BMW Group has chosen Braidy Atlas - the joint-venture project between Russian aluminium producer UC Rusal and US holding company Braidy Industries - to supply aluminium sheet for North American manufacturing, due the venture's focus on a low-carbon footprint and using "green" inputs, Braidy Industries' top executive told Fastmarkets AMM.
Once the greenfield aluminum rolling mill begins production, starting from 2021, it will supply the automaker's South Carolina plant with 5000- and 6000-series aluminium sheet, Braidy Industries chief executive officer Craig Bouchard said.Braidy Atlas - located in Ashland, Kentucky, in the United States - is situated just...