News
Lotte Aluminium orders a high-bay storage system for aluminium coils from the SMS group for a site in the USA.
Measurement
Nokra, Baesweiler, Germany, has introduced the world's first laser-optical thickness measuring system for wide strips with a measuring depth of up to two m.
Automotive
In addition to a servo press line, the new Porsche plant in Halle also has a state-of-the-art blanking line in the fully networked Smart Press Shop in Halle.
Building + Construction
A new study shows how an aluminium bridge could be a cost-efficient and climate-friendly alternative for the new coastal highway in Norway.
Aviation
Avic Shenyang Commercial Aircraft Corp. (SACC) in the northern Chinese city of Shenyang is the long-time supplier of the DASH8 – Q400 fuselage to Bombardier in Canada. The company has awarded thyssenkrupp Aerospace Suzhou with the provision of over 1,000 cut-to-size aluminium plate items in various dimensions. Between 2020 and 2022, thyssenkrupp Aerospace Suzhou’s free-trade-zone facility will be managing material supply and processing nearly 500 tonnes. In June 2019, Bombardier completed the sale of the DASH8 – Q400 to De Havilland Aircraft of Canada.
Economics
JW Aluminum has announced plans to close its foil plant located in St. Louis, Missouri on 30 May 2020. The company blames unfair Chinese imports of aluminium foil for this step.
Industry
Aludium has achieved ASI Performance Standard Certification for its plants in Amorebieta and Alicante in Spain. The plants’ operations cover re-melting/refining, casting and semi-fabrication activities as well as Aludium’s R&D Center and plant administrative facilities.
Company
Gränges AB has signed an agreement to acquire the Polish flat rolled aluminium producer Aluminium Konin from Boryszew Group for SEK2.3bn (€219m). The acquisition strengthens Gränges’ product offering and presence in Europe and contributes with strong positions in new attractive niche markets. Aluminium Konin adds new capabilities and capacity to expand Gränges’ offering for future transport solutions, such as electric vehicles, and contributes to a stronger position in growing markets.
Amag Austria Metall AG in Ranshofen continued on its growth track and set a new record in the first half of the year.
Novelis reports the launch of Advanz 6HS-s650.
Extrusion
The German aluminium semis industry can look back on a satisfactory 2018. Although there was an economic slowdown in the second half of the year, the production of semi-finished aluminium products for the year as a whole remained stable.
Hydro has developed a new aluminium conductor sheet, which can mark a step change material for many electrotechnical applications.
Gränges in Sweden has decided to invest SEK400m to improve efficiency and expand the production facility in Finspång. The project is expected to be completed in the second half of 2021 and will increase capacity in the plant by 20,000 tonnes to 120,000 tpy. “By streamlining and expanding the facility in Finspång, we create opportunities for a clear improvement of operating results in our European operations. We also take important steps forward in our sustainability efforts by reducing transports and converting from diesel to electric forklifts,” says CEO Johan Menckel.
Aluminium products manufacturer JW Aluminum, is investing USD8.5 million to install a new tension levelling and slitting line at its Goose Creek, South Carolina facility.
Recycling
With effect of 1 January 2018, BAGR Berliner Aluminiumwerk GmbH has purchased the remaining 50% of the shares of Stockach Aluminium GmbH from SSVP III, a private equity fund that is advised by Orlando Management AG.
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