Production of hot and cold rolled aluminum sheets and bars at the world's largest aluminum smelting and rolling mill in Neuss.
Aluminium Norf GmbH
41468 Neuss (Koblenzer Str. 120, approx. 577,000 m²)New on Amplifa
About Alunorf
Aluminium Norf GmbH (Alunorf) in Neuss is a joint venture of Speira GmbH and Novelis Deutschland GmbH (50% each) and operates the world's largest aluminum smelting and rolling mill at the Neuss site. On premises covering approximately 577,000 m², approximately 1.5 million tons of hot and cold rolled aluminum sheets are produced annually, along with about 62,000 bars (max. 9 m long, 60 cm thick, up to 32 t heavy) and about 150,000 coils. The value chain includes recycling of aluminum scrap in the recycling center opened in 2011, smelting and alloying with iron, manganese, magnesium, copper, and silicon, casting, hot and cold rolling down to 0.15 mm thickness, as well as cutting and winding into coils. Buyers include customers from the packaging, automotive, printing, and construction industries, as well as renewable energy; sales are made exclusively to the shareholders Novelis and Speira. Over 2,200 employees from more than 40 countries produce in the smelter, hot sheet, and cold sheet divisions; deliveries in 2025 amounted to 1,393 thousand tons with sales revenue of 527 million €.
- Site
- Neuss
- Processes
- Aluminum smelting (Smelter with recycling center), Casting of aluminum bars (Smelting-casting plants, casting furnace), Aluminum recycling (Melting scrap into liquid metal), Bar processing (Cutting to length and milling of bars), Preheating of bars (Deep and shock furnaces), Hot rolling of aluminum sheets (Pre- and finishing lines), Cold rolling of aluminum sheets, Coating and cutting of sheets to various widths, winding into coils
- Materials
- Aluminum, Primary Aluminum, Aluminum Alloys (with iron, manganese, magnesium, copper, silicon), Aluminum Scrap (recycled material, can scrap, Alu shavings), Aluminum Alloys (Fe, Mn, Mg, Cu, Si), Aluminum Scrap (Can scrap, Alu shavings)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, EMAS, ASI
- Founded
- 1965
- Employees
- over 2,200
- Industries
- Packaging (Beverage cans, foils), Automotive Industry, Printing Industry (Offset printing plates), Construction/Building Materials, Renewable Energy (Solar, wind power, high-voltage lines), Automotive Industry (Lightweight components, battery components)
- 01
Recycling of aluminum scrap (Recycling center)
- 02
Melting and alloying (Smelting-casting plants, furnaces above 730 °C)
- 03
Casting of bars (max. 9 m, 60 cm, 32 t)
- 04
Bar processing: Cutting to length and milling
- 05
Preheating in deep and shock furnaces
- 06
Hot rolling (Pre- and finishing lines, from over 0.5 m down to a few mm)
- 07
Cold rolling to 0.15 mm
- 08
Coating, cutting to length, and winding into coils (Adjustage)
- 09
Material testing and quality management
- 10
Shipping by rail, ship, and truck
Raw Materials and Processes
Aluminum
Base raw material for all rolled and cast products based on reprocessing.
Primary Aluminum
Smelted in the smelting-casting plants alongside recycled material.
Aluminum Alloys (Fe, Mn, Mg, Cu, Si)
Alloying elements for the required rolled product properties.
Aluminum Scrap (Can scrap, Alu shavings)
Recycled material from the recycling center, added to the melt as liquid metal.
Sites
Neuss
DEHeadquarters, smelter with recycling center, hot sheet and cold sheet division
- Part weight / size
- Bars max. 9 m long, 60 cm thick, up to 32 t
- Lot size
- Mass production (approx. 62,000 bars, 150,000 coils/year)
- Materials
- Aluminum, Primary Aluminum, Al-Alloys, Recycled Aluminum
- Smelting-casting plants (Smelting and casting furnaces)
- Recycling furnace
- Deep furnaces
- Shock furnaces
- Hot rolling line (Pre- and finishing line)
- Cold rolling
- Bar cutting to length
- Milling machines for bar processing
- Adjustage (Cutting/Winding into coils)
- Material testing laboratory
Components and Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum smelting (Smelter with recycling center)Casting | – | – | – | – | Aluminum scrap, Recycled aluminum, Primary aluminum |
| Casting of aluminum bars (Smelting-casting plants, casting furnace)Casting | – | 9 m × 60 cm | 32 Tons | – | Aluminum (Alloys with iron, manganese, magnesium, |
| Aluminum recycling (Melting scrap into liquid metal)Casting | – | – | – | – | Aluminum scrap, Can scrap, Alu shavings |
| Bar processing (Cutting to length and milling of bars)Machining | – | – | – | – | Aluminum |
| Preheating of bars (Deep and shock furnaces)Heat Treatment | – | – | – | – | Aluminum |
| Hot rolling of aluminum sheets (Pre- and finishing lines)Forming | – | 2 km (sheet length) | – | – | Aluminum |
| Cold rolling of aluminum sheetsForming | – | – | – | – | Aluminum |
| Coating and cutting of sheets to various widths, winding into coilsForming | – | – | – | – | Aluminum |
| Material testing / Quality control (Tensile test, surface check, test equipment monitoring)Testing | – | – | – | – | Aluminum |
9 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smelting-casting plant (Smelting furnace, casting furnace) | – | – | Furnaces with 730 °C and hot | – | Neuss |
| Recycling furnace | – | – | – | – | Neuss (Recycling center, opened 2011) |
| Deep furnaces | – | – | – | – | Neuss |
| Shock furnaces | – | – | – | – | Neuss |
| Hot rolling line (Pre- and finishing line) | – | – | Reduction from over 0.5 m thickness to a few millimeters | – | Neuss (Hot sheet division) |
| Cold rolling machine | – | – | Reduction to 0.15 mm thickness | – | Neuss (Cold sheet division) |
| Saw (Bar cutting to length) | – | – | – | – | Neuss (Hot sheet division) |
| Milling machine (Bar processing) | – | – | – | – | Neuss (Hot sheet division) |
| Adjustage (Cutting/Winding into coils) | – | – | – | – | Neuss |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Certification
The quality management system of the 'Technical Development and Quality Management' department (TEQ) continuously ensures the highest standards; tensile tests, surface checks, and test equipment monitoring are carried out in the material testing laboratory.
| Evidence | Neuss |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| ISO 14001 | |
| ISO 45001 | |
| EMAS | |
| ASI |
History
- 1965
Founding of the plant
- 2011
Opening of the recycling center