RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminium producers, has launched commercial production of Primary Equivalent Foundry Alloys (PEFA) with post-consumer scrap content for the automotive industry. The project has been realised at Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter (IrkAZ) along with increasing the share of recycled metal in the alloys that now reaches up to 40%. RUSAL started trial production of PEFA with 20% of aluminium end-of- life scrap in early 2023 and has been gradually increasing the recycled ...

At the production site in Chengdu (China, Erzhong Heavy Machinery Plant), the casting of the bed of the 2800 hot rolling mill for Ashinskiy Metallurgical Works was successfully completed. In order to achieve uniform distribution of metal structure along the entire length of the casting, the technology of simultaneous casting by three steel ladles was applied, which will make it possible to achieve the required stand rigidity and ensure maximum rolling force. The project team is focused on the ...