Kaiser Aluminum Corporation entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Alcoa Warrick LLC from Alcoa Corporation for $670 million. This acquisition includes all of the Warrick rolling assets, comprising the casthouse, hot mill, cold mills, and coating and slitting lines. Located near Evansville, Indiana, Warrick produces about 310,000 tonnes of rolled aluminum per year, with a strong […]
ALVANCE Aluminium Group, part of GFG Alliance, completed its purchase of the Duffel aluminum rolling mill and recycling operations near Antwerp in Belgium. The company acquired the site from Novelis for €310 million. The mill will be renamed ALVANCE Aluminium Duffel. “I would like to welcome the Duffel team to the family of GFG Alliance […]
The Aluminum Association’s Foil Trade Enforcement Working Group filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions charging that unfairly traded imports of aluminum foil from five countries — Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia, and Turkey — are causing material injury to the domestic industry. In early 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce published antidumping and countervailing duty orders on […]
AMAG Austria Metall AG is acquiring a 70% share of Aircraft Philipp Gruppe (ACP). Headquartered in Übersee/Chiemsee, Germany, ACP manufactures assembly-ready metal parts for the aviation and aerospace industry. “We are pleased to be integrating such a first-class company as ACP into the AMAG Group,” said Gerald Mayer, CEO of AMAG Austria Metall AG. “AMAG […]
AMAG rolling GmbH is upgrading and modernizing a two-high hot rolling mill and a four-high cold rolling mill at its plant in Ranshofen, Austria. The parts and work for both orders will be supplied by Primetals Technologies. The aim of the work is to improve the reliability and safety of the equipment. AMAG rolling GmbH, part of […]
The European Commission announced aluminum extrusions from China will be subject to registration by national customs authorities as of August 25th, 2020, as part of an ongoing antidumping investigation. On February 14th, the European Commission opened an antidumping investigation into aluminum extrusions originating from China — following a complaint made by European Aluminium. The complaint alleged […]
Logan Aluminum Inc. installed a new heating and homogenizing furnace for aluminum ingots for its aluminum rolling facility in Russellville, Kentucky. The installation allows the company to expand its production of heat treated aluminum ingot for its rolling facility. Established in 1985, Logan Aluminum is currently owned by Novelis and Tri-Arrows Aluminum. With 40+ acres under […]
Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill (GARMCO) in the Kingdom of Bahrain is initiating a new vision for a sustainable future. The GARMCO Green Initiative provides a tangible template for the company’s new strategic direction. Drawing on years of best practices, the company aims to actively implement eco-friendly processes throughout its value chain and achieve high sustainability standards. As […]
