Constellium

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Constellium SE

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legal form Societas Europaea
ISIN FR0013467479
founding 2011
Seat Paris , FranceFranceFrance 
management Jean-Marc Germain ( CEO )
Number of employees 12,999
sales 5.7 billion euros
Branch Aluminum production
Website www.constellium.com
As of December 31, 2018

Factory Steg VS , seen from the Lötschbergbahn

Constellium is a global manufacturer of rolled products, extruded products and structural components made of aluminum . Constellium works primarily with the aerospace, automotive and packaging industries. Major customers include Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Fiat Chrysler Automotive, Ford, Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier. In 2017, the company generated sales of 5.2 billion euros.

history

Constellium was created as part of the sale of Alcan Engineered Products to Apollo Management (51%) and FSI (10%) by Rio Tinto . Alcan Engineered Products had previously emerged from various mergers and acquisitions between Pechiney , Alcan and Alusuisse . Constellium is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. In February 2018, Constellium ceased listing of its shares on Euronext Paris.

Locations

The company employs almost 12,000 people worldwide and operates 24 production sites in North America, Europe and Asia. Head office is in Amsterdam. Office locations are in Baltimore, Paris and Zurich.

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Research and Development  

The Constellium C-TEC Technology Center , founded in 1967, conducts research and development work with the aim of promoting innovations in the aluminum industry . The center is located in Voreppe (France) and employs more than 200 F&D technicians and engineers. In the past 50 years, more than 600 patent families and trademarks have been created in the C-TEC. Numerous aluminum alloys have been developed for the aerospace, automotive and packaging industries , such as:

  • Airware®: an aluminum-lithium alloy for aircraft and space vehicles with a weight reduction of up to 25%, which reduces fuel consumption and optimizes end-of-life recycling. Airware alloys are used by Airbus, Bombardier, Dassault Aviation, and spacecraft manufacturers such as SpaceX8 and Space15.
  • HSA6TM: a new generation of high-strength aluminum alloys for structural components in the automotive industry
  • Securalex®: high-strength aluminum alloys for body parts
  • Aeral ™: aluminum solution for aerosols, which can achieve a weight reduction of up to 30%
  • Aluminum profiles for hybrid motors, which are produced taking into account tolerances in the micrometer range and built into the stator part of the electric motor.

With the launch of the Advanced Light Metals Processing Research Center in 2013 - a joint project by Constellium, Brunel University and Jaguar Land Rover - a new innovation center for the automotive industry was launched. With the opening of the Constellium University Technology Center (UTC) in 2016, the partnership between Constellium and Brunel was expanded. This research center is dedicated to the conception, development and prototype development of aluminum alloys and structural components for the automotive industry. In 2016, Constellium opened another research facility in Plymouth, Michigan, researching light aluminum for the automotive industry.

sustainability

Constellium is involved in numerous associations and initiatives that want to improve the sustainability of the aluminum industry. In 2012, the company set up a sustainability council that selects sustainability goals, monitors target achievement and ensures that data is transmitted based on the Global Reporting Initiative , the Carbon Disclosure Project and the United Nations Global Compact .

Constellium is also a founding member of the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI), a worldwide non-profit organization in the aluminum industry in which various actors are involved. ASI sets standards for the entire aluminum value chain, for example in the areas of mining , greenhouse gas emissions , waste management , materials management, biodiversity , human rights , and sustainable, strategic procurement.

Recycling of aluminum

Constellium is the industry leader in aluminum beverage can recycling. At its plants in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and Neuf-Brisach, France, the company can recycle the equivalent of 23 billion cans a year.

Together with the European Aluminum Association, the US Aluminum Association and the Can Manufacturers Institute, Constellium is working on better recycling of beverage cans. In particular, the company supports the European aluminum industry in its goal of achieving an 80% recycling rate by 2020.  

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Executive Committee
  2. a b Annual Report 2018. (pdf) In: www.constellium.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .
  3. ^ Constellium to supply aluminum Auto Body Sheet for new Mercedes-Benz CLS - Automotive Purchasing. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 26, 2018 ; Retrieved November 2, 2018 (UK English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / automotivepurchasing.com
  4. ModernMetals.com | Constellium provides aluminum solutions for the new Audi A7. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 26, 2018 ; Retrieved November 2, 2018 (UK English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.modernmetals.com
  5. Constellium Supplying BMW 5 Series for - Automotive Manufacturing Solutions . In: Automotive Manufacturing Solutions . May 2, 2017 ( automotivemanufacturingsolutions.com [accessed November 2, 2018]).
  6. Constellium named Preferred aluminum supplier for Alfa Romeo Stelvio . ( thefabricator.com [accessed November 2, 2018]).
  7. ^ Constellium Provides Aluminum Structural Parts for All-New Ford F-150 - World Industrial Reporter . In: World Industrial Reporter . January 14, 2015 ( worldindustrialreporter.com [accessed November 2, 2018]).
  8. Constellium signs multiyear contract with Airbus . In: Aerospace Manufacturing and Design . ( aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com [accessed November 2, 2018]).
  9. ^ WV Department of Commerce: Constellium awarded multiyear agreement with Boeing. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved November 2, 2018 (American English).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.wvcommerce.org  
  10. Reuters Editorial: BRIEF-Constellium consolidates partnership with Bombardier through ... In: US ( reuters.com [accessed November 2, 2018]).
  11. ^ Constellium at a glance . In: Constellium . September 6, 2017 ( constellium.com [accessed November 2, 2018]).
  12. Toute l'information on l'Emballage. Retrieved November 2, 2018 (French).
  13. ^ Constellium prices IPO at $ 15, below the range . In: NASDAQ.com . May 23, 2013 ( nasdaq.com [accessed November 2, 2018]).
  14. ^ Constellium se retire d'Euronext. January 31, 2018, accessed November 2, 2018 .
  15. ^ Constellium at a glance . In: Constellium . September 6, 2017 ( constellium.com [accessed November 2, 2018]).
  16. Aluminum Plant Locations
  17. ^ Constellium Singen GmbH
  18. Where the legacy of Alusuisse lives on , NZZ, 23 January 2017
  19. ^ Constellium Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation at C-TEC - Light Metal Age Magazine . In: Light Metal Age Magazine . July 24, 2017 ( lightmetalage.com [accessed November 2, 2018]).
  20. ^ State of the art R&D . In: Constellium . November 28, 2017 ( constellium.com [accessed November 2, 2018]).
  21. ^ Constellium Paris: Constellium to Present New Aerospace Innovations at Paris Air Show . In: GlobeNewswire News Room . ( globenewswire.com [accessed November 2, 2018]).
  22. Constellium Provides Lightweight Aluminum Solutions for BMW 5 Series - . May 10, 2017 ( altairenlighten.com [accessed November 2, 2018]).
  23. ^ Constellium launches Aeral ™, a new aluminum solution designed for the aerosol market . In: Constellium . October 20, 2015 ( constellium.com [accessed November 2, 2018]).
  24. New metals processing center unveiled at Brunel | Brunel University London. Retrieved November 2, 2018 (UK English).
  25. ^ Sustainability: the core of our business . In: Constellium . October 10, 2017 ( constellium.com [accessed November 2, 2018]). Sustainability: the core of our business ( Memento of the original from October 26, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.constellium.com
  26. ^ Constellium - Aluminum Stewardship Initiative. Retrieved November 2, 2018 (American English).
  27. ASI Standards - Aluminum Stewardship Initiative . In: Aluminum Stewardship Initiative . ( aluminum-stewardship.org [accessed November 2, 2018]).
  28. a b Constellium 2017 Business and Sustainability Performance Report. Retrieved November 1, 2018 .
  29. Sustainability and Recycling . In: Constellium . October 10, 2017 ( constellium.com [accessed November 2, 2018]). Sustainability and Recycling ( Memento of the original from October 26, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.constellium.com