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Included in this section are some valuable reports and other resources relating to the Aluminum industry. If you do not find an answer to your question, or if you need further information on an area, please contact us using the response form.

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Adobe PDF File Profile of Kentucky's Recycling Industry
-- Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, May 2007
Adobe PDF File Fatigue of Continuous Cast AA5754 Aluminum Alloy Sheet
-- Materials Science and Technology 2007
Adobe PDF File Trends in the Global Aluminum Fabrication Industry
-- Authored by Subodh Das and Weimin Yin, as published in the Journal Of Materials, February 2007
Adobe PDF File Application of Time-Temperature-Stress Parameters to High Temperature Performance of Aluminum Alloys
-- The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, 2007
Adobe PDF File Recovering Aluminum from Used Beverage Cans
-- Light Metals, 2007
Adobe PDF File Recent Projects of the Sloan Industry promoting Aluminum Recycling
-- Light Metals, 2007
Adobe PDF File Life-Cycle Cost Analysis: Aluminum versus Steel in Passenger Cars
-- The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, 2007
Adobe PDF File Aluminum Alloys for Bridges and Bridge Decks
-- The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, 2007
Adobe PDF File Identifying Scrap Friendly Alloys Using Chance Constrained Modeling
-- Lights Metals, 2007
Adobe PDF File Recycling Aluminum Aerospace Alloys
-- Light Metals, 2007
Adobe PDF File Emerging Trends in Aluminum Recycling
-- Light Metals, 2006
Adobe PDF File Texture Evolution in Continuous Casting
-- Light Metals, 2006
Adobe PDF File Understanding Recycling Behavior in Kentucky: Who Recycles and What Motivates Them.
-- Fred W. Morgan, Ashland Professor of Marketing; Margaret V. Hughes, Doctoral Candidate in Management School of Management, Gatton College of Business & Economics, The University of Kentucky. Developed under a grant from the Sloan Center for a Sustainable Aluminum Industry.
Adobe PDF File The Aluminum Industry and Supply Chain Management.
-- Richard Germain, Director of Programs; Wayne Whitworth, Executive Director, Logistics and Distribution Institute, The University of Louisville. Developed under a grant from the Sloan Center for a Sustainable Aluminum Industry.
Adobe PDF File Workforce Development Issues in the Aluminum Industry: Human Resource Management, Technology, and Trends in the Marketplace.
-- John Garen, Department of Economics, Gatton College of Business & Economics, The University of Kentucky. Developed under a grant from the Sloan Center for a Sustainable Aluminum Industry.
Adobe PDF File Enhancing Aluminum Recycling in Fayette County: A Six Sigma Study.
-- Dr. Subodh Das, President, Secat, Inc.; Margaret Hughes, Doctoral Candidate, Gatton College of Business & Economics, The University of Kentucky. Developed under a grant from the Sloan Center for a Sustainable Aluminum Industry.
Adobe PDF File The Economics of Aluminum Recycling, A Literature Review and Research Agenda.
-- Glenn Bloomquist and Brandon Koford, Department of Economics, Gatton College of Business & Economics, The University of Kentucky. Developed under a grant from the Sloan Center for a Sustainable Aluminum Industry.
Adobe PDF File Improving Aluminum Can Recycling Rates: A Six Sigma Study in Ky
-- Article in JOM, August 2006
Adobe PDF File Understanding Recycling Behavior in Kentucky
-- Article in JOM, August 2006
Adobe PDF File Designing Aluminum Alloys for a Recycle-Friendly World
-- Article in Light Metal Age, June, 2006
www.lightmetalage.com
Adobe PDF File The Economic Importance of Aluminum Primary Processing and Production in Kentucky
-- UK Center for Business and Economic Research, Dr. Kenneth Troske, May 2006
www.thinkkentucky.com

Adobe PDF File Emerging Trends in Aluminum Recycling: Reasons and Responses
-- Article in Light Metals, May, 2006
Adobe PDF File Secat Meets the Aluminum Research Challenge
-- Article in Light Metal Age, February, 2006 (7MB file)
Adobe PDF File Advanced Melting Technologies:
-- Energy Saving Concepts and Opportunities for the Metal Casting Industry
Adobe PDF File "The Automotive Industry in Kentucky"
-- The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, November, 2005. (1.1 MB)
Adobe PDF File "The Aluminum Industry In Kentucky"
-- The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, July, 2005 (2.2MB)
Adobe PDF File Technical Solutions for the Aluminum Extrusion Industry
-- Presented by Dr. Subodh K. Das at ET '04

Adobe PDF File Aluminum's Deja Vu Defense
-- Authored by Dr. Subodh K. Das, published by Automotive Design & Production

Adobe PDF File Energy Implications of the Changing World of Aluminum Metal Supply
-- By TMS, as published in the August, 2004 issue of the Journal of Materials. (286KB)

Adobe PDF File "Aluminum Industry Technology Roadmap"
-- The Aluminum Association, February, 2003. (1.086MB)

Adobe PDF File "U.S. Energy Requirements for Aluminum Production: Historical Perspective, Theoretical Limits, and New Opportunities"
-- The U.S. Department of Energy, January, 2003. (3.7MB)