ALCAN joined forces with Toyo Aluminium K.K (Japan)
ALCAN joined forces with Toyo Aluminium K.K (Japan) and the company became "Alcan Toyo Europe". The company then benefits from a transfer of Japanese technologies.
Transformation Plan
the company embarked on a profound transformation plan. There were many changes within the site and production increased rapidly.
Implementation of new buildings
Alcan-Toyo crosses the river “Gave" to set up new buildings, in particular its aluminium atomisation unit.
Increased production
the company invested in order to increase its production capacity, and a new building named "Soleil" was built in close collaboration with the local authorities, who were anxious to maintain an industrial activity in the Aspe Valley.
ISO 9002 Certification
En 1995, l’entreprise obtient la certification ISO 9002.
A 100% Japanese capital
Alcan sold its shareholding to Toyo Aluminium KK and the company's capital became 100% Japanese.
Environmental issues
With the aim of professionalisation and continuous improvement, the company obtains ISO 9001 version 2000 certification in 2001. The ISO 14001 environmental programme is introduced at the site.
Concerned about environmental issues and in close collaboration with TOYO, the company invested again in Bearn and inaugurated a new production unit in 2014, located in the heart of the Lacq basin (Coeur de Bearn).
This new unit, dedicated to the production of passivated aluminium pigments that can be used, for example, in aqueous (water-based) solutions, enables the company to keep up with the technological advances imposed by its history and to meet the challenges of the environment. This process, called EMERAL©, is the result of several years of research within the Japanese Group.