Established in 1961, ALUCON Public Co., Ltd. listed on the security Exchange of Thailand is the largest producer in Asia of aluminium impact extruded packaging materials (can, tubes, rigid wall containers, felt pen bodies, and slug), with an annual capacity of over 1.2 billion pieces, producing on 35 complete production lines and exporting to more than 40 countries.
Only the highest purity aluminium ingot imported from primary producers, is used in the production of Alucon’s slugs. The slug production process involves the use of aluminium melting furnaces, holding furnaces, automatic continuous strip casting machines, hot and cold rolling mills, automatic slug punching presses, annealing ovens, slug vibrators and inspection lines.
The annual capacity of 48,000 tons of slugs, is produced in more than 200 standard sizes. About 30% of the aluminium slugs produced are used by the Company’s factories and the other 70% of our slug production is mostly exported.
Only the highest purity aluminium ingot imported from primary producers, is used in the production of Alucon’s slugs. The slug production process involves the use of aluminium melting furnaces, holding furnaces, automatic continuous strip casting machines, hot and cold rolling mills, automatic slug punching presses, annealing ovens, slug vibrators and inspection lines.
The annual capacity of 48,000 tons of slugs, is produced in more than 200 standard sizes. About 30% of the aluminium slugs produced are used by the Company’s factories and the other 70% of our slug production is mostly exported.