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Jul 02, 2023

Hammerer Aluminium Installs €4.5 MM Melting Furnace At Romanian Plant

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Austria’s Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI Group) announced last week the commissioning of a new €4.5 million melting furnace at its plant in Santana, Romania. The installation will leave the plant with three such furnaces and increase the firm’s recycling and remelting capacity to 250 thousand tons per year.

HAI says the investment is a reaction to increasing demand for lightweight aluminium products. CEO Rob van Gils noted in a related press release that the installation of the new furnace went quickly.

“We were able to implement the project quickly and put the melting furnace into operation at the beginning of the year as planned. This means that we can now supply the market with high-quality recycling material at full capacity.”

Planning and implementation of the installation was carried out by compatriot firm Hertwich Engineering GmbH. The new furnace combines the advantages of low energy consumption and maximum metal yield, notes HAI, which it says dovetails with the firm’s overall sustainability goals.

“Customers and investors are demanding a real transformation towards sustainable management, in ecological and social terms. The topics of CO2 emissions and the circular economy will continue to gain in importance. With a recycling rate of up to 80%, our company is a pioneer in the aluminum industry. We are highly motivated to further advance these processes.”

Founded in 2007, Hammerer Aluminium is headquartered in Ranshofen, Austria and operates seven other sites throughout Germany, Romania, and Poland. Specializing in aluminium casting, extrusion, and processing, Hammerer’s clientele includes customers in the construction, automotive, transport, electrical engineering, mechanical, and plant engineering sectors. The firm’s current workforce is around 2,000 individuals.