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IESI Opens New Recycling Facility in Texas

IESI Corporation ("IESI") announced today the grand opening of the IESI Texas Region's new recycling facility serving the Central Texas area.

17 Dec 2010

Century Aluminum of Kentucky Enters Tentative Agreement with United Steelworkers

Century Aluminum of Kentucky, a wholly owned subsidiary of Century Aluminum Company announced today that it has reached a tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers on a five-year collective bargaining agreement.

From Century Aluminum Company 16 Dec 2010

KEMET Expands its Ceramic Chip Capacitor Array Portfolio

KEMET Corporation a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, today announced that it has expanded its Ceramic Chip Capacitor Array portfolio with a two-capacitor array in EIA 0508 case size.

16 Dec 2010

Novelis to Cease Foil Rolling Activities and Packaging Business in England

Novelis today announced that its foil rolling activities at Bridgnorth, England, and also part of the packaging business on the same site, will cease operations by the end of April 2011.

From Novelis Corp 15 Dec 2010

MISUMI Expands Fixed and Configurable Metric Sized Metal Plates Lines

MISUMI USA, Inc., a subsidiary of MISUMI Corporation, part of MISUMI Group, Inc. and a leading provider of fixed and configurable mechanical components for machine building and factory automation systems, has greatly expanded its lines of Fixed and Configurable Metric sized Metal Plates, adding new lines and a multitude of new dimensions and specifications to its existing array of Metal Plates, Blocks and Bars.

15 Dec 2010

Stockcall.com Completes Research on Alcoa and Century Aluminum

Stockcall.com offers investors comprehensive research on the aluminum industry and has completed analytical research on Alcoa Inc.and Century Aluminum Co.

15 Dec 2010

Rio Tinto to Invest Heavily to Modernise and Streamline Canadian Aluminium Smelters

Rio Tinto is to invest in its Canadian aluminium smelters to improve production efficiency through modernisation and expansion. The bulk of this new investment - US$758 million - will be spent on completing the first pha...

14 Dec 2010

Ball Signs Agreement to Buy Aerocan for EUR 221 Million

Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with Barclays Private Equity to acquire Aerocan S.A.S., a leading supplier of aluminum aerosol cans and bottles in Europe, for approx...

13 Dec 2010

Novelis Announces Shutdown of Aluminum Smelter in Brazil

Novelis Inc. announced today that it will cease operations at its primary aluminum smelter in Aratu, Brazil, by December 31, 2010.

From Novelis Corp 8 Dec 2010

Reliance Steel + Aluminum Buys Outstanding Capital Stock of Lampros Steel

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. announced today that it has acquired the outstanding capital stock of Lampros Steel, Inc. and a related interest in Lampros Steel Plate Distribution LLC. Lampros Steel, Inc. is a steel service center company specializing in structural steel shapes with a facility located in Portland, Oregon. Lampros Steel Plate Distribution LLC owns a 50% interest in a partnership, LSI Plate, that is a distributor of carbon steel plate with locations in California and Oregon.

From Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. 4 Dec 2010

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