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Hertwich Engineering: Rio Tinto Alcan puts homogenizing and sawing line into operation

Hertwich engineering, Austria, has handed over the first expansion phase of a homogenizing and sawing line to aluminum producer RioTinto Alcan in Hafnarfjorour, Iceland. With this investment, RioTinto Alcan Iceland will be able to produce top-quality billets. When changing between standard and special alloys with different holding times a special furnace design ensures high flexibility …