Alcoa Inc. placed an order with Germany’s SMS Siemag for the supply of an ultra-modern cold-rolling mill.

Alcoa announced that it will close or curtail 164,000 metric tons of smelting capacity in the U.S. and Brazil as part of its review in May.

Alcoa announced a second major North American expansion to meet the growing demand for light, durable and recyclable aluminum sheet for automotive production.

ANDRITZ Bricmont received an order to supply 14 melting and holding furnaces for four direct-chill casting cells to Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. Ltd.

Alcoa announced that it is prepared to proceed with the next phase of the modernization of its Massena, N.Y., operations.