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September/October 2010
The September/October 2010 issue of Aluminium International Today will be distributed at the Aluminium 2010 trade fair in Essen, Germany.
The 108-page issue includes features on Primary, Casthouse and Fabrication as well as a host of conference reports and other articles.
The Primary section includes an investigation of a new heat exchanger design at Alcoa's Mosjoen plant in Norway and the results of the International Aluminium Institute's anode effect survey.
Casthouse features Fives Solios' Genios design while Fabrication includes innovative techniques for Friction Stir Welding.
Our usual updates from around the globe are included as well as the latest news from the industry.
Come and visit us at Essen 2010, our stand is 3M10.
Front cover courtesy of Dubal.
Recent News
A bacteria which bites into bauxite
Previously unknown species of naturally-occurring bacteria have the potential to save the alumina and aluminium industries millions of dollars while helping to reduce their impact on the environment, scientists say.
Increased optimism
Confidence is returning to the alufoil markets, the European Aluminium Foil Association has said.
UC Rusal secures smelter funding
UC Rusal has secured a financial package to build an aluminium smelter in Russia.
Chalco and Sapa in partnership
China’s largest aluminium company, the Aluminium Corporation of China (Chalco), has formed a JV with Swedish extrusion company Sapa Group to serve the Chinese rolling market.
Recent Features
SNC Lavalin map
Some smelter studies and construction projects in the recent strong market (green) and current weak market (red), excluding China.
Rapid response hydrogen fluoride analyser
A new LaserGas III Portable analyser from Neo and a handheld spectrometer from Spectro.
A report on the environmental benefits of recycling - a critical review of the data for aluminium
The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) commissioned Imperial College, London to obtain the energy requirements and carbon footprint impact for the production of primary and secondary metals.
Data presented in the report enables an estimated saving of 136MtCO2 in 2006 to be derived by recycling aluminium scrap based on mean energy figures, but that primary production generates 80% more CO2 when compared with primary production of steel. By Editor Aluminium International Today
Aerospace research at Alcan, Voreppe
Located near Grenoble in the Rhone-Alpes of south east France at Voreppe is one of Rio Tinto Alcan's two research centres for its engineered products division. Surprisingly, Rio Tinto plans to divest itself of this value added division when the market improves