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09/06/2019
FACE member FOUNDRY ECOCER – one of the biggest Italian producers of products and auxiliaries for non-ferrous alloys foundries – and STAS INC – a Canadian designer and supplier of various technologies aimed at improving the productivity and quality of aluminium – signed a cooperation agreement to market and […]
08/22/2019
Rheinfelden Alloys – a subsidiary of FACE member company Aluminium Rheinfelden Group – has signed a global licensing agreement with Japanese firm MNA Nikkei MC Aluminium for the production of innovative, patented aluminium alloys. The agreement authorises NMA Nikkei MC Aluminium to manufacture and sell several Rheinfelden alloy […]
03/21/2019
It’s conventional wisdom to believe that the development of human civilization would have been impossible without the invention and large-scale usage of iron ore products, such as pig iron and steel. Iron has been used for over 5000 years, and it is still the most widely used metal due to […]
03/07/2019
Bauxite residue could soon find new life as building material replacing sand and clay-based products thanks to research partnership between UAE’s Emirates Global Aluminium and the European research and technology organisation VITO NV. Alongside experts from the University of Leuven in Belgium, the two companies have been conducting research […]
02/19/2019
Tenova LOI Thermprocess – a German supplier for furnace plants – signed a contract to supply a large aluminium recycling furnace to the Italian recycling and melting company Fonderie Pandolfo. Tenova LOI will deliver and install its Twin-Chamber Melting Furnace TCF to go into operation at the end of […]
02/17/2019
Trimet Aluminium – Germany’s largest aluminium producer and one of the leading players in Europe – expanded its German aluminium recycling operations by installing a new rotary furnace for remelting aluminium scrap. The new equipment follows Trimet’s increasing use of aluminium scrap as feedstock following tightening alumina supplies last […]
02/15/2019
AMAG – the biggest company in the Austrian aluminium sector – officially commissioned its new cladding facility, the company announced on Monday 11 February. The new facility is part of the “AMAG 2020” expansion project with the company making significant investments to secure its position on the European market. […]
02/04/2019
FACE Aluminium brings you a roundup of last week’s aluminium news. Among the latest main news: the EU want the US to remove metal tariffs in exchange for eliminating EU industrial tariffs, Europe’s biggest aluminium refinery Aughinish could see further investment now without a threat of sanction to its parent […]
01/23/2019
German carmaker Audi’s Münchsmünster production site – specialised in manufacturing form-hardened sheet steel elements and diecast aluminium components for lightweight construction – celebrated its five-year anniversary and highlighted its future priorities for sustainability and biodiversity. The Münchsmünster facility – situated near Ingolstadt in Bavaria – opened in 2013 […]