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Altair Industries, a private equity firm that partners with management teams in an effort to scale middle-market businesses across the aerospace and defense and mission-critical industrial sectors, announced that it has acquired Central Wire Industries, a global manufacturer of specialty alloy wire and cable products with operations across the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

Southeast Asia’s aluminum extrusion boom: Five new projects and 8.47% CAGR - what’s driving the growth?

TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Prince & Izant, the Cleveland, Ohio-based designer and manufacturer of highly engineered brazing alloys and specialty metal components serving aerospace and defense, aeroderivative turbine, and transportation end markets, from Industrial Growth Partners for approximately $1.07B in cash.

Rio Tinto’s Bell Bay aluminum smelter misses green credit despite clean power.

NOVAGOLD Resources said it would acquire the shares it does not already ​own in Donlin Gold from Paulson Advisors in an all-stock ‌deal that would create a gold producer worth $4.2B.

ElvalHalcor launches new shares, backs ~$977M aluminum rolling mill expansion by 2030.

Thrust Capital Partners, the Canadian private equity firm dedicated exclusively to the aerospace and defense supply chain, acquired Alphacasting Inc., the Montreal, Quebec-based precision titanium and aluminum investment casting company serving aerospace and defense customers across more than 120 alloys.

Aluminum Dynamics plans $200M recycled aluminum slab facility in Mississippi.

Pike Street Capital portfolio company, Superior Duct Fabrication announces the acquisition of Tru-Duct, Inc, a manufacturer and fabricator of sheet metal products specializing in the HVAC industry.

EGA to ramp up Al Taweelah alumina refinery to 50% of capacity within days.

Alcoa Corporation (NYSE:AA, ASX:AAI), the leading pure-play upstream aluminum company, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire South32 Limited’s (ASX:S32) bauxite mine, alumina refinery and aluminum smelter interests across Western Australia, Brazil and South Africa in a $4.1B transaction.

Adani and Abu Dhabi’s IHC sign MoU for $11.5B aluminum complex in Odisha.

Colorado-based Energy Fuels said it would acquire German magnet manufacturer Vacuumschmelze for about $1.9B in cash and stock, building an integrated supply chain from rare earth mine to finished magnet for defense, automotive and technology customers.

EU delays aluminum scrap export curbs till September: Will India seize the opportunity?

Bull Moose Tube Company, a leading manufacturer of steel pipe and tubing products and part of the Caparo family of companies, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Hanna Steel Corporation, a producer of structural and mechanical steel tubing, with Hanna to operate as a division of Bull Moose following close in early Q3 2026.

Earthquakes, low-cost competition bring debt, bankruptcy for Searles Valley Minerals.