Neuman Aluminium (Amstetten)
HQ AT20% share
Austrian aluminium impact-extrusion slug producer; high-purity aluminium slugs/blanks for pharmaceutical and aerosol canisters.
mineral · input
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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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
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What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on pharmaceutical-grade aluminum slugs somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Source countries
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| CNChina | 61% |
| INIndia | 6% |
| RURussia | 5% |
| CACanada | 4% |
| AEUnited Arab Emirates | 4% |
| BHBahrain | 2% |
| AUAustralia | 2% |
| NONorway | 2% |
| MYMalaysia | 1% |
Who makes it
Supplier companies
4 companies produce pharmaceutical-grade aluminum slugs.
Pressteck S.p.A.
HQ IT15% share
Italian specialist in deep-drawn aluminium and stainless-steel canisters for metered-dose inhalers (MDI).
H&T Presspart
HQ GB
Subsidiary of H&T Group. World's leading manufacturer of aluminum MDI canisters and plastic actuator components. Claims components used in 85% of global MDIs. Operates the Inhalation Product Technology Centre (IPTC) at Blackburn, UK for low-GWP propellant development.
Norsk Hydro(NHY)
HQ NO
Norwegian state-controlled industrial company; operates Alunorte (Barcarena, Brazil) — the world's largest alumina refinery (6.3 Mt/yr capacity); also Paragominas bauxite mine (Brazil) and Norwegian aluminum smelters; 2018 Alunorte environmental shutdown caused global alumina price to spike 60%