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Pharmaceutical-Grade Aluminum Slugs
Precision aluminum slugs (high-purity alloy 1xxx or 3xxx series) used as blanks for deep-drawing pMDI canisters. Canister walls drawn to ~0.18mm thickness, then coated internally (PTFE, plasma, or anodization) to prevent API adsorption. Supply subject to energy price volatility (smelting is electricity-intensive) and global commodity markets.
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1 essential American goods rely on pharmaceutical-grade aluminum slugs somewhere upstream in their supply chain.