Columbia Falls Aluminum's smelting operations produces about 170,000 tons of aluminum annually. Its ingot, sheet, and bar products are sold to aluminum rolling mills and extrusion plants; its customers are located primarily in the US. Swiss natural resources conglomerate Glencore has owned Columbia Falls Aluminum since 1999. Among Glencore's other aluminum operations are Sherwin Alumina and Century Aluminum Company.

Comital S.p.A. has sold its hose and compound rubber manufacturing interests in order to concentrate on aluminum rolled products (foils and metal plastic yarns), consumer products (food packaging and cleaning products), and cords and cables (bare copper, enameled, and insulated). The Comital Group has about 20 production facilities in Italy and elsewhere. In 2003 the former Saiag was taken over by the Italian company Cortiplast, which is controlled by the family of Comital's chairman, Cornelio Valetto, and the next year Saiag and subsidiary Comital merged to form the new company.

Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio (CBA) has more than enough energy for its aluminum business. In fact, the company distributes excess electricity to homes across Brazil. Its operations span the aluminum production process, from mining bauxite to producing primary aluminum to processing coils, ingots, billet, and bars as well as such fabricated products as cables and roof tiles. Clients include such industries as transportation, packaging, electric utilities, constructions, and consumer products. The intensive electrical requirements for aluminum processing led the company to to invest in hydroelectric power generation. It now operates nearly 20 power plants and supplies more than half of its own electricity.

Cymat has made foam-forming a business. The company designs, develops, and manufactures 3D aluminum foam castings, which are primarily used to make automobiles lighter and safer. The company's primary product is SmartMetal, a stabilized aluminum foam (SAF). The aluminum foam is molded by sending gas through molten aluminum that can be formed into flat sheets and other shapes. Cymat's biggest partners include Georg Fischer and Brembo. The company was first formed in the 1990s to produce aluminum packaging for the pharmaceuticals and telecommunications industries.

Exco Technologies manufactures die-casting and aluminum extrusion products and services for the automotive industry. The company's casting and extrusion technology unit manufactures die casting machines, high precision tooling for small die casting and plastic injection molding machines, and single cell die ovens. Its automotive solutions unit (through its Neocon, Polydesign, and Polytech divisions) makes such items as door pockets, restraint systems, and slide-out tables, primarily for passenger cars and light trucks. Exco operates 10 manufacturing facilities in Canada, Mexico, Morocco, and the US. It has engineering offices in France and the US, and a global sales network.

ydro Aluminium's products can be turned into anything from soda cans to car bodies. The company forms Norsk Hydro's aluminum business and accounts for just about all of the Norwegian industrial corporation's sales. Hydro Aluminium ranks among the world's top five aluminum producers along with the likes of Rio Tinto Alcan, RUSAL, and Alcoa. While based in Europe, Hydro conducts business worldwide and is particularly strong in North America and Asia. It divides its business into two units, aluminum metal (the upstream business) and aluminum products (the downstream business). The first segment produces bauxite, alumina, and primary aluminum products, while the second manufactures rolled and extruded products.

Hydro Aluminum North America conducts its parent company's aluminum production throughout North America. The company divides its business into two units: Aluminum Products and Aluminum Metal. The former handles the company's extrusion operations, while the Aluminum Metal division produces aluminum billet. Its primary operations include aluminum extruded products, precision tubing, and products for the automotive industry. Norwegian metals giant Norsk Hydro is among the world's top five aluminum producers, and North America makes up a significant part of that business. The US is Norsk Hydro's largest market outside Europe, though it accounts for only about 10% of sales.

Jupiter Aluminum aims to shine in the galaxy of aluminum producers. The company manufactures aluminum coil that is primarily used to make building and construction products such as drip edge, gutters and downspouts, screen frames, trim and soffits, and vents and louvers. The company's coil products also are used by manufacturers of cookware, irrigation equipment, license plates, and sign blanks. Jupiter Aluminum provides both mill-finish and painted coils. The company makes its products from recycled aluminum, purchasing scrap such as aluminum wire and cable, painted aluminum, and used beverage cans before processing the scrap into its end products. Jupiter Aluminum was founded in 1992.

Kaiser Aluminum went on a diet, slimmed down considerably, and now operates just 12 fabricated products manufacturing plants in the US and Canada. Kaiser's main customers are in the aerospace, engineering, and transportation markets. The company manufactures more than 500 million pounds of fabricated aluminum products annually. Diversified metal services center Reliance Steel & Aluminum is the company's largest customer, representing almost 20% of sales. It had also participated in a joint venture with Rio Tinto plc called Anglesey Aluminum, which operated a UK aluminum smelting facility. (Kaiser got 49% of Anglesey's production.) The smelter was converted to a secondary remelt and casting operation in 2009.

Those folks who like to crush beer cans against their foreheads owe a lot to Logan Aluminum. Formed in 1983, Logan manufactures aluminum sheet that is used primarily by the beverage industry. A joint-venture of ARCO Aluminum (60%) and Novelis (40%), Logan Aluminum consists of one production facility that also manufactures products for makers of building products and rigid containers as well as for the automotive industry. Its technology includes ingot casting, hot and cold rolling, and finishing. Logan also operates an aluminum recycling facility that opened in 2008. ARCO Aluminum is a part of energy giant BP, and Novelis is owned by Indian aluminum producer Hindalco.

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