Three of our extrusion facilities have adjacent casthouses which help support the metal needs of our extrusion customers. Our experienced metals staff can assist with aluminum alloy selection, alloy customization, and metal sourcing and can help you better manage future metal needs and metal price volatility. We can also provide a number of scrap management solutions, from scrap tolling to outright scrap purchase.
- Standard 1000-, 3000-, and 6000 series alloys covering nearly all strength and performance levels
- Tailored alloys to improve extrude-ability, manufacturability, and product performance.
- Complete metal management services to help assure metal availability and reduce price risk
- Primary-grade billet with more than 70% recycled content — a key component for the production of “green” products
We are a leading supplier of aluminum billet in North America. Globally, Hydro is one of the leading suppliers of extrusion ingot, sheet ingot, foundry alloys and high-purity aluminum with a global production network. Multiple sources and multiple back-up's can assure supply even in the most volatile metal markets. Hydro supplies the market with over 3 million tons of casthouse products, annually.