Sapa Alumax

The history of Sapa started in 1963, when two Swedish entrepreneurs started producing aluminium extrusions at a single-press operation in Vetlanda, Sweden. Growing organically and through acquisitions, the company entered the 21st century as the leading aluminium extruder in Europe and, later, the United States.

Fifty years later, in 2013, the organization took a major step by joining forces with the aluminium extrusion operations of Norsk Hydro. This made the new Sapa the largest manufacturer of engineered aluminium solutions in the world.

Today, Sapa is a 50/50 joint venture between Orkla and Norsk Hydro. We are headquartered in Oslo. With more than 100 plants in 40 countries, Sapa is one of the world's leading manufacturing companies. 

'Our purpose is to shape a sustainable future through innovative aluminium solutions. There are two parts to this.

'With aluminium, we help reduce emissions from transportation, be it cars, trucks, vesselsand other modes of transportation. We also help reduce the energy consumption of buildings. And more than half of all our products are made from recycled material.

Caring for people and the environment