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03 March 2021
ALUMINIUM trade fair is an anchor of hope
Benedikt Binder-Krieglstein has been the new CEO of Reed Exhibitions Germany, the organiser of ALUMINIUM. In an interview with the trade magazine "Aluminium Praxis", he explains his biggest task at the moment: getting the trade fair organiser through the pandemic.
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23 February 2021
Premiere: CRU World Aluminium Conference Series joins ALUMINIUM 2021
This year's CRU World Aluminium Conference Series will take place for the first time at the ALUMINIUM World Fair in Düsseldorf. On September 30, the final session will be hosted by CRU and take place live in the exhibition halls in Düsseldorf / Germany.
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03 February 2021
BMW will begin sourcing aluminum produced using solar energy
From now on, the BMW Group will begin sourcing aluminum produced using electricity generated from solar energy. Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) is to supply BMW with 43,000 tons in 2021.
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03 February 2021
Constellium and Novelis establish Alumobility
Launched by the two industry leaders Constellium and Novelis, the new non-profit organization "Alumobility" wants to further advance the use of aluminum body sheets in automotive construction.
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03 February 2021
Prototype for small-series production: electric drive housing from a 3D printer
Porsche has produced its first complete housing for an electric drive using 3D printing. The engine-gearbox unit produced using the additive laser fusion process passed all the quality and stress tests without any problems.
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03 February 2021
Hydro: New recycling technology in pilot phase
Hydro and the circular economy start-up Nuvosil have initiated an industrial pilot project for a new technology technology for recycling aluminum and silicon. The project is expected to significantly reduce processing costs and energy consumption.
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28 January 2021
New date: ALUMINIUM 2021 to be held September 28-30
ALUMINIUM, the world's leading trade fair for the aluminum industry, scheduled for May 18-20, 2021, in Düsseldorf, Germany, has been rescheduled to September 28-30.
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14 December 2020
Hot topic green aluminium: Whirlpool of misunderstandings
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has been applauded as well as strongly criticised for the mere idea to propose a new spot market trading platform for sustainably produced metals. For the exchange it was suf-ficient to issue a discussion paper on metals to find itself in a kind of whirlpool of misunder-standings.