TRIMET Aluminium SE has acquired two production plants in France from Rio Tinto Alcan. In July of this year, TRIMET made a binding offer to take over and continue production at the aluminum plants in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Castelsarrasin. The acquisition has now been approved by the national and European regulatory authorities. Alongside the main shareholder, TRIMET Aluminium SE, the French energy…

Trimet Aluminium SE has acquired Voerde Aluminium GmbH and all 280 of its employees. The company, which is currently in bankruptcy proceedings, manufactures primary aluminum and carbon anodes used in electrolysis for metal extraction. Trimet will continue to run the aluminum smelter and anode factory at its location on the Lower Rhine and will take over the full staff. “We are pleased that we can continue…

Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt Dr. Reiner Haseloff visited TRIMET Automotive’s production plant in Harzgerode. Together with Marcus Weise, Mayor of Harzgerode, he was informed about the production of die-cast aluminium products and the development of the industrial location. The family business is currently expanding the foundry’s production capacity and, together with its strategic partner Schlote,…

Holger Stemmler became the new Chief Financial Officer of TRIMET Aluminium SE on October 1, 2019. He succeeds Martin Söffge, who is leaving the company at his own request. Stemmler previously held international financial positions for the Royal Dutch Shell Group and the Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company, among others. The business administration graduate has more than 20 years of industry…

Tiroler Rohre GmbH (TRM) takes over the Bavarian producer of fittings FRISCHHUT on 01 July 2022. The company takeover sets the course for the future as a European full-service provider. In 2013, the Tyrolean location of a large European casting group was to be closed after turbulent years and several changes of ownership. The economic future of the "Tiroler Röhrenwerke", founded in 1947, was no longer…

Reuters reported that TRW Automotive Holdings Corp, a US automotive supplier, sees sales in China more than doubling in two years and plans to build 5 new manufacturing plants or more in the country this year. TRW revenue rose 24% in 2010 to more than USD 14 billion of which between USD 1 billion to USD 1.5 billion was from China. Mr John Plant chairman, president and CEO said "In 2011, we will build 5…

The Steel Index (TSI) is pleased to announce the launch of TSI Scrap Event 2011 on 12 May 2011 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The day will commence with a visit to the HKS Metals scrap yard. This will be followed by lunch and an afternoon of presentations at Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre concluding with a networking drinks reception. There will be plenty of opportunity for you to raise your key points…

The automotive industry is the largest market for die casting components. The demand for electric vehicles has been rapidly growing and the rules for designing and producing vehicles need to be reconsidered, given the current standards of sustainability and zero carbon emissions. These changes have pushed automakers to replace heavier components with lightweight, environmentally friendly options made from…