Sapa Group

Sapa Group

Infobox Company
company_name = Sapa Group
company_
company_type = Public
foundation = 1963 in Vetlanda, Sweden
location = flagicon|Sweden Stockholm
key_people = Ole Enger (President & CEO)
area_served =
industry = Aluminium
products = building products
heat transfer
profiles Extrusion
Turnover = profit US$5 billion (2007)
num_employees = 15,000 (2007)
parent =
subsid =
homepage = http://www.sapagroup.com
footnotes =

Sapa Group, or Sapa, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of various aluminium products. Swedish by origin, it currently operates in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia. It is active in three core competencies: profiles, building system and heat transfer.

History

The first extrusion plant was set up in Vetlanda, Sweden in 1963. Within the first decade, sales offices had been opened in Denmark, Holland and the UK and had expanded into anodising and die-making. Over the years, activities continue to spread within Europe and abroad.
In 2007, Sapa and Alcoa announce a joint venture, creating the world's largest aluminium profile company [cite web
title = Joint venture Sapa Alcoa
publisher = Sapa
url = http://www.sapagroup.com/en/Operations/Profiles/Joint-venture-Sapa-Alcoa/
accessdate = 2008-06-16] .

Business Areas

Profiles

Sapa is the world’s leading producer of extruded aluminium profiles, operations are conducted at plants in 18 countries, serving industries like automotive, mass transportation and thermal management.

Building System

[http://www.sapabuildingsystem.com Sapa Building System] is one of the three largest suppliers of building systems based on aluminium profiles in Europe, used for many different purposes, mainly windows, doors and facades. Sapa has building systems facilities in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, the UK, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Turkey, Italy, Germany, Austria, Portugal and the Middle East.

Heat Transfer

Sapa is one of the world’s leading companies in the production of aluminium heat-exchanger strip (radiators) for the automotive industry.

Recent News

In 2007, Sapa and Alcoa announce a joint venture, creating the world's largest aluminium profile company.

References


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