JW Aluminum to invest over $30 million to upgrade foil production equipment

Aluminium flat products manufacturer JW Aluminum is investing $32.8 million to optimize equipment for foil production at Russellville, Arkansas; Saint Louis, Missouri and Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The investment includes projects to enhance existing rolling mills, annealing equipment and slitters to improve quality, reliability and throughput for the fin stock, honeycomb foil and flexible packaging markets.

Chief Commercial Officer Ryan Roush said: “These investments reinforce our commitment to continuous improvement and customers in our core markets. We’re investing to insure we remain a trusted and preferred supplier of quality sheet and foil now and for generations to come.”

In June, JW Aluminum announced that it will invest $255 million in an expansion of its Mount Holly flat rolled aluminium plant in Goose Creek, South Carolina. The expansion includes the construction of new 220,000 square foot building and the installation of green, state-of-the-art technology.

The company will increase production capacity by 175 million pounds, once expansion is complete. The expansion is expected to be completed in early 2020.

JW Aluminum manufactures building and distributor sheet, fin stock, cable wrap, lithographic sheet (grade i and grade iii), auto foil and auto sheet for automotive heat shields, honeycomb foil and flexible packaging products.