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/6ntokmq Tesla Motors' aluminum-bodied electric Model S is set to begin shipping to U.S. buyers on June 22, the company has announced. http://www.aluminum.org/thebriefing The Aluminum Association has published the newest issue of its e-newsletter, 'The Briefing,' featuring articles on the Regional Casthouse Safety Workshop scheduled for October 24-25 in Nashville and the Association's most recent satellite media tour on aluminum automotive applications. http://tinyurl.com/6ncj9vz The annual rate of U.S. primary aluminum production totaled 2,124,093 metric tons during April 2012, an increase of 0.4 percent over the March 2012 annual rate of 2,116,165 tons. http://tinyurl.com/c6kbbpy The torch that will be carried via relay throughout the United Kingdom en route to London for the commencement of the 2012 Summer Olympics is an award-winning aluminum design. http://tinyurl.com/75z3qya The aluminum industry is working with key stakeholders to improve the language of Ohio Senate Bill 294 on waste management disposal practices as they pertain to aluminum byproducts. http://tinyurl.com/7v5caar Aluminum Association President Heidi Brock has applauded the enactment of a Maryland law that will increase access to recycling in multifamily dwellings. http://tinyurl.com/8843cx3 The Curbside Value Partnership has launched an online tool, CVP Connect, providing free resources and guidance for recycling coordinators on how to develop, execute, and measure strategic education campaigns. http://tinyurl.com/7uq3rtc Ball Corp. has developed a technology enabling the use of recycled aluminum in the manufacture of extruded aluminum aerosol cans. The technology allows lightweighting of the container without affecting package integrity. http://tinyurl.com/7g8cb7t The annual rate of U.S. primary aluminum production totaled 2,116,165 metric tons during March 2012, two-tenths of one percent higher than the February 2012 annual rate of 2,111,770 tons, the Aluminum Association has reported. http://tinyurl.com/bmj4dwl Johns Hopkins Hospital's new Bloomberg Children's Center incorporates aluminum panels to provide a colorful and visually arresting facade that looms above the Baltimore skyline. http://tinyurl.com/7dp5trg Jaguar has confirmed that it will produce an all-new sports car for 2013—the aluminum-bodied F-Type. http://tinyurl.com/6pwpk3b Matt Aboud, Tony Farraj, and Tom Walpole have been elected to serve on the Aluminum Association's Board of Directors. http://tinyurl.com/72e6zkn The Association has issued addenda to both the "Yellow Sheets" (Tempers for Aluminum and Aluminum Alloy Products) and its metric counterpart, "Tan Sheets." http://tinyurl.com/7xs4zs5 The Aluminum Association is co-sponsoring the 13th International Conference on Aluminum Alloys June 3-7, 2012 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh—birthplace of the modern aluminum industry. http://tinyurl.com/7s6dnn6 The Aluminum Association will co-locate its fall meeting with those of the Aluminum Extruders Council and Aluminum Anodizers Council for Aluminum Week October 15-18, 2012 at the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel. http://tinyurl.com/7kupuu4 Hiball Energy's debut of its line of sparkling energy water and organic drinks in aluminum cans was prompted by cans' ability to accommodate a larger size with greater portability at a lower cost, its CEO says. http://tinyurl.com/7a2bwlv Yamaha's Y125 Moegi weds a retro design and high-tech aluminum engineering to produce an ultra-lightweight motorbike capable of 188 miles per gallon. http://tinyurl.com/7ogmyln The safety benefits associated with downweighting extend to all sizes of vehicles, the Aluminum Association said in comments submitted January 27 to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. http://tinyurl.com/73pa99j The North American aluminum industry supports continuation of the size-based "footprint" approach to regulating fuel consumption and C02 emissions, the Aluminum Association has told federal regulators. http://tinyurl.com/7gkyzlf The national drink of Bermuda—the rum cocktail known as the Dark 'n Stormy—is coming to American shores ready to drink, in a stylish 8.4-oz. aluminum can. http://www.aluminum.org/tealsheetsaddendum The Association has published a new addendum to the Teal Sheets ("International Alloy Designations and Chemical Composition Limits for Wrought Aluminum and Wrought Aluminum Alloys") that is now available for viewing/download. http://tinyurl.com/6lqw79t The Aluminum Association's Statistics Department has published the 2012 North America Aluminum Industry Plant Directory, which is now available for purchase from the online Bookstore. http://tinyurl.com/7c82avm The Aluminum Association has joined the Coalition of Automotive Lightweighting Materials as a founding member to support automakers' efforts to aggressively down-weight vehicles to improve performance, fuel economy, and safety. http://tinyurl.com/84o9hn7 The U.S. annual rate of primary aluminum production totaled 2,107,251 metric tons during January 2012, an increase of seven-tenths of one percent over the December 2011 annual rate of 2,092,474 metric tons, according to figures released by the Aluminum Association. http://tinyurl.com/7jl7mc4 The Aluminum Association has submitted comments to the EPA on its proposed primary MACT rule, addressing, among other things, residual risk findings and requirements, potline startup requirements, and polycyclic organic matter (POM) proposed MACT floor emission limit and testing requirements. http://tinyurl.com/6npxtur Austal USA has completed construction of the U.S. Navy's second Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, a 417-foot all-aluminum vessel christened 'Coronado.' 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/7xztaxk Chadwick Engineering Ltd., based in Kingston, Ontario, has joined the Aluminum Association as an Associate Member. 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/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.