http://www.aluminum.org The RSS Feed of the Aluminum Association en-us http://www.aluminum.org/art/AA_logo.jpg http://www.aluminum.org 72 72 http://tinyurl.com/6ovwcap Vehicle downweighting with aluminum offers the fastest, safest, and most cost-effective way of meeting the goals of reduced fuel consumption and lower greenhouse gas emissions, says Doug Richman, Technical Committee Chairman of the Aluminum Association’s Aluminum Transportation Group. http://buyersguide.aluminum.org Visit the Aluminum Industry Buyer's Guide, the one-stop online source for aluminum products and services. http://tinyurl.com/88exq6e Primary aluminum production in Canada in 2011 rose seven-tenths of one percent over the previous year to a total of 2,983,758 metric tons, the Aluminum Association of Canada has announced. http://tinyurl.com/7xztaxk Chadwick Engineering Ltd., based in Kingston, Ontario, has joined the Aluminum Association as an Associate Member. http://tinyurl.com/yhyn5av The Aluminum Association has published the newest issue of its e-newsletter, 'The Briefing,' featuring an article on the Curbside Value Partnership teaming with the City of Columbus to launch a new residential recycling program. http://tinyurl.com/6qtoffy Building facades are gaining dramatic new design possibilities thanks to the aluminum coil coating process. One example is the recently completed South Health Campus in Calgary. http://tinyurl.com/7rsp85g U.S. primary aluminum production totaled 1,986,447 metric tons in 2011, an increase of 15 percent over the 2010 total of 1,727,258 tons, the Aluminum Association has reported. http://tinyurl.com/yjcp8r9 The Aluminum Association has issued its newest "Standards Action Report," which includes details on the registration of two casting alloys. http://tinyurl.com/6tz6rv3 Oberlin College's Bertram and Judith Kohl Building, a veritable "rhapsody" in aluminum composite material, has become the first LEED Gold-certified music conservatory in the U.S. http://tinyurl.com/7dk7sqj The fifth annual Aluminum Outlook Summit, organized by HARBOR Aluminum, will be held June 11-13 at the Westin Hotel in Chicago. http://tinyurl.com/7l8alod The Aluminum Association has released its updated Publications Catalog for the new year, containing the order form and price list for every title in its Bookstore. http://tinyurl.com/797d7q3 The Mercedes SL (stands for "sport" and "light") just got sportier and lighter with an overhauled design for the 2013 model that features an all-aluminum bodyshell. http://tinyurl.com/7vbvm2w New commercial vehicle fuel economy standards put in place earlier this year by the EPA represent "landmark" regulation that will bring fuel-saving technologies—including downweighting with aluminum—to the "next level," said Aluminum Transportation Group Chairman Randall Scheps. http://tinyurl.com/88s3lrh Aluminum has the potential to save up to 3,300 pounds from a vehicle’s weight, Randall Scheps, chairman of the Aluminum Association’s Aluminum Transportation Group, told attendees of SAE International's recent High Efficiency Heavy Duty Vehicles Symposium. http://tinyurl.com/7sekkcb Aluminum's strength, durability, and recyclability make it a preferred material for architects who wish to design LEED-compliant buildings, Aluminum Association President Heidi Brock writes in the current issue of 'Metal Construction News.' http://tinyurl.com/7xga7zm The Obama administration's proposal to require automakers’ passenger car and light truck fleets to average 54.5 mpg by 2025 is "a major milestone for the auto industry, forward-thinking suppliers, and the consumers we serve," said the Aluminum Association's Aluminum Transportation Group Chairman Randall Scheps. http://tinyurl.com/27rh3np 'Aluminum Standards and Data Metric SI' and 'American National Standard Dimensional Tolerances for Aluminum Mill Products' are now available as instant downloads from the Aluminum Association's online bookstore. http://tinyurl.com/7fx8lfe The Aluminum Association's Pigments and Powder Division has updated with new content its 'Recommendations for the Storage and Handling of Aluminum Powder and Paste' video, which is now available for purchase from the Association's online Bookstore. http://tinyurl.com/6wrjvfu Alcoa has developed a new all-aluminum space frame and bus design that has reduced the weight of the new BYD Electric Bus body by 40 percent, or nearly one ton, versus a steel-bodied bus. http://tinyurl.com/87grrnk The Aluminum Association today applauded the U.S. Senate for its passage, by unanimous consent, of Senate Resolution 251, "a resolution expressing support for improvement in the collection, processing, and consumption of recyclable materials throughout the United States." http://tinyurl.com/8a58kxd Halfway through the NFL season, the Aluminum Association’s Can Crusade has amassed 150 million media impressions and 6,000 broadcast hits. http://tinyurl.com/3qdza9g Scottish Spirits Imports will introduce single-grain and blended Scotch whiskey in aluminum cans beginning in December. The cans will be available in 100,000 retail stores nationwide. http://tinyurl.com/3wfhh38 Allen Marine Inc., of Sitka, Alaska, has completed construction of the world's first aluminum floating dry dock. The fully self-contained, eco-friendly unit represents a major breakthrough in boat-lifting equipment. http://tinyurl.com/3bxy4ee K. Alan Dick, Executive Vice-President and President of Rolled Products North America for Aleris, has been elected to the Aluminum Association’s Board of Directors. http://tinyurl.com/3dnnxnq Alcoa is supplying tough, lightweight aluminum armor and other components for the U.S. Army’s FED ALPHA light tactical vehicle as well as its HEMTT heavy transport truck, the company has announced. http://tinyurl.com/448umf4 'End Use Guide for Reporting Shipments of Semifabricated Aluminum Products' - a publication providing reporting companies with guidelines for uniform and systematic coding of aluminum product shipments - is now available from the Aluminum Association online bookstore. http://aluminumintransportation.org/archived/4 A replay of the Aluminum Association's recent webinar on the Ducker Worldwide study of aluminum usage by North American automakers is now available as a free download. http://tinyurl.com/3q9hsb9 Range Rover's 2012 Evoque will be its lightest and most fuel-efficient ever thanks in part to the first-ever production application of Novelis' new high-strength aluminum alloy Anticorodal-600 PX ("Ac-600 PX") in the vehicle's roof. http://tinyurl.com/27rh3np The 2011 editions of "Tempers for Aluminum and Aluminum Alloy Products" ("Yellow Sheets") and its metric counterpart ("Tan Sheets") are now available for purchase from the Aluminum Association online bookstore. http://tinyurl.com/3mzym32 Constellium, a provider of advanced aluminum alloys, extrusions, and rolled products, has joined the Aluminum Association as a Producer Member. http://tinyurl.com/3flhb8w Overall use of aluminum in North American vehicles has reached an all-time high of 343 pounds per vehicle for the 2012 model year - up five percent from 327 pounds in 2009 - according to a new study by Ducker Worldwide. http://tinyurl.com/3jp92tk The Aluminum Association announced that 'Commissioner of Tailgating' Joe Cahn, and a team of Green Bay-area residents, achieved the Guinness World Record for the largest chain of aluminum cans by stringing together 66,343 cans in 24 hours – a chain that spans nearly five miles in length. Proceeds from the recycled cans will be donated to a Green Bay food pantry, Paul's Pantry.