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Aluminium in Europe Newsletter: 26 November – 2 December

12/02/2018

FACE Aluminium brings you a roundup of last week’s aluminium news. Among the latest main news: In Europe, the Amsterdam-based Constellium is unveiling a new automative facility in Slovakia, the German Trimet cuts ingot production due to global alumina supply shortages, and Hydro’s CEO Brandtzæg predicts slower aluminium demand growth due […]

EGA Unveils Plans For Responsible Waste Management At Al Taweelah Alumina Refinery

11/12/2018

Preparing to launch production at its Al Taweelah alumina refinery during the first half of next year, the United Arab Emirates’ aluminium conglomerate Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) unveiled plans to responsibly manage bauxite residues – by-products of alumina refining. EGA has constructed a dedicated storage space for the […]

Romanian Aluminium Smelter ALRO Invests EUR 53 Million In 2018

10/12/2018

Romanian aluminium company ALRO published an update on its 2018 investment programme into high value-added and very high value-added aluminium products. The investment plan focuses on increasing the company’s market share, enhancing the quality of its hot-rolled products and reducing production costs. In order to increase the production […]

ESTRAL Orders Latest Aluminium Extrusion Press From SMS Group

08/28/2018

ESTRAL Spa, an Italian producer of custom-shaped aluminium extruded profiles, signed a contract with SMS group to supply a new extrusion press. The new equipment will be the second press for the Italian aluminium market supplied by SMS group and the first one of the new HybrEx®28 series. […]

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European Project Develops 3D-Printing Process for Applying Aluminium Stiffeners to Aerospace Fuselage Panels

06/13/2018

A consortium of four European organizations has developed a method for producing self-reinforced fuselage panels by applying aluminium wire to said panels via additive manufacturing. Firms Stelia Aerospace and CT Ingénierie, and École Centrale de Nantes, all of France, and Constellium of the Netherlands developed the groundbreaking method under the auspices of […]