Rolled aluminium can sheet maker Tri-Arrows Aluminum opens new office in Kentucky

Tri-Arrows Aluminum Inc., which has brought $500 million in industrial expansion to Warren and Logan counties in recent years, established a satellite headquarters office on the third floor of Bowling Green's historic Pushin Building.

Tri-Arrows is a subsidiary of the UACJ Corporation — a Japanese company and majority shareholder — with additional ownership by Sumitomo Corporation and Itochu.

"We want to be on the square," said Henry Gordinier, Tri-Arrows Aluminum president, prior to a ribbon cutting inside the 5,500 square foot office space set up to initially to serve eight to 10 people. Gordinier told The Daily News that his vision of the office space is it allows Tri-Arrows room for expansion as his company grows, Currently Tri-Arrows is surfing the growing wave of light-weight metal vehicle manufacturing, a market expected to grow to 1 million kilotons in the coming years, something Gordinier called "a renaissance" for the industry.

Gordinier also noted that the rolled aluminium can sheet market is looking up better now than it has in years.

"We have an over 30-year tradition in Logan County. We have had people staying in hotels every day, coming down from Louisville and visiting Logan County." He said the Bowling Green office will serve as a hub for many activities.

The company president said the new aluminium markets are bolstered by technological advances in the industry. "It's not just volume; it's volume and technology and human capital. This space gives us better accessibility and allows more of the Louisville staff here and us the ability to grow talent here. "We continue to have a presence in the community."

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Formerly ARCO Aluminum, Tri-Arrows was established in 2011 and is headquartered in Louisville. Tri-Arrows makes and markets rolled aluminium can sheet to the North American container industry. Annual production is more than 325,000 tons, a release said.