Alcoa to Receive Renewal of DOE Cooperative Agreement for Refractory Materials Research and Development

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The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho Operations Office is renewing a cooperative agreement with Alcoa to develop lightweight refractory aggregates for high-performance insulating applications. The project aims to create an alumina-based aggregate with reduced bulk density and costs, with Alcoa contributing 20% of the total costs.

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