English.
The trade journal is the leading title in the whole German-speaking area. It provides information on material-specific characteristics of aluminium, latest processing technologies and innovative applications in various branches and sectors of industry.
The international trade journal for metallurgy focuses on the non-metal branch with its basic metals copper, zink, aluminium, magnesium, lead, nickel and tin as well as composite materials on metallic basis and special metals. The trade journal provides information on installation engineering and testing technology, introduces latest material developments and reports on user experiences.
