Alcoa signed a multi-year supply agreement with Airbus for value-add titanium and aluminum aerospace forgings.

Kobe Steel Ltd. announced that its aluminum forging subsidiary in China inaugurated the start of full-scale operation.

Alcoa and Russia’s VSMPO-AVISMA Corp., one of the world's largest manufacturers of titanium ingots and forged products, agreed to join forces to meet growing demand for high-end titanium and aluminum products for aircraft manufacturers.

Japan-based Kobe Steel announced that the second-phase plant expansion of its Chinese aluminum forging subsidiary, Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products (KAAP), has been completed and full production has commenced.