Constellium to add aluminium extrusion press at its Singen plant

Constellium is installing a new aluminium extrusion press to expand capacity at its plant in Singen, Germany. The company will construct a dedicated 8,000 sq m hall on its Singen campus for an expected start of production in mid-2020.

Paul Warton, president of Constellium’s Automotive Structures and Industry Business Unit said: “Extrusions are the foundation of our Automotive Structures product portfolio. As our business continues to grow, Singen has become a diverse provider of complex, high-strength extrusions of all sizes, shapes, strengths and gauges for our automotive programs, as well as our rail, transportation and industrial customers. This new press increases not only capacity, but advances our efficiency and capability.”

The company expects approximately 50 new jobs will be created to support this new activity.

Singen plant is a pillar of Constellium’s manufacturing strategy, featuring the latest equipment for producing extrusions on five presses. With high-grade cold mills and an integrated hot/cold rolling line, the facility produces packaging and automotive rolled products, extruded products, automotive components and systems for rail, power rail and bus applications, as well as other transportation and industry markets.

“Singen is home to a 100 MN press, which is the largest in Western Europe. Beyond extremely large and wide sections, Constellium Singen is the only extrusion plant in the world to produce aluminium/steel co-extrusions for energy power supply to metro power rail systems,” the company said through it press release.