Hydro, University of Michigan partner on automotive alloy project

Hydro and the University of Michigan have launched a five-year, $2.5 million research partnership to improve automotive alloy performance across multiple life cycles.

The collaboration, Hydro’s first with a university in the US, is dubbed the Center for Recycling, Extrusion, and Aluminum Technology (Create). It aims to drive applied research in circular-economy metallurgy and low-energy scrap processing.

Nicholas Bell

Nicholas brings over half a decade of experience covering metals markets, pricing trends, and supply chain dynamics. Prior to joining AMU, he reported on aluminum, high-temperature scrap, and ferro-alloy markets at Argus Media, with additional coverage of minor metals and rare earths. His work has built deep expertise in North American metals pricing and trade flows. A native of Houston, Nicholas holds a bachelor’s degree in Media Production and an MBA with a concentration in Finance, both from the University of Houston.