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Alro Slatina Marks 16th Anniversary With Opening Of New High-Tech Aluminium Extrusion Capacity

Alro Slatina Marks 16th Anniversary With Opening Of New High-Tech Aluminium Extrusion Capacity

Romanian aluminium company Alro SA (Alro Slatina) said this week that its downstream extrusion operation Vimetco Extrusion recently brought online its new €10 million technologically advanced automated extrusion line at its plant in Romania. The new aluminium extrusion line will add 11...

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Events

Alro Slatina’s Labor Force Rallies Against Aluminium Production Capacity Closure

Alro Slatina’s Labor Force Rallies Against Aluminium Production Capacity Closure

The labor force at Romania’s Alro Slatina aluminium smelter rallied yesterday to protest against the plant’s management and their decision to operate at less than half capacity in the face of high energy prices.  Representatives from the plant’s trade unions told local media that the high energy prices are the result of vested interests and […]

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Alro Acquires Vimetco Trading For Undisclosed Sum

Alro Acquires Vimetco Trading For Undisclosed Sum

Late last month Romanian aluminium company Alro SA (Alro Slatina) announced the acquisition of Vimetco PLC’s subsidiary Vimetco Trading SRL for an undisclosed sum. According to the relevant announcement, Alro paid “the assessed market value” for Vimetco Trading to Vimetco Management Romania. Alro consummated the purchase in order to take advantage of the synergies it […]

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High Power Prices Tank First Half Financial Results For Alro Slatina

High Power Prices Tank First Half Financial Results For Alro Slatina

Despite increased sales over the period, Romanian aluminium company Alro SA (Alro Slatina) posted steep drop in profits for the first quarter of 2021 as reflected in the financial results released earlier this week. The aluminium smelter showed consolidated sales for the first half of US$365.6 million, an increase of 13 percent on the year. […]

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Alro Receives €167 MM Loan From EXIM Bank To Maintain Operations

Alro Receives €167 MM Loan From EXIM Bank To Maintain Operations

Romanian aluminium company Alro SA (Alro Slatina) said on Wednesday that it has received a loan of €167 million from Romania’s EXIM Bank to cover the plant’s ongoing operations. Local media said the firm made the announcement in a filing to the Bucharest Stock Exchange. Alro CEO Gheorghe Dobra said in the announcement that he […]

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Vimetco To Invest €10 MM In New Automated Aluminium Extrusion Line Built By Presezzi

Vimetco To Invest €10 MM In New Automated Aluminium Extrusion Line Built By Presezzi

Romanian aluminium producer ALRO S.A.’s downstream subsidiary Vimetco Extrusion said Tuesday that it will soon begin a €10 million program to increase high- and very-high value-added aluminium products by installing new machinery produced by Italy’s Presezzi Extrusion spa. The investment in question will consist of a new automated 7” extrusion line capable of extruding profiles […]

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