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C O N T E N T S<br />
E D I T O R I A L<br />
Emissions trading: a threat to industry ..................................... <br />
N E W S I N B R I E F<br />
People, companies, markets .................................................. 7<br />
E C O N O M I C S<br />
Major trends in the European aluminium industry ...................... 14<br />
Hydro on solid growth course .............................................. 18<br />
Alcoa celebrates 120 years of innovation ................................. 20<br />
Sapa Profiles aiming to extend its market lea<strong>de</strong>rship .................. 22<br />
EU Emission Trading Directive – Energy-intensive industries at risk .. 28<br />
S P E C I A L : A L U M I N I U M S U R FA C E<br />
Chrome-free pre-treatment of aluminium – Perfect protection<br />
against corrosion.............................................................. 6<br />
“Sealumax” – New anodised surface offers much better<br />
resistance to alkalis ........................................................... 40<br />
LDV-Systeme enters field of visual surface inspection .................. 4<br />
<strong>Alu</strong>minium finishing with SurTec chromitAL .............................. 44<br />
Hydro is to double anodising capacity in Germany ..................... 45<br />
<strong>Alu</strong>minium surface in stainless steel optic ................................ 46<br />
Abrasive flow machining – for improved shaping tool surfaces ...... 48<br />
New coating process <strong>de</strong>veloped ........................................... 50<br />
Highly reflective solar surfaces from Alcan ............................... 51<br />
DLC coated pistons reduce friction losses ................................ 52<br />
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65<br />
T E C H N O LO G Y<br />
Siemens expands portfolio for aluminium cold rolling mills ........... 60<br />
First ever continuously operated low-pressure casting furnace ......... 61<br />
Greater reliability in the <strong>de</strong>burring of hollow sections ................. 62<br />
C O N T E S T<br />
“World <strong>Alu</strong>minium Aerosol Can Award” – Focus on product<br />
sustainability and <strong>de</strong>sign .................................................... 70<br />
C O M PA N Y N E W S W O R L D W I D E<br />
<strong>Alu</strong>minium smelting industry ............................................... 71<br />
Bauxite and alumina activities .............................................. 7<br />
Recycling and secondary smelting ......................................... 74<br />
<strong>Alu</strong>minium semis .............................................................. 76<br />
On the move................................................................... 77<br />
Suppliers........................................................................ 78<br />
R E S E A R C H<br />
Characterisation of Mg-B 4 C composites with a high volume<br />
fraction of fine ceramic reinforcement fabricated by pressureless<br />
infiltration of porous ceramic preforms ................................... 79<br />
E V E N T S / D O C U M E N TAT I O N<br />
New books .......................................................................... 75, 86<br />
Dates ............................................................................ 88<br />
Literature service .............................................................. 91<br />
Imprint ......................................................................... 11<br />
Preview ........................................................................ 114<br />
S O U R C E O F S U P P LY L I S T I N G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96<br />
Inserenten<br />
dieser Ausgabe<br />
List of advertisers<br />
<strong>Alu</strong>sil, Russia 41<br />
Böhler E<strong>de</strong>lstahl GmbH & Co. KG, Österreich 61<br />
Buss AG, Schweiz 21<br />
Coiltec Maschinenvertriebs GmbH 75<br />
Drache Umwelttechnik GmbH 47<br />
Haarmann Holding GmbH 37<br />
Herrmann + Hieber GmbH 51<br />
Hertwich Engineering GmbH, Österreich 2<br />
Inotherm Industrieofen- und<br />
Wärmetechnik GmbH 26, 75<br />
Micro-Epsilon Messtechnik & Co. KG 39<br />
Micro-Epsilon Optronic GmbH 27<br />
Seco/Warwick S.A., Poland 25<br />
SMS Demag AG 116<br />
TMS Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, USA 19<br />
Trevisan Cometal S.p.a., Italy 11<br />
ALUMINIUM · 11/2008<br />
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