Alanod

Alanod is a company based in Ennepetal, Germany, that produces high-tech and designer aluminium surfaces. According to its official website, it has many years of experience in anodizing, painting and PVD coating aluminium, and its surfaces are used in applications including automotive interiors, facades, solar thermal, daylighting systems and roofing. The company was founded in 1975 and states it has 50+ years of experience, 900+ customers, 230 employees worldwide and processes 8000 t of aluminium per year. It describes itself as a global leader in high-tech and design surfaces.

Alanod was founded in 1975. Its founding father, Mr. Werner Reichert, invented the opening device for beverage cans in 1970, which is nowadays a worldwide standard. In 1981 the second coil-to-coil anodizing line with a width of 1,000 mm was put into operation. In 1985 construction began on a 220 m long coil-to-coil production line that could anodize large coils up to a width of 1250 mm until 1986. Alanod grew successfully and became the leading European manufacturer of anodized aluminium. Between 1994 and 1999 the two coil-to-coil PVD coating systems ALBA I and II were commissioned. In 1998 Alanod expanded its activities in the UK through the acquisition of METALOXYD, renamed Alanod Ltd. In 2002 a new 3000 m² production hall was built and the administration building was extended by 700 m². In 2005 the 3rd coil-to-coil PVD coating system ALBA III was commissioned, and Interpane Solarbeschichtungs GmbH was acquired and renamed Alanod Sunselect, expanding the solar product portfolio. In 2007 environmental management certified according to ISO 14001:2015 was introduced, Alanod expanded to the US market by acquiring Westlake Metals Industries, and it intensified environmental protection by buying green electricity from hydropower. In 2009 a new solar plant was constructed, a new coil-to-coil coating system was commissioned and a PVD coating system ALBA IV was built. In 2012 energy management certified according to ISO 50001:2011 was introduced, and a joint venture was founded with Xxentria in Taiwan for anodizing and PVD coating.

Global leader in high-tech and design surfaces; motto 'Create the difference'.

• DECO PRIME®

  Surfaces for automotive interiors and facades.

• MIRO® and MIRO-SILVER®

  Reflective materials for daylighting systems.

• mirotherm®, mirosol®, eta plus®

  High-performance absorber layers for solar thermal.

• MIRO® White Steel

  Steel-based reflective material available in coils up to 48” wide, with 94% and 98% reflectance and an ultra-matte finish.

1. 1Alanod high-tech aluminium surfacesalanod.com
2. 2Alanod company history from 1975 to todayalanod.com
3. 3Metal products and processing services for USAalanod.com
4. 4Partner for high-tech & design surfacesalanod.com
5. 5Alanod (Germany)wikidata.org