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 Sep 10 |
A century of aluminium foil |
In 1910 Robert Victor Neher, who holds a patent for the continuous rolling from coil to coil of aluminium foil, opened in Switzerland, Kreutzlingen, his first plant for the foil production.
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Aug 10 |
Rolling, innovation and new markets |
The latest studies on the aluminium alloy rolling industry show a general diffusion of plants in many countries around the world; there is rapid growth in the Chinese rolling industry and strong growth in India and Brazil.
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Jul 10 |
Aluminium For Future Generations meets the politicians |
The traditional annual meeting between the aluminium industry and the world of politics, promoted by Assomet’s Centroal within the AFFG industrial communication project, was held in Rome last July 14th at the Convention Centre of the Hotel Nazionale. This round was dedicated to the issue of aluminium in the building and construction sector.
Organized by Strategic Advice, which has always taken care of the AFFG project development on behalf of Centroal, the meeting included a series of short presentations made by the representatives of the Italian aluminium industry, and was followed by a final debate chaired by Gabriele Cirieco from SA.
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Jul 10 |
METEF 2010 meets the expectations |
METEF-FOUNDEQ, which took place at the Garda Exhibition Centre in Montichiari, Brescia, over 4 days from 14 to 17 April, was once again confirmed as a reference event for the metallurgical industry as it brought together meetings, debates, round tables, innovation and technology related to the aluminium and foundry industries.
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Jun 10 |
The European extrusion looks to the future |
This is what we found in a long talk with Nils Arthur, president of the ProfilGruppen AB Swedish Group and current chairman of the Extrusion Council of EAA, which has made for us an analysis of the main 'hot' issues of the industry, stressing how important it is - today more than ever – the role played by the association in Europe.
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Jun 10 |
The German diecasters await the recovery |
During the last edition of Euroguss, Gerhard Eder, chairman of Verband Deutscher Druckgießereien, the German foundry Association, presented some data on the foundry sector in Germany which is reported in this article.
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May 10 |
Structural aluminium: looking for a solution |
Glimpses can be made out of a solution to the problems that struck the aluminium sector as for this metal’s use in structural elements following the coming into force last July 1st of the new Technical Standards for Constructions (TSC) promoted by the Ministry of Public Works.
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May 10 |
The Asia that will emerge from the crisis |
Asia is today, in a general context in which the world struggles to emerge from the crisis, the continent which has the highest growth levels. While the United States, Europe and some emerging countries (e.g., Russia) have been hit hard ...
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May 10 |
From Dubai, aluminium market updates |
Dubal's annual meeting with its customers and the major players in the sector, the traditional Customer Seminar during which the top management of the company comments on strategies and the state of the market, was held in Dubai on 7th February, with the attendance of numerous delegates from different countries.
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May 10 |
The crisis doesn’t stop the recycling chain |
Some questions to Gino Schiona, general manager of CiAl- the Italian Aluminium Packaging Consortium, to weigh up the 2009 closing data for the sector as well as the Consortium’s future plans.
Let’s start from the 2009 closing data…
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