Aluminium pushed higher at the LME aided by LME stocks decline

Mar. 08 - The primary aluminium price edged higher at the LME the previous week, gaining significant ground. The light metal opened the week on a strong footing at $2,132/mt on Monday (01/03) supported by copper and the stocks decline at the exchange by 5,275 tons. Stocks continued to move lower, resulting in aluminum pushing further up to $2,140/mt and $2,165/mt on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. Thursday saw the light metal rocketing to $2,233/mt aided by another ... (more)

Colorful Alcoa Building Material Stands Out in Vancouver Olympic Village

Athletes participating in the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games starting Friday in British Columbia will sleep, eat, and watch sporting events in buildings that include Alcoa’s energy–efficient, recyclable and colorful Reynobond® aluminum composite material (ACM).
Athletes staying in the Olympic Village are housed in apartments that are clad in Alcoa Architectural Products’ Reynobond® ACM. The material, used on the facades of several buildings constructed for lodging, stands out due to some unique colors, such as Electric Orange and Brite Red, a key ... (more)

Imaginative roof design for belgian station
In view of the importance of Guillemins for the high-speed rail network, the Belgian national rail operator sncb/nmbs decided to completely renew part of the station. This involved demolishing some of the old station and constructing a new wing adjoining the present main building.As a result, an imposing yet elegant structure now graces the station complex in Liege. The design work was entrusted to Santiago Calatrava, a Spanish architect who already has many notable achievements to his credit. Portal won the contract, thanks not least to its outstanding reputation and many years of experience in ... (more)

Nordic skiing – without snow!
Once training Nordic skiing out of season was only possible on roads using skis fitted with wheels that looked like giant roller skates. Now DryTrack AS has come up with a synthetic ski track based on aluminium extrusions that allows year-round training with ordinary skis.
No snow, no training!
He was selected for the Italian seventy-kilometre skiing race, the Marcialonga, but had no snow on which to train and what’s more was not keen on training with skis fitted with wheels. It was then that Erlend Einarsen grew fed up with the lack of snow so he and ... (more)