In the United States, Novelis Fusion has become a market leader for
brazing sheet used in automotive radiators.
Joining Alcoa in 1998 as the Manager of the
Brazing Sheet Development Factory, Dr.
Other customers, such as those buying
brazing sheet for heat exchanger applications, are keen to follow the North American example where Novelis Fusion is now the market leader for
brazing sheet.
With the Novelis Fusion technology, we will start by offering a full range of high-quality
brazing sheet and fin stock products to local customers that today must rely on imports.
Alcoa's Kunshan plant supplies Modine-Asia with high-quality
brazing sheet used in the automotive, industrial, and specialty markets.
The Koblenz rolling mill is one of the most specialized mills in the world with longstanding relationships with leading aerospace, commercial plate and
brazing sheet customers worldwide.
The award recognizes Alcoa for its five-layer composite aluminum
brazing sheet material designed for the automotive heat exchanger market.
It also supplies other transport sectors as well as general engineering and is a world leader in
brazing sheet used for automotive and industry heat exchangers.
The core of the investment is the modernization of Alcoa European Mill Products, which involves expanding
brazing sheet capability to offer a full range of gauges.
The agreement resolves the only competition issue raised by the Department of Justice, which involved the concentration of suppliers in the North American market for
brazing sheet.
In 2006, Alcoa acquired and began operating the Kunshan plant in Kunshan City, setting a strategic footprint for Alcoa China in automotive
brazing sheet products.
KUNSHAN, China & NEW YORK -- Alcoa (NYSE:AA) formally opened its aluminum
brazing sheet plant in Kunshan City, China recently in a ceremony attended by local government dignitaries and customers.