From the front lines to the furnace: Aluminum’s role in American resilience
Memorial Day gives us a moment to reflect on the materials and industries that have supported American strength.
Tag: Infrastructure
Rio Tinto’s power move: Building to last and green aluminum’s infrastructure
Rio Tinto is embarking on a major upgrade of the nearly century-old Isle-Maligne hydroelectric station in Quebec, preserving one of the lowest-cost smelting footprints in the world.
Traxys teams up with Pure Aluminum, Consortium Metals to boost US recycled aluminum production
The partnership could reshape how recycled aluminum is processed and delivered to customers across the United States.
A week after Liberation Day, the global economy got a 90-day “stay of execution”
Data centers are outbidding aluminum smelters for power, and its pricing U.S. manufacturing out of the market.
Disjointed energy policy: The Stargate Project threat
On Jan. 21, the Trump administration announced The Stargate Project, a $100 billion investment to “building new AI infrastructure for OpenAI in the United States.” Eventually Stargate intends to inject $500 billion into the investment. Initial equity funders in Stargate are SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle and MGX. SoftBank and OpenAI are the lead partners for Stargate, […]
Infrastructure growth sparks recycled metals opportunity
Infrastructure surge fuels scrap metal demand amid sluggish residential construction