According to a recent report, Capral Limited, Australia’s largest extruder and distributor of aluminium products, has joined the Australian Aluminium Council. The news came after the latter announced that it welcomed Capral as a new member, highlighting the growing importance of end-to-end domestic supply chains and the ability to add value to the nation’s natural resources.
Capral is the Council’s first new member in a decade and is expected to enhance the Council’s downstream manufacturing representation.
Executive Director of the Council Marghanita Johnson said: “The COVID crisis has reinforced the advantages of being able to value-add within a domestic supply chain – from Australian bauxite, to Australian alumina, to Australian aluminium and on to Australian extruders like Capral.”
He added, “As Australia’s largest manufacturer and distributor of aluminium profiles, with eight operating extrusion presses and an annual capacity of 65,000 tonnes, Capral will bring diversity to the Council’s downstream membership.”
The Australian Aluminium Council has welcomed Capral and its 850 employees, expecting their significant technical, operational, and managerial skills to boost Australian jobs in the future.
Ms Johnson said, “Today’s good news comes as Australia’s electricity-intensive manufacturing sector faces significant challenges. Electricity in the Australian market has, in recent times, been consistently priced in the highest quartile of global prices for electricity-intensive manufacturing. Regaining Australia’s competitive advantage, will require a restoration of internationally competitive energy prices.”
“We want a future where Australia’s world-class energy resources are translated into internationally competitive, low-emission, reliable energy that will ensure industrial production, emissions and jobs are not exported to other countries. This will enable Australia’s manufacturing sector’s future.”
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