Aluworks

Aluworks is a Ghanaian industrial manufacturer based in Tema, Greater Accra, with activities centered on casting and processing aluminium. Established on February 24, 1978, the company developed as part of Ghana’s industrial and metals-processing base, supplying semi-finished and finished aluminium products rather than operating primarily as a consumer-facing retail brand. Its manufacturing process begins with raw aluminium ingots, which the company casts and processes into products including aluminium sheets, coils, corrugated roofing and louver blades. The company occupies a distinctive position in Ghana’s aluminium industry because it has been described as the country’s only company that casts and processes aluminium ingots. Its output serves construction, manufacturing and other downstream applications. Sheets and coils can be used as inputs for fabrication and industrial conversion, while corrugated roofing and louver blades are more directly associated with building and architectural uses. Aluworks was converted into a public limited liability company on May 28, 1996. Following an initial public offering in October 1996, it was listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange on November 29, 1996. The company became a component of the GSE All-Share Index. Its listed-company history later became complicated by compliance concerns: the Ghana Stock Exchange placed it on a watch list in 2017, and in 2018 the exchange threatened delisting because of non-compliance. In 2023, the exchange suspended the company’s listing after it failed to submit its audited accounts for 2022 and its financial statements for 2023. Aluworks has also been involved in a trade-policy dispute concerning imported aluminium products. In 2020, company management accused Sunda International and Yai Tin International of importing subsidized aluminium coils and circles into Ghana. Aluworks alleged that the imports contributed to price reductions and price undercutting and that the relevant firms were improperly benefiting from a 5% duty rate. The company petitioned the Ghanaian government, characterizing the situation as dumping and trade in low-priced goods. Publicly available reference material provides limited information about Aluworks’s current ownership, detailed financial condition, product specifications, export footprint and present operating status. The company’s historical listing, manufacturing role and regulatory difficulties are documented, but its current corporate position should be verified against the latest Ghana Stock Exchange notices, company filings and official Ghanaian business records.

Aluworks was founded on February 24, 1978, in Tema, Greater Accra, Ghana. Tema is a major port and industrial center, making it a logical base for a company handling imported raw materials and supplying processed metal products to Ghanaian industry. Aluworks’s core activity is the casting and processing of aluminium ingots. It has been identified as the only company in Ghana carrying out both the casting and processing of aluminium ingots, giving it a distinctive role in the country’s aluminium manufacturing chain. The company’s operations convert raw aluminium ingots into several forms of material and building-related products. Its reported output includes aluminium sheets, coils, corrugated roofing and louver blades. Sheets and coils function as semi-finished materials for fabrication and manufacturing, while roofing and louver blades serve construction and architectural applications. This product mix places Aluworks between primary or semi-primary metal processing and downstream building-products manufacture. On May 28, 1996, Aluworks was converted into a public limited liability company. It subsequently conducted an initial public offering in October 1996 and joined the Ghana Stock Exchange on November 29, 1996. The listing price was GH¢0.135 per share at the time of admission. The company was also included as a component of the GSE All-Share Index, linking its corporate history to Ghana’s developing public-equity market. The later part of Aluworks’s publicly documented history is marked by stock-exchange compliance problems. In 2017, the Ghana Stock Exchange placed the company on a watch list. In 2018, the exchange again raised the possibility of delisting because of non-compliance. In 2023, the exchange suspended Aluworks’s listing after the company failed to submit its audited accounts for 2022 and its financial statements for 2023. These events establish a deterioration in the company’s reporting or listing position, but the available reference material does not provide enough information to determine the full financial or operational consequences. Aluworks also became involved in a dispute over imported aluminium products. In 2020, its management accused Sunda International and Yai Tin International of bringing subsidized aluminium coils and circles into Ghana. The company alleged that the imports reduced market prices, undercut local production and took advantage of a 5% duty rate. It petitioned the Ghanaian government, describing the alleged conduct as dumping, trade in cheap goods and price undercutting. The available material records the allegations and petition but does not establish a final legal or regulatory finding. Information about the company’s founders, ownership, detailed management succession, current production capacity, export markets and post-suspension operating status is not established by the supplied references. Those matters require confirmation through official corporate filings, Ghana Stock Exchange notices or current company disclosures.

• 2023

  Listing suspended

  [1]Aluworksen.wikipedia.org

  The Ghana Stock Exchange suspended Aluworks’s listing after the company failed to submit specified audited and financial statements.

• 2020

  Petition concerning imported aluminium products

  [1]Aluworksen.wikipedia.org

  Aluworks petitioned the Ghanaian government over alleged dumping, subsidized imports and price undercutting involving aluminium coils and circles.

• 2018

  Threatened with delisting

  [1]Aluworksen.wikipedia.org

  The Ghana Stock Exchange threatened the company with delisting over reported non-compliance.

• 2017

  Placed on stock-exchange watch list

  [1]Aluworksen.wikipedia.org

  The Ghana Stock Exchange placed Aluworks on a watch list.

• 1996

  Converted to a public limited liability company

  [1]Aluworksen.wikipedia.org

  The company was converted into a public limited liability company on May 28, 1996.

• 1996

  Initial public offering

  [1]Aluworksen.wikipedia.org

  Aluworks conducted an initial public offering in October 1996.

• 1996

  Listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange

  [1]Aluworksen.wikipedia.org

  The company was listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange on November 29, 1996, and became a component of the GSE All-Share Index.

• 1978

  Company founded

  [1]Aluworksen.wikipedia.org

  Aluworks was founded on February 24, 1978, in Tema, Greater Accra, Ghana.

Ghanaian industrial aluminium caster and processor serving construction, fabrication and downstream manufacturing markets.

• Primary and semi-primary aluminium processing

  Aluminium ingots

  Aluworks is described as casting and processing raw aluminium ingots. This activity places the company at an important upstream stage of Ghana’s aluminium value chain, converting raw metal into forms suitable for further rolling, forming or fabrication. The available reference does not specify the source of the ingots, alloy grades, production capacity or technical specifications.

• Industrial aluminium materials

  Aluminium sheets

  Aluminium sheets are one of Aluworks’s reported manufactured products. They are semi-finished metal materials that can be used by fabricators, builders and other industrial customers in downstream applications. The supplied sources do not identify specific gauges, alloys, finishes, dimensions or branded product families.

• Rolled aluminium materials

  Aluminium coils

  Aluminium coils are reported among Aluworks’s products and form a practical input for downstream cutting, forming and fabrication. Coil products are relevant to construction and general manufacturing, although the available material does not establish the company’s exact coil specifications, customer segments, volumes or current availability.

• Construction products

  Corrugated roofing

  Aluworks produces corrugated aluminium roofing, a formed building product intended for roofing and related construction uses. The reference material does not provide information on profiles, coatings, thicknesses, colors, installation systems or distribution arrangements.

• Architectural aluminium products

  Louver blades

  Louver blades are another reported Aluworks product. They are architectural components used in ventilation, shading or building-envelope applications. No reliable product catalogue is available in the supplied material to identify dimensions, finishes, systems or current product status.

• 2020

  Dispute over allegedly dumped aluminium imports

  Aluworks management accused Sunda International and Yai Tin International of importing subsidized aluminium coils and circles into Ghana. The company alleged price undercutting, dumping and misuse of a 5% duty rate, and petitioned the Ghanaian government. The supplied reference does not report a final determination.

  Source

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• 2023

  Listing suspension following reporting failuresOther

  Background

  The Ghana Stock Exchange cited Aluworks’s failure to submit its audited accounts for 2022 and its financial statements for 2023.

  Action taken

  The exchange suspended the company’s listing status.

  Aftermath

  The available material does not establish whether the listing was subsequently restored or whether the company remained operational.

  Source

• 2020

  Petition over imported aluminium coils and circlesOther

  Background

  Aluworks alleged that imported aluminium products were subsidized, sold at reduced prices and benefiting from an improperly applied 5% duty rate.

  Action taken

  Management petitioned the Ghanaian government, alleging dumping, trade in cheap goods and price undercutting.

  Aftermath

  The supplied reference does not document a final government, customs or court ruling.

  • Sunda International
  • Yai Tin International

  Source

• 1996

  Transition to public-company structure and stock-market listingStrategy

  Background

  Aluworks had operated as a manufacturing company since its 1978 establishment and was converted into a public limited liability company in May 1996.

  Action taken

  The company completed an initial public offering in October 1996 and listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange on November 29, 1996.

  Aftermath

  Aluworks became a publicly traded company and a component of the GSE All-Share Index. Its later listing status was affected by compliance concerns and was suspended in 2023.

  IPO listing share price. GH¢0.135 per share at listing (November 29, 1996)

  Source

1. 1Aluworksen.wikipedia.org