RUSAL’s LMZ SKAD lifts aluminium wheels production by 27% in 2017

RUSAL announced that LMZ SKAD has increased its aluminium wheels production. The company expects to increase the number of wheels produced by 27% YoY to 1.1 million wheels per year in 2017.

The company is planning to launch more than 10 new models of aluminium wheels to the market in 2018.

In April 2017, RUSAL acquired a share of the foundry and mechanical production facility SKAD (SKAD), which is a producer of aluminium alloy car wheels, located in Krasnoyarsk. The implementation of RUSAL’s Production System and efficient processes have improved SKAD’s major business operations alongside the expansion of its product mix.

This year, RUSAL has planned to expand and upgrade its equipment. Additional casting lines and processing machines will allow the Company to raise production by another 200-250 thousand wheels by the end of the year and increase its domestic market share.

“In order to strengthen its export market sales, SKAD has introduced a range of products specially designed for European consumers.  In 2017 the Italian company Momo Srl joined a list of the Company’s key partners that previously included Ford Motor Company and Alcar.”

“In 2017, export markets accounted for 40% of the total sales of SKAD products.”

SKAD Research Centre engaged Krasnoyarsk Aluminum Smelter (KrAZ) to launch the production and direct supply of aluminium-silicon (AlSi) based alloys.