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performance in 2023 report </a> <div class="tile__content__desc"> <div><p>With the issue of its Sustainability Report for 2023, Alcoa Corporation details its progress on the company’s strategic long-term goals.</p></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="tile__wrapper"><article data-history-node-id="3716" class="tile__wrapper__sub"> <a class="tile__image" role="button" href="/ega-extends-celestial-r-supply-agreement-with-bmw-group" aria-label="EGA extends CelestiAL-R supply agreement with BMW Group" title="EGA extends CelestiAL-R supply agreement with BMW Group"> <div class="img__wrapper"> <img title="EGA sources its solar aluminium from the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in the desert outside Dubai." data-368="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-11/EGA_Solar_Park.jpeg.webp?itok=AUNBYuNi" data-640="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_640_360/public/ww/2024-11/EGA_Solar_Park.jpeg.webp?itok=Lg6P1pX5" data-960="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_960_540/public/ww/2024-11/EGA_Solar_Park.jpeg.webp?itok=JO4tTtmV" data-1376="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_1376_774/public/ww/2024-11/EGA_Solar_Park.jpeg.webp?itok=sBn9bNX0" src="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-11/EGA_Solar_Park.jpeg.webp?itok=AUNBYuNi" class="img__landscape" alt="EGA sources its solar aluminium from the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in the desert outside Dubai." /> <div class="img__copyright">© EGA</div> </div> </a> <div class="tile__content"> <div class="tile__content__topic"><a href="/ega-extends-celestial-r-supply-agreement-with-bmw-group" hreflang="en">‘Solar’ aluminium</a></div> <a class="tile__content__title" role="button" href="/ega-extends-celestial-r-supply-agreement-with-bmw-group" aria-label="EGA extends CelestiAL-R supply agreement with BMW Group" title="EGA extends CelestiAL-R supply agreement with BMW Group"> EGA extends CelestiAL-R supply agreement with BMW Group </a> <div class="tile__content__desc"> <div><p>More recycled metal in vehicles: BMW uses EGA’s CelestiAL-R – aluminium made with solar power and recycled metal – for high-quality components for its vehicles.</p></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="tile__wrapper ad_adition"> <div id="ad-entity-sXGeleuTrow" class="ad-entity-container not-initialized" data-ad-entity="werbekachel_1" data-ad-entity-type="adition" data-ad-entity-view="adition_default" data-ad-entity-variant='["any"]' 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advanced electromechanical machine specifically designed to address the issues posed by traditional stretchers." data-368="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-11/smf_estretch_Side%20View%20with%20Logo.jpeg.webp?itok=Kh33z4Pp" data-640="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_640_360/public/ww/2024-11/smf_estretch_Side%20View%20with%20Logo.jpeg.webp?itok=6plxXN-Q" data-960="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_960_540/public/ww/2024-11/smf_estretch_Side%20View%20with%20Logo.jpeg.webp?itok=r8JmGQy3" data-1376="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_1376_774/public/ww/2024-11/smf_estretch_Side%20View%20with%20Logo.jpeg.webp?itok=UrtNlm6R" src="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-11/smf_estretch_Side%20View%20with%20Logo.jpeg.webp?itok=Kh33z4Pp" class="img__landscape" alt="The E-Stretch is an advanced electromechanical machine specifically designed to address the issues posed by traditional stretchers." /> <div class="img__copyright">© SMF Extrusion</div> </div> </a> <div class="tile__content"> <div class="tile__content__topic"><a href="/topic/extrusion" hreflang="en">Extrusion</a></div> <a class="tile__content__title" role="button" href="/a-new-era-of-stretchers" aria-label="A new era of stretchers" title="A new era of stretchers"> A new era of stretchers </a> <div class="tile__content__desc"> <div><p>The E-Stretch offers various advantages over hydraulic systems: It needs no oil because of the compressed air electromechanical technology.</p></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="tile__wrapper"><article data-history-node-id="3712" class="tile__wrapper__sub"> <a class="tile__image" role="button" href="/faithful-restoration-of-a-cult-restaurant" aria-label="Faithful restoration of a cult restaurant" title="Faithful restoration of a cult restaurant"> <div class="img__wrapper"> <img title="A national treasure: “Sansibar” on Sylt island is a popular haunt in northern Germany. After 40 years in business, an extensive renovation was required. The cult restaurant was therefore fitted with new windows (Schüco AWS 75.SI+) and lift-and-slide systems (Schüco ASE 80.HI)." data-368="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-11/Schueco_Objektreportage_Sansibar_Sylt_4168a15_300dpi%28ENT_ID%3D458.jpeg.webp?itok=b8RnJiUU" data-640="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_640_360/public/ww/2024-11/Schueco_Objektreportage_Sansibar_Sylt_4168a15_300dpi%28ENT_ID%3D458.jpeg.webp?itok=-u8B-UvE" data-960="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_960_540/public/ww/2024-11/Schueco_Objektreportage_Sansibar_Sylt_4168a15_300dpi%28ENT_ID%3D458.jpeg.webp?itok=7KpakoGy" data-1376="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_1376_774/public/ww/2024-11/Schueco_Objektreportage_Sansibar_Sylt_4168a15_300dpi%28ENT_ID%3D458.jpeg.webp?itok=ntWGWSZz" src="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-11/Schueco_Objektreportage_Sansibar_Sylt_4168a15_300dpi%28ENT_ID%3D458.jpeg.webp?itok=b8RnJiUU" class="img__landscape" alt="A national treasure: “Sansibar” on Sylt island is a popular haunt in northern Germany. After 40 years in business, an extensive renovation was required. The cult restaurant was therefore fitted with new windows (Schüco AWS 75.SI+) and lift-and-slide systems (Schüco ASE 80.HI)." /> <div class="img__copyright">© Architekturfotografie Bach / Schüco International KG</div> </div> </a> <div class="tile__content"> <div class="tile__content__topic"><a href="/topic/building-construction" hreflang="und">Building + Construction</a></div> <a class="tile__content__title" role="button" href="/faithful-restoration-of-a-cult-restaurant" aria-label="Faithful restoration of a cult restaurant" title="Faithful restoration of a cult restaurant"> Faithful restoration of a cult restaurant </a> <div class="tile__content__desc"> <div><p>After around forty years of operation, the renowned beach bar Sansibar on the North Sea island of Sylt has been completely renovated – the new window profiles were made from 75 % recycled aluminium.</p></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="tile__wrapper ad_adition"> <div id="ad-entity-LqKMSVbHwy8" class="ad-entity-container not-initialized" data-ad-entity="werbekachel_2" data-ad-entity-type="adition" data-ad-entity-view="adition_default" data-ad-entity-variant='["any"]' data-ad-entity-targeting='{"\u003Cp\u003Eentitytype\u003C\/p\u003E\n":"\u003Cp\u003Enode\/svg_overview_page\u003C\/p\u003E\n","\u003Cp\u003Eentitylabel\u003C\/p\u003E\n":"\u003Cp\u003EHomepage\u003C\/p\u003E\n","\u003Cp\u003Eentityuuid\u003C\/p\u003E\n":"\u003Cp\u003E5ea58220-e271-42e0-b154-90ef27ed195e\u003C\/p\u003E\n"}'><div class="ad__mark">Ad</div> <div id="ad-entity-adition--werbekachel_2" class="ad-entity-adition ad-entity-adition--werbekachel_2" data-ad-position-id="5155784" data-ad-position-name="ad-entity-adition--werbekachel_2"></div><script>window.adEntity = window.adEntity || {queue: []}; window.adEntity.queue.push(document.getElementById('ad-entity-LqKMSVbHwy8'));</script></div> </div> <div class="tile__wrapper"><article data-history-node-id="3710" class="tile__wrapper__sub"> <a class="tile__image" role="button" href="/waving-defects-in-extruded-profiles" aria-label="Waving defects in extruded profiles" title="Waving defects in extruded profiles"> <div class="img__wrapper"> <img title="Fig. 1: Waving defect in an extruded profile." data-368="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-11/raedt_strangpressen_anlauf_web.jpeg.webp?itok=GBET4P_8" data-640="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_640_360/public/ww/2024-11/raedt_strangpressen_anlauf_web.jpeg.webp?itok=2evKIXIc" data-960="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_960_540/public/ww/2024-11/raedt_strangpressen_anlauf_web.jpeg.webp?itok=BK694r--" data-1376="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_1376_774/public/ww/2024-11/raedt_strangpressen_anlauf_web.jpeg.webp?itok=fNHvFIHh" src="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-11/raedt_strangpressen_anlauf_web.jpeg.webp?itok=GBET4P_8" class="img__landscape" alt="Fig. 1: Waving defect in an extruded profile." /> <div class="img__copyright">© Prosimalys</div> </div> </a> <div class="tile__content"> <div class="tile__content__topic"><a href="/topic/extrusion" hreflang="en">Extrusion</a></div> <a class="tile__content__title" role="button" href="/waving-defects-in-extruded-profiles" aria-label="Waving defects in extruded profiles" title="Waving defects in extruded profiles"> Waving defects in extruded profiles </a> <div class="tile__content__desc"> <div><p>Understanding and controlling the fundamental mechanisms that lead to shape variations.</p></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="tile__wrapper"><article data-history-node-id="3689" class="tile__wrapper__sub"> <a class="tile__image" role="button" href="/hatch-selected-as-delivery-partner-for-rio-tinto" aria-label="Hatch selected as delivery partner for Rio Tinto" title="Hatch selected as delivery partner for Rio Tinto"> <div class="img__wrapper"> <img title="AP60 potline at the Rio Tinto Jonquiere plant in Quebec." data-368="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-10/AP60_potline_rta.jpeg.webp?itok=sfBni9PM" data-640="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_640_360/public/ww/2024-10/AP60_potline_rta.jpeg.webp?itok=IhoxJ95N" data-960="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_960_540/public/ww/2024-10/AP60_potline_rta.jpeg.webp?itok=sf6bKj_Y" data-1376="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_1376_774/public/ww/2024-10/AP60_potline_rta.jpeg.webp?itok=irpUOroe" src="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-10/AP60_potline_rta.jpeg.webp?itok=sfBni9PM" class="img__landscape" alt="AP60 potline at the Rio Tinto Jonquiere plant in Quebec." /> <div class="img__copyright">© Hatch</div> </div> </a> <div class="tile__content"> <div class="tile__content__topic"><a href="/hatch-selected-as-delivery-partner-for-rio-tinto" hreflang="en">Expansion project in Jonquière</a></div> <a class="tile__content__title" role="button" href="/hatch-selected-as-delivery-partner-for-rio-tinto" aria-label="Hatch selected as delivery partner for Rio Tinto" title="Hatch selected as delivery partner for Rio Tinto"> Hatch selected as delivery partner for Rio Tinto </a> <div class="tile__content__desc"> <div><p>The AP60 aluminium smelter expansion project will increase the smelter’s capacity by 160,000 tpy for a total of 220,000 tpy from the smelter’s 134 cells.</p></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <aside class="layout__region layout__region--aside"> <div class="aside__wrapper make--aside--sticky"> <div class="views-element-container joined--rows disable--image disable--topic disable--desc 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data-640="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_640_360/public/ww/2024-11/quakerhoughton_rolling_fluid.jpeg.webp?itok=qeUe0s7h" data-960="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_960_540/public/ww/2024-11/quakerhoughton_rolling_fluid.jpeg.webp?itok=6Z5TWlp2" data-1376="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_1376_774/public/ww/2024-11/quakerhoughton_rolling_fluid.jpeg.webp?itok=_Jg0kVdz" src="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-11/quakerhoughton_rolling_fluid.jpeg.webp?itok=x-eurdrG" class="img__landscape" alt="The new hot rolling fluid improves plant cleanliness and reduces oil consumption in aluminium mills." /> <div class="img__copyright">© Pavel L Photo and Video/Shutterstock</div> </div> </a> <div class="tile__content"> <div class="tile__content__topic"><a href="/topic/rolling-mill" hreflang="en">Rolling mill</a></div> <a class="tile__content__title" role="button" href="/new-rolling-fluid-for-more-cleanliness-in-aluminium-mills" aria-label="New rolling fluid for more cleanliness in aluminium mills" title="New rolling fluid for more cleanliness in aluminium mills"> New rolling fluid for more cleanliness in aluminium mills </a> <div class="tile__content__desc"> <div><p>The new non-soap emulsion technology by Quaker Houghton prevents both metallic soap buildup and metal sludge formation that challenge mills using existing emulsion chemistries. </p></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="tile__wrapper"><article data-history-node-id="3679" class="tile__wrapper__sub"> <a class="tile__image" role="button" href="/with-a-unified-view-of-all-process-data" aria-label="With a unified view of all process data" title="With a unified view of all process data"> <div class="img__wrapper"> <img title="At its plant in Sierre, Novelis covers the entire process chain – from casting to finishing of aluminium." data-368="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-10/iba_Novelis_Sierre.jpeg.webp?itok=H_-xxxvD" data-640="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_640_360/public/ww/2024-10/iba_Novelis_Sierre.jpeg.webp?itok=I6DOR4p9" data-960="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_960_540/public/ww/2024-10/iba_Novelis_Sierre.jpeg.webp?itok=yK6jLFQb" data-1376="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_1376_774/public/ww/2024-10/iba_Novelis_Sierre.jpeg.webp?itok=POhDFmcD" src="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-10/iba_Novelis_Sierre.jpeg.webp?itok=H_-xxxvD" class="img__landscape" alt="At its plant in Sierre, Novelis covers the entire process chain – from casting to finishing of aluminium." /> <div class="img__copyright">© Novelis</div> </div> </a> <div class="tile__content"> <div class="tile__content__topic"><a href="/topic/measurement-technology" hreflang="en">Measurement Technology</a></div> <a class="tile__content__title" role="button" href="/with-a-unified-view-of-all-process-data" aria-label="With a unified view of all process data" title="With a unified view of all process data"> With a unified view of all process data </a> <div class="tile__content__desc"> <div><p>The commissioning of a new pusher-type furnace at their location in Sierre prompted Novelis to standardise the acquisition and analysis of process data by means of the IBA AG.</p></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="tile__wrapper"><article data-history-node-id="3710" class="tile__wrapper__sub"> <a class="tile__image" role="button" href="/waving-defects-in-extruded-profiles" aria-label="Waving defects in extruded profiles" title="Waving defects in extruded profiles"> <div class="img__wrapper"> <img title="Fig. 1: Waving defect in an extruded profile." data-368="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-11/raedt_strangpressen_anlauf_web.jpeg.webp?itok=GBET4P_8" data-640="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_640_360/public/ww/2024-11/raedt_strangpressen_anlauf_web.jpeg.webp?itok=2evKIXIc" data-960="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_960_540/public/ww/2024-11/raedt_strangpressen_anlauf_web.jpeg.webp?itok=BK694r--" data-1376="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_1376_774/public/ww/2024-11/raedt_strangpressen_anlauf_web.jpeg.webp?itok=fNHvFIHh" src="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-11/raedt_strangpressen_anlauf_web.jpeg.webp?itok=GBET4P_8" class="img__landscape" alt="Fig. 1: Waving defect in an extruded profile." /> <div class="img__copyright">© Prosimalys</div> </div> </a> <div class="tile__content"> <div class="tile__content__topic"><a href="/topic/extrusion" hreflang="en">Extrusion</a></div> <a class="tile__content__title" role="button" href="/waving-defects-in-extruded-profiles" aria-label="Waving defects in extruded profiles" title="Waving defects in extruded profiles"> Waving defects in extruded profiles </a> <div class="tile__content__desc"> <div><p>Understanding and controlling the fundamental mechanisms that lead to shape variations.</p></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="tile__wrapper"><article data-history-node-id="3707" class="tile__wrapper__sub"> <a class="tile__image" role="button" href="/china-is-aiming-to-establish-its-own-version-of-glencore" aria-label="China is aiming to establish its own version of ‘Glencore’" title="China is aiming to establish its own version of ‘Glencore’"> <div class="img__wrapper"> <img title="IXM group of companies is the key link of a global supply chain providing China with the necessary materials for e-vehicle batteries." data-368="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-11/Foto%20-%20pxhere.com.jpeg.webp?itok=PcxXSGqP" data-640="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_640_360/public/ww/2024-11/Foto%20-%20pxhere.com.jpeg.webp?itok=Cq216VIj" data-960="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_960_540/public/ww/2024-11/Foto%20-%20pxhere.com.jpeg.webp?itok=3H-TFZv1" data-1376="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_1376_774/public/ww/2024-11/Foto%20-%20pxhere.com.jpeg.webp?itok=DjFqqcBw" src="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-11/Foto%20-%20pxhere.com.jpeg.webp?itok=PcxXSGqP" class="img__landscape" alt="IXM group of companies is the key link of a global supply chain providing China with the necessary materials for e-vehicle batteries." /> <div class="img__copyright">© pxhere.com</div> </div> </a> <div class="tile__content"> <div class="tile__content__topic"><a href="/topic/light-metal-trade" hreflang="en">Light Metal Trade</a></div> <a class="tile__content__title" role="button" href="/china-is-aiming-to-establish-its-own-version-of-glencore" aria-label="China is aiming to establish its own version of ‘Glencore’" title="China is aiming to establish its own version of ‘Glencore’"> China is aiming to establish its own version of ‘Glencore’ </a> <div class="tile__content__desc"> <div><p>Chinese commodity trading house IXM hopes to successfully compete with independent Western trading houses.</p></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="tile__wrapper"><article data-history-node-id="3690" class="tile__wrapper__sub"> <a class="tile__image" role="button" href="/novelis-relies-on-danieli-technology" aria-label="Novelis relies on Danieli technology" title="Novelis relies on Danieli technology"> <div class="img__wrapper"> <img title="Novelis has awarded Danieli the order for a 1+4 hot mill, a continuous coating and high-speed trimming line. " data-368="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-10/danieli_novelis_hotmill.jpeg.webp?itok=X2ixQ9gx" data-640="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_640_360/public/ww/2024-10/danieli_novelis_hotmill.jpeg.webp?itok=4aD-vYTA" data-960="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_960_540/public/ww/2024-10/danieli_novelis_hotmill.jpeg.webp?itok=GE0qesGD" data-1376="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_1376_774/public/ww/2024-10/danieli_novelis_hotmill.jpeg.webp?itok=nen2UzBP" src="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-10/danieli_novelis_hotmill.jpeg.webp?itok=X2ixQ9gx" class="img__landscape" alt="Novelis has awarded Danieli the order for a 1+4 hot mill, a continuous coating and high-speed trimming line. 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" data-368="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-10/danieli_novelis_hotmill.jpeg.webp?itok=X2ixQ9gx" data-640="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_640_360/public/ww/2024-10/danieli_novelis_hotmill.jpeg.webp?itok=4aD-vYTA" data-960="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_960_540/public/ww/2024-10/danieli_novelis_hotmill.jpeg.webp?itok=GE0qesGD" data-1376="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_1376_774/public/ww/2024-10/danieli_novelis_hotmill.jpeg.webp?itok=nen2UzBP" src="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-10/danieli_novelis_hotmill.jpeg.webp?itok=X2ixQ9gx" class="img__landscape" alt="Novelis has awarded Danieli the order for a 1+4 hot mill, a continuous coating and high-speed trimming line. " /> <div class="img__copyright">© Danieli</div> </div> </a> <div class="tile__content"> <div class="tile__content__topic"><a href="/novelis-relies-on-danieli-technology" hreflang="en">New aluminium plant in Alabama</a></div> <a class="tile__content__title" role="button" href="/novelis-relies-on-danieli-technology" aria-label="Novelis relies on Danieli technology" title="Novelis relies on Danieli technology"> Novelis relies on Danieli technology </a> <div class="tile__content__desc"> <div><p>With its new aluminium plant in Alabama, the US producer will add production capacity for 1m tpy of the most advanced aluminium alloys.</p></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="tile__wrapper"><article data-history-node-id="3702" class="tile__wrapper__sub"> <a class="tile__image" role="button" href="/report-spotlights-uk-aluminium-industry" aria-label="Report spotlights UK aluminium industry" title="Report spotlights UK aluminium industry"> <div class="img__wrapper"> <img title="The 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class="tile__wrapper"><article data-history-node-id="3721" class="tile__wrapper__sub"> <a class="tile__image" role="button" href="/researchers-aim-for-organic-design-scrap-based-alloys" aria-label="Researchers aim for organic design, scrap-based alloys" title="Researchers aim for organic design, scrap-based alloys"> <div class="img__wrapper"> <img title="Sarginsons is an aluminium foundry that combines metal solidification, digital twin simulation, and topological optimisation, to generate lighter, stronger and near zero carbon castings." data-368="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-11/Sarginsons%20single-piece-casting_quer.jpeg.webp?itok=xdahD9LR" data-640="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_640_360/public/ww/2024-11/Sarginsons%20single-piece-casting_quer.jpeg.webp?itok=5BYHCbAb" data-960="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_960_540/public/ww/2024-11/Sarginsons%20single-piece-casting_quer.jpeg.webp?itok=ysavSs4_" data-1376="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_1376_774/public/ww/2024-11/Sarginsons%20single-piece-casting_quer.jpeg.webp?itok=V726Trqg" src="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-11/Sarginsons%20single-piece-casting_quer.jpeg.webp?itok=xdahD9LR" class="img__landscape" alt="Sarginsons is an aluminium foundry that combines metal solidification, digital twin simulation, and topological optimisation, to generate lighter, stronger and near zero carbon castings." /> <div class="img__copyright">© Sarginsons</div> </div> </a> <div class="tile__content"> <div class="tile__content__topic"><a href="/topic/rd-materials" hreflang="en">R&D / Materials</a></div> <a class="tile__content__title" role="button" href="/researchers-aim-for-organic-design-scrap-based-alloys" aria-label="Researchers aim for organic design, scrap-based alloys" title="Researchers aim for organic design, scrap-based alloys"> Researchers aim for organic design, scrap-based alloys </a> <div class="tile__content__desc"> <div><p>The PIVOT research project seeks to develop design software capable of adapting ‘organic designs’, to cut vehicles’ component weight while maximising use of secondary alloys.</p></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="tile__wrapper"><article data-history-node-id="3681" class="tile__wrapper__sub"> <a class="tile__image" role="button" href="/profilglass-reinforces-its-partnership-with-salico" aria-label="Profilglass reinforces its partnership with Salico" title="Profilglass reinforces its partnership with Salico"> <div class="img__wrapper"> <img title="Thin-gauge slitting line with vacuum roll detail." data-368="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-10/salico_Thingauge_Slittingline%20%28Vacuum%20roll%20detail%29%28ENT_ID%3D44851.jpeg.webp?itok=p4-b_XeE" data-640="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_640_360/public/ww/2024-10/salico_Thingauge_Slittingline%20%28Vacuum%20roll%20detail%29%28ENT_ID%3D44851.jpeg.webp?itok=qM01Vy3M" data-960="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_960_540/public/ww/2024-10/salico_Thingauge_Slittingline%20%28Vacuum%20roll%20detail%29%28ENT_ID%3D44851.jpeg.webp?itok=iF7lo9fL" data-1376="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_1376_774/public/ww/2024-10/salico_Thingauge_Slittingline%20%28Vacuum%20roll%20detail%29%28ENT_ID%3D44851.jpeg.webp?itok=pn8sXBRI" src="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-10/salico_Thingauge_Slittingline%20%28Vacuum%20roll%20detail%29%28ENT_ID%3D44851.jpeg.webp?itok=p4-b_XeE" class="img__landscape" alt="Thin-gauge slitting line with vacuum roll detail." /> <div class="img__copyright">© Salico</div> </div> </a> <div class="tile__content"> <div class="tile__content__topic"><a href="/topic/forming" hreflang="en">Forming</a></div> <a class="tile__content__title" role="button" href="/profilglass-reinforces-its-partnership-with-salico" aria-label="Profilglass reinforces its partnership with Salico" title="Profilglass reinforces its partnership with Salico"> Profilglass reinforces its partnership with Salico </a> <div class="tile__content__desc"> <div><p>With an investment in two new cutting lines, Profilglass expands its production capacity and aims at enhancing the precision and efficiency of its operations.</p></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div 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data-1376="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_1376_774/public/ww/2024-11/skapa_skalnik_recycling-1.jpeg.webp?itok=lA2TjBKr" src="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-11/skapa_skalnik_recycling-1.jpeg.webp?itok=gum5HUmg" class="img__landscape" alt="“The can waste we receive is first shredded, then separated into different fractions and thoroughly cleaned of impurities,” explains Anton Skalnik, owner of Skapa Recycling." /> <div class="img__copyright">© Redwave</div> </div> </a> <div class="tile__content"> <div class="tile__content__topic"><a href="/topic/sorting-technology" hreflang="en">Sorting technology</a></div> <a class="tile__content__title" role="button" href="/innovative-technology-for-efficient-recycling-of-ubcs" aria-label="Innovative technology for efficient recycling of UBCs" title="Innovative technology for efficient recycling of UBCs"> Innovative technology for efficient recycling of UBCs </a> <div class="tile__content__desc"> <div><p>Skapa Recycling GmbH, in cooperation with Redwave, uses state-of-the-art sorting technology and optimised processes for the recycling of aluminium cans.</p></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tile--limit--3x tile--col-3x-md cluster__wrapper"> <a href="/topic/markets-products" role="button" class="cluster__wrapper__title" aria-label="Markets & Products" title="Markets & Products"> <h2>Markets & Products</h2> <i class="fi icon-title-arrow" aria-label="Markets & Products" title="Markets & Products" role="complementary"></i> </a> <div class="cluster__wrapper__inner"> <div class="tile__wrapper"><article data-history-node-id="3683" class="tile__wrapper__sub"> <a class="tile__image" role="button" href="/driving-safety-with-aluminium" aria-label="Driving safety with aluminium" title="Driving safety with aluminium"> <div class="img__wrapper"> <img title="Hydro Crash management: vehicle components designed and produced with aluminium to address impacts." data-368="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-10/hydro_crash_management.jpeg.webp?itok=W7xSQfcl" data-640="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_640_360/public/ww/2024-10/hydro_crash_management.jpeg.webp?itok=Hw-_CPbq" data-960="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_960_540/public/ww/2024-10/hydro_crash_management.jpeg.webp?itok=WfETo0nR" data-1376="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_1376_774/public/ww/2024-10/hydro_crash_management.jpeg.webp?itok=_lZ2RVwB" src="https://www.aluminium-journal.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_368_207/public/ww/2024-10/hydro_crash_management.jpeg.webp?itok=W7xSQfcl" class="img__landscape" alt="Hydro Crash management: vehicle components designed and produced with aluminium to address impacts." /> <div class="img__copyright">© Hydro</div> </div> </a> <div 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