US-based aluminum producer Alcoa has started expansion of the operations at its plant in Tennessee with an investment of $275m. The move is expected to meet the growing aluminum demand for auto production, which is forecast to double by ...
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It’s reported that Alcoa Inc. plans to permanently close its Fusina aluminium smelter in Italy and book a charge of up to US$35 million for the move in order to cut capacity amid sluggish demand. The smelter in Venice, which has ...
THE Australian stockmarket opened higher following gains on Wall Street and European bourses as Alcoa kicked of the US earnings season. The aluminium producer posted a sharp Q2 loss of $US119 million ($130.989 million) citing ...
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US-based aluminium producer, Alcoa will invest $275m over the next three years to expand and convert capacity at its rolling mill in Tennessee, US. The move is part of the company's aim to meet the growing demand for light, durable and ...
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Ultrasound World, a major forum for ultrasound technology organized by UE Systems Inc., will take place May 6 through 10, 2013 at the Hilton Clearwater Beach in Clearwater Beach, FL. Entering its ninth year, the program will bring ...
Rondo-Pak, a provider of quality folding cartons to the medical device industry, has appointed Victor Dixon as the company's new president and chief operating officer (COO). Prior to joining the company, packaging veteran Dixon worked at ...
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On Tuesday, West Chester, Ohio-based flat rolled steelmaker AK Steel reported a net loss of $230.4 million for Q4, following a $60.9 million net loss in Q3 and a $193.9 million loss in Q4 2011. This was AK Steel's sixth consecutive ...
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On January 24, 1935, the first canned beer was sold. Today, canned beer is the most popular container for the beverage and has even grown in popularity even among craft brewers, such as Oskar Blues. The properties of the aluminum can ...
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The Australian sharemarket closed higher to end a three day run of losses and defy market falls in the US and Europe. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 17.9 points, or 0.38 per cent, higher at 4708.1, while the ...
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The sharemarket ended a three-day losing streak yesterday as the latest earnings results from US aluminium giant Alcoa reassured investors in the resources-heavy domestic bourse, with high-yield and defensive sectors of the market well bid. ...
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Associated Press reported that aluminum producer Alcoa Inc launches the fourth quarter earnings season on Tuesday after the markets close. The sluggish global economy, including slower growth in China and the debt crisis in Europe, has ...
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The much-anticipated Tesla Model S, which started production last week, uses a lot of aluminum, and that has industry groups pleased as punch. Alcoa and the Aluminum Association released laudatory statements abut the Tesla Model S, a ...
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Japanese buyers have agreed an aluminium premium of USD 240 per tonne with Rio Tinto Alcan for some January to March shipments, down from a record this quarter, reflecting easing demand as the world’s third largest economy slips into ...
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Associated Press reported that last December,a group of investors backed by Alcoa Inc scrapped plans to bring 450 jobs to two new industrial plants at the former Alcoa aluminum smelting plant in North Carolina where once about 1,000 worked. ...
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Premier Colin Barnett has told Rio Tinto and Alcoa that they're dreaming about developing a massive bauxite deposit in the remote Kimberley and flagged the possible return of the resource to taxpayers. The global giants want a two to ...
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