2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (197+ words) July 24, 2026, 9:57 am Constellium signed a new long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with the community of Gottmadingen, Germany. This agreement will provide locally produced solar electricity for its extrusion and automotive structures plants in Gottmadingen and Singen. Deliveries from the Katzental…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (274+ words) Aluminum Dynamics, Inc., part of Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI), plans to invest more than $200 million in a recycled aluminum slab center in Lowndes County, Mississippi. The planned facility would add recycled aluminum slab production near the company’s flat rolled aluminum…...

2+ day, 3+ min ago   (50+ words) July 22, 2026, 9:00 am By J.P. Weiler, Meridian Lightweight Technologies, Inc. Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the June 2026 issue of Light Metal Age. To receive the current issue, please subscribe. by Andrea Svendsen February 17, 2026 0 Comments by Andrea Svendsen May 15, 2026 0 Comments...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (324+ words) July 17, 2026, 1:47 pm The aluminum plant Slovalco has reached an agreement with the Slovak government enabling the restart of 75,000 tonnes of primary aluminum production capacity. The decision to restart Slovalco is dependent on approval of the updated Slovak scheme for compensation…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (325+ words) July 6, 2026, 4:03 pm Hydro entered into a five-year agreement with Nexans to supply approximately 85,000 tonnes of low-carbon aluminum wire rod between 2026 and 2030. The agreement is intended to support the modernization and decarbonization of Europe’s electricity grid using aluminum produced with renewable…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (165+ words) July 6, 2026, 3:43 pm Brimstone’s process completely avoids the need for bauxite, instead using a common, calcium-bearing silicate feedstock. This rock is abundant worldwide and widely available in the United States—clearing a path for both alumina and aluminum to be produced…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (309+ words) July 6, 2026, 9:00 am By Andrew Halonen, Mayflower Consulting LLC. In the passenger car market, a vehicle typically lasts for seven years before the design is refreshed, or the model is replaced entirely. In trucking, the models are refreshed about every 10-15 years. For…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (162+ words) July 1, 2026, 8:30 am Alcoa Corporation entered into a definitive agreement to acquire South32 Limited’s interests, including its bauxite mine, alumina refinery, and aluminum smelter operations in a cash and stock transaction of approximately $4.1 billion. Alcoa will also assume related rehabilitation provisions of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (149+ words) June 30, 2026, 10:35 am The installation of the new press included an advanced automation system with integrated data acquisition and analysis platform (IBA), enabling monitoring and process optimization. Operational efficiency is further supported by the use of an industrial tablet alongside the…...

1+ mon, 7+ hour ago   (272+ words) June 24, 2026, 9:00 am Trimet Aluminium SE significantly expanded the capacity of its recycling facility in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, while also fundamentally modernizing its energy supply. In addition, Trimet is investing in additional recycling capacity in Essen, Germany, and is expanding its scrap…...