Glossary

Brazing technology where fluxing agents are built into the braze alloy. TRILLIUM® material is categorized under Active  brazing.

Powder for use as feedstock material in additive manufacturing (also known as 3D printing).

Material composed of one metal with additions of other metals and/or elements.

A small block of aluminium, typically used as input material for re-melting.

Rolled aluminium in coil form.

Heat treatment to partially or fully remove work hardening in the material after cold rolling.

Joining of metals through melting and solidification.

Method to convert molten metal to a desired solid form.

A layer of metal bonded to a dissimilar metal or alloy.

A range of high-performance spray formed aluminium materials.

Light vehicles that are powered entirely or partly by electricity. They are often divided into Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV), Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (PHEV).

A substance used to disrupt surface oxides to enable brazing. 

A flat rolled product with a thickness less than 0.2 mm.

A device for transforming heat from one medium to another.

Abbreviation for for Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning system including heat exchangers. Sometimes used to define the stationary heat exchanger market.

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A flat rolled product with a thickness above 6 mm.

Aluminium that has been hot and/or cold rolled to desired gauge.

A flat rolled product with a thickness between 0.2 mm and 6 mm cut to length.

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Input material to the rolling process that is produced by casting.

Deposition of semi solid sprayed droplets on to a substrate.

A reactive malleable metal matrix  composite material that can be used to produce aluminium brazed joints without the need for adding a fluxing agent.

Adjusted operating profit before depreciation and impairment charges.

Cash flow before financing activities excluding cash flow from non-maintenance investments and acquisitions.

Operating profit excluding items affecting comparability.

Adjusted operating profit divided by sales volume.

The average number of employees converted to full-time positions.

Total assets less cash and cash equivalents and interest-bearing receivables, minus non-interest bearing liabilities.

Adjusted cash flow before financing activities divided by adjusted operating profit.

Cash flow from operating activities plus cash flow from investing activities.

Profit for the period divided by the total number of shares.

Equity divided by total assets.

Non-recurring income and expenses.

Volume expressed in thousands of metric tonnes.

Cash and cash equivalents and interest-bearing receivables minus interest-bearing liabilities, including pensions.

Profit before net financial items and tax.

Adjusted operating profit divided by average capital employed during the past 12-month period.

Profit for the period divided by average equity during the past 12-month period.

Volumes sold in metric tonnes.