ALUCOAT and aluNID® reaffirm their “know-how” in quality, environment and energy management

During these days, ALUCOAT specialist in coating aluminum coils and its division focused on the production of aluminium honeycomb core, aluNID®, have one again succeed expectations regarding legislation and ISO certificates applicable to their activity. After the external audit reaffirms its ongoing commitment to sustainable, quality production that respects people and the environment. 

As the result of the external audit, the certificates has been renewed:

UNE-EN ISO 9001:2015Quality management system, which shows the capacity of the company to provide products that meet the requirements of the customers.

UNE-EN ISO 14001:2015 Environmental management system, which certifies that the organization control all its activities, services and products that may affect the environment as well as the reduction of all the environmental impacts generated within its daily activity.

UNE-EN ISO 50001:2018 -Verifies that the company has implemented an efficient Energy management system which reduces the energy consumption, environmental impact and increases profitability.

The renovation of all these certificates is further proof of the importance of the customer for ALUCOAT and aluNID®.

Rigor through the production chain and the investment in quality, environmental and energy management system are the key to comply with the most demanding requirements of the market, therefore to be a supplier of the highest quality and reliable.

On the other side, aluNID®, is working on the implementation of the new management system according to the new European standard UNE EN  9100:2018, applicable to the aeronautical and aerospace industry sectors. This standard establishes the requirements to be met by the aluminium honeycomb, aluNID®, for its use in the different applications of the aeronautical and aerospace industry.

ALUCOAT and aluNID®, industry, innovation, quality, commitment and dedication.

The students from IES Pirineos de Jaca, visited IBERFOIL

On the 24th of May the students of FP of Mechanics of the IES Pirineos de Jaca, together with their teacher, visited the facilities of IBERFOIL. These facilities are located in Sabiñánigo (Huesca), and it is the only factory in Spain specialised in aluminium thin sheet rolling between 6mm and 6 microns.

The students were very interested throughout the visit and were able to see first-hand the inside of the factory, and what the reality of working in the world of aluminium is like. They were able to see IBERFOIL’s rolling, cutting, separating, annealing and packaging processes, what their uses are and how they prepare the material to finally send it to their customers.

The IBERFOIL technicians who accompanied them during the visit informed them about the mechanics used in the factory, such as pneumatics, hydraulics and high-tech automatisms. They were also able to see the new Edelweiss Rolling Mill and the new Tension Leveller in full operation. The technicians also told them about the new IBERFOIL Integra project and informed them about the vital importance of recycling, the circular economy and IBERFOIL’s commitment to a sustainable future.

This visit was the perfect way for the students to get in touch with the industrial reality and to be able to bet on a job that is based on aluminium’s world. In IBERFOIL, they will find a future in line with their qualities and will be able to develop their professional value.

This action brings together specialised students and the labour needs of the factory, leader in the aluminium rolling sector.

IBERFOIL, committed to quality education (SDG 4) and decent work (SDG 8).

CLEMENTE GONZÁLEZ SOLER, APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF THE MOROCCO-SPAIN ECONOMIC COUNCIL

Madrid, 12 May – Clemente González Soler, President of the industrial and technological group ALIBERICO, has been appointed today as President of the Spanish part of the Morocco-Spain Economic Council (CEMAES).

The appointment was made at the proposal of CEOE, made by its president, Antonio Garamendi, at the General Assembly that this organisation held today in Casablanca.

In turn, Clemente González Soler has proposed José Ignacio Pino de la Chica, Country Manager of Caixabank in Morocco, for the position of vice-president.

ALIBERICO has two aluminium production plants in Morocco. One of them in Casablanca, ALUCOIL MAROC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the group, specialises in the manufacture of aluminium composite panels and is the leader in Morocco in the segment of facades for singular buildings.

Furthermore, through this subsidiary, ALIBERICO is a partner in ALUMINIUM DU MAROC, a listed company and the largest manufacturer of extruded profiles in Morocco and on the African continent. Clemente González Soler is a member of the Board of Directors of ALUMINIUM DU MAROC and coordinates the strategy and investment area of the company.

On the Spanish side, 30 Spanish companies with interests in Morocco are represented in CEMAES, as well as other leading Moroccan companies in their respective fields of activity.

Among the Spanish companies that make up the institution are Balearia, Banco de Sabadell, Santander, Bergé, Garrigues, Cuatrecasas, Gestamp, Naturgy, Sener and Vectalia.

 The CEMAES General Assembly also appointed the Moroccan businessman Adil Rais as co-president of the institution in representation of Moroccan companies, together with Clemente González Soler, and the businessman Ayman Cheikh-Lahlou as co-vice-president.

CEMAES is a business institution created at the initiative of the Confédération Générale des Entreprises du Maroc (CGEM) and the Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations (CEOE), which brings together businessmen and economic organisations from Morocco and Spain.  Its objectives include promoting collaboration and business integration between the two countries, with a special focus on SMEs.

CEMAES was created in 2013 as a result of the collaboration agreement signed by both organisations in Rabat in the presence of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain and Morocco and government representatives from both countries.

ALIBERICO acquires 100% of the Aragonese company IDALSA, Spain’s second largest aluminium casting and recycling manufacturer

As part of its comprehensive Sustainability Plan, ALIBERICO has closed the purchase of 100% of the Aragonese company Ibérica de Aleaciones Ligeras (IDALSA), Spain’s second largest manufacturer of aluminium smelting and recycling, which is the first of its acquisitions in the liquid aluminium sector, with the aim of committing to the circular economy and a green and sustainable industry.

IDALSA has a 300,000 square meter plant in the town of Remolinos, near Zaragoza (Spain), and recycles 60,000 tons of liquid aluminium from scrap metal per year.  The company currently produces 45,000 tons per year of aluminium ingots in different formats and compositions, mainly for the automotive industry. The company has a workforce of 49 workers and in 2021 had a turnover of 75 million euros, of which 70% comes from its exports to countries in Europe, America and Asia.

This investment is part of the ALIBERICO Group’s Sustainability Plan, which focuses on boosting the Circular Economy and drastically reducing CO2 emissions, and certifies the Group’s commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In early 2022, ALIBERICO started up its first self-consumption photovoltaic installation at its Alicante factory, RedBOND Composites, with the aim of obtaining environmental benefits equivalent to avoiding the emission of 200 tons/year of CO2 into the atmosphere and the planting of 400 trees. ALIBERICO is also currently implementing the IBERFOIL INTEGRA project in Sabiñánigo (Huesca, Spain), which involves the construction of a new factory in an area adjacent to the current IBERFOIL lamination plant. The new plant will be entirely dedicated to scrap recovery, smelting and coil manufacturing, and is set to become a benchmark for the Circular Economy in Spain.

With the incorporation of IDALSA, ALIBERICO now has 21 factories in the world, of which 17 are in Spain, in 9 Autonomous Communities, and another four abroad, exporting 70% of its production and selling its products in more than 90 countries in the 5 continents. ALIBERICO operates with technologically advanced aluminium products and Premium brands recognized as world leaders in the packaging, building, surface treatment, transportation, industry and renewable energy sectors.

ALUCOAT gives colour to coffee

For coffee lovers, one of the most pleasurable things in life is to be able to enjoy a delicious coffee first thing in the morning, to enjoy it after a meal with friends or family or during an important meeting or appointment.

There is a great variety of flavours and textures that travel around the world and that, depending on each area, give it a unique taste. In order to preserve ground coffee in optimum conditions and guarantee that when you drink it is „freshly ground“, it is necessary for it to be in an aluminium container, as this is the material that best preserves food and does not interfere with its flavour.

That is why ALUCOAT works to offer a premium, high quality product to one of the most demanding segments of the market. ALUCOATs lacquered aluminium for coffee capsules provides a total protection barrier, preserving 100% of its properties and maintaining its freshness until its final consumption. In addition, the use of an aluminium alloy specifically designed for this use, together with the wide range of customisable colours offered by the company, allows its customers to create innovative designs and enables them to produce coffee capsules with their own personality, helping them to differentiate themselves from their competitors.

Moreover, the aluminium capsules are infinitely and 100% recyclable, which helps to reduce the carbon footprint, global emissions and favour the circular economy (SDG 13), making it the perfect packaging that protects an exclusive product and cares about the environment and a sustainable future.

ALUCOAT, creating smart, tailor-made and sustainable solutions.

ALUCOAT’s philosophy and know-how

In the world we live in, every time is more important to have a well-consolidated values and know-how so that all the efforts that go into them allow the company to grow and improve. For this reason, to ALUCOAT is fundamental that all its employees are aligned with values and objectives:

Its industrial processes, pretreatment, coating, slittering and packing form the basis of its Know-How and business success. Thanks to its high-capacity, flexible and the most advanced machinery in the market, ALUCOAT provides a high industrial potential that allows the production of a wide variety of products with high technical level and maximum quality.

ALUCOAT focus all its efforts in continuous improvement and innovation, constantly developing new products, new coatings or solutions and pampering every single detail from the production process to the final product. Its brands, Airfin®, Waterfin®, Insulax®, Linfoil®, Alucoat® CPS, Alucoat® CS, Alupharm®, Alucoat® Clopp, aluNID®, Alucoat® Prelac are just some examples.

ALUCOAT produces and develops exclusive, customized or even tailor-made solutions for each customer giving answer to their needs.

The company has a clear commitment with its products, services, qualities and the know-how of its activity, the coating process and in every an in each and every one of its phases of industrial activity, for this reason, ALUCOAT is an international reference in coating aluminum coils and an role model as a conscious and responsible company with people and its environment.

ALUCOIL returns to REBUILD

This year, during the next 26th, 27th and 28th of April, the 5th edition of the REBUILD Congress will be held at the IFEMA fair, in Madrid.

REBUILD is the National Architecture Congress dedicated to the digitalisation and industrialisation of the building industry through environmentally friendly solutions. It is an event with a great impact, which brings together a multitude of pioneering companies in the development of alternative solutions to traditional construction and aims to boost the industry, digitise the sector and make it much more efficient, affordable and sustainable.

ALUCOIL is an international reference company in offering advanced aluminium solutions for Building, Transport and Industry, and, of course, will be taking part in the Congress over the next few days at Stand D419. This year will not leave anyone indifferent because it will bring many new products that we will be revealing in future publications.

Don’t miss it and sign up now for the most awaited Congress of the Building sector! We are waiting for you!

Advanced Factories rewards the President of Aliberico

Clemente González Soler, President of Aliberico, has been awarded with the Business Career Achievement Award given by the ADVANCED FACTORIES Congress in recognition of the work, leadership and transformation of those companies that are committed to innovation and sustainability and adapt to the new era of Industry 4.0.

On 29 March 2022, the ADVANCED FACTORIES Exhibition and Congress was inaugurated in Barcelona, the most important event in industrial automation, robotics, machine tools and digital manufacturing, which will bring together industry leaders over the next few days to discuss topics such as new business models, new production processes and the implementation of Industry 4.0.

The guests of honour at the opening ceremony were Raül Blanco, Secretary General of Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises of the Government of Spain, and Arturo Aliaga, Vice President and Minister of Industry of the Government of Aragon, who presented Clemente González Soler, President of Aliberico, with the Business Career Achievement Award.

This prestigious award recognises the effort, dedication and passion that have moved the president of Aliberico to lead the most innovative and sustainable industrial projects of the last decades in Spain. His latest major project has been the creation of a new factory for the recycling of aluminium scrap and its smelting to transform it back into coils and thus complete the Circle of Circular Economy, becoming self-sufficient and a reference in sustainability.

Several representatives of companies involved in the industrial sector are taking part in the Congress, a sector that is currently leading an important change in digitalisation, key to a better, more sustainable and environmentally friendly future.

aluNID® new applications for elevators, cabins and cable cars

Elevators, cabins and cable cars have become an important element in modern life. Buildings are getting higher and higher and we have the technology and engineering needed to connect two points whatever the distance and height difference.

In addition, it is an important tool that is used daily by many users. For this reason the lightness and resistance of the materials used is fundamental to guarantee the safety of people and quality of life of elevator, cabin or funicular.

The aluminium honeycomb core aluNID® is the perfect material for the production of composite panels for moving mechanisms as it is an extremely light and resistance material. Moreover, is non-combustible, has excellent thermal and electric conductivity, excellent properties of flatness, corrosion resistance and 100% recyclable.

Moreover, it lightness favors the reduction in energy consumption needed to move, the transport costs and the C02 emissions collaborating in a lower environmental impact. (SDG11).

These properties are the clear evidence of aluminium honeycomb core aluNID® is the ideal material for the production of elevators, cabins and cable car.

aluNID®, lightness, strength, quality and security at the service of elevator industry.

IBERFOIL SELECTS THE ARAGONESE COMPANY ACONTEBRO TO BUILD THE NEW IBERFOIL INTEGRA FACTORY IN SABIÑÁNIGO

It will have 10,000 square metres of industrial buildings and 1,000 metres of office space on a 43,000 metre plot.

The work must be completed by 2022 and handed over to the owner before 30 December.

Sabiñánigo, 17 March – Iberfoil, the subsidiary of the Aliberico group specialising in thin sheet aluminium rolling, has selected the Aragonese construction company ACONTEBRO to build the warehouses and facilities for its new manufacturing project, called Iberfoil Integra, in Sabiñánigo (Huesca).

The new factory, with 10,000 square metres of industrial buildings and 1,000 square metres of offices, on a plot of 43,000 metres, will be built in an area adjacent to Iberfoil’s current rolling mill, and should be completed by 2022 and handed over to the owner before 30 December.

Three years ago, the Aragonese company ACONTEBRO already built a 4,500 square metre building for Iberfoil for the installation of the aluminium coil tension levelling line.

Iberfoil, within its philosophy of working and collaborating with Aragonese companies, has selected ACONTEBRO’s offer among those of many other Spanish construction companies interested in the project.

ACONTEBRO, owned by the Garcés family, has its headquarters in Zaragoza and is one of the leading construction companies in Spain in the construction of prefabricated concrete industrial buildings.

The Iberfoil Integra project was classified by the Government of Aragon on 19 May 2021 as a Project of Regional Interest and was published on 25 May in the Official Gazette of Aragon.