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Gränges

All under one roof at Finspång’s new logistics hub

The new logistics terminal in Finspång brings all logistics operations under one roof. From incoming materials to finished goods ready for delivery, everything is handled here. According to Maria Borg, Production Director Finishing & Logistics, at...

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Sustainability Gränges

Gränges recognized as ESG leader by MSCI

Gränges has achieved AAA, the highest MSCI ESG rating, recognizing the company’s strong performance in environmental, social and governance practices. This recognition places Gränges among the global leaders in the industry category Metals and...

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Sustainability Gränges

Gränges secures A- in CDP Leadership 2025 climate rating

Gränges has retained our A– score in CDP's 2025 climate change assessment, maintaining our Leadership level and ranking well above the sector average. This recognition highlights our commitment to transparency and ambitious climate action across our...

Read more: Gränges secures A- in CDP Leadership 2025 climate rating
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Sustainability Gränges

A new safety milestone across all Gränges sites

All Gränges production sites globally are now certified against the occupational health and safety standard ISO 45001, following the recent certification of Gränges Finspång and Gränges Americas. This achievement strengthens Gränges’ commitment to...

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Gränges

Anna Hedenberg is Gränges' new Investor Relations Director

Gränges has appointed Anna Hedenberg as its new Investor Relations Director, effective November 3, 2025. In this newly created role, Anna will be the primary point of contact for the capital markets, managing all communication with investors,...

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Teresa Ramseur celebrates 20 years of growth at Gränges

All around Gränges, dedicated and committed people are the core of our success. Today, Gränges shine a spotlight on Teresa Ramseur, a Rolling Mill Operator at our facility in Salisbury, North Carolina, who recently marked an incredible milestone: 20...

Read more: Teresa Ramseur celebrates 20 years of growth at Gränges
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Annual Report Gränges

Gränges leads the way for employees’ safety

Gränges has taken significant strides to enhance workplace safety, reinforcing its commitment to safeguarding employees through cutting-edge solutions and proactive measures. By addressing key risk areas, the company has implemented significant...

Read more: Gränges leads the way for employees’ safety
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Sustainability Gränges Americas

Gränges expands sustainability efforts with dual recycling partnerships

Gränges has taken significant steps towards its 2040 net-zero goal through two strategic partnerships that underscore its commitment to sustainable aluminium solutions. These collaborations focus on recycled and low-carbon materials, advancing...

Read more: Gränges expands sustainability efforts with dual recycling partnerships
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Sustainability Gränges

Gränges maintains Leadership level in CDP’s climate rating

Gränges has in 2025 retained its A- rating from CDP, demonstrating its “Leadership” level in climate change disclosures. This recognition highlights the company´s ambitious sustainability plan and commitment to transparency in sustainability and...

Read more: Gränges maintains Leadership level in CDP’s climate rating
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Sustainability Gränges

Strengthening our sustainability journey with the First Movers Coalition

In a strategic move to reinforce its commitment to sustainabili­ty leadership, Gränges joined the World Economic Forum’s First Movers Coalition (FMC) in 2024. This membership strengthens the company’s position in driving the aluminium industry’s...

Read more: Strengthening our sustainability journey with the First Movers Coalition
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Sustainability Gränges

Gränges retains AA rating from MSCI for the fifth consecutive year

Gränges has once again retained its AA rating from MSCI, marking five consecutive years at this high level. This places Gränges among the top 11% in the Metals and Mining – Non-Precious Metals industry, reinforcing the company’s position as a...

Read more: Gränges retains AA rating from MSCI for the fifth consecutive year
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Sustainability Gränges Americas

Gränges supports advance recycling in Tennessee, USA

Gränges is strengthening its commitment to sustainability by collaborating with industry leaders and policymakers to drive recycling initiatives in Tennessee, USA. By engaging with key stakeholders and supporting industry-wide efforts, Gränges...

Read more: Gränges supports advance recycling in Tennessee, USA
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Sustainability Gränges Americas

Gränges Americas recognized for sustainability excellence by Daikin

Gränges Americas has been honoured with Daikin's Excellence in Sustainability award at their Annual Supplier Meeting, held in November 2024. The award recognizes outstanding efforts in driving sustainability and transformation, and it marks the...

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Gränges

Gränges celebrates 10 years on Nasdaq Stockholm stock exchange

Today marks the ten-year anniversary for Gränges on the Nasdaq Stockholm Stock exchange.

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Let's meet at Aluminium 2024

Gränges will be present at Aluminium 2024 in Düsseldorf October 8-10. Come by our stand and meet representatives from our sites in Sweden, Poland and France.

Read more: Let's meet at Aluminium 2024
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Battery Gränges Europe Gränges

Gränges awarded prestigious aluminium prize

Svenskt Aluminium, the Swedish Aluminium Association, has selected Gränges and Thomas Ren, VP Battery, as the winner of its award “Stora Aluminiumpriset” (Great Aluminium Prize).

Read more: Gränges awarded prestigious aluminium prize
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Sustainability Gränges Americas

All Gränges Americas’ sites certified against ISO 50001

All three production sites in Gränges Americas are now fully certified against the energy management standard ISO 50001:2018 following a successful certification of the Huntingdon facility. Through this certification, Gränges will work to...

Read more: All Gränges Americas’ sites certified against ISO 50001
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Sustainability Gränges Europe Gränges

On the track towards sustainable transport solutions

Moving goods using responsible and low-carbon transport can make a big difference for the environment. Thanks to optimized transportation, Gränges has found ways to reduce emissions from its customer shipments, in some cases by as much as two...

Read more: On the track towards sustainable transport solutions
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Sustainability Gränges Americas

Gränges Americas sources low-carbon primary aluminium to reduce the carbon footprint

Thanks to an increased focus on sourcing low-carbon primary aluminium, Gränges Americas is further reducing the carbon footprint of its aluminium solutions.

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Sustainability Gränges

Third-party verified sustainability information available for all Gränges’ products

Since the end of 2023, Gränges can offer third-party verified carbon footprints for 100 percent of its products worldwide. This has been achieved through the implementation of internal life-cycle assessment and carbon footprint tools at all...

Read more: Third-party verified sustainability information available for all Gränges’ products
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Battery

Let’s talk sustainable aluminium solutions at the Battery Show Europe

Gränges will attend the Battery Show Europe, the largest trade show for advanced battery manufacturing and technology in Stuttgart, Germany, June 18-20, 2024.

Read more: Let’s talk sustainable aluminium solutions at the Battery Show Europe
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Safety weeks a key tool in enhancing Gränges’ safety culture

Every year, Gränges recognizes World Day for Safety and Health by organizing safety weeks. Not only are they full of useful activities, but they are also important drivers of the safety culture within the Group.

Read more: Safety weeks a key tool in enhancing Gränges’ safety culture
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Sustainability Gränges Americas

Gränges secures 100 percent renewable electricity in Newport

Gränges has taken another important step in its sustainability journey by securing renewable electricity for the operations in Newport. The site is thereby Gränges’ first of three US production facilities to reach 100 percent renewable electricity.

Read more: Gränges secures 100 percent renewable electricity in Newport
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Careers Gränges Europe

From operator to production leader

Meet Peter Alvarsson, one of Gränges' most experienced employees.

Read more: From operator to production leader
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Sustainability Gränges

Gränges awarded Leadership score in CDP

Gränges received an A- score in the CDP (previously ‘Carbon Disclosure Project’) environmental disclosure ranking for 2023.

Read more: Gränges awarded Leadership score in CDP
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Sustainability Gränges

Gränges achieves renewed Platinum sustainability rating by EcoVadis

Gränges has for the third consecutive time been awarded a Platinum rating from EcoVadis, the largest independent provider of business sustainability ratings. Platinum is the highest rating, and it places Gränges among the leading one percent of...

Read more: Gränges achieves renewed Platinum sustainability rating by EcoVadis
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Gränges’ Niklas Broberg takes charge to strengthen Sweden’s aluminum industry

Niklas Broberg, MD, Gränges Finspång AB, is the new chairman of the trade organization Svenskt Aluminium (Swedish Aluminium). It is the first time that a representative of Gränges holds the chairmanship.

Read more: Gränges’ Niklas Broberg takes charge to strengthen Sweden’s aluminum industry
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Gränges

We support what we build: a better future

Gränges engages in a number of activities to support positive development in the local communities where it operates. Sports, well-being, education, school drives, charity and care for those who are the most vulnerable are all part of our work. This...

Read more: We support what we build: a better future
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Sustainability Careers Battery Gränges

Gränges’ focus on sustainability opens up career opportunities

Last week, Gränges attended Sweden's largest student-run career fair - The Armada, at the Royal Institute of technology, KTH in Stockholm. During two days, we met with students from around the world, curious about us and what opportunities we could...

Read more: Gränges’ focus on sustainability opens up career opportunities
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Gränges Europe

Gränges Powder Metallurgy and Delva Oy partnering for high-performance aluminium alloys

Gränges Powder Metallurgy (GPM) and Delva Oy have entered a strategic partnership aimed at driving the development of high-performance aluminium alloys in the European market. Renowned for their expertise in materials and additive manufacturing...

Read more: Gränges Powder Metallurgy and Delva Oy partnering for high-performance aluminium alloys
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Careers Gränges Europe

I learn something every day

We met up with Tomas Karlsson who works as Automation Technician at Gränges in Finspång, Sweden, to hear about life at Gränges.

Read more: I learn something every day
Emma Katarp, an Application Engineer at Gränges Finspång.
Careers Gränges Europe

A close collaboration with our customers is essential when developing our products

Meet Emma Katarp who works as Application Engineer at Gränges in Finspång, Sweden, and learn more about life at Gränges.

Read more: A close collaboration with our customers is essential when developing our products
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Careers Gränges Europe

No two days are the same

We met up with Martin Stigh who works as Hydraulic mechanic at Gränges in Finspång, Sweden, to hear about life at Gränges.

Read more: No two days are the same
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Sustainability Gränges Asia

New solar panels generate renewable electricity in Shanghai

Our team in Gränges Asia has recently installed solar panels on the roof of the production facility in Shanghai. The electricity generated is used to power the Shanghai grid and community.

Read more: New solar panels generate renewable electricity in Shanghai
Robbin Katarp, Process Development Engineer at Gränges Finspång.
Careers Gränges Europe

The best thing about working at Gränges is the variety of work

Meet Robbin Katarp who works as Process Development Engineer at Gränges in Finspång, Sweden, and learn more about life at Gränges.

Read more: The best thing about working at Gränges is the variety of work
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Careers Gränges Europe

We have an open and inclusive work environment

We met up with Anderas Andersson who works as Area Coordinator Electrical at Gränges in Finspång, Sweden, to hear about life at Gränges.

Read more: We have an open and inclusive work environment
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Battery Gränges Americas

Gränges attends North America’s largest advanced battery event

12–14 September at the Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, MI. See you in hall B, Booth1951.

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Gränges

Gränges initiates a process of selecting audit firm

Gränges has initiated the process of selecting and appointing the audit firm to be responsible for auditing Gränges AB and the legal entities within the Gränges Group as of 2024.

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Gränges Asia

Gränges receives Denso’s Advanced Performance Award for TRILLIUM®

Gränges was granted the Advanced Performance Award, given to a supplier that has made an outstanding contribution to Denso’s performance. The award was handed out on May 15, 2023, in a ceremony in Nagoya, Japan, by Denso’s President Koji Arima and...

Read more: Gränges receives Denso’s Advanced Performance Award for TRILLIUM®
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Battery Gränges Europe

Join us at The Battery Show Europe

Let's talk sustainable aluminium solutions at the Battery Show Europe, the largest tradefare and conference for advanced battery manufacturing and technology in Europe. See you in Booth #D-58 in hall E.

Read more: Join us at The Battery Show Europe
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Battery Gränges Europe

Charging ahead in Europe

Installation and commissioning of first battery foil equipment in Finspång completed.

Read more: Charging ahead in Europe
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Annual Report Battery

Aluminium – a key enabler for the electrification revolution

The battery industry is expecting a strong annual growth in the coming years due to the high demand for electrification. Gränges has recently accelerated its investments in battery cathode foil in Europe and has the capability to take a leading...

Read more: Aluminium – a key enabler for the electrification revolution
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Annual Report Gränges Europe

Collaboration to create a world-leading recycled aluminium product

Arconic Architectural Products (AAP) and Gränges share the same sustainable ambition of offering high-performance aluminium that contain a high percentage of recycled materials. Arconic Architectural Products supplies the construction industry with...

Read more: Collaboration to create a world-leading recycled aluminium product
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Sustainability Annual Report Gränges Americas

Solar energy helps Gränges’ customers reaching their climate goals

External partnerships are important in Gränges’ strategy for sustainable growth. One key area is the investment in new supplier collaborations within solar energy.

Read more: Solar energy helps Gränges’ customers reaching their climate goals
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Annual Report Gränges Asia

The Shanghai team made the impossible possible

An extraordinary effort was made by the employees at the Shanghai production site in spring 2022. While Shanghai city was in complete lockdown employees volunteered to work and live at the site to keep the production going.

Read more: The Shanghai team made the impossible possible
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Sustainability Gränges Europe

Polestar 0 project kicked-off in Finspång

In early February Gränges joined the Polestar 0 project with the ambition to create a truly climate-neutral car by 2030. Since there is no time to lose, the collaboration has already kicked-off.

Read more: Polestar 0 project kicked-off in Finspång
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Sustainability Gränges Americas

New recycling and casting capacity in Huntingdon fully operational

The new recycling and casting line in Gränges’ production facility in Huntingdon, Tennessee, will increase the capacity, lower cost and support Gränges’ high sustainability ambitions by improving both energy and carbon emission intensity.

Read more: New recycling and casting capacity in Huntingdon fully operational
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Gränges Americas

Gränges strengthens aluminium foil production in Newport

Gränges will invest in four new annealing ovens in its Newport facility to strengthen production capacity for thin aluminium foil in North America. This will enable Gränges to better serve customers in markets such as converter foil and flexible...

Read more: Gränges strengthens aluminium foil production in Newport
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Sustainability

Gränges awarded EcoVadis Platinum rating for the second consecutive year

For the second year Gränges has been awarded a Platinum rating from EcoVadis, the largest independent provider of business sustainability ratings. Platinum is the highest rating awarded by EcoVadis and it places Gränges among the leading 1 per cent...

Read more: Gränges awarded EcoVadis Platinum rating for the second consecutive year
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Gränges Europe

GPM launches high-performance AM aluminium for wear resistance applications

GPM launches its second Additive Manufacturing aluminium alloy, S260 AM. The alloy, part of the Dispal® family, is a high-performance aluminium alloy, characterized by wear resistance and excellent tribology properties.

Read more: GPM launches high-performance AM aluminium for wear resistance applications
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Sustainability Gränges Americas

Gränges Americas in long-term partnership with Entergy to increase renewable energy in Newport

Gränges has signed a 10-year contract with the electricity company Entergy Arkansas for Gränges’ production site in Newport, Arkansas. Under the contract, Granges subscribes to approximately 25 percent of its capacity for the Granges’ Newport Site...

Read more: Gränges Americas in long-term partnership with Entergy to increase renewable energy in Newport
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Gränges

Sara Lander Hyléen new VP Communication & IR

Effective 3 October, Sara Lander Hyléen will take on the position as VP Communication & Investor Relations for Gränges Group.

Read more: Sara Lander Hyléen new VP Communication & IR
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Gränges Americas

Newport plant back at full capacity

Gränges is proud to announce the successful rebuild of Newport’s mill number 2, bringing the plant to full mill capacity one month ahead of schedule. With this rebuild 100 per cent of Gränges Americas’ assets are operational, offering the full...

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Gränges Asia

Gränges Asia is forming a strategic alliance with Schöler GmbH for folded tube operations in China

The aim for the alliance is to build up the most efficient tube production facility on the market and the first mill, located in Gränges’ Shanghai plant, is already installed and is the alliance is planning for extensive scale-up.

Read more: Gränges Asia is forming a strategic alliance with Schöler GmbH for folded tube operations in China
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Gränges Europe

Gränges Powder Metallurgy launches DISPAL® S220 AM, our first alloy for Additive Manufacturing for Low CTE applications

GPM launches our first Additive Manufacturing aluminium alloy, S220 AM from the DISPAL® family. After one year of development, GPM qualified the first DISPAL® alloy for AM and launched it on the market in the end of 2021.

Read more: Gränges Powder Metallurgy launches DISPAL® S220 AM, our first alloy for Additive Manufacturing for Low CTE applications
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Sustainability Gränges

Benefits of a Sustainability-Linked Bond

Gränges recently listed our first sustainability-linked bond (SLB) at Nasdaq, but what are the benefits of SLBs and what future developments can we expect to see in the markets?

Read more: Benefits of a Sustainability-Linked Bond
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Gränges Asia Gränges

Driving a technology shift through close collaboration with customers

We met up with Karl Kullerback who is leading the establishment, execution and start-up of a new product offering. The offering is a two-piece folded tube, a technology that is believed to replace the multi-port extrusion technology for both...

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Sustainability Gränges Americas

Gränges' production facility in Salisbury achieves ISO 14001 certification

As of August 25, 2021, the environmental management system at Gränges’ Salisbury site in the US has successfully been certified in accordance with the environmental management standard ISO 14001:2015.

Read more: Gränges' production facility in Salisbury achieves ISO 14001 certification
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Gränges

Meeting customers’ expectations requires new ways of working

The Covid situation has meant new ways of working for most of us. We met up with Jan Goode, Senior Account Manager at Gränges Americas, to talk about the importance of communications in ensuring the best service.

Read more: Meeting customers’ expectations requires new ways of working
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Gränges

Automation and digitization will create new opportunities

There are great possibilities to create opportunities by using employees' skills in the best possible way. We met Annika Gustavsson, CEO assistant and HR generalist at Gränges in Finspång to talk to her about the challenges and opportunities she...

Read more: Automation and digitization will create new opportunities
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Gränges Europe

Great opportunities within the Dispal® business

Gränges Powder Metallurgy (GPM) has the objective to become leading aluminium powder producer globally. With atomization capabilities in St Avold, France and Velbert, Germany, GPM has the powder production capacity of 2,500 tonnes per year. We...

Read more: Great opportunities within the Dispal® business
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Gränges

We are turning 125 years and publish a new book about Gränges history

This year, Gränges celebrates 125 years. Our history is a history of constantly evolving - and transforming - based on society's changing needs. At the beginning of the 20th century, Gränges was the Stockholm Stock Exchange's most valued company, in...

Read more: We are turning 125 years and publish a new book about Gränges history
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Gränges Europe Gränges Asia

TRILLIUM® - a flux less material with outstanding brazing results

Gränges’ patented technology TRILLIUM® is an advanced multilayer material with unique properties. It enables customers to remove steps in the production process and develop more complex and compact designs. This technology simplifies the complex...

Read more: TRILLIUM® - a flux less material with outstanding brazing results
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Gränges Europe

Great powder in new business

As of October 1, 2020 Gränges established a new business unit, Gränges Powder Metallurgy, which will be part of Gränges’ operations in Europe. We talked to Filip Fernqvist, Managing Director of Gränges Powder Metallurgy, and Greta D'Angelo, Additive...

Read more: Great powder in new business
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Gränges

We support The Swedish Red Cross fight against the coronavirus

We support the work of the Swedish Red Cross to support families affected by disasters and crisis by providing food, clean drinking water, blankets and shelter to those who need it the most.

Read more: We support The Swedish Red Cross fight against the coronavirus
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Gränges’ scores high in EcoVadis sustainability rating 2020

EcoVadis, the world’s largest and most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings has awarded Gränges a Silver medal in recognition of the company’s strong commitment to sustainability.

Read more: Gränges’ scores high in EcoVadis sustainability rating 2020
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Sustainability

Gränges maintains a high score in MSCI’s recent ESG rating

Last year the rating institute MSCI upgraded Gränges’ ESG rating from A to AA. This year Gränges’ rating remains at AA, which is a continued good recognition for the company’s sustainability efforts during the year.

Read more: Gränges maintains a high score in MSCI’s recent ESG rating
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Gränges’ sustainability efforts recognized

For the third consecutive year, Dagens industri and Aktuell Hållbarhet in collaboration with Lund University School of Economics ranked this year's sustainable Swedish companies. Once again, Gränges was among the top-ranked material companies.

Read more: Gränges’ sustainability efforts recognized
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Sustainability

Gränges’ sustainability efforts gets higher ranking

For the fourth consecutive year, Dagens industri and Aktuell Hållbarhet in collaboration with Lund University School of Economics ranked this year's sustainable Swedish companies. Once again, Gränges was among the top-ranked material companies.

Read more: Gränges’ sustainability efforts gets higher ranking
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Gränges

Gränges Americas Inc. Joins the Carrier Alliance Supplier Program

Gränges Americas Inc. has joined the Carrier Alliance Program and signed a strategic long-term agreement with Carrier. Through this agreement, Gränges will continue to supply aluminum foil products for use in Carrier’s HVAC and Refrigeration...

Read more: Gränges Americas Inc. Joins the Carrier Alliance Supplier Program
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Sustainability

Gränges’ sustainability efforts recognized

For the third consecutive year, Dagens industri and Aktuell Hållbarhet in collaboration with Lund University School of Economics ranked this year's sustainable Swedish companies. Once again, Gränges was among the top-ranked material companies.

Read more: Gränges’ sustainability efforts recognized
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Gränges Americas

Not business as usual

Meet Tim Calvin, Senior Account Manager for Gränges Americas who thrives developing new business, build long-term and sustainable relationships with our customers.

Read more: Not business as usual
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Gränges

Innovation by increasing business and IT collaboration

We met up with Dipanjan Roy Chowdhury, Global IT Application Maintenance & Development Manager at Gränges and talked to him about how and why innovation is important.

Read more: Innovation by increasing business and IT collaboration
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Sustainability

Energy savings – not a Scrappy project

To have good and sustainable solutions for energy consumption is very important for any manufacturing company. We talked to Paul Neutjens, Gränges’ SVP Process Engineering & Operational Development and the driver of Gränges’ Energy Savings Project.

Read more: Energy savings – not a Scrappy project
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Security is becoming more and more important

We met up with Margie West, Senior IT Manager at Gränges Americas to talk to her about the challenges and opportunities within IT.

Read more: Security is becoming more and more important
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Gränges Asia

A cross-functional set-up

36-year-old HaiDong Wang started working at Gränges 12 years ago after he graduated from Shanghai Normal University with a degree in chemistry engineering.

Read more: A cross-functional set-up
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Sustainability

Sustainability main driver for material development

Every year, World Material Forum (WMF) organizes a conference in Nancy, France, where they invite senior CEO’s from different world leading industrial companies, politicians and academics to discuss material development. We talked to Gränges’ CEO...

Read more: Sustainability main driver for material development
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Careers Gränges Americas

Making a difference every day

We talked to Justin Hawkins, Production Manager in Newport, Gränges Americas about the importance of getting a chance to make a difference.

Read more: Making a difference every day
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Sustainability Gränges Americas

Gränges' production facility in Huntingdon achieves ISO 14001 certification

As of July 16, 2020, the environmental management system at Gränges’ Huntingdon site in the US has successfully been certified in accordance with the environmental management standard ISO 14001:2015.

Read more: Gränges' production facility in Huntingdon achieves ISO 14001 certification
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Gränges

Gränges’ Annual General Meeting 2020

Gränges’ Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on June 25, 2020 in central Stockholm.

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Gränges

Gränges supports the work of the Red Cross to prevent the spread of the corona virus and help those effected

All over the world the Red Cross is fighting to prevent the spread of the corona virus and help those affected. In places where clean water and hygiene items are not available, soap and hand sanitizer can save lives. Gränges is supporting the Red...

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Careers Gränges Americas

Problem solver with a passion for science and technology

Meet Nolan Williamson, Mechanical Engineer at Gränges Americas plant in Huntingdon, Tennessee. Nolan enjoys the feeling of solving complex problems.

Read more: Problem solver with a passion for science and technology
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A “newbie” with a lot of experience

Meet Jules Diawara, Quality & Technical Manager at Gränges Americas plant in Salisbury, North Carolina. Jules values being a part of a company that strives to continuously improve its operations with a strong focus on innovation and sustainability.

Read more: A “newbie” with a lot of experience
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Careers Gränges Americas

Every single day is an adventure for Hannah

Meet Hannah Belew, Human Resources Assistant in Huntingdon. Hannah really enjoys being a part of a company that has such a positive influence on the community.

Read more: Every single day is an adventure for Hannah
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We need to embrace digitalization and digital transformation

We met up with Helena Lejonklou, Global Enterprise Architect at Gränges AB and asked her a few questions about digitalization and how she and the IT department in Gränges work with digital transformation.

Read more: We need to embrace digitalization and digital transformation
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Sustainability

Gränges’ sustainability efforts recognized

The rating institute MSCI has recently upgraded Gränges’ ESG rating from A to AA. This is a very good recognition for the comany's sustainability efforts and puts Gränges among the top 6 per cent companies in the Metals and Mining sector...

Read more: Gränges’ sustainability efforts recognized
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This year, Gränges supports The Childhood Cancer Fund

We want to pay attention and thank for the work the Childhood Cancer Foundation is doing.

Read more: This year, Gränges supports The Childhood Cancer Fund
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The improvement of IT-automation will eventually change our role as Business Controllers

We met up with Philip Yu, Business Controller, at the office in Shanghai, who started working for Gränges seven months ago.

Read more: The improvement of IT-automation will eventually change our role as Business Controllers
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Gränges Asia

Looking for the big catch

He started his career at a paper machinery company and then an ice cream factory, but once YueMing Wang found out about a job at Gränges’ Shanghai site, he knew he was up for the challenge.

Read more: Looking for the big catch
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You can count on accounting

Meet Carolin Thysell, VP Group Accounting at Gränges, enjoys the good mix between crunching numbers, interacting with great colleagues and learning about the rolled aluminium industry.

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Finding the right flow

Thanks to the close cooperation of teams in Finspång and Shanghai, there is now a method in place for optimizing the airflow to the annealing furnaces.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO SWEDEN’S NO. 2 CFO

Gränges’ CFO Oskar Hellström has been voted Sweden’s second best CFO and Gränges has been ranked as fifth best company by the analyst company Regi.

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Gränges has signed an agreement to acquire Aluminium Konin

Gränges has signed an agreement to acquire the Polish flat rolled aluminium producer Aluminium Konin from Boryszew Group.

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Sustainability

Sustainability creates profitable growth for Gränges

Gränges is a leading global supplier of advanced aluminum products. Sustainability is an integral part of the company's operations and business strategy.

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Safety on top of the agenda

Meet Robin Tolliver, EHS/HR manager Gränges' facility in Salisbury, North Carolina. Robin is continuously promoting and supporting a safe working environment for all employees.

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Brilliant research

Gränges is using cutting-edge research facilities to investigate tomorrow’s flux-free materials. “It feels great to be a pioneer,” says Torkel Stenqvist, senior brazing expert at Gränges R&I in Finspång.

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Safety first

A cross-functional team at Gränges in Shanghai helped bring the plant’s accident rate down to its lowest level in ten years, winning them a Gränges Company Award. Vice-President for EHS and Quality Ge Sun explains how they did it.

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Win-Win situation

Interest in the Gränges Company Awards continues to grow, and the number of submitted nominations increases every year. “We see that the initiative is a driver for improvement projects,” says CEO Johan Menckel. “At the same time it creates a lot of...

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The stars of the cold rolling mill

A team at Gränges in Finspång managed to decrease the coil changing time at one of the cold rolling mills by 25 percent, while increasing the average machine speed by 35 percent. All without any investments. Their tools: clear goals, a consistent...

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AI pioneer

Meet Marcus Wallberg – Gränges’ first expert on Artificial Intelligence. Reducing waste is one of the first areas he will focus on with help of the new technology.

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Trillium customer in the forefront

The team responsible for the Romanian company RAAL has succeeded in persuading the customer to increase their orders of Trillium thanks to a close and productive business relationship. At the same time, Gränges gets a good case to show other...

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A natural solution

Gränges Shanghai’s cast house is reducing costs and improving productivity by achieving more control of the natural gas flow in the casting process. This initiative earned a joint production and technical project team a nomination in the 2018...

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Mutual benefits from internship

Two young female senior high school graduates did the facilities in Finspång a great service when they developed 43 fixed programs for target temperatures in the rolling mill furnaces during autumn 2018. There has been a need for this for a long...

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In full control

Checked by Nate. With 46 years of experience from the aluminium industry, Nate Davis today oversees that everything is produced in the right order, machines are running, and the trucks are loaded at Gränges’ production facilities in Salisbury.

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The future is electric

The demand for electric vehicles (EVs) is increasing exponentially, sparked by government incentives and new offerings from the automotive industry. Gränges is well positioned for new business development in the sector, according to Thomas Ren, VP...

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The GPS journey – a change in behavior!

Three questions to Patrik Sivesson Production Director, Gränges Finspång

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Finspång’s major investment

Gränges is streamlining and extending its production facility in Finspång, a project that is expected to be completed in the second half of 2021. According to Project Manager Bengt Jansson, this is an investment that all those in Finspång should be...

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Sustainability

An eye on sourcing

An efficient and sustainable supply chain is essential for Gränges’ long-term success. To manage social and environmental impacts from its supply chain, Gränges has routines and guidelines for sourcing metals and other materials and services.

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Bringing a smile to work

Work efficiency and business process optimization – and bringing a smile to work. These are the things that make IT Application Engineer Ellie Tian tick.

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Happy Housekeeping

Like many companies, Gränges has been inspired by the Toyota Production System. Here’s a look at the guiding principles of the company’s lean approach to manufacturing, and how employees are adding value to the organization.

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Welcome to our world of aluminium

Gränges is an aluminium technology company who drives the development of lighter, smarter and more sustainable aluminium products and solutions. Advanced materials that enhance efficiency in the customers’ manufacturing process and the performance...

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Glad about unclad

Gränges Americas has won the company’s innovation award for its new unclad products for the automotive industry. GM is suitably impressed, and the financial results prove it.

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Scrap happy

The process of making aluminium is only as environmentally sound as the materials thrown into the smelting pot, so it’s important to make sure they’re “clean”. Gränges Americas have figured out a winning solution that is both planet-friendly and...

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Tailwind for a new sector

Meeting customer needs in a neglected sector has helped Gränges Shanghai increase sales of brazed aluminium material – and win the 2018 Gränges Commercial Performance Award.

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Full swing at the rolling mill

Clear goals, employee involvement and a focus on problem solving – here’s how the team at tandem cold mill 2751 in Finspång won the category “Continuous improvements according to GPS” at the 2018 Gränges Company Awards ceremony.

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Data dynamo

Big data… dirty data… These are valuable assets for any company today – but only if you understand how to reveal their hidden meaning. Financial Analyst Ryan Shukis knows what he’s doing.

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Billets for the future

The latest addition to the Gränges Group is called Getek. “It’s a strategic project that will enable us to ensure the future and the development of our new product, Trillium,” says Stefan Wass, head of product innovation in Finspång.

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Fighting pricing pressure with innovation

When pricing pressure from competitors increases, Gränges responds by intensifying its focus on quality and product development. Kent Schölin, previously CEO at Finspång, is leading a major research and innovation initiative that will culminate in...

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Connecting sustainability to business value

With the arrival of its new VP Sustainability, Gränges is stepping up its efforts to strenghten the company’s longterm competitive edge. Meet Sofia Hedevåg who is leading the group towards a more sustainable path to business value.

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Eye on expansion

Half a century after it opened, the aluminium plant in Huntingdon, Tennessee, is undergoing a major expansion. Chad Pinson, a 22-year company veteran, is in charge of overseeing the project.

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Great interest in new Trillium generation

Gränges’ customers can say goodbye to flux. A cost-optimized and newly developed successor to Trillium will revolutionize the industry. “Interest is strong all over the world,” says Mikael Pettersson, VP marketing & sales at Gränges in Finspång.

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Fifth generation takes over

From a 19th-century master founder to a young 21st-century process operator. For 120 years, working at Gränges has been a way of life for the Carlström family.

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Innovation – everyone can contribute

Gränges has added “Innovative” to its core values, to help achieve long-term development and profitability. The aim is that all employees should be able to participate in the development of tomorrow’s Gränges.

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An academic twist on production

Two Swedish engineering students, Amanda Rosén and Louise Lindberg, split their time between their studies and mapping out production flow at Gränges in Finspång, Sweden. The goal is to help Gränges minimize disruptions when production comes to a...

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A faster shift to aluminium

Gränges is poised to take a major step forward in the field of stationary heat exchangers, with a new machine for folded tubes soon to come online in Shanghai. The company hopes the new product line will increase the speed at which customers shift...

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Cool savings from recovered heat

The recovery of heat from exhaust gases in the hot rolling mill and new LED lighting in the rolling-mill complex. These are two of the measures that have reduced energy consumption in Finspång over the past year, helping to cut the energy bill by...

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Technical seminars give customers new insights

Gränges technical seminars keep customers abreast of advances in materials and techniques, strengthening their relationship with the company. The recent seminar in Chennai, India, attracted a strong crowd, despite major challenges presented by the...

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Sustainability

Energy consumption halved thanks to oxyfuel combustion

A halving of energy consumption, temperatures that are more even, and a better working environment. These are just a few of the results achieved at Finspång by using oxyfuel combustion rather than air combustion in the blast furnaces.

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Careers Gränges Asia

3 quick questions to Lucy Wang

Lucy Wang are Deputy Managing Director – Marketing and Sales, Gränges Shanghai.

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Careers Gränges Americas

A local guy with an interest in cars, boats and fishing

Meet Anton Ahldin, a maintenance electrician at Gränges’ plant in Finspång. Anton started at Gränges two and a half years ago.

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Careers Gränges Americas

An Arkansas guy that builds and race dirt cars on the weekends

Meet Brian Ritchie, Maintenance/Engineering Manager at Gränges’ plant in Newport, Arkansas. Brian has over 30 years of experience within the industrial field.

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Meet Johan Dufvenmark – Gränges’ VP Group Treasury & Investor Relations

We met up with Johan Dufvenmark who is heading up the Group Treasury and IR department. Balancing the day to day liquidity and long-term loans as well as keeping our shareholders and investors informed and up to date about our business and...

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A report from the 2nd NEV Thermal Management Summit in Shanghai, China

On September 23-24, 2019 about 160 automotive thermal management professionals gathered in Shanghai for the second NEV (New Energy Vehicle) Thermal Management Summit. Torbjörn Sternsjö and Lucy Wang represented Gränges. Torbjörn as a key note...

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Gränges’ US expansion reaches an important milestone

Gränges project started in September 2017 to expand its aluminium rolling operation in Huntingdon, Tennessee meeting growing demand for HVAC and automotive heat exchanger materials, aluminium foil and packaging materials.

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Johan Dufvenmark appointed VP Group Treasury & Investor Relations

Effective September 9, 2019, Johan Dufvenmark will take on the role as responsible for Investor Relations at Gränges Group. The role is in addition to his previous responsibility as VP Group Treasury.

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Careers Gränges Americas

Tina Zhao – with a character of both north and south

Meet Tina Zhao, IS Engineer in the IT department at Gränges Asia in Shanghai. Before joining Gränges 14 months ago, Tina worked as system maintenance consultant in an information technology company.

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Careers Gränges Europe

The windsurfing strategist

Meet Filip Fernqvist, Manager Strategic Projects at Gränges HQ in Stockholm. Previous jobs took him to both Canada and China, but a few months ago returned to his hometown as he started working for Gränges in March 2019.

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A business controller with a soft spot for ice-cream

Meet Simon Ruteby, Business Controller at Gränges HQ in Stockholm. Born and raised in in both in Sweden and Finland, he started working for Gränges in January of 2019.

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A Titan at work

Meet Rosa Laxamana, Supply Chain Manager for Gränges Americas. Born and raised in Tennessee, she started working for Gränges in February of 2019.

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Gränges gets top score in investor relations ranking

Gränges is ranked third Best Company of the listed companies in Sweden, and CFO Oskar Hellström is ranked second best CFO, according to IR Nordic Market 2018.

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Innovation and new technologies in focus at Gränges’ 10th Technical Seminar in Xiamen

Gränges' 10th Technical Seminar, which is held in Xiamen, China, 20-22 September 2018, is focusing on innovations and new technologies for the heat exchanger industry.

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How advanced can you make a heat exchanger?

Customer demands for more advanced products lead to increasingly complex designs that require intricate brazing capabilities. TRILLIUM® by Gränges is a composite clad brazing sheet with the optimal amount of flux built in, which means that brazing...

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How can you invest less and gain more?

Customer demands for more sophisticated and advanced products need to be weighed against the associated increase in production costs. TRILLIUM® by Gränges is a composite clad brazing sheet with the optimal amount of flux built in, enabling the...

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Sustainability

Can you braze with sustainable environmental concern?

Our focus on the environment impact and health & safety, is manifested through the continuous streamlining of production processes, and environmentally-conscious product development. As part of this work, we have developed TRILLIUM®, a composite...

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How can you minimise brazing failures?

Meeting increasing customer demands for more advanced products without compromising performance or quality, is a challenge. So, finding brazing techniques and materials that generate fast, high-quality results regardless of application, is crucial....

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Can a new material really revolutionize my brazing process?

Imagine achieving excellent brazing results and not having to perform demanding procedures like degreasing, fluxing, drying or cleaning. TRILLIUM® by Gränges is a composite clad brazing sheet with the optimal amount of flux built in, which means...

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