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New Member Company and Board Member Additions for Aluminum Association
ARLINGTON, Va., April 3, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Aluminum
Association announced today the addition of Blaylock Industries to its
roster of member companies. In addition, Anthony Ashe, Vice President
Commercial, Sales & Marketing at Alcoa, was added to the Association's
Board of Directors. The announcements were made during the Aluminum
Association's biannual spring meeting in San Antonio, TX where the
industry highlighted "The Power of Modern Metal."
"Both of these moves are exciting for the industry and the
Association," said Aluminum Association Chairman Layle "Kip" Smith,
President of Noranda Aluminum. "The aluminum industry is poised for
continued growth as U.S. manufacturing experiences a resurgence and
it's encouraging to see the Association growing at the same time."
Blaylock Industries, Inc., based in Fort Worth, TX, produces high
quality permanent mold aluminum castings across its 3 divisions
(Retail, Industrial and Custom). The 46-year old firm services the
energy, transportation and infrastructure industries with its patented
group of proprietary products, in addition to myriad other industries
through its custom products division and in-house design and
engineering capabilities. Blaylock will join the Association as a
producer member.
The expansion of the Association's membership comes at time when
leadership continues to grow as well. Also announced during the spring
meeting was the addition of Anthony Ashe from Alcoa to the Aluminum
Association's Board of Directors. The Board is composed of
senior-level executives from across the aluminum industry and provides
strategic guidance to the Association in promoting the production and
use of aluminum as the sustainable material of choice in
transportation, building & construction and consumer packaging
markets.
"Our Board is absolutely critical to the work of the Association and
Anthony is a great addition to the team," said Heidi Brock, President
& CEO of the Aluminum Association. "I'm excited to have someone with
his depth of knowledge and experience on board to help advance the
entire industry."
Ashe serves as Vice President Commercial, Sales & Marketing at Alcoa.
In this role Ashe oversees Alcoa Forgings & Extrusions's (AFE)
commercial portfolio for growth, pricing strategies, marketing
collateral, and new product development. Previously, Ashe was Vice
President of Business Development, Marketing and Alcoa Engineering
Structures (AES) where he led organic and inorganic business
development, M&A and JV opportunities for AFE. Ashe started his career
with Eaton in Technical Sales, transitioned to various engineering
roles at Boeing, and prior to rejoining Alcoa in January 2012, Ashe
was Director of Sales for SAPA North America, the global leader in
Soft Alloy extrusions.
The Aluminum Association works to continually advance and promote
aluminum as the sustainable material of choice in the modern world.
New applications for the metal in transportation, building and
construction and other markets are driving demand for aluminum in
North America. Between 2009 and today, aluminum demand has risen 30
percent and is approaching pre-recession levels. Additionally, the
industry has taken proactive steps in recent years to reduce its own
carbon footprint nearly 40 percent in the last 20 years. Those
interested in learning more about membership opportunities within the
Association should visit www.aluminum.org/join.
The Aluminum Association, based in Arlington, Virginia, works globally
to aggressively promote aluminum as the most sustainable and
recyclable automotive, packaging and construction material in today's
market. The Association represents U.S. and foreign-based primary
producers of aluminum, aluminum recyclers and producers of fabricated
products, as well as industry suppliers. Member companies operate
approximately 180 plants in the United States, with many conducting
business worldwide. For more information visit www.Aluminum.org , on
Twitter @AluminumNews or Facebook.com/AluminumAssociation .
Matt Meenan 703.358.2977 mmeenan@aluminum.org
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