Global Light Metals Alliance

The Global Light Metals Alliance is a collaboration of the world's top light metal research centres.  the Alliance was established in 2003 at the same time as the International Light Metals Technology conference series was started.  The conference is a biennial event hosted in a different country selected by the six members of the Alliance.

Members of the Global Light Metals Alliance include:

  • ARC Light Metal Competence Center Ranshofen Ltd (LKR), Austria;
  • CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory, Minerals and Metals Sector, Natural Resources Canada (CANMET), Canada;
  • Metal Processing Institute, Worcestor Polytechnic Institute (MPI), United States of America;
  • CSIR Materials Science and Manufacturing (CSIR), South Africa;
  • Institute of Materials Research, GKSS Research Centre (GKSS), Germany;
  • CAST Cooperative Research Centre, Australia.

 

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