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Emerging Trends in Aluminum Recycling
by Dr. Subodh Das, published in JOM |
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The growth in aluminum usage in transportation applications, the decline in aluminum beverage can recycling, and the increasing reliance of the domestic fabrication industry on secondary aluminum have combined to create new needs in both the materials design and processing space. This presentation will detail the history and future projections for aluminum recycling, emphasizing the increasing importance of mixed scrap streams in the makeup of secondary aluminum.
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| Sloan Center for a Sustainable Aluminum Industry: Research Grants Awarded |
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The Sloan Center for a Sustainable Aluminum Industry has awarded research grants to study the following issues regarding sustainability in the industry:
Promoting Aluminum Recycling
Project Team: Dr. Kenneth Troske, U. of KY; Dr. David Hardesty,
U. of KY; Dr. Fred Morgan, U. of KY; Margaret Hughes; Brandon
Koford. READ
ABOUT THE PROJECT..
Reducing Transportation Costs
Project Team: Dr. Richard Germain, U. of Louisville; Dr. Wayne Whitworth, U. of Louisville
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ABOUT THE PROJECT..
Implementing Six Sigma Methodologies for Understanding and Enhancing Recycling of Non-UBC Aluminum Products
Project Team: Dr. Subodh Das, U. of KY; Dr. I.S. Jawahir, U. of KY
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| Aluminum Can Recycling Studies |
The aluminum can industry is facing
a new challenge in declining recycling
rates in the United States. The economic
benefits of aluminum recycling are widespread
and important not only to the
U.S. aluminum industry, but to the
economy in general. With an Alfred P.
Sloan Foundation grant, Secat Inc. and
the University of Kentucky, through the
Center for a Sustainable Aluminum
Industry, are conducting a project in
Fayette County, Kentucky, to understand
and improve recycling rates using Six
Sigma methodology.
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Secat Welcomes Mike Harris
as Chair of Secat
Board of Directors |
C. Mike Harris, retired President & CEO of Logan Aluminum Inc. with more than 30 years of management experience in the manufacturing industry, has taken over the position of Chairman of the Board for the Secat Board of Directors. We welcome Mike to this new position and look forward to a productive year ahead.
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| Secat Welcomes Dr. Lirong Tong to CAT Scientific Staff |
Dr. Lirong Tong has joined the UK Center for Aluminum Technology as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, performing research on the mechanical and physical metallurgy of aluminum alloys.
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| New Secat Website section offers business information in the Chinese language |
Recognizing the growth in China for business opportunities in the aluminum industry, Secat has added a Chinese language section to its website. The section offers a brief business overview, two technical articles, and an opportunity for Chinese language visitors to ask questions in their native language.
www.secat.net
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