Alcan Singen GmbH
1912 | Foundation of company |
1919 | Production of rolled and extruded semi-products |
1921 | Majority interest acquired by Alusuisse (formerly AIAG) |
2000 | Merger between Alusuisse and ALCAN (new company name = ALCAN) |
2007 | Rio Tinto new owner of ALCAN |
ALUCOBOND® Aluminium Composite Panels
1968 | Invention and development of ALUCOBOND® by Alusuisse and BASF |
1969 | Start of commercial development of ALUCOBOND® in Singen / Germany |
1978 | Start-up of ALUCOBOND® SB1 (fire retardent material) |
1979 | Production start of ALUCOBOND® in the US |
1989 | Set up of a second ALUCOBOND® production line in Singen / Germany |
1989 | Development of double-belt press technology |
1991 | Introduction of DIBOND® for the Display market |
1992 | Market Introduction of ALUCOBOND® A2 (non-combustible) |
1994 | Production start of ALUCORE® honeycomb panels |
1999 | Production start of ALUCOBOND® in China |
2000 | Introduction of ALUCOBOND® Plus (fire retardent material) |
2003 | Production start of ALUCOBOND® in Brazil New ALUCOBOND® Production Line in Singen for larger widths up to 2m |
| New ALUCOBOND® Production Line in Singen for larger widths up to 2m |
2006 | New Paintline for ALUCOBOND® in China |
2007 | Production start of ALUCOBOND® in India |