Alcomet Catalogue
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Company Profile Alcomet AD is the largest Bulgarian manufacturer of rolled and extruded aluminium products. The company offers a broad range of aluminium semi-finished products – household, technical and container foils, finstock, sheets and strips; standard and customized profiles. 95% of the total production is exported, mainly to Europe and the USA. The company has continuously invested in acquiring new technologies and upgrading existing facilities to the latest technological standards in order to meet the more challenging demands of its clients and step into new markets. Latest...

ROLLED PRODUCTS DIVISION

Casting To cover the needs of its rolling production, Alcomet has a casthouse equipped with 6 continuous casting lines with a total production capacity of 65000 tons per year. Main focus is on 1xxx, 8xxx and 3xxx series alloys suitable for the majority of foil products available on the market, as well as many kinds of sheets and strips for industrial applications. Chemical composition is according to international standards, such as EN 573-3, or internal standards developed specifically to ensure best possible quality of the final product. Strip thickness: Strip width: Available alloys:

Rolling The main production division at Alcomet is the Rolling plant equipped with a cold-rolling mill, a foil-breakdown mill and 3 foil mills with a total production capacity of 50000 tons per year. Our state-of-the-art finishing lines for slitting, degreasing, cut-tolength and embossing enable the company to produce a wide range of products with a variety of applications in food packaging, construction, automotive, heat exchangers, etc. Company’s primary focus is the household foil with annual production output of over 17000 tons, making Alcomet a leading European supplier of this product.

Food Packaging Household foil Household foil is used for wrapping food during cooking or to preserve its freshness. Its excellent resistance to the highest temperatures in cooking, and its role as barrier against light, aroma and steam make it an essential item in every kitchen. Technical specifications Alloy Temper Dimensions Thickness Width Coil sizes ID OD Core Alcomet has a strong presence on the European foil market.

Flexible packaging Container foil Converter foil Container foil, also called lubricated foil, is used for the A unique combination of physical characteristics production of aluminium containers offering some of the most makes aluminium foil an essential material for the versatile packaging solutions available today. With its unique flexible packaging industry like aseptic cartons, set of properties – a 100% barrier against light and gas, heat wraps, pouches, bottle neck, push-thru blister, conductivity, formability, food contact ability and decorative laminated tubes. appearance – it helps...

Industrial Applications Strips for heat exchangers/Finstock Aluminium has a unique set of characteristics that make it ideal for heat exchange. With its key properties – light weight, good thermal and electrical conductivity and corrosion resistance, aluminium finstock has a widespread application in modern HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) and refrigeration systems. Technical specifications Alloy Dimensions Thickness Width Coil sizes ID OD Core

Automotive Strips for heat shields With its specific physical properties – reflectivity, thermal conductivity and corrosion resistance – aluminium is the perfect heat shield material offering excellent protection against excessive exhaust system heat. Alloy 1050A in soft temper is widely used for its good formability, adequate corrosion resistance and energy absorption providing for ease of fabrication and good performance. Technical specifications Alloy Temper Dimensions Thickness Width Coil sizes ID OD Core

Building & Construction Technical foil Due to its barrier function, heat and corrosion resistance and reflective surface, aluminium technical foil has a number of applications in buildings, electrical cables, pipe work and ducting, adhesive tapes. Technical specifications Alloy Dimensions Thickness Strips Aluminium’s excellent formability, insulating properties, high strengthto-weight ratio often make it the architect’s material of choice in modern building design. Aluminium strips are used for sandwich panels, insulation, roofing, gutters, etc. offering an eco-friendly and cost-effective...

Distributors Standard strips and sheets Aluminium’s light weight, good corrosion resistance and formability make it an excellent engineering material with a variety of applications in all industrial sectors. Standard aluminium strips and sheets are usually supplied to distributors and service centers for subsequent use in construction, electrotechnical industry and other industrial sectors. Technical specifications Alloy Temper Dimensions Thickness Coil sizes ID OD Core Stucco embossed surface is available for thickness range 0.4–1.2 mm and width max. 1250 m

EXTRUDED PRODUCTS DIVISION

Billet Casting Billets used in Alcomet’s extrusion shop are produced in the company’s own casthouse utilizing one of the most advanced technologies available on the market – Wagstaff Hot Top Billet Casting System. The line is dedicated to “soft alloys” production covering 1xxx and 6xxx series alloys. Chemical composition is guaranteed according to international standards or customer specification. Billet diameters: Annual capacity:

Extrusion Alcomet operates an Extrusion plant with five presses ranging from 600 tons to 2500 tons, with an overall production capacity of about 36 000 tons per year. The main focus is on soft alloys for the ABC (architecture, building and construction) sector, advertising, transportation and machine-building. The latest addition to the company’s extrusion facilities is a new generation 25 MN HybrEx® extrusion press which enables Alcomet to extrude profiles with a CCD up to 300 mm and wall thickness as low as 0.8 mm. CCD (mm) – solid profiles CCD (mm) – hollow profiles