The global aluminum company formerly known as Braidy Industries announced a new name. Introduced as Unity Aluminum, the Ashland, Ky.-based company will continue to play a leading role in the aluminum industry by addressing a substantial global aluminum shortage impacting American jobs and economic growth. The new name signifies the company’s steadfast commitment to its customers, innovative technologies and local community in Ashland. Unity Aluminum has accelerated its plans to build the world’s most technologically advanced aluminum rolling mill. It is currently working to finalize fundraising and begin construction.

Why is aluminum’s story only about a century old? Because although aluminum is the most abundant metallic element in the earth’s crust (8%), metallic aluminum was produced for the first time just 200 years ago.

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.