Canada’s National Research Council is spearheading research efforts with provinces and industry to develop innovative aluminum products and grab a share of the market in the transportation sector forecast to be worth more than $65 billion by 2020.

A newly formed alliance called ALTec Industrial Research R&D Group is consolidating research efforts in the Canadian aluminum sector.

ALTec already has 23 members and partners that will have access to state-of-the-art facilities and Canada’s most advanced expertise in aluminum forming, assembling, corrosion control and performance validation.