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• Vari-Form lands GM aluminum rail contract

  May 29, 2013

  ... "We tailor the hydroformed aluminum components with the gauge, form and strength needed to help GM realize significant weight advantages.". ... View this article

• Cadillac lightweights luxury cars with aluminum, AHSS parts

  May 10, 2013

  ... Strategic use of aluminum also contributed to weight reduction in the ATS luxury sport sedan, which shares architecture with the new CTS sedan. ... View this article

• Auto industry puts vehicles on 'major diet' of aluminum

  Apr 17, 2013

  ... trucks on a major diet to get better gas mileage and are saying they're reaching the limits of using advanced steels to lose weight," Randall Scheps ... View this article

• Japanese steel sector resets focus, aims high

  Apr 12, 2013

  ... starting in 2017 as one of its initiatives to help reduce vehicle weight. ... US prices, squeezing the company's profits and causing it to lose market share ... View this article

• Tier I auto suppliers offering lighter components to OEMs

  Apr 03, 2013

  ... represents) an advancement using mainly aluminum to reduce weight in bodies.". ... liftgate to a German OEM, offering "a significant reduction in mass ... View this article

• Scrap industry on slippery path by recycling executives

  Mar 27, 2013

  ... The trend is partially due to corporate culture weighing on the ambitions of some executives who were driven to become successful by taking risks ... View this article

• FAQs on scrap futures hedging

  Mar 27, 2013

  ... strategy used to limit or offset the probability of loss from fluctuations ... The AMM index methodology is a tonnage-weighted calculation of transactions ... View this article

• Honda technologies join steel, aluminum

  Feb 22, 2013

  ... Weight reduction along the vehicle's outer body also shifts the vehicle's point of gravity closer to its center, improving maneuverability, the company ... View this article

• New ERP system hurts Novelis profitability

  Feb 12, 2013

  ... 31 in contrast to a $12-million net loss in the same period a ... strong growth in the automotive sector as automakers look to reduce vehicle weight. ... View this article

• Copper scrap proposal disappointing: BIR

  Jan 25, 2013

  ... "They were opposed to it because they thought they would lose raw materials to ... tolerance to be raised to 5 percent of total scrap weight (amm.com ... View this article